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You’re Not Failing Your Dog
You’re Using the Wrong Language
A nervous system reset for devoted dog guardians who are exhausted from trying harder.
If you’ve ever sat in the car after a walk, engine still running, heart pounding, wondering how it keeps ending like this, this is for you.
If you’ve googled punishment methods at 1am even though they go against everything you believe, this is for you.
If you’ve whispered to your dog at night, “We’ll figure this out, I promise”, this is for you.
You don’t have a “stubborn dog”. You have a stress loop.
Most dog training asks, “How do I stop the behaviour?” The pulling, lunging, jumping, reactivity, barking, shaking, shut down.
But behaviour is the last thing that happens in a stress cycle.
It’s the visible tip, your dog’s last-ditch attempt at communication and it’s rarely the place you win long term.
When two nervous systems are dysregulated, no command lands clearly.
No treat overrides fear. No gadget restores safety.
So you do what you were taught to do. You try harder. You tighten up. You brace.
And your dog feels that before they hear a single word.
This PDF doesn’t give you another list of “fixes”. It gives you a way to change the state underneath the behaviour, so your dog has a chance to come back online.
What’s inside:
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The 60-Second Body Scan you do before the lead even clips on, so you stop walking out the door already activated
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The Trigger Mirror, so you can finally see the loop you and your dog keep getting caught in, without making either of you the villain
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A 5-minute Green Zone Ritual that teaches your dog what regulated leadership actually feels like, in your body, not in your voice
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The 7-day Pause on Fixing, so you stop escalating the pressure while you’re still trying to “do it right”
This is for you if…
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You love your dog like family and the gap between your devotion and your results is breaking your heart
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You’re tired of being judged in public, tired of “helpful” comments, tired of feeling on edge before anything has even happened
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You can feel, in your bones, that dominance-y, punitive stuff goes against what you believe, but you’ve still panicked and looked at it in a late-night spiral
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You don’t want a robot dog, you want calm, trust, friendship, companionship and a life that doesn’t revolve around managing fallout and frustration
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You’re willing to look at yourself with compassion and courage, because you already know this isn’t just about “fixing the dog”
If this lands, Lead with L.O.V.E is the next step.
If this feels different from what you’ve tried before, it’s because it is.
Inside Lead with L.O.V.E, we don’t layer commands on top of chaos.
We rebuild calm from the nervous system up. We work on you and your dog. We create emotional safety before behavioural strategy.
FAQ
Q: Is this for reactive dogs only?
If your dog escalates on walks, around visitors, at the door, near other dogs, or you feel like you’re constantly managing situations, it will land.
Q: Will this fix my dog in 7 days?
This is a reset, not a magic wand. It’s designed to shift state, reduce pressure and give you a new way to lead, so the next steps actually work.
Q: Do I need tools, gadgets, special equipment?
No. This starts with your body, your attention and a few simple practices you can do immediately.
Hi, I’m Karen.
I help dog guardians rebuild calm, trust and connection without obedience-pressure or outdated dominance tactics. I’m here to shift the way we see “problem dogs”, because dogs aren’t giving us a hard time, they’re having a hard time. I teach emotional co-regulation and relational leadership, so you and your dog can breathe again and actually enjoy each others company.