Are you tired of dog training advice that gives you one more thing to try but still leaves you wondering what you're missing?
If you've followed the advice, learned everything you can, and still can't figure out what actually makes sense for the dog in front of you, this podcast is for you.
Named Sniffspot's #1 Dog Training Podcast in 2026 and ranked in the top 3% of podcasts globally. This is the dog community for people who love their dogs deeply and want to understand them without feeling like there's always another problem they need to fix.
I'm Em. Former vet tech, dog trainer, and canine nutritionist. I went looking for a dog community that actually understood how complicated life with dogs can be and kept finding gatekeeping, judgment, and people who'd decided their way was the only way. So I built the space I couldn't find.
Listen, and you'll learn how to:
- Better understand the dog in front of you instead of chasing one-size-fits-all advice
- Use what you already know and get curious about what you might be missing
- Start trusting the decisions you make and adjust when your dog gives you new information
- Look at the whole dog through training, behavior, nutrition, enrichment, health, and environment
- Feel less alone in the grief, burnout, uncertainty, and messy parts of life with dogs
Solo episodes, guest conversations, and real stories covering dog training, dog behavior, dog reactivity, dog nutrition, dog enrichment, dog health, dog body language, pet loss, senior dogs, and the parts of life with dogs no one really prepares you for.
New here? Start with "What Your Reactive Dog Actually Needs Isn't What You've Been Told" (released Jan 12, 2026).
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Come join us inside the community. You'll find courses, conversations, events, and a place to talk about the things that don't fit neatly into a podcast episode.
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Details about The Dog Who Asked for More: Understanding Life With Your Dog Beyond Dog Training and Behavior, a podcast by Emily “Em” Breslin | Dog Trainer & Canine Nutritionist
