Enlightened By Dogs With Kathy Kawalec

This dog training mistake puts your dog in danger and is likely to cause you to feel frustrated when your dog won't come when you call. Yet, dog lovers make this recall mistake over and over - and it's so easy to fix!   Your dog’s recall and response are super important to building a solid and loving relationship between you both. So much rides on your dog’s willingness to listen to you, and their desire to do so!   From the 95% rule, to the right type of invitation, and from military composure to giving hugs, this episode covers a lot of ground in a short period of time! Tune in to learn how to build that amazing and rewarding relationship with your four-legged friends!   In This Episode Where does the mistake come from? Why demanding compliance isn’t okay The Hug Experiment Position, Posture and Presence Dance invitations and the 95% rule   “So many myths about dog training and relationships are culturally conditioned and we’re not even aware of them” “In everyday life, there is absolutely no reason for u

Trusting partnerships, building trust and loving leadership are the topics of this episode of the Enlightened By Dogs show! From the clarity questions that will guide us to the best possible situations, all the way to insights on what makes a great leader, Kathy is taking us through the necessary steps to plug those trust leaks and get back to loving and enjoying the relationship with our dogs!   In This Episode Understanding and building a foundational relationship What is the right kind of leadership? How dogs learn as a socially intelligent species Spiders!!!! The Clarity Questions   Quotes “It’s really important for us to learn how to be good leaders” “It’s all about being able to inspire” “A leader is visionary, and leads by example” “Find other things that you want to do with you dog that your dog likes to do”   Learn more! www.enlightenedbydogs.com

Paws for a Cause is impacting the community one nail trim at a time! Sally Krostal is passionate about dogs, people and the organizations that help along the way. She founded her non-profit to help dogs and cats in low income neighbourhoods get free nail trims in an effort to raise awareness and encourage ID tagging. She is also very involved in efforts to reunite lost dogs with their owners!   In This Episode Free nail trims and ID tags From a Daschund to a Doberman Learning about expectations and abandoning the T word The journey to reuniting lost pets with their owners Team Molly, and giving dogs their options The one thing you can do to improve your relationship with your dog   “Our focus is to have an ID and microchips on all the pets” “Jane brought me to the animal shelter so that she could come home with me” “9 times out of 10, the aggressive dog is just fearful” “Going into the trap gives them the option of being able to go home without actually going up to a person” “Let your dog talk to you instea

Welcome back to the Enlightened By Dogs Podcast! Kathy is excited to welcome the amazing Debbie Bauer to the show. Debbie’s been working with dogs for over 25 years and specializes in working with dogs that a specially abled. She also runs a program called Both Ends Of The Leash for the benefit of dogs, and the positive impact they have on the people they connect with. Stay tuned to learn more!   In This Episode What happens at Both Ends Of The Leash Creating a new story How the program helps to rehabilitate repeat offenders, and how it works out for the dogs as well! Kathy and Debbie talk trust, and the impact of trust. The difference between belonging and fitting in   “If I can get them to connect with those dogs by telling them what the dog’s story is, then we can start to talk about their story” “What kind of people do we trust?” “You want someone who’s supportive of you. You want someone who’s reliable” “Belonging is someone wants us” “I did everything possible that I knew how to do, and it wasn’t gett

Welcome back to the Enlightened By Dogs Podcast! Kathy is all about building healthy relationships between people and their dogs. In this episode Kathy tells a story about her dog Max, and how his loss opened the door to learning about a holistic lifestyle.   In This Episode: Kathy finds out that she’s allergic to everything. The results of a holistic perspective, and the rippling impact it created. How it all ties in to your lifestyle and the life of your dog The very first thing Kathy did to move toward a holistic lifestyle   “I started researching the effect of food and lifestyle” “I began to change the way I ate. The kinds of foods I are and how I combined those foods” “I went from feeling like complete crap every day to feeling fantastic” “How your dog feels effects how they learn, how they behave, how they perform”   More Kathy! www.enlightenedbydogs.com

Welcome back to the Enlightened By Dogs podcast! Thanks for tuning in. In this episode, Kathy tells us about Maya, and how she found her way from being one household's trash, to being Kathy's treasure.   In This Episode Why Kathy decided to welcome an “untrainable” dog into her home How hard can it really be to train a 6 month old Border Collie? Maya becomes part of the family, and Kathy shares how she did it.   “At 6 months old, she was already labeled untrainable by 3 homes” “If I didn't agree to take her, the unspeakable was going to happen” “I would invite you to look at some of these concepts and bring them into your own life with your dogs”   More Kathy! www.enlightenedbydogs.com Subscribe on iTunes!

In This Episode of Enlightened By Dogs, Kathy shares a surprising truth about what your dog wants more than anything else on earth. She also gives real life scenarios of when they're not being met, and when they are. Finally she shares how to properly meet these needs in order to build a deep connection and solid foundation to build from.   In This Episode: How dogs and humans are socially similar How feeling a sense of love and a sense of belonging play into the equation A big way to create a deeper level connection with your dog Your dog's 3 biggest needs, and how to meet them.   “Both humans and dogs are considered to be highly socially intelligent animals” “We can circumvent that by genuinely loving our dogs for who they are” “They're thinking 'Oh my god, I'm in this situation and I have no idea how to get out of it'” “Be brilliant”   More Kathy! www.elightenedbydogs.com Subscribe on iTunes!

Welcome to another episode of the Enlightened by Dogs podcast! In this episode, Kathy gets into the topic of enlightenment, and how we gain enlightenment from our relationship with our dogs. She also describes a certain mirror effect that our dogs create, and how we can misunderstand it, as well as use it for our benefit.   In This Episode The definition and meaning of enlightenment How the mirror effect works, and how we can utilize it to create a deep connection Common mishaps and misinterpretations when communicating with our dogs How dogs can reinforce our intentions   “I happened to glance down and I could see my young dog doing the same thing I was doing” “We can use these things to our advantage to help shape things that we would love for our dogs to develop”   More Kathy! www.elightenedbydogs.com Subscribe on iTunes!

Kathy is back for another episode of Enlightened By Dogs and she's thrilled to have us along for the ride! In this episode, she shares with us the 3 major mistakes she made while training her dog Phoenix, who she talked about in the last episode!   In This Episode The biggest shock of all when training her dog Being responsible and collaborative as a dynamic dog duo How to be the right kind of leader to create a thriving relationship with your dog   “Training is not a substitute for trust” “She did not know how to be responsible without my input” “Whatever I asked her to do, she would do” “I have a new definition of leadership”   More Kathy! www.elightenedbydogs.com Subscribe on iTunes!

Welcome to the first episode of Enlightened by Dogs! Our host, Kathy Kawalec shares the spotlight of episode 1 with her friend Shelli Varela! Shelli gives us an opportunity to get to know our host on a deep level, and discover the purpose of the show!   In This Episode Kathy's connection to dogs, and where it began How she has learned to develop bonds between people and dogs. Where people tend to go wrong in learning and bonding with their dogs What dogs really want out of life Teachings from Phoenix   “Dogs have been a significant part of my life, all the way through” “Dogs don't think this intellectually, they're living in experience” “Why do you have a dog?” “Forget training, forget trying to fix your dog” “Our dogs want the same things we want” “I'm a much better human being because she came into my life”   Check Out Shelli Varela! Www.theyeseffectshow.com   More Kathy! www.elightenedbydogs.com   Rate and Review on iTunes!