You want your dog to be confident, social, chill, adaptable — basically a furry therapist who also looks great in group photos?
Cool.
Then stop throwing them into overwhelming chaos and calling it “socialization.”
In this episode of Your Dog Isn’t Broken, we talk about what confidence actually is (spoiler: it’s not tolerance), why overexposure is not training, and how to build up your dog’s bravery without accidentally frying their nervous system.
We also shout out Pet Remembrance Day and National Dog Dad Day — because let’s be real, grief and growth usually show up holding paws.
Listen if:
You’re trying to “socialize” a shy dog and it’s backfiring
You’ve ever said “he’ll get used to it” and regretted it
You want to stop confusing exposure with progress
You’re grieving one dog while training another
Mentioned in this episode:
How we build real confidence in Foster the Chaos
What decompression actually looks like
How grief affects your training more than you think
Bruce’s approach to bravery: lean in, sniff everything, ignore the humans
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