Winter can feel heavy.
Walks get shorter.
Sidewalks get icy.
Cabin fever creeps in.
And suddenly your dog is pacing, barking, whining, or bouncing off the walls — and you’re left wondering if you’re doing something wrong.
A lot of dog parents quietly feel this time of year.
Like progress disappears.
Like they’re failing.
Like everything feels harder inside their own home.
But winter isn’t a setback.
It’s just a season that asks for something different.
In this episode, Em talks about what’s really happening when our dogs seem more restless or overwhelmed in the colder months, and what changes when we stop trying to push through and start supporting their nervous systems a little more gently instead.
If winter has felt tense, chaotic, or exhausting for both of you, this conversation will feel like permission to slow down and meet your dog where they are.
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Email thedogwhoaskedformore@gmail.com to get in touch with Em
New episodes of The Dog Who Asked for More release every Monday and Wednesday.
This podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.
Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.
