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The Reason This Trainer Says Prison Dogs Brought Her Back to Life | Dog Training
· 52 min · Episode 104 · Explicit
Episode The Reason This Trainer Says Prison Dogs Brought Her Back to Life | Dog Training
Have you ever felt like you messed up too badly to ever start over?
Shame has a way of convincing you there’s no path back. For Madison Skoog Simpson, founder of Freed By Training, that path started in a prison dog program, where she walked an empty leash for 30 days before she was trusted with a real dog. This conversation follows how training dogs helped her rebuild her health, her confidence, and her sense of purpose, why she later walked away from the harsher methods she first learned, and what it takes to own a hard story instead of hiding it.
You’ll hear:
• What daily life looked like in a prison program that ran dog daycare, grooming, shelter adoptions, and service dog training • The first reactive dog she ever handled, and why she refused to accept that label at first • The comment from a friend that made her rethink speed as the goal of training • Why dogs who get called too much often just need someone who understands what they really are
Press play if you’ve ever needed proof that it’s not too late to start over.
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This podcast explores dog training, dog behavior, dog behavior problems, dog obedience, dog training advice, dog training tips, dog training methods, dog training at home, service dog training, dog anxiety, dog separation anxiety, reactive dogs, dog reactivity, and dog body language. Episodes also cover canine nutrition, dog food, dog enrichment, mental stimulation for dogs, senior dogs, pet loss, and life with dogs. It’s a dog community for people who want to better understand the dog in front of them, make sense of conflicting advice, improve the relationship with their dog, and figure out what actually works for their dog.
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