Dog struggles can feel surprisingly personal — and oddly isolating. In this episode, Ruth sits down with Emma Berumen, the founder behind Snout App (built from her own experience supporting her dog Luna through separation anxiety). They talk about what it’s like when your dog’s stress becomes your stress, why “quick fixes” often leave us feeling worse, and how real progress usually comes from small, repeatable steps… plus a lot of self-forgiveness.

This episode is for you if you:

• love your dog deeply, but feel overwhelmed by behaviour struggles

• have tried plans that didn’t fit your real life (or your actual dog)

• notice how easily anxiety becomes a feedback loop — for both of you

• need a reminder that progress doesn’t require perfection

In this conversa ...