Your dog is talking to you — do you know what they're saying?

In this episode, Stephen welcomes Kennedi Travis to the podcast. Kennedi is a Fear Free certified professional dog trainer, AKC evaluator, and the owner of Pawsitive Dog Training out of Fountain Hills, Arizona. What starts as a conversation about puppy training turns into nearly an hour of real talk about what it actually looks like to raise a dog the right way — not the Instagram way.

Kennedi doesn't sugarcoat it. Dog parks? She's not a fan. Flexi leashes? She'd outlaw them. That cute tail-chasing thing your dog does? It might be a problem. And if you've ever flicked your dog's nose to correct them, she's got four words for you: "I hurt my friend."

Stephen brings his own stories from the trenches — he's a first-time golden retriever owner raising ...