'A Dog's Pace'

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ PATREON⁠ page at the AMBASSADOG level, and as a portion on SPOTIFY and APPLE PODCASTS. for your friends and family. Almost all of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening! To view the photos referred to in the podcast, view our SPOTIFY channel. 

In September and October, we will be speaking with Caroline Lewis about her work as an ‘expert...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠⁠ PATREON⁠⁠ page at the AMBASSADOG level, and as a portion on Apple Podcasts. Almost all of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening!

In September and October, we will be speaking with Caroline Lewis about her work as an ‘expert witness’ for dogs and the difficult subject of ‘dangerous dogs’ and the XL Bully situation in the UK.’ Caroline is a dog behaviour co...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Almost all of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening!

I had planned to catch up with our past co-director and friend, Jonas Thulin, for our July podcast, but we spoke for four hours (I only managed to record half of our conversation) so I will be sharing our chat over July and August. This...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening!

I had planned to catch up with our past co-director and friend, Jonas Thulin, for our July podcast, but we spoke for four hours (I only managed to record half of our conversation) so I will be sharing our chat over July and August. 

Jon...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening!

This June, it was my treat to interview Gwen Courbé of DogZen by Gwen, a fellow dog colleague, and long time friend. Gwen and I started at the beginning, like we usually do on this podcast and talked about her sensory dog garden, dogs and eth...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening!

In our May podcast, Adri Albertyn, our PATREON supporter and Diplomat, and I, talk about nose work and its benefits for dogs. Adri and her business partner run  a dog nose work company called ‘Good Scents’ in South Africa, and Adri has plenty of education around...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog loving friends to start listening!

In our January podcast, Kirsty Falk, our co-director, and I, talk about dogs and ‘proprioception.’ A definition of this term is: ‘Proprioception is the body’s ability to sense its own position, movement, and actions in space without relying on visual input. It is often referred t...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog friends to start listening! 

This December I have a lovely story to share with you - the story of ‘Purple Pup,’ a dog enrichment shop in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. When our family was in North Yorkshire, and thinking of moving to Scarborough,,we found Dianne Murphy-Rodgers. We were delighted to shop fo...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog friends to start listening! 

Our very own Silke Strasser and I got together to have a casual chat about senior dogs and their special place in our lives. Silke, like many of us, has a senior dog, called Frida. Through deep observations and a strong bond with Friday, Silke has man...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so ask your dog friends to start listening!

This month our co-directors got together to talk about ‘co-regulation’ between dogs and humans. None of us are experts or body work practitioners, and really only touched upon the very tiniest part of this subject. Apologies for my feverish dialogue, as I was sick during this podcas...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

Anita Kytomaa, of Woofs to Kittys is a trailblazer in the UK dog equipment and dog store market. She has always been a progressive advocate of healthy chews and food for dogs, but her Bare Dog harness is a unique and ethical choice for dog guardians in the UK and around th...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level, and as a portion on SPOTIFY. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

Rosie Lowry, of Laid Back Dogs, is a wonderful person to interview, and I finally got the chance to do so. Her books, ‘Understanding the Silent Communication of Dogs,’ and’ ‘Tale of a Big Dog’ are full of lessons in a life with dogs. If you learn by...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

It's been a couple of years since Tanya and I have spoken on this podcast. I chat with her on a message app quite often, but there is nothing like having the time to sit down and find out what is happening in her life. 

Tanya and I met in...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast is recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

I was delighted when an email from Harriet Alexander, of ALL DOGS ARE GOOD, popped into my email inbox. I thought, ‘she’s back’ and I immediately wrote to her and asked her to come on the podcast. I have known Harriet for many years. We met through Pet Dog Trainers of Eur...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and includes member interviews, special guests andother SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

This month my husband, Brett (Korteling), and I talk about moving and travelling with dogs, with a focus on trans-Atlantic travel. Brett has travelled twice from the UK to NorthAmerica and back with dogs, within the past two years and has many good tips and interesting stories to tell. If it wa...

This month Winkie Spiers and I discuss the importance of good dog equipment, with a focus on harnesses. Winkie is an AMBASSADOG in our member community and huge supporter of the ⁠⁠Slow Dog Movement⁠⁠, a dog trainer for 23 plus years, an author, an educator, and a mentor to me, and many other dog professionals. Please check out our earlier FULL episodes on this podcast channel. For complete episodes and more, check out our PATREON membership.

We mentioned the following harnesses in our podcast:

The BARE dog harness at Woofs to Kittys

The Haqihana harness<...

This March 2025 we welcomed back Winkie Spiers. Winkie is an AMBASSADOG in our member community and hugesupporter of the ⁠Slow Dog Movement⁠, a dog trainer for 23 plus years, an author, an educator, and a mentor to myself and many other dog professionals. In this podcast, Winkie and I discuss puppies, a subject which she is indeed, an expert.

Find Winkie Spiers ⁠here⁠ and on ⁠Instagram⁠.

If you would like to join me on the podcast and share your Slow Dog Movement story, please get in touch. I would love to host you!

Have super 'tempo...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page. Some of our podcasts ARE available in full on SPOTIFY and APPLE PODCASTS, so start listening!

Stacey Hytrek and I took this opportunity to talk about how we can help our dogs when our life is stressful. Stacey runs Colorado Canine Enrichment LLC, is starting a dog walking business in Colorado, has a busy family life, and is a supporter of our movement on PA...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page. Some of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

To start the New Year, I thought it would be interesting to have a conversation with our new co-director, Kirsty Falk. Kirsty has been involved with the SLOW DOG MOVEMENT since 2021 and is an active admin in our FB group. She is a full-time, professional dog-walker and volunteers for AA Dog Rescue, based in Sp...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page. Almost all of our podcasts ARE available in full, so start listening!

In November and December, we will be speaking with Caroline Lewis about the fascinating topic of ‘deaf dogs.’ Caroline is a dog behaviour consultant and runs ‘Help at Hand Dog Training& Behaviour’  in the U.K. who specialises in deaf & blind dogs, rescue dogs, adolescent dogs, and now plight of the XL Bully. I have know...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page and many are full episodes are available here.

In November and December, we will be speaking with Caroline Lewis about the fascinating topic of ‘deaf dogs.’ Caroline is a dog behaviour consultant and runs ‘Help at Hand Dog Training & Behaviour’  in the U.K. who specialises in deaf & blind dogs, rescue dogs, adolescent dogs, and now plight of the XL Bully. I have known Caroline as a fellow...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our ⁠member page at the AMBASSADOG level and may are available in full right here.

Our October podcast is a lively conversation about sound and dogs, with my long-time friend and colleague, Karen Webb of Let Your Animal Lead. Karen is a Practitioner in Applied Zoopharmacognosy, Dip.IAZ Animals self-medicating. She is also a Natural Holistic Animal Health& Behaviour Tisserand Institute Honours graduate and holds a...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our member⁠ page. Many are available in full right here!

Our September podcast is a lively conversation with my long-time friend and colleague, Karen Webb of Let Your Animal Lead. Karen is a Practitioner in Applied Zoopharmacognosy, Dip.IAZ Animals self-medicating. She is also a Natural Holistic Animal Health & Behaviour Tisserand Institute Honoursgraduate and holds a Diploma in Aromatic Science. 

Karen would like me to add thi...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many episodes can be found in full, right here.

This podcast is a conversation with Daniella and Cierón of The Forever Summer Project on Instagram, in the UK. Daniella and Cierón have both been working professionally with dogs for ten years and work in the Rescue Dog sector currently. I first reached out to them a couple of years ago...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ PATREON⁠ page.

This podcast is part 4 of a 4-part conversation with JonasThulin. Jonas is a canine emotional health and well-being adviser, trainer, and disseminator based in Spain. He is the creator of the ‘Circle of Trust’ education workshop and philosophy for humans and their dogs. His Spanish language podcast, ‘Pongamos que Hablo de Perros’ is highly successful all over the world. Jonas was a founding member of ANPECEC and was o...

Episode 1 of 'A Dog's Pace' Podcast

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content.

Hope you enjoy this first episode where Pennie and I discuss 'The Slow Fix' and 'What is the Slow Dog Movement' in our waxing lyrical style. Apologies for someof the sound quality - we had WIFI issues. It can only get better and better.

Pennie Clayton was previously a co-director with the SLOW DOG MOVEMENT and runs ⁠Crabtree Canine Enrichment and Training Centre⁠ in East...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our ⁠member page at the AMBASSADOG level. Many episodes can be found in full right here.

This podcast is part 3 of a 3-part conversation with Jonas Thulin. Jonas is a canine emotional health and well-being adviser, trainer, anddisseminator based in Spain. He is the creator of the ‘Circle of Trust’ education workshop and philosophy for humans and their dogs. His Spanishlanguage podcast, ‘Pongamos que Hablo de Perros’ is highly suc...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. The entire podcast is available on our⁠ member page at the AMBASSADOG level.

This podcast is part 2 of a 3-part conversationwith Jonas Thulin. Jonas is a canine emotional health and well-being adviser, trainer, and disseminator based inSpain. He is the creator of the ‘Circle of Trust’ educationworkshop and philosophy for humans and their dogs. His Spanish language podcast, ‘Pongamos que Hablode Perros’ is highly successful all over the world. Jonas is a founding member of ANPECEC...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Check out our many full episodes on this platform.

This podcast is part 1 of a 3-part conversation with Jonas Thulin. Jonas is a canine emotional health and well-being adviser, trainer, and disseminator based in Spain. He is the creator of the ‘Circle of Trust’ education workshop and philosophy for humans and their dogs. His Spanish language podcast, ‘Pongamos que Hablo de Perros’ is highly successful all over the world. Jonas was a founding member of ANPEC...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out the other full episodes on this platform.

This podcast started one month ago, when I spoke with Billie Groom for the first time. We ended up talking for three hours and I didn’t hit the record button because we were taking the time to get to know each other. The second time Billie and I met virtually; we recorded this podcast you’ll hear a portion of here on SPOTIFY. Bill...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out the other full episodes on this platform.

This month my episode is with the über professional and delightful Winkie Spiers. Winkie is an AMBASSADOG in our member community and huge supporter of the Slow Dog Movement, a dog trainer of almost 22 years, an author, an educator, and a mentor to myself and many other dog professionals. In this podcast, Winkie and I discuss life for urban, rural, and rescue dogs, and m...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

This month I interview my husband, Brett, about his recent solo dog guardian experience with our new rescue dog, Pepi and our other resident rescue dogs. Brett looked after our dogs while Iwas in Canada with our son, Henry, and THEN, we decided to all move to Canada. This was completely unexpected, and Brett had some huge challenges. 

In this episode, I t...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

This month I interview Evelina Soeswanto, our longtime Slow Dog Movement follower and friend. Evelin a is a very special dog walker in Australia. Her story is full of inspiration and will hopefully make you smile. Of course, I like to be a bit controversial sometimes, so hopefully you will listen all the way through!

If you would like to join me...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. This entire special edition podcast is available here on Spotify. Normally, we only publish a 15-20 minute clip of our newer podcasts and listeners can find our other full NEWER podcasts on our member page.

This special edition podcast is to celebrate Tanya Vishniakova as our new Slow Dog Movement co-director. Tanya Vishniakova and I chat about her life growing up in Siberia, her experience teaching kids about dogs in schools, her present work...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. 

Hope you enjoy this October episode where Birgitta Geerlings and I discuss ‘Sensory Gardens for Dogs’ and we get to know Birgitta a bit better. Birgitta Geerlings is a dog coach in Lapland and specialises in helping dogs and their humans with separation anxiety. She also runs the Sensory Gardens 4 Dogs website and Facebookpage, celebrating these spaces and providing a plethora of information for those who are interested. Birgitta offers 1:1 or group workshops in creat...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

Hope you enjoy this September episode where Pennie Clayton and I discuss ‘Scavenging’ and dogs, amongst other topics. Pennie Clayton is author of highly recommended book, ‘A Dog for All Seasons’ She is also our former co-director at the Slow Dog Movement, runs a sister Facebook group to ours called ‘Enhancing the Life of Your Hound,’ offers enrichment and behaviour services at her wonderful sensory dog...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

Hope you enjoy this August episode where Nadine Mazzola and I discuss ‘Co-regulating with your dog’ in everyday life and while forest bathing. Nadine Mazzola is author of the wonderfully readable and doable book, ‘Forest Bathing with Your Dog.’ She is also a Forest Bathing Guide and teacher and you can read more about her work here.

If you would like to join me...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' Podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

Join me for Episode 5 of 'A Dog's Pace' Podcast where I interview Sieske Valk, Founder, CEO & Care Coordinator of Autumn Animals in London. Sieske is new to the Slow Dog Movementbut not to going SLOW with her dog walking canine clients, her Autumn Animals clients (human and mammal), nor herself. Sieske practices yoga and uses breathwork and other mindful methods to help those in...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

Pennie and Laura discuss their experiences with sensory overload in dogs. Both Pennie and Laura run enriched environments for dogs in the U.K. Pennie’s outdoor space with cover is called Crabtree Canine Enrichment and Training Centre in East Sussex and Laura’swas an indoor‘ sensory dog garden’ in the heart of Old Town, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and it’s called Snuffl. Laura [did...

Our 'A Dog's Pace' podcast will be recorded every month and include member interviews, special guests and other SLOW focused stories and content. Please check out our other full episodes on this platform.

Kirsty Falk has been contributing to our Slow Dog Movement C.I.C. Facebook Group since January 2021 and I had only spoken with her once, prior to this recording. Our intro conversation was so interesting that I knew that this would be a thoughtful podcast, on Kirsty’s part and I was right. Her lengthy experience as a caring walker of other peoples’ dogs is e...