Welcome to The Dog Who Asked for More formerly known as Straight Up Dog Talk

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Straight Up Dog Talk Podcast
Home
Start Here
Nutrition
Enrichment
Partners
Blog
Work With Me
Fuel the Mission
Dog Body Language
Reactive Dogs Explained
Why Your Dog Won't Settle
Community and Resources
Dog Products We Use
For Dogs That Ask
  • Press and Media
  • The Wall of Thanks
  • YouTube
  • Merch
  • TDWAFM Instagram
  • Em's Instagram
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  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Nutrition
  • Enrichment
  • Partners
  • Blog
  • Work With Me
  • Fuel the Mission
  • Dog Body Language
  • Reactive Dogs Explained
  • Why Your Dog Won't Settle
  • Community and Resources
  • Dog Products We Use
  • For Dogs That Ask
    • Press and Media
    • The Wall of Thanks
    • YouTube
    • Merch
    • TDWAFM Instagram
    • Em's Instagram

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Nutrition
  • Enrichment
  • Partners
  • Blog
  • Work With Me
  • Fuel the Mission
  • Dog Body Language
  • Reactive Dogs Explained
  • Why Your Dog Won't Settle
  • Community and Resources
  • Dog Products We Use
  • For Dogs That Ask
    • Press and Media
    • The Wall of Thanks
    • YouTube
    • Merch
    • TDWAFM Instagram
    • Em's Instagram

Why This Blog Exists

This blog exists for dog parents who have tried everything and still feel like something isn't clicking — navigating reactivity, enrichment, feeding confusion, regulation, burnout, and the emotional reality of life with dogs who need a little more.


Written by Em, a dog trainer, certified professional canine nutritionist, and retired vet tech with over 20 years of hands-on experience. This isn't about fixing dogs. It's about understanding what's really going on — and helping people feel steadier, more informed, and less alone.

Start Here

If you're trying to understand your dog's behavior, needs, or daily patterns, these are good places to begin: 

Understanding Dog Body Language

Dog Nutrition: What to Feed & Why It Matters

Dog Enrichment for Calm and Fulfillment

Learn the early signals dogs show before behavior escalates 

Explore dog body language resources

Dog Enrichment for Calm and Fulfillment

Dog Nutrition: What to Feed & Why It Matters

Dog Enrichment for Calm and Fulfillment

Simple real-life activities that support curiosity, regulation, and connection 

Explore dog enrichment ideas

Dog Nutrition: What to Feed & Why It Matters

Dog Nutrition: What to Feed & Why It Matters

Dog Nutrition: What to Feed & Why It Matters

 Dog Nutrition: What to Feed and Why It Matters 

Learn more about dog nutrition

Why Your Dog Can't Settle

Understanding Reactive Dogs

Dog Nutrition: What to Feed & Why It Matters

When restlessness isn't about energy 

Why Your Dog Can't Settle

Understanding Reactive Dogs

Understanding Reactive Dogs

Understanding Reactive Dogs

Why some dogs respond to the world with intensity

Understanding Dog Reactivity

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Stronger bonds start with understanding your dog.

Where We’re Headed Next

Emily sitting in an egg chair with Toby looking up at her as Fitz smiles at the camera from behind.

What started with training, enrichment, and nutrition is growing into something much bigger.

What started with training, enrichment, and nutrition is growing into something bigger. As we move toward life on the road, this blog will expand to include real moments from RV life with Fitz and Toby, the people and dogs we meet, and the lessons we learn along the way.


Part education, part storytelling, and fully grounded in real experience — because this isn't just about content. It's about building a community for people who love their dogs deeply and are trying to do right by them, even when it's hard.


If you want to be part of helping this mission grow

Help Us Hit the Road

The Dog Who Asked for More is a podcast and educational space for dog parents learning to live differently because of their dog.

Through honest conversations and grounded guidance from a canine nutritionist, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show explores dog behavior, reactivity, body language, enrichment, gut health, and canine nutrition — especially when life with dogs feels more complicated than expected.

This space exists to help dogs — and the people who love them — feel more understood, more supported, and less alone.


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