The Managed Chaos of Having Kids and Dogs with Kate Tong
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In this episode of Girls with Dogs, Cathy (Groovy Golden Doodles) and Kimberly (Keep the Tail Wagging) chat with Kate Tong about juggling a family, a career, and two active dogs.
CHAPTERS:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00.32 The Jolly Ball / change in pack dynamics
- 04:10 Dogs vs. Dogs + Kids with Kate Tong
- 11:35 First biggest change Kate noticed when adding a 2nd dog
- 13:40 Balancing dogs and kids
- 21:08 Matthew McConaughey
- 22:15 Why Weimaraner?
- 31:40 Reality of a 2nd dog vs. assumption
- 35:17 Walking on lead or hands-free
- 39:17 Taking small children to the dog park
- 46:31 How to safely allow a child to pet your dog
- 55:28 Wrapping up
LINKS DISCUSSED:
- Jolly Pets Medium Soccer Ball Floating-Bouncing Dog Toy: https://amzn.to/3Zeqtx4
- William Wegmen: https://amzn.to/3PudIKu
- Weim_Crime_Sisters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weim_crime.sisters/?hl=en
OUR BLOGS:
- Cathy: Groovy Goldendoodles, GroovyGoldendoodles.com
- Kimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.com
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:
- Groovy Goldendoodles, Facebook.com/GroovyGoldendoodles
- Keep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:
- Groovy Goldendoodles, Instagram.com/GroovyGoldendoodles
- Keep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:
- Groovy Goldendoodles, tiktok.com/@GroovyGoldendoodles
- Keep the Tail Wagging, tiktok.com/@RawFeederLife
MUSIC:
- Good Feeling by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
- Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
- Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-good-feeling
- Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6lvyX-1
Thank you for listening. Cathy (Therapy Animal Coordinator, MUSC) and Kimberly (Keep the Tail Wagging) are two black women who met at a pet blogging conference and quickly bonded over a love of dogs. Their weekly conversations were transitioned to a podcast in 2021.
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Jolly Ball, change in pack dynamics (00:00:32)
3. Dogs vs. Dogs + Kids with Kate Tong (00:04:10)
4. Biggest change after adding 2nd dog (00:11:35)
5. Balancing dogs with kids (00:13:40)
6. Why the Weimaraner? (00:22:15)
7. Reality of a 2nd dog vs. assumption (00:31:40)
8. Walking on lead or hands free (00:35:17)
9. Taking small children to the dog park (00:39:17)
10. How to safely allow a child to pet your dog (00:46:31)
11. Wrapping up (00:55:28)
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