Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology
Sparky Smith
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About This Podcast
Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology captures the internal shifts behind the field's most thoughtful work. This audio documentary gathers the unguarded reflections of professionals who have questioned their assumptions, rebuilt their frameworks, and confronted the edges of their expertise. It is an archive of ethical evolution—quiet, unvarnished, and deeply human.
This is for professionals, students, and anyone wanting to elevate the life of an animal and seeking answers that are not easily asked, nor given. It’s for those who understand that true change is born not from certainty, but from the courage to question.
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S1E4 The Covenant to Protect the Helpless | Drayton Michaels | Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology
What does it cost to stand as a wall between a dog and a culture of fear? In the final portrait of our limited series, we meet Drayton Michaels in his studio.This is a story of a "big ass life" and…
S1E3 A Fourth Grader's Promise That Changed Dog Training | Diane Garrod | Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology
What do you do when your first mentor in dogs is also your first lesson in what not to do? Diane Garrod shares her journey from a childhood where she was to be "seen and not heard," to becoming a…
S1E2 From Control to Energetic Connection: Roman Gottfried's Transformation | Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology
Between the inherited wound and the healing gesture. A boy learns safety from a German Shepherd during a fight he cannot stop. Decades later, a man faces a dog under a table and sees a ghost in his…
S1 EMERGING MINDS in DOG PSYCHOLOGY: An Audio Documentary Series — The Origin Story
Before the first story arrives on December 10th, here is how this series began.We didn’t start with a plan—we started with a question, asked quietly across the field of dog psychology: Who needs to…
S1E1 From Feminist Rage to Canine Calm: Annie Phenix's Transformation | Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology
Listening to the silence within, to hear the dog's truth. What if the key to understanding a dog lies in excavating your own past? This is Annie's story. From a traumatic childhood in Texas where a…
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Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology has published 5 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 30m.
