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Supporting Both Ends of the Lead

Supporting Both Ends of the Lead

When it comes to living with a dog, did you know that one plus one makes three? Why? Because your state of mind affects your dog and their feelings affect yours, so together you create an altogether unique mood state. Together, you can either radiate wellbeing or feed into gloom. Want to help your dog thrive? Join Certified Animal Behaviourist Caroline Wilkinson and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Linda Blair for expert tips to support BOTH ends of the lead. Brought to you by Barket Place helping you

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00:34:36

Reducing Stress During Relocation - Moving Home with...

Supporting Both Ends of the Lead ·

2025/08/27

Moving house is one of life’s biggest stressors - and it doesn’t just affect us humans. In this episode, we dive into how moving impacts our dogs, how to recognise the signs of stress, and what practical steps you can take to make the process smoother for everyone in the household.Linda shares her own moving experience and the unexpected ways her dogs reacted, while Caroline offers expert advice on how to reduce disruption, keep routines steady, and bring a sense of familiarity to your new home

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00:28:12

Accessing Emotions with Our Dogs: Listener Series

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2025/08/13

In this week's episode, we dive deep into a profound question from one of our listeners: Can our dogs help us process and explore our stuck emotions? Linda kicks off the discussion by drawing on her background as a zoologist, explaining that dogs can serve as a "simpler model" for understanding our own emotional responses. By observing our canine companions' body language, like changes in breathing or eye movements, we can gain a clearer awareness of our own emotional warning

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00:20:56

Stress-Free Travel with Your Dog: Listener Series

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2025/07/30

In this solo episode of Supporting Both Ends of the Lead, Certified Canine Behaviourist Caroline answers a fantastic listener question about how to make travelling with your dog as smooth and stress-free as possible - specifically when heading off on a three-week campervan holiday with a young puppy.Whether you're gearing up for a long road trip or a short weekend away, this episode offers thoughtful, practical guidance to ensure your journey is enjoyable for both you and your dog. You'll

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00:16:52

Overcoming Negative Anticipation on Dog Walks

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2025/07/16

This week, with Linda away, Caroline tackles a common challenge many of you face: how our own anticipation can negatively impact our dog's behaviour on walks. Today's episode focuses on a listener's submission about their dog's reactivity on walks and their own struggle with tensing up on the lead and anticipating negative encounters. Caroline explores how negative anticipation can create a stressful experience for both ends of the lead, and she offers practical tips to help you

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00:26:26

Navigating Grief: Listener Series

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2025/07/02

This episode marks a new segment where Caroline and Linda respond directly to listener calls. This week, they address a heartfelt voice message from a listener grappling with the recent loss of her husband and the profound impact it's had on her and her two dogs.This episode delves into the complex interplay of grief in both humans and their canine companions following a significant loss. Caroline and Linda offer compassionate guidance and practical advice, emphasising self-kindness for the

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00:31:36

Tackling Finances

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2025/06/18

In this insightful and sometimes challenging episode, hosts Caroline Wilkinson and Linda Blair tackle a topic many dog guardians find daunting: finances. They explore how to provide the best care without succumbing to financial stress, especially during economically tricky times.Key Discussion Points----Dogs Come at a Cost: While dogs bring immense joy and mental health benefits, the financial commitment, especially with rising veterinary and insurance costs, can be significant.Reducing Costs

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00:28:23

Questioning Guilt

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2025/06/04

In this episode of “Both Ends of the Lead,” we explore the complex and very human emotion of guilt that so often surfaces in our relationships with our dogs. Whether it's frustration during a walk or regret after reacting poorly, guilt can weigh us down - but it doesn't have to define us.Caroline and Linda delve into how to recognise emotional triggers, reflect calmly after the moment has passed, and use that reflection as a tool for growth - for both you and your dog Discover how

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00:29:47

Listening to Pain

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2025/05/21

In this heartfelt and insightful episode, Caroline and Linda tackle a topic that many tend to avoid: pain - both in dogs and humans. With their signature openness and compassion, they explore the emotional and physical aspects of pain, how it manifests in our canine companions, and what we can do to better understand and support them.Caroline shares her experience as a canine behaviourist, revealing how behavioural challenges in dogs often have underlying pain-related causes, and why it's

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00:36:07

Rethinking Habit

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2025/05/07

In this thoughtful and encouraging episode, the hosts of Both Ends of the Lead return with a deep dive into the concept of habit - how it forms, how it affects both humans and dogs, and how we can consciously reshape habits to create less stress and more joy in our lives. Caroline and Linda explore the three-part structure of habits (cue, response, reward), how stress and emotion influence behaviour, and how we can use shaping, positive reinforcement, and thoughtful awareness to change unhelpful

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00:26:52

Altruism in Humans and Dogs

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2023/06/07

In this episode Caroline and Linda debate another intriguing topic:What is altruism, and what is its purpose? Is altruism only evident in humans, or can dogs behave altruistically? Linda begins by defining altruism. She goes on to explain how scientists discovered the reason for altruistic behaviour—which, it turns out, is to maximise the chance that a species as a whole will survive and thrive. She also lists the many ‘side benefits’ of altruism, including better health, greater happiness, even

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00:26:12

Anticipation: Why It Contributes To Happiness In Dogs...

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2023/05/17

We live in a world where it’s now easier than ever to obtain what we want straight away, without having to wait long if at all. Linda argues that missing out on anticipation means we’re missing out on a major source of enjoyment in life—that delicious sense of knowing something good is going to happen and imagining what it will be like when it does. She draws on research looking at holiday planning to illustrate her argument. Caroline explains how we can use anticipation when training our dogs. She

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00:26:40

Navigating Changes in Routine During Holidays

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2023/05/03

In this episode, Linda and Caroline provide those listeners in the UK with some advice to help enhance their experience of the unique run of long weekends we have during the Spring of 2023. If you’re outside of the UK, this episode still provides some important tips to help navigate changes that may occur during any special holiday periods you are lucky enough to celebrate. Linda discusses how important it is to allow ourselves to enjoy rest and not feel the pressure to ‘do’ the whole time. She

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00:22:50

Should We Own Dogs?

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2023/04/19

In this episode, Caroline and Linda ask listeners to join them in considering a challenging question for dog lovers everywhere: Should we own dogs? The question has arisen because of a Guardian piece published on 4 February. In this challenging article, environmental historian Troy Vettese argues that if we are truly to have empathy for animals, we should think seriously about having pets. Humans, claims Vettese, have chosen to dominate animals for our own benefit, despite at times the cost to the

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00:32:50

Siblings: The Right Approach for Dogs and Children

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2023/04/05

It's coming up to National Siblings Day (10th April) so, to celebrate, this episode is focussed on multi-kid and multi-dog households. Caroline and Linda explore the pros and cons of having a sibling, whether it's a human or a doggy one! For the humans, Linda discusses why being an only child - which surprisingly around 40% of us are now - can be preferable for emotional stability, but that having siblings helps you to learn empathy if rivalries are handled correctly by the parent. Caroline

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00:18:50

Coping Well With the Spring Time Change

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2023/03/15

Just before the clocks ‘spring forward’ at the end of March, Linda and Caroline talk about the impact this time shift has on us humans and on our dogs - why it’s stressful, and what you can do to ease that stress. Linda starts by giving reasons why, for humans, the Spring time change is more challenging than the Autumn shift. She explains how you can ‘flow’ into the new time and experience less discomfort, creating small time shifts over a week rather than making the change all in one night, and

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00:27:45

How Separation Impacts Ourselves & Our Dogs

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2023/03/01

In this episode, Linda and Caroline continue the conversation started last week around how separation can impact our dogs - and ourselves! Linda starts by normalising separation anxiety as part of human development, before sharing with us how personality types and parenting styles can impact an individual's ease with time spent alone. She also highlights the importance of valuing face-to-face relationships and minimising time spent with others online. Caroline delves into the concept of separation

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00:33:51

Exploring Human and Canine Communities

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2023/02/15

In this episode, Linda and Caroline delve into the different types of relationships we have and the communities these create. Linda explores the incredible concept of how our social circles are impacted by the size of the cortex in our brain! And Caroline discusses the concept of human influence on our dogs' lives - both those that live with us and the wider global population. They discuss the concepts of loneliness and separation - and just how central we humans are to our domesticated dogs'

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00:20:49

The Key to Successful Relationships

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2023/02/01

In this episode, Caroline and Linda explore the concept of love - both between humans and within the dog:human relationship. Starting by exploring the difference between passion and love, Linda explains why 'love' requires patience and hard work. Caroline shares how our dogs not only need to feel the ‘hug’ hormone Oxytocin, but also Dopamine to have successful pro-social relationships with the humans around them. Love isn’t all hearts and flowers, it’s an incredible journey between two humans or a

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00:26:18

The Key to Achieving Your Goals Alongside Your Dog

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2023/01/18

In this episode, Caroline and Linda follow on the conversation around New Year's Resolutions - sharing how we can be most successful in achieving our goals. Caroline starts by explaining how you are ready for success in your own goals if you're used to training your dog. She also discusses the importance of creating a 4th element of the 'Habit Loop' for our dogs - CRAVING for the reward we're supplying. Linda tells us of the importance of choosing goals that satisfy ourselves, instead of pleasing

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00:24:28

How Successful are our New Year Resolutions Likely to...

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2023/01/04

In this episode, Linda and Caroline welcome in the New Year by discussing ways to improve the chances of success when setting New Year Resolutions for ourselves and for our dogs. They share with you some of the traps we can fall into when trying to achieve our goals - from being too vague, trying to move too quickly, and using negative language. Follow the tips in this episode - and the next later this month - to avoid being one of the millions of people who fail by Quitter's Day, a mere 19 days

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