Adoption is not the finish line.

It’s not a rescue story wrapped up with a bow.

It’s the start of something sacred if you stay long enough to witness it.

This episode is for the newly adopted, the recently rescued, the ones who just opened their homes and hearts and are wondering why it feels heavier than they expected.

You were told they’d settle in 3 days, then 3 weeks, then 3 months.

But what about 3 years?

What about 30 minutes ago when they finally took a nap in the same room as you?

The 3-3-3 rule oversimplifies a process that’s anything but simple.

Decompression isn’t a timeline. It’s an unfolding.

Detox isn’t passive. It’s loud, messy, sometimes painful.

And too many dogs are returned or rehomed because we rush a soul that just got dropped into unfamiliar territory.

In this episode, we go there:

• Why “adopt don’t shop” culture isn’t enough

• The difference between stress shedding vs. behavioral red flags

• What it really means when your dog “just started doing that”

• Why walking them too soon can backfire and what to do instead

• How to use Whisper Walks and green space instead of overstimulating neighborhoods

• What your Heart Note will say at the end: did you wait for them, or rush them?

This is the one I needed you to hear in the quiet.

Late-night.

Headphones in.

No distractions.

Because this isn’t about obedience. It’s about observation.

It’s about leadership through love not control.

You said yes to this dog.

Now say yes to their pace.

To their fear.

To their breakthrough.

Because if you keep them home truly keep them you might just meet the dog they’ve always been underneath all that noise.

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Let the world know that behavior matters and so does sticking around long enough to see what unfolds.

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Wherever you take your podcasts, you’ll find us.

Because this isn’t just a podcast.

It’s a movement.

And we’re just getting started.

This isn’t just a reintroduction it’s a reckoning.

In this short but soul-stirring episode, Adia Shanee returns to the mic to speak directly to the guardians, the feelers, the ones who’ve been told they’re too emotional or “doing it wrong.”

This episode is not about tips it’s about truth.

It’s not a dog training podcast it’s a movement.

Listen in as Adia reflects on the real reason Behavior Matters exists, shares the story that changed everything, and dares you to stop asking “How do I fix my dog?” and start asking “What have I misunderstood?”

Because the leash isn’t the only thing that needs to loosen your guilt does too.

It’s shorter than usual. But it says everything it needed to.

For the ones who know behavior matters—on both sides of the leash.

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Episode 6 – The Soul Has Left the Body: When Obedience Becomes Suppression

Hosted by Adia Shanee

What if the dog everyone calls “good”… is actually just surviving?

In this emotional, truth-filled episode, Adia Shanee unpacks the silent cost of obedience—and how the soul can quietly leave the body while the world claps for stillness. From real-life stories of shut-down dogs to a powerful moment in a Petco aisle, this is a raw callout of suppression, aversive tools, and the commercial systems profiting from pain.

This episode is a wake-up call for every guardian.

You’ll never see “good behavior” the same again.

🎧 What’s inside:

• Real stories: Dakota, Sable, Toby, and Delilah

• Suppression vs. connection

• PetSmart + Petco’s role in selling pain

• Guardian Reflection + Challenge

• Why behavior isn’t the enemy—it’s the invitation

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Your support helps amplify this message—and gets it into the hands of the guardians who need it most.

“Good dogs are often quiet dogs. And quiet dogs are often just forgotten ones. Let’s stop forgetting them.”

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