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In this episode, the panel is joined by special guests Niki Tudge and Louise Stapleton-Frappell to discuss their new book, Beyond Belly Rubs: The Compassionate Pet Guardian, How to Truly Connect With Kindness & Love, Your Guide to a Lifelong Bond, published by DogNostics Education.

Your moderator: ⁠PPG Advocacy Task Force⁠ Chair Don Hanson

Today’s panelists: Tasha Attwood and Dayle Pierce

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Recorded April, 15 2026.

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About Beyond Belly Rubs

This book was written because love, while essential, is often asked to do too much work on its own.

• Love does not automatically teach us how fear works in the brain.
• Love does not explain why a dog can know a cue at home and seem to forget it outside.
• Love does not tell us how to respond when kindness alone doesn’t seem to help.

That isn’t a failure of love. It’s a gap in guidance.

This book exists to help bridge that gap.

You don’t need to be a trainer, behaviorist, or expert in learning theory. You don’t need to memorize terminology or follow rigid rules. What you do need is a way to understand what your dog is communicating, how learning actually happens, and how to make choices that protect both emotional and physical well-being – without fear, force, or guilt.

At its heart, this book is about turning care into clarity.

It offers a calm, science-based framework to help you make sense of your dog’s behavior, respond with confidence rather than frustration, and build a relationship rooted not just in love, but in understanding, safety, and trust.

• You are not behind.
• You are not failing.

You are here – and that already tells us a great deal about the kind of guardian you are.