<![CDATA[Holistic Dog®]]>Hosted by Nina Fotara, The Holistic Gundog Specialist at Confident Canine® in Essex, UK

This podcast explores what it really means to connect with your dog, not just through cues and training, but through energy, emotion, and presence.

Rooted in a holistic approach to dog behaviour, Nina shares insights from years spent training, specialising in working with gundogs and their guardians, blending positive reinforcement with energy awareness, mindfulness, and practical spirituality.

Episodes are created to help you understand you and your dog as energetic beings and to help you bring balance to both ends of the lead. Whether you're navigating prey drive issues, recall challenges, loose lead nightmares, reactivity, or just want a deeper more meaningful relationship with your gundog, this podcast will guide you towards calm, connection, and clarity.]]>https://www.confidentcanine.co.uk/https://d32kcwy5dai345.cloudfront.net/54c98367-9d28-4bbf-b4ad-071455fae160.jpgHolistic Dog®https://www.confidentcanine.co.uk/Podcast for NodeSun, 10 May 2026 04:05:01 GMTNina FotaraThe Holistic Dog®<br>Hosted by Nina Fotara, The Holistic Gundog Specialist at Confident Canine® in Essex, UK<br><br>This podcast explores what it really means to connect with your dog, not just through cues and training, but through energy, emotion, and presence.<br><br>Rooted in a holistic approach to dog behaviour, Nina shares insights from years spent training, specialising in working with gundogs and their guardians, blending positive reinforcement with energy awareness, mindfulness, and practical spirituality.<br><br>Episodes are created to help you understand you and your dog as energetic beings and to help you bring balance to both ends of the lead. Whether you're navigating prey drive issues, recall challenges, loose lead nightmares, reactivity, or just want a deeper more meaningful relationship with your gundog, this podcast will guide you towards calm, connection, and clarity.episodicNina Fotaraconnect@holisticdog.ukNo<![CDATA[Episode 4 - Interview with Joe Nutkins]]>This episode of the Holistic Dog® podcast brings you an interview with the lovely Joe Nutkins, CPCFT, KCAI (CD), CDTI, ACHUKI. Joe shares her home with her husband Jon, two Norwich Terriers Merlin and Ripley and Pepper Potts, a 3 year old mixed breed rescue girl who came to live with Joe age 10 months. We mustn’t forget also the 6 Cockerels, 30+ chickens, 40+ ducks, 20 rescue ferrets, 20+ quail, a foster Conure called Gizmo plus a Pionus parrot and two Zebra Finches!! Joe also had the lovely Echo, Trick Duck, who lived in the house and had three official Trick Titles! To say it’s a busy household is an understatement!


Joe runs the Dog Training for Essex & Suffolk centre in Ardleigh, Essex which offers pet dog training both in person and online for all breeds and ages. Running over 18 years this year, Joe works with Pet Dog Owners with their Puppies, Teenager, Adult and Senior Dogs on a wide range of topics such as regular obedience training, Recall work, Canine Fitness Training, Scentwork, Children's Dog Training, Sports like Hoopers, Heelwork to Music and Agility, Senior Dogs Training and more! Joe provides training both in person and online, to help people preferring to stay home or who live further away.


One of Joe’s main passions in dog training is Canine Fitness for all ages, plus working with Senior Dogs to help them stay mobile and strong for longer. As a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer Joe loves working with dogs to help them lead a pain free life, return to their favourite activities after injury or illness and to help work through behaviours caused by dogs being in discomfort.

]]>7a398f85-16fd-4973-ad0a-417bbe3b5614_ZnHYOmMkkIFri, 09 Jan 2026 21:38:29 GMTThis episode of the Holistic Dog® podcast brings you an interview with the lovely Joe Nutkins, CPCFT, KCAI (CD), CDTI, ACHUKI. Joe shares her home with her husband Jon, two Norwich Terriers Merlin and Ripley and Pepper Potts, a 3 year old mixed breed rescue girl who came to live with Joe age 10 months. We mustn’t forget also the 6 Cockerels, 30+ chickens, 40+ ducks, 20 rescue ferrets, 20+ quail, a foster Conure called Gizmo plus a Pionus parrot and two Zebra Finches!! Joe also had the lovely Echo, Trick Duck, who lived in the house and had three official Trick Titles! To say it’s a busy household is an understatement!


Joe runs the Dog Training for Essex & Suffolk centre in Ardleigh, Essex which offers pet dog training both in person and online for all breeds and ages. Running over 18 years this year, Joe works with Pet Dog Owners with their Puppies, Teenager, Adult and Senior Dogs on a wide range of topics such as regular obedience training, Recall work, Canine Fitness Training, Scentwork, Children's Dog Training, Sports like Hoopers, Heelwork to Music and Agility, Senior Dogs Training and more! Joe provides training both in person and online, to help people preferring to stay home or who live further away.


One of Joe’s main passions in dog training is Canine Fitness for all ages, plus working with Senior Dogs to help them stay mobile and strong for longer. As a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer Joe loves working with dogs to help them lead a pain free life, return to their favourite activities after injury or illness and to help work through behaviours caused by dogs being in discomfort.

]]><p>This episode of the Holistic Dog® podcast brings you an interview with the lovely Joe Nutkins, CPCFT, KCAI (CD), CDTI, ACHUKI. Joe shares her home with her husband Jon, two Norwich Terriers Merlin and Ripley and Pepper Potts, a 3 year old mixed breed rescue girl who came to live with Joe age 10 months. We mustn’t forget also the 6 Cockerels,&nbsp;30+ chickens, 40+ ducks, 20 rescue ferrets, 20+ quail, a foster Conure called Gizmo plus a Pionus parrot and two Zebra Finches!! Joe also had the lovely Echo, Trick Duck, who lived in the house and had three official Trick Titles! To say it’s a busy household is an understatement!</p><p><br></p><p>Joe runs the Dog Training for Essex &amp; Suffolk centre in Ardleigh, Essex which offers pet dog training both in person and online for all breeds and ages. Running over 18 years this year, Joe works with Pet Dog Owners with their Puppies, Teenager, Adult and Senior Dogs on a wide range of topics such as regular obedience training, Recall work, Canine Fitness Training, Scentwork, Children's Dog Training, Sports like Hoopers, Heelwork to Music and Agility, Senior Dogs Training and more! Joe provides training both in person and online, to help people preferring to stay home or who live further away.</p><p><br></p><p>One of Joe’s main passions in dog training is Canine Fitness for all ages, plus working with Senior Dogs to help them stay mobile and strong for longer. As a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer Joe loves working with dogs to help them lead a pain free life, return to their favourite activities after injury or illness and to help work through behaviours caused by dogs being in discomfort.</p>No00:47:11full<![CDATA[Episode 3 - Finding the balance between blame and excuses.mp3]]>Finding the balance: Dog Training beyond blame and excuses.


In this episode, we look at the balance between understanding your dog's behaviour and your role as their guide. It's easy to go for an extreme, such as reaching for blame, making excuses for your dog's behaviour, or how a session has turned out. Together with my lovely guest Gabriella from Simply Gabriella Ltd we will explore what might be behind these reactions and how they could be reframed or changed to find balance, offering insights on fostering growth and connection without blame or excuses. Whether you're working through challenges or want to strengthen your bond, this episode might be for you!

]]>92d140a5-c78b-4b54-bcb9-1373e96d292d_ZnHYOmMkkISat, 21 Sep 2024 17:46:30 GMTFinding the balance: Dog Training beyond blame and excuses.


In this episode, we look at the balance between understanding your dog's behaviour and your role as their guide. It's easy to go for an extreme, such as reaching for blame, making excuses for your dog's behaviour, or how a session has turned out. Together with my lovely guest Gabriella from Simply Gabriella Ltd we will explore what might be behind these reactions and how they could be reframed or changed to find balance, offering insights on fostering growth and connection without blame or excuses. Whether you're working through challenges or want to strengthen your bond, this episode might be for you!

]]><p>Finding the balance: Dog Training beyond blame and excuses.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">In this episode, we look at the balance between understanding your dog's behaviour and your role as their guide. It's easy to go for an extreme, such as reaching for blame, making excuses for your dog's behaviour, or how a session has turned out. Together with my lovely guest Gabriella from Simply Gabriella Ltd we will explore what might be behind these reactions and how they could be reframed or changed to find balance, offering insights on fostering growth and connection without blame or excuses. Whether you're working through challenges or want to strengthen your bond, this episode might be for you!</span></p>No00:31:13full<![CDATA[Episode 2 - The magic of music for dogs]]>Do you have a dog that struggles to settle? Do you have a new dog or puppy at home that you are trying to create new sleep/rest routines with? Do you wish your dog or puppy had the ability to rest/sleep more easily?


Then this is a fantastic episode for you! This hot tip is so simple yet so affective at facilitating good sleep/rest routines and its something anyone can do really easily.

]]>419ebef5-f313-446e-881d-3e61ad0d0bd0_ZnHYOmMkkISun, 24 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTDo you have a dog that struggles to settle? Do you have a new dog or puppy at home that you are trying to create new sleep/rest routines with? Do you wish your dog or puppy had the ability to rest/sleep more easily?


Then this is a fantastic episode for you! This hot tip is so simple yet so affective at facilitating good sleep/rest routines and its something anyone can do really easily.

]]><p>Do you have a dog that struggles to settle? Do you have a new dog or puppy at home that you are trying to create new sleep/rest routines with? Do you wish your dog or puppy had the ability to rest/sleep more easily?</p><p><br></p><p>Then this is a fantastic episode for you! This hot tip is so simple yet so affective at facilitating good sleep/rest routines and its something anyone can do really easily.</p>No00:07:25full<![CDATA[Episode 1 - An introduction to Meditation, Mutts & Mindfulness]]>I coach canines and their companions to another level of beautiful balance and inner peace by teaching the joys of meditation, mindfulness, energy work and movement. So join me, and get know your dog on a completely different level, energetically, sharing, connected on a level you are unlikely to have ever previously experienced.

This first podcast is an introduction and short background into what I do.


Looking forward to bringing you more in future and hopefully starting you off on a who new journey with your dog!

]]>c47a52ba-018c-4950-b4e4-01470c75c477_ZnHYOmMkkIMon, 07 Sep 2020 21:00:00 GMTI coach canines and their companions to another level of beautiful balance and inner peace by teaching the joys of meditation, mindfulness, energy work and movement. So join me, and get know your dog on a completely different level, energetically, sharing, connected on a level you are unlikely to have ever previously experienced.

This first podcast is an introduction and short background into what I do.


Looking forward to bringing you more in future and hopefully starting you off on a who new journey with your dog!

]]><p>I coach canines and their companions to another level of beautiful balance and inner peace by teaching the joys of meditation, mindfulness, energy work and movement. So join me, and get know your dog on a completely different level, energetically, sharing, connected on a level you are unlikely to have ever previously experienced.</p><p>This first podcast is an introduction and short background into what I do.</p><p><br></p><p>Looking forward to bringing you more in future and hopefully starting you off on a who new journey with your dog!</p>No00:07:19full