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Speaker 5: I am so glad to be back. Thank you for
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Speaker 4: Welcome back to the OBHA show on Pet Life. I'm
your host, Arden Moore. I am delighted to have back
a very talented, very kind and fun individual. She is
Chrissy Joy. I love that your last name is Joy
and you've seen her on dog TV. Her dogs are
in lots of movies. Dive into what life is for
Chrissy Joy right now. And I've been watching you on
social media and you keep teasing everybody that you're going
to be unleashing some great news. But the show is
being recorded right now, won't air for a little bit.
So is there anything you could spill the beans on.
Speaker 5: Well, there's actually a lot of things that are coming out,
and you know, as a dog mom slash dog actor trainer,
the hardest thing for us is when we have a
project coming out and we cannot say the exact details
until they say the details and then we can finally
share everything. And then once it actually premieres, then I
can share like all the juicy behind the scenes bits
that we have. A man could be you know, it
can be honestly years before we get to speak of
an actual thing.
Speaker 4: That's kind of a good question because there may be
a future survivor candidate on or some other person tuning
into our show, and you know, you have to sign
these little contracts. Legal bigles are at work, right, Chrissy,
that's right, and you can't say anything. What's a tip
you can give somebody who has a dog that's going
to be in a movie, But mum's the word.
Speaker 5: Yeah, that's a really tricky one. You know, you have
to compartmentalize the ideal of validation of it being that
I'm a part of this movie and I want to
speak on that and I want to say I did it,
and you need to really compartmentalize that, like you have
to wait. You can't spill the beans because that could
create problems for so many other people and things, and
it's kind of a domino effect. It also doesn't come
off very professional either, if the agent is expecting you
to say mum's the word. However, there are some workarounds.
Speaker 4: And you say something to your husband, Yeah, oh, of course,
can you say something to Beasley would be Darby and Fuji.
Speaker 5: And Journey, so there's journey and journey.
Speaker 4: Yeah, you can. You can actually tell your dog.
Speaker 5: I can, yeah, And so there is workarounds that you
can say, like my dog was part of a move
the exciting project, but you can't, like, for example, I
can say as much as the Superman's movie's coming out,
we had something to do with Superman, but I can't
say what it is yet. So you know, it's all
of that.
Speaker 4: It's a new Superman.
Speaker 5: It is a new Superman. Yeah. So we've got a
couple of things come out. Actually this past week we
had the Dog Dancing Show premiere and that we filmed
last March. So can you imagine, you know how long
I had to keep quiet on that one and not
actually just premiered this week and it will be kind
of premiering over and over again now on the Always
Funny Channel. It's the channel that you usually watch like
America's Funniest Home Videos and things like that on what's
it called the Dog Dancing Show? And so the channel,
the channel is called Always Funny TV, and it's it's
a fast channel, so you can pretty much stream it
off of any of you fire six or you know,
if you have any type of that technology where you
can just like use an app, you can pretty much
get it, I think probably even off your phone. That's
a really fun one because it took dog dancers from
all over the world, and in fact, originally I went
to be a competitor and quickly they changed the tune
and asked me to come on as the judge.
Speaker 4: Now you were a judge with Ma Slater, right.
Speaker 5: Yeah, so Emma Slater was the host but also played
a role in judging. I was kind of made the
final decisions kind of wow.
Speaker 4: Yeah, all right, So tell us a little bit about this,
because I mean, it's amazing to see a dog dancing
with a two legger and they pick up all your
subtle clues because you can't go left, right, left, right,
they're watching your body right or night.
Speaker 5: It's body, it's verbal and body language. It depends on
what you're using, what you need at the moment, but
it is a lot of It is a lot of
Q and behavior between you and the dog and hopefully
a seamless fashion. It can also include props. It can
also include a story. That was the neatest part about
this is that for all your pet lovers out there,
think of doggie dancing. This wasn't an international competition, so
we actually had criteria built in the show, so they
didn't want like a Cruff's judge, which if you don't
know what that is, it's a very high end dancing
in the UK, like a AKC judge, because there's already
criteria built in your bias, so you know, this was
like a really neat level playing field. But the whole
point of the show was the dog dancing show. And
after having many many meetings, I said, I think the
one thing that we always kind of miss is that
when people dance with their dogs sometimes it just looks
like the dog is doing a lot of this stuff
and the human is all excruing, not really dancing. So
we were really going for like this thing, it's.
Speaker 4: Got to be a two.
Speaker 5: I want to see the person dance as well as
the dog. It should be like a seamless effort together,
not the dog doing all these amazing things, and you
basically act as a prop or a springboard.
Speaker 4: So from what I like that, I like that.
Speaker 5: Yeah, So that's where Emma could step in with her
expertise in human based dancing, and that's where I could
step in as having a deep understanding of flow and
dance and being able to look at everything with a
very very very mutual kind of unbiased view because it's
neat when you watched all these international competitors come in
that the international like the America Dancing and yeah, styles
over in the UK and other places completely different, and
so that could be whether you just have a different
taste of what you like better or the other.
Speaker 4: I hope this is going to be an annual event
because it sounds like you've got the parameters that worked out.
Speaker 5: You know, this was season one. They've been talking of
season two, which would be so exciting. You know, it
was a really neat experience all in the end, we
had like forty something people compete. So I remember one
of the things I always share is that, you know,
they would shut the whole studio down, lights off, everyone's leaving,
and I would stay like an extra two three hours
just pour over footage because I just wanted to make
sure I was making the right decision because it's hard.
Speaker 4: So was there a cool dance tandem step you could say?
You don't have to say the competitor was or anything,
but yeah, that you as a stunt dog gal and
know all your knowledge that you were like, I'm pardon
the punt bow. Wow.
Speaker 5: Yeah, So that's what it was really neat is that
there were a couple that were really focused on props
and story that was like enveloped you in the storyline,
but it came off almost like a Disney experience versus
a dance. You felt like you're a universal like watching
a story, but I was like, there's this dance. But
then on the other flip side, there were people that
were like truly like doing like the salsa with their dogs,
so it was like it was so cool. And then
you had like all walks of life competing from novice
levels to the higher levels to even some like double
dog tricks. There was even a cat, so that was
a cat the cat dance. Yeah, the cat like danced
with the like with them. So in the end, I
love that everybody kind of came mother would work And
if you're at home with your pet and you wanted
to try one thing, you watchry dancing with your animal,
dancing with your dog. You know, there's so many opportunities
out there. In the US is actually a little harder
to find dog dancing opportunities. We don't have. We have
a couple competitive organizations, but not a whole lot. But
I actually have some online courses and I just highly
suggest that you just get out there and start moving
with your dog and just try to have some fun
because there's some easy things that you can do with
practically any dog.
Speaker 4: So we do want to give a shout out tell
people how they can get your online courses, not just
dog dancing. You teach a lot of online courses.
Speaker 5: Yeah, so that's a great thing you can do straight
from home. I teach all of the basic dancing and
I actually work with you one on one to tailor
it to your dog. So you're not just going to
get a course and go a well, I can't do
that my dog's sixty pounds, or I can't do that
my dog's fifteen years old. I say, that's where I
work with you one on one to make sure like
we're going to modify things that work for you.
Speaker 4: You can follow me very nice.
Speaker 5: Yeah, you can follow me the Joy Crew or the
Qussy Joy and the links are there on my profiles.
But send me a message. I'd be happy to see
what's the best fit for you and go from there.
And we're gonna have a new course releasing soon, so
very excited.
Speaker 4: Can it tell us what it is?
Speaker 5: I actually, yeah, I guess I can, because by the
time this comes out, it'll probably be out already. Yeah.
Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 5: I have a film and television course coming out that
you can work with your dog from home and work
with me one on one and I will work with
you from the ground up to get your dog ready
for their first audition or casting call or job. And
it goes all the way from you can just take
the course on your own and do it on your
own time to working with me personally for a few
months at a time, and I will help you get
there and also connect you so that you have the
connections you need. That is wonderful to get your first
job with your pet.
Speaker 4: Well, let me ask you about this, because online courses
are a big deal, but some are clunky and all that.
But there's a lot of work involved to do an
online course. Plus what you sound like you're doing is
also customizing it for individuals, so they take a course
and then they have a way to reach out to you.
Speaker 5: Right, that's right, So you can either give them options,
you either take it and just do it. You have
a nine to five, you're busy, do it at your
own speed. You're on your own, but I do have
an option. You can work with me for up to
three months and then we actually work in a very
close environment where do weekly calls and I will work
you through and we do zoom lessons and I also
teach on my behalf to showcase some things and it
really helps to just that's where the accountability comes into play,
and that's where that problem solving is a lot faster
because you're not just doing it on your own, trying
to go off of a video. Every dog is different,
so I might see something you're not seeing, and then
we can kind of get there faster, all the while
helping you on your business side, because while you train
your dog, you still need to be thinking about or
I just help you build your social media, or I
can help you how do you get yourself prepared to
even write that email to showcase your dog to that agent.
Speaker 4: What I'm hearing from you, Chrissy, which I really enjoy,
is you're a superstar, but you're also a super teacher,
and you want to get more people, more dogs to
have joy and whatever is their desired.
Speaker 5: Outlet right, Yes, I've learned. I've always felt this way.
Back in two thousand and nine, twenty ten, I made
a pact with myself. I wanted to impact the world
in a way that was really that brought people joy.
And I made that packed before I even had Beasley.
Speaker 4: And I'm just good. Your last name wasn't Sourpuss.
Speaker 5: I know, right, I have to really really work again.
That would really ruin everything, that would really just change
a lot, you know, So yeah, go ahead continue. No,
I just realized that we're never guaranteed tomorrow and it's
never going to be about all the things I've achieved.
Look what I have. It's not about like And I
understand people life gets ribbons and certificates, but for me,
I want to reach further and I want to impact people.
I want to like at the end of the day,
that's not the ripple effect that's gonna bring joy to
more people. And even if I just you don't realize
how much you influence a person's life. It can be
just either the thing you said, the appreciation you showed,
whatever it can be. It could just be something that's
like I performed and someone experienced it and it exactly
influenced their life, and that's the path I'm really looking
to go down. And so if I can do that
through education and get people some of their first commercials
with their dog, or even just boosting their social media
so they can really find joy and sharing their pet
with others, then I feel like I've done my work.
Speaker 4: Oh my gosh, Well, because I've listened to your words.
I don't hear the lot of I I hear what
we can do for you, and I think giving back
actually makes your life filled with more joy.
Speaker 5: That's the goal, and that's really the goal, because it's
you know, I'm going to be perfectly honest. I just
booked a major movie actually for later this year, and
I'm so excited. It's like a dream come true for me.
But it's funny, I don't feel the same high I
used to feel for it because I think that I'm
learning that there's so much more to life than just
these achievements and these outward validation kind of journeys that
a lot of people get stuck in on social media
and a lot of people get stuck in this industry.
I'm just blessed to be able to work my dogs
in this capacity and something that I probably have wanted
to do since I was eight or nine years old.
I'm so blessed every time I get a chance to
be on set. My heart is telling me there's something more.
There's a bigger journey out there to do.
Speaker 4: And you're listening to your heart. Hey, pet pals, we're
speaking with Chrissy Joy. You've got to check out her website,
her social media and see all her cool dogs in
different productions. We're going to take a quick break and
we come back. We're going to have her run down
the lineup of her cool canines. So everybody sit stay,
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is full of joy, She's full of talent and her
heart does beat dog. So we're gonna start with the Beasley.
But you have some very very talented dogs. A lot
of them have the BC in them. What's that stand for?
Speaker 5: Yeah, so that's BORDERCRALI. Yeah. You know what's so crazy
is that I got Beasley. And I'll never forget someone
because you know, you deal with these people that there's
always going to be the people that don't have nice
things to say about you. I'll never forget the person
that said I just can't imagine you with ever having
a border callie, like you're just not a borderci person really.
And I have three, well three and a half, so there.
Speaker 4: Yeah, so like they.
Speaker 5: Mashed my personality I do. Beasley is a total mix.
I actually wasn't doing any of this work with dogs
on set. Even when I got Beasley, I had no
idea I was gonna be doing this. I loved well.
Speaker 4: Beasley's from a rescue in Pennsylvania, right.
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, just on a whim. I saw I'm a
pet finder. We decided to get a dog. Saw I'm
a pet finder. I saw his photo. He looked terrified.
It wasn't even the cutest puppy photo, I'll be honest,
but there was something about that dog. God had spoken
to me, something believe in, whatever religion or not a religion,
something outward had spoken to me, and it was like,
that is your dog. You need to go get that dog.
And I'll never forget the day we were We were
in Arizona. This is a Pennsylvania rescue. We were on vacation,
and I was like, can you hold the puppy? Like
I will be there, I will get that dog and
we can't hold him, so you'll just have to when
you get back. Let's hope he's still there. And I
remember texting like to the last ten minutes of our arrival, like,
is he still there? Did he get picked? Because they
were having this whole big adoption event. I'm like, oh
my god, they're he's gonna get picked, And no, he
was still there. And I went in there. There was
a whole litter of fourteen puppies. There were probably like
ten left at that point, and I just like, none
of the puppies mattered. I just took that one. I
just saw him. I was like, this is mine and
my husband's like, what about this one?
Speaker 4: What about that one?
Speaker 5: I'm like, no, this is my man and it's your
heart dog.
Speaker 4: Yeah.
Speaker 5: Yeah.
Speaker 4: And now Beasley had a medical issue, right, We're not.
Speaker 5: Yeah, he's ID you know, we thought so, we're not
really sure. It ended up being like a cortisol in sufficiency,
So I don't like in a dream or like a
cortisol likes, just a slight insufficiency enough that he has
to be on the lowest dose of prednan zone you
could ever imagine. I mean, the doctors and specialists kind
of laugh at me because they're like, it's like blowing
dust in his face, that's how little it is. But honestly,
it keeps him eating, it keeps him happy.
Speaker 4: What's the favorite trick of Beasley.
Speaker 5: Beasley, he is my most detail oriented dog. He is
so good at like typing on a computer. Very you
give you help playing Jenga, Yeah, playing Jenga. If you
specifically show him something to do, he is very methodical.
That is like, Wow, he's your guy.
Speaker 4: Wow, he's a method actor.
Speaker 5: Yeah. Honestly, if there's one thing I can share with you,
I'll never get in another set. Dog, Never get in
another set.
Speaker 4: Dog.
Speaker 5: There was a scene where we had to film and
it was so tight that I physically couldn't be in
the room. They would see me. So Beasley had to
lay on the ground and then at a queue he
had to go up on the couch. There was no
room for me in that room. I literally could not
be in the room. And I was like, guys, let's
run through it a couple times and then why don't
I just leave him in there and we'll just see
what happens. And what happened is the scene goes on,
the actress has a certain line crosses the room and
that's the cue for the dog to go on the couch.
I cannot kid you that we rehearsed it three times.
I stepped out of the room. I'm looking through the window.
That's all I can do. And he did it all
on his.
Speaker 4: Own telepathic telepathy.
Speaker 5: Yeah, he said action. He laid there, he heard the
actor do his cute, he saw the actor walk, He
went over, jumped on the couch like, there's never going
to be another dog that I've ever had.
Speaker 4: Oh, don't say that, but that is wet to Beasley.
Speaker 5: Yes, yeah, it's definitely something that I'm comfortable saying because
I never want to place such expectation, like he is
a one of a kind set dog for sure.
Speaker 4: Now the next dog, I want you to tell our
a name that means fast, quiet, rapid, pace, and leader
you put things together, and that says that's Widby.
Speaker 5: And believe it or not, that was just luck that
his name meant that. We've lived on Widby Island. I
don't know if you know where that is.
Speaker 4: My brother was in the Navy. Yes, oh there, so
you're familiar.
Speaker 5: Ye, my husband was in the Navy. So we're Widby Island.
And I loved it out there so much so that
I was like, we're gonna name our dog the next
dog wid be because I love it out there and
it turns out it's like the name that nobody can
ever say on set. So they call him.
Speaker 4: How did they spoil it with?
Speaker 5: They call him whimpy, they call him whibbley, they call
him whippy Wiggy. Yeah, so eventual, So his set name
is Kevin Bacon.
Speaker 4: Are you kidding? Now? There's six degrees of Kevin Bacon.
Speaker 5: Absolutely like, and I know I know that Whidby's now
like somewhere in that mix for all the filming he's done.
But yeah, it's his name is Kevin on set because
a lot of people can't say it.
Speaker 4: Would be so he listens to Kevin.
Speaker 5: He listens to Kevin. Yeah, and Kat, we did Kevin
Bacon because he loves to dance, so it kind of works.
Speaker 4: Oh I'm Bacon, you know.
Speaker 5: Yeah, I have Kevin Bacon because you know, footloose, all
that good stuff.
Speaker 4: Well he's kind of goofy, you say, And that's all right.
Speaker 5: He is totally goofy. It's fit and he loves a skateboard.
If there's one thing he could do for the rest
of his life, it would just be skateboard everywhere. So
he's a really to be honest for Border Collie, he
is the most chill. He is the most bomb proof.
Like I think people come up and be like you,
like he's a fantastic like I can't believe he's a work.
Everyone says like, is he an English shepherd? But there's
something really really calming about him, and everyone who meetshim
cam believe he's a He's a border Polly.
Speaker 4: All right, you got Derby up? Yeahby?
Speaker 5: So Darby is like the total like opposite of would
be and they have the same parents.
Speaker 4: So well, my sister and I are total opposite.
Speaker 5: Are you okay? Yeah, yeah, he my sister and I
are opposite too, I should say that, yeah, all right,
but like he's psycho high drive. But what I love
about him is I've never met a dog that is
willing to do so much for you for absolutely nothing
other than your love and affection.
Speaker 4: Wow.
Speaker 5: He will go out and do a full dance performance
with me. He does not need a reward, He does
not need a treat, does not need a ball. Of
course I give these things. Of course he gets these
things right, but he doesn't need it. He wants to
do it because he's happy to be with me. He
wants to do the thing. If there's a dog in
this world that loves shows and life performing the most.
Speaker 4: It's him he now, he's got kind of a little
bit of a bragging for dogs. How old was he
when he became a champion trick dog.
Speaker 5: He was nine weeks old.
Speaker 4: Nine weeks old. I haven't even house broke my dog
at that time.
Speaker 5: I can't. It's one of those things I can't explain.
I can't explain it like arden, and I'm serious, he
was nine weeks that's crazy. We did all that in
like a week, like it was. It was unreal. It
was unreal. You picked up everything like it was no
big deal, Like I got it, you show me once.
I got it. And he was happy to do it.
And it was nothing that was too physically challenging, saying.
Speaker 4: Look, mom, I'm only nine weeks old and I don't
have a lot of baggage in my brain yet, so yeah,
you're teaching me. Is kind of clean and clear, maybe.
Speaker 5: Very clean and clear, very eager, and we had the
time to do it. He like blows my mind to
this day. I mean, he's my he's the dog. I
got that. I said, he's probably gonna work the least
for set work. I was afraid of his look, and
he's kind of like crazy meurly looking, and sometimes I
don't you know, I just like I don't know, but
he's but he's like gonna be great for shows and
our Jilvy dreams and whatever. And he works the most,
like out of all the wow. So he's out to
be such a fantastic dog.
Speaker 4: All right, let's go with Fuji Fuji.
Speaker 5: So Fuji is my little mini assi border Collie papion.
Speaker 4: So that's a mix all those canine cocktails.
Speaker 5: Yeah, he's got all the SaaS of the Aussie. He's
got all the swiftness of the papion. And he's not
really hurty, but he's very bidable like a border Collie.
He's a big emotional teenager. I love him so much.
He's just like one of those like little emotional teenagers.
But man, he makes you laugh every single day. He's
so so athletic. He catches on the thing so quickly.
Speaker 4: Now doesn't your daughter and he like, yeah, my dog.
Speaker 5: My daughter loves to work him. I wouldn't say as
much as I wish though. He can be really forward
in his sport, so it's hard for her A little
bit like we'd be still her like number one, because
he's like, he'll be right with her. He's sassy, but
he also I love his size because it really makes
it fun to do some of the tricks that you know,
it's nicer to not do at fifty pounds.
Speaker 4: So how much does he weigh.
Speaker 5: He's only twenty five, so he's a little guy, and
he's paving his way as a set dog. He's already
got a budget jobs under his belt. But I will
be honest, you know, he is my most aloof out
of all the dogs. I struggle the most with him
when it comes to completion of tasks on set, when
there's distractions, you know, things like that. So this is
just an o to all your pet parents out there, Like,
my path is not perfect, and I've had to make
a lot of adjustments for all of these different dogs
and all of their different ways, and that doesn't include me.
How I have absolutely, you know, asked for outward sources
for support and.
Speaker 4: That's okay, and that's agreed. And you don't have all
the answer, you don't. Is there another dog journey?
Speaker 5: There is? He's my youngest, but not my smallest. He
was he has another large border guy that I own.
He's probably post of the forty five pounds he is.
He is about what I say, like almost two now,
it's about a year and a half now. He's super
super athletic, very very high flying, high energy. I think
he's gonna do great. He's done great for set already.
He's done a couple jobs. I love him because he's
the perfect I mean, he is a working line border CAI,
so I get all the things right. So he is
a super hurdy drive, the most hurdy of them all.
He is the type of border CALLI that would have
the tendency to be neurotic, to be honest, chasing the
lights and all this stuff.
Speaker 4: Famous artists tend to be a little neurotical.
Speaker 5: Yeah right, So you got to keep him, you got
to keep them mentally happy. But what I love about
him is he is an impeccable impulse control with all
of his energy.
Speaker 4: Really, that's a combo.
Speaker 5: Darby wants to blow through tricks. He's like, hurry or
it would be sometimes a little too on the medium
drive side. Journey is the perfect blend of punch and precision.
So he's going to be a lot of fun to
you know, kind of bump up some of the skills
when I need them or want them that we could
really work on together.
Speaker 4: I'm curious, have you ever had to Well, you probably
have loaded them all up in one vehicle, and how
do you do that? And I'm sure it is not
a Volkswagen bug.
Speaker 5: No it's not. But yeah, I have a Nissan van.
It's a passenger van. Note it's not a high top,
and I have it outfitted with Roughland crash tested crates.
This is important because God forbid we ever you know,
have a bad accident or anything. I just say they're
in the right type of crates. But yeah, they all
actually in a tetris style. They all fit in there.
But I'm maxed out at this point. My husband would
probably be very grateful to hear that.
Speaker 4: And they have their own location inside the van, I
bet too.
Speaker 5: Yes they do. They do, and on set a lot
of times I bring a couple of them and they
all have their own names on their own crates. Thankfully,
the van will run while as shut, so I can,
you know, have ac going and all live shows. We
have them in there sometimes and it's a great holding space.
They're comfortable, they know it's safe, in there. A lot
of times. I'll actually prefer to put them in there
because the dogs know that very well.
Speaker 4: Create is great.
Speaker 5: Yeah, and they really do. They really do understand that
that is a safe space for them. So, but I
also just got another car because I'll tell you this,
when you want to go into New York City and
you want to go into Philly and all these things,
bringing your van into those cities is not the answer.
You will never fit in any of those parking garages
and the outdoor lots. They typically will be like, oh,
that's a commercial vehicle. So it is helpful to have
another car that you can buzz around in with one
or two dogs and my daughter as well.
Speaker 4: Well, I'm glad you brought your daughter to ye. Well
that's cool. We just have a few minutes. And I
know people are just dying to know just time management
because you have to sleep, you're a mom, you're a wife,
you're a dog on great dog advocate. You do a
lot of things. But how do you manage your time
and not go crazy?
Speaker 5: That is really hard. I'm not perfect at this. I
actually will be perfectly honest. I reached a pinnacle of
burnout probably six months ago. And it was because I
had been running myself so hard that that life things
were falling apart, you know, the quality of being a
mom and a wife and taking care of yourself. And
so my time management has been extremely important. What I've
done is stopped pleasing other people by doing things that
wasn't really what I want to be doing. So I
stopped following the crowd of doing certain sports and doing
certain you know things that that's just what you do, right.
You have dogs, and this is what we do, right.
I was stopped doing all that, and I started to
hear that, Yeah, I started to take care of myself better.
And I had to really kind of take the dogs
just for hikes for a while just to do that.
And yes, I felt completely guilty doing that, but to
take care of myself was so paramount in order to
kind of build those building blocks back up. And now
with time management, this is the most important thing.
Speaker 4: I have to say.
Speaker 5: You can't do it all. You can't, and that's okay.
And you are going to learn that your dogs can
get a lot out of you. And it doesn't have
to be an enormous training session with them. You know,
you can take small, five minute chunks out of your day,
five to ten minutes of solid training and then nourish
their life mental enrichment. Take them for a hike. It's
probably doing you good to get some vitamin D in
the sun and do what fulfills you.
Speaker 4: First. You said a big word here, enrichment. Yeah. Our
dogs don't just need physical, they need the mental. And
you know, I live in Dallas in a neighborhood called
Funky Little Forest Hills. It's pretty cool. Oh yeah, I
take my two girls, ConA and Emma. We go on
different routes that's awesome different times, and I do let
them do a little parkoor yeah before they get to
do step put their paws on the fire hydrant, pose
for a photo. Yes, And I'm just trying to get
them enriched because there's different squirrels on different streets, right.
Speaker 5: That's right, that's right. And honestly you said it just
switching up the route, like go backwards one time on
the route that you've gone on. I love in Richmond.
I was just gonna do a shout out like I've
got like, look at this crazy puzzle toy.
Speaker 4: Talk about it. And for those on the podcast, it's
orange and blue but you guys can also check it
out of.
Speaker 5: Orange and blue. It's fanina at and sen out.
Speaker 4: Oh oh nina okay me.
Speaker 5: In yeah, got to say Global Pet Expo.
Speaker 4: Tell us about it looks like a big old.
Speaker 5: Yeah, she hand delivered it to me. It's like almost
like a UFO. And there's lots of compartments to it.
There's things that open up and down, there's things that
rotate and slide, and these open up to all these
compartments that your dog can then get food out of.
So if you're feeding your dog out of a bowl
and you're realizing that your dog is still going crazy
around the house or having some anxiety or destructive behavior,
or you're just having some severe dog mom guilt like
I do, you can certainly give them their meal in
a puzzle feeder while you supervise.
Speaker 4: It's like a food puzzle. Two point zero though.
Speaker 5: Yeah, this is nuts. This has like from novice to
advanced ways to use it, which is great because then
they always say, well, my dog figures it out too fast,
but on that one, your dog's going to grow with it.
But anyway, that's a great way to kind of, you know,
offer some other enrichment and you don't have it. It's
actually really important because it's called independent play, like letting
your dog play near you, but doesn't have to always
be on top of you with you, because otherwise than
they just seek it from you all the time, and
that can put a lot of pressure on you when
you're trying to juggle everything.
Speaker 4: Else and separation, anxiety and so on. So, what are
three traits that you wish you had that dogs have?
Speaker 5: Oh? Ah, they don't compare themselves to others. I wish
I had that. That'd be great. I mean, that's just
in today's world. I think everyone feels that, but some
people feel it more than others. Right, they're so grounded
in their moment. They're so present every single moment. They
don't have a phone buzzing, they're not worried about bill
like things like that. They're so grounded in that moment.
And then, is.
Speaker 4: There a physical thing they do that you wish you
could do?
Speaker 5: A physical thing? Hmmm, that's a really tough one. I'm
not sure about physical so much as if I were
to add one more thing. I think it's just they
wake up with a sincere appreciation for the people in
their life or the what's in their life right around them.
I like that, and so they're not they're not seeking
outward and you know all of that, they just have it.
They have such a sincere appreciation for the people they
love and they don't care what you look like. You
know that none of that matters. They just feel love
and joy and that's that's how they live their life
day and day out. I mean, they can turn mynd
mood to in like five minutes because they're all absolutely.
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couple of ways.
Speaker 5: Yeah, so if you want to check me out on
social media, I'm also I have Chrissyjoy dot com. You
can find all the classes.
Speaker 4: There as well.
Speaker 5: Social media based you can follow the Joy Crew and
the Chrissy Joy on any platform. So we have TikTok
as the Joy Crew. Facebook has both accounts, Instagram has
both accounts, and I'm always available, so feel free to
ever reach out have questions things like that. I'm happy
to help.
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