Kim Paciotti Puppy Training Specialist CPDT-KA on Instagram: "👉👉The biggest mistake when your puppy is afraid? Coddling. 👉When you say “it’s okay” and pick them up, you’re rescuing instead of supporting. ➡️Rescuing teaches them they CAN’T handle scary things. ➡️Supporting teaches them they CAN. Here’s the difference: ➡️Rescuing = removing the challenge, carrying them away, excessive comfort ➡️Supporting = staying calm, encouraging, giving space to process and choose ✅Why this matters: Puppies

Stephanie Rodriguez on Instagram: "This is the reality of what it looks like when we are at 37 dogs “max capacity” exhausted, running on fumes and then see a situation we can’t walk away from. So a few days ago this puppy was dumped at our local gas station. One of the employees thought that she could just bring her home and keep her. Turns out her mom was not on board and brought her back to the gas station the next day. @dukehemstreet and I were fueling up and she came out with the puppy to sh