The Truth About Stress with Dr. Kristina Spaulding

The Truth About Stress with Dr. Kristina Spaulding

July 13, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 7 · Episode 4

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The episode discusses the complexities of canine stress and how it affects dog training.

Your dog can look “fine” while their nervous system is working overtime, and that mismatch is where so many training plans go off the rails. I sit down with Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB, to get precise about canine stress, resilience, and what the science says about how dogs cope with change. We talk through the sympathetic nervous system, the HPA axis, and the difference between stress (the internal response) and stressors (the external triggers) so your next decision is based on biology, n...

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