The Luchi & Mutton's Podcast, Dog Behaviour & Nutrition, and All Things Dog

This episode is part of my mini podcast series called Meeting Your Feral Self 🐺 🔥 Most women have experienced ferality.The moment she said the thing. Held the limit. Stayed in her truth when everything in her wanted to fold.And then - gradually, almost without noticing - she went back to old patterns and responses.In this episode I'm naming one of the most important distinctions in this entire body of work: the difference between situational ferality and structural ferality. And why one gives you really good moments - and the other changes who you are.I'm talking about what it actually takes for the nervous system to reorganise - not just understand the pattern, but change it at the level where it actually lives. I'm going into the cultural and generational weight of what she's carrying - and why she is often fighting patterns that predate her own experience entirely. And I'm naming what the system — patriarchy, toxic capitalism — has at stake in keeping women situationally feral rather than structurally feral.And as always, I'm turning to dogs to show you what structural ferality actually looks like when it's real.In this episode:What situational ferality is — and why it's not enoughWhy the dog who has good days and hard days is showing you exactly where you are in this workThe nervous system science behind why insight alone never changes the patternWhy the woman doing this work is fighting the conditioning of every woman who came before her — not just her ownWhat epigenetic transmission means for the women doing this workHow patriarchy and toxic capitalism depend on women staying situationally feral — and why structural ferality is the system's worst nightmareWhat the shift from situational to structural ferality does to a woman's sense of identityWhy you cannot build structural ferality alone — and what you actually needIf this episode landed for you:The Wild Room is my free private Telegram community for women who are done being the most attuned person in every room and the least attuned to themselves. Inside you'll find audio transmissions, the replay of the Not A Fucking Good Girl Anymore immersion and first access to everything about FERAL (including a new workshop on 24 June 2026) Join me inside The Wild Room: https://t.me/+bnXMSaPs-ocxNGFlIf you're ready to go further:FERAL is the 9-month container where this work goes all the way. Not more insight. Enough repetitions in real conditions — with real witnesses, in real relationships — that the nervous system finally updates its prediction.Opening ceremony 11th July 2026.https://www.luchiandmuttons.com/feral

Welcome to episode 21 and what a fabulous episode this is. I'm so excited and honoured to have Sophie Gamand and Sindhoor Pangal join me for this lovely conversation. We talk about approaching art keeping in mind the dog's autonomy and agency, how the "pet" industry has persistently commodified dogs and the influence that has on our relationship with them and how dogs are not just a window into the natural world. I hope you enjoy this episode and are moved by it and left with lots of interesting thoughts and questions for your own journey. Check out Sophie's work: https://www.sophiegamand.com/ Check out the courses at BHARCS Education: courses.bharcs.com Follow Luchi & Mutton's Dog Behaviour & Nutrition: Instagram: @luchiandmuttons Facebook: Luchi & Mutton's Dog Behaviour & Nutritition Website: www.luchiandmuttons.com

In episdoe 19, I chat with UK based dog trainer Niki French on whether dogs are really important for all dogs. Niki has been working with dogs for the last 5 years and she's the author of the best selling book, STOP! Walking your dog - a guide to walking with nervous, reactive and over sensitive dogs. She's done such a fabulous job of pushing this awareness that the UK now celebrates a #dontwalkyourdogday. If you have a nervous/reactive/oversensitive dog with whom walks are a struggle, this episode is for you. Find out more about Niki French here: https://puptalk.co.uk/ Stay updated with all the cool stuff with Luchi & Mutton's: Instagram: @luchiandmuttons Facebook: Luchi & Mutton's Dog Behaviour & Nutrition Website: www.luchiandmuttons.com

Welcome to the Luchi & Mutton's Podcast. I'm your host, Surabhi Venkatesh, and I run Luchi & Mutton's Dog Behaviour & Nutrition here in India. Happy Valentine's Day! In our 14th episode, I chat with lovely Andrew Hale on holding space, love & more for our dogs' lived experiences, his journey as an advocate for a more relationship & care based approach with our dogs (v/s a solely task based & obedience oriented approach) and his lovely, inspiring virtual Facebook community, Dog Centred Care. Andrew is a certified animal behaviourist who works with dogs with a clinical behaviour approach. With over 15 years of experience, he follows a Dog Centred approach that's rooted in compassion & empathy to understand dogs better. Know more about his work: https://trainpositive.co.uk/ Check out the Dog Centred Care group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogcc Follow: @luchiandmuttons on instagram Luchi & Mutton's Dog Behaviour & Nutrition on Facebook www.luchiandmuttons.com