In this episode of The Weekly Recall, Uncle Duke gets real about one of the biggest things holding dog owners back — not their dog's triggers, but their own. Duke unpacks why reactivity is exploding (in dogs and people), and delivers three practical, journal-ready tools to help you lead with peace instead of pressure.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Why most people either explode or shut down under pressure — and what real leadership actually looks like
• How the morning phone scroll is training your nervous system into fight-or-flight mode
• Name Your Trigger: Why naming what sets you off is the first step to not becoming the explosive
• Slow Your Body Down: The breathing practice that calms your nervous system and changes every decision you make
• One Non-Negotiable Daily Standard: Why one small win beats ten broken promises every week
• The dog-training parallel — and why a dysregulated handler almost always creates a dysregulated dog

Duke draws on Psalm 46:10, 20 years of RCMP Auxiliary work, personal health struggles, and real-life training stories to remind you: peace doesn't mean there's no pressure — it means pressure is not your master.

Bust out your journal. This one's for you.

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• Email: duke@upk9.ca