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trusted by parents nationwide. Welcome to the mom room podcast. My name is Renee Rina and I am definitely the mom friend you have always wanted.

Well, it is Thursday. And this week, it's a special Thursday because I'm calling it dear Renee.

And I asked you guys, oh my God, why do the absolute

smallest dogs think that they are protecting everyone? Like Muffin, the bigger, older dog,

is laying by my feet right now, just chilling, taking a nap, and Bubbles is on high alert laying by the front

door all day. And as soon as someone is just walking by for a stroll, he loses his mind. And it

drives me nuts. I'm here, like, focusing, like deep in thought. And and then all of a sudden he starts barking like

you just heard him and my cortisol like I like my my body like flushes with like rage.

Anywho moving on. So yes, it is an episode called Dear Renee because I always get asked for, and I don't really like giving parenting advice

because I'm not a parenting expert. I can just share what worked for us and how I deal with

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