Ep. 198 - Navigating pet custody after a breakup
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Join us in this heartfelt episode as we celebrate Tinkerbell's second birthday and delve into the complexities of pet custody after a breakup. Our host, who's experienced this journey firsthand, shares valuable insights from working with braveheart clients in the "Get Over Your Ex" program. Discover what works and what doesn't when it comes to ensuring the well-being of your furry companion during challenging times.
We explore the significance of considering the pet's overall well-being, the importance of clear boundaries, and the potential impact of joint custody on both the pet and the human parents. Listen closely as we unravel the emotions and practicalities of deciding who keeps the pet and the lessons learned from having a 130lb Great Dane for two incredible years.
Whether you're facing this situation or simply seeking compassionate guidance, this episode offers love, empathy, and valuable advice to navigate pet custody after a breakup.
The Get Over Your Ex in 3 months or less program (limited time 6 month payment plan): https://dorothyabjohnson.com/getoveryourex
Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue: https://www.nwflgdr.com/
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Lucky Farms Animal Rescue: https://www.luckyfarmsrescue.org/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your Ex, episode number 198, navigating pet custody after a breakup. |
| 0:22.6 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:24.8 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:28.3 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:32.7 | Hello, hello, beautiful brave hearts. |
| 0:34.3 | How is everyone doing? |
| 0:40.5 | The day that this podcast episode airs, it will actually be Tinkerbell's second birthday. Tinkerbell is my puppy. She is a great dain, 130 pounds. She's insane and I love her |
| 0:50.4 | to pieces. She literally has a whole room in my house that is built specifically for her, |
| 0:56.5 | and I just love her so much. So today I wanted to share with you some of the lessons I've learned |
| 1:03.9 | through having Tinkerbell for two years now. She was not at all what I was expecting, and I've learned |
| 1:10.6 | so much through having her in my life, |
| 1:12.8 | but I, of course, wanted to make this breakup specific. Therefore, we will begin this episode |
| 1:18.5 | talking about how to navigate pet custody after a breakup and what I've seen my brave hearts |
| 1:23.9 | do before inside of the Get Over Y X program what works what doesn't work |
| 1:29.3 | and some things that I'd really like you to take into consideration if this is something that |
| 1:33.6 | you're really struggling with or moving through after that I'll go ahead and share some |
| 1:38.9 | kind of like mini lessons just some words of things that I've experienced in the two years with Tinkerbell, my 130-pound |
| 1:47.3 | Great Dane. |
| 1:48.8 | So before we dive in, I did want to just give you a friendly reminder since we are nearing |
| 1:53.5 | the end of the month that for the month of July, we are testing out a six-month payment |
| 1:59.0 | plan for the Gidovey X program. |
| 2:02.1 | So if you've been considering joining but hadn't really pulled the trigger yet i highly recommend doing it now so you |
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