If you had to vocalize the sound of this conundrum, what would it be?

I don't know why, but it sounds like a hiccup.

I have no idea why.

Hey, everyone, it's Yo-A. On Praxie, we believe no one is ever alone with their problem,

no matter how niche, no matter how weird. Because statistically, somewhere out there is someone

who gets it. And through the powers of reporting, we find them. Today's case, the dog trainer

obsessed with dogs who stopped feeling close to her own. A problem I was intrigued by,

because of its extreme specificity, but as I discovered, speaks to issues a lot of us will

end up relating to whether or not we have dogs.

That's after the break. Ever wondered why some trends are just suddenly everywhere?

Newsflash, nothing gets popular by accident.

I'm Brittany Luce, and on the It's Been a Minute podcast, I take the things you and I are both obsessing over and show you the invisible forces behind the scenes that make us love it or hate it. Be smarter about what you're consuming. Listen to the It's Been a Minute podcast today.

A quick note, some of the audio in this episode is a tiny bit garbled. I'm not sure why. Just know that proxy engineer Kyle did his best to fix my mistakes. Also, you should know that this episode

includes a brief mention of suicidal thoughts. So please,

please take care of yourself while listening. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text

988 for the suicide and crisis lifeline. So there's this woman, Jane, and legend has it that her first word was dog.

She got her first pup at age six, and from that moment on, for the next 32 years, her world was dog.

In college, she worked at a doggy daycare, then fostering dogs and volunteering in animal rescue.

Then she got certified in dog behavior modification and became a trainer.

For Jane, her connection with dogs was just always stronger than with people.

She never wanted kids, just dogs.

She once even chose a dog over a boyfriend,

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