Dads, Dogs, and More with Lamar Smith - Bear Crawl with Dads - 1

In this episode of Bear Crawl with Dads, I sat down with Lamar Smith, husband, father of two, and co-owner of Divine Dynasty K9, to talk about his journey from being homeless to being the proud father of two girls while owning a very successful dog training, kennel, and boarding company in Central Texas.   IN TODAY’S EPISODE WE DISCUSS:  2020 key Fatherless Household statistics Role of positive stepfathers; father-like role models Military brat Influence of teachers The power of working with dogs Soldiering alone – life of a runaway Needing to find Jesus and get my stuff together To move forward, gotta learn to forgive Military provided men in my life as positive role models The best advice has been from women Foster care Lessons from the hairstylist’s chair Greatest challenge as a Dad Mental health for men Spanking…discipline Negative stimulus Managing stress Accountability Mental abuse Co-parenting with an ex-spouse   RESOURCES MENTIONED:  Check out Divine Dynasty K9’s website Follow Divine Dynasty K9 on Instagram   WHERE WE CAN CONNECT:    Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Follow the Podcast Follow on Instagram Follow on Twitter Follow on Facebook   FOLLOW & REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Are you following the podcast? If you are not, I want to encourage you to follow today so you don’t miss any future episodes! I have so many amazing guests and topics lined up; I would hate for you to miss a single one!  Click here to follow on Apple Podcasts.  Could I ask a big favor? If you are loving the show, I would LOVE it if you would leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. I read each and every one!