Yep, he lives for it. I adopted him when he was 5 years old and trained him as soon as he got used to me. He he gets very excited when I get his harness out and loves to go for walks. He's 15 now and still keen everyday unless it's really cold.
He's real! He's on Instagram - alexthebengal And he's ridiculously photogenic
This is Alex, he's been having daily or twice daily walks for 10 years now. He still thinks he needs to act extra cute, and I'm not going to tell him otherwise!
This is Alex and he's 15. Still very active but not quite as stubborn as he used to be!
Adding my one of my cats to into the mix. This is him from a few months ago, wanting to get up onto someone's roof! We walk twice a day and have been doing so for 10 years! He's 15 years old and I've had him since he was 5.
I'm a trauma therapist, The Body Keeps the Score is very good for C-PTSD. You should also read Gabor Mate's books and watch his interview with Tim Ferris on YouTube. It's called Dr Gabor Mate on trauma, addiction, Ayahuasca and more. Read Richard Schwartz work around Internal Family Systems Therapy. He did an amazing interview with Rich Roll called Multiplicity of the Mind.
There's a lot of really good content online if you can't access a therapist. You want to start with making sure you can self regulate and self soothe and build from there. Somatic exercises will help you.