S2 Ep33: A Koko Birthday Tribute: The 9 Types as Dog Breeds
You already know your patterns show up in how you love, how you compete, how you protect yourself, and how you avoid pain. What you might not know is that they show up in your dog, too. This episode is a tribute to Jen's 15-year-old boy Koko, and a joyful, surprisingly clarifying tour through all nine Enneagram types as dog breeds. In this rerun-turned-tribute episode, Jen celebrates her dog Koko's 15th birthday by bringing back one of her favorite frameworks: mapping the high side of each Enneagram type onto the dog breeds that embody it. She moves through all three centers of intelligence — heart, head, and body — pairing two breeds per type, from the people-pleasing Cavalier King Charles Spaniel of type Two to the no-nonsense Blue Heeler of type One. Along the way, she weaves in stories about her own dogs and the dogs of friends and listeners, using each one as a mirror for the motivations, fears, and gifts underneath the type. It's a lighter entry point into the Enneagram model, but the goal is the same as always: helping you get curious about your own inner drive, not just your outward behavior.
