Tag: cognitive dog training

How to Stay Committed to Your Dream Partnership

Do you have a clear vision and dream for the life you want with your dog? Staying committed to the partnership of your dreams begins with some clarity on what your dreams actually look like. This marks the final part of my five-part blog and podcast series, “The Summer Series on The Power of Partnership.” […]

How to Move Past Mistakes

Part of living in a true partnership is to work towards some kind of common purpose. Yet, it’s something that a lot of us don’t think about when it comes to our dogs. Welcome back to part four of my five-part series, ‘The Summer Series on The Power of Partnership.’ Over the course of this […]

How to Find a Common Purpose with Your Dog

Transitioning into a new way of being with your dog isn’t always like going from A to B. Sometimes there are a few bumps in the road along the way. But what do you do when you make a mistake? It’s normal to get knocked off-course when you’re moving towards something new. However, how you […]

How to Communicate as a Real Partner with Your Dog

What’s the key to any successful partnership or relationship? That’s right. It’s all about communication! Communication is what ties your partnership with your dog together, so you’re both happy and healthy. This is part two of my ongoing blog and podcast series, “The Summer Series on The Power of Partnership.” In this series, I’m sharing […]

Why Clarity is Key to Partnership Success

  This is the first post in a five-part series sharing some simple partnership principles that you can easily incorporate into your life today! The series will follow Mary’s journey, a dog mom facing some tough challenges. I’m going to reveal how Mary (not her real name, of course!) put these principles into practice and […]

How to Have a Real Heart-to-Heart Connection with Your Dog

Are you struggling to form a strong heart-to-heart connection with your dog? It could be a simple case of trying too hard or overthinking it. If we’re distracted, focused on other things, or too busy, this can affect the close partnership we all dream of having with our dogs. Sometimes it pays to really step […]

How to Join Up with Our Dogs

Sometimes we just get so caught up in the drama, urgencies, to-do lists, and life’s responsibilities that we forget what’s really important. We can even get lost in an idea of how our dogs are supposed to be. We fixate on how they’re meant to look and behave without even realizing that it’s all down […]

4 Ways to Help Your Dog Stay Calm

Are things a little crazy around your home right now? During the summer months, many of us start remodeling, landscaping, gardening, or doing construction work on our homes. This can cause many dogs to become reactive to the new activities and environment around them. Lots of new noises, people, smells, and a disruption to their […]

How Connection Can Help Your Over-Aroused Dog

If you have an over-aroused dog, you’ll be no stranger to emotional outbursts. Overwhelming experiences like these can trigger anxieties that make it difficult for you and your dog to move forward. But life with a reactive dog doesn’t have to be this way. When Andrea Baumann got her standard poodle, Tobias, she dreamed he […]

Transforming a Family Pack Dynamic from Hostile to Harmonious

Establishing a partnership with your dog when they have behavior issues can be a real challenge. But what about building a partnership with 13 dogs all with their own unique needs? Rescuing or fostering a dog can be such a rewarding experience that it’s no wonder people get hooked! Over the last 7 years, Brilliant […]

How to Use the “Back to Grazing Protocol”

Our dogs look to us for so much guidance and reassurance. When we get over-excited, so do our dogs. When we become fearful, our dogs can pick up on that too. So, what can we do to keep our dogs calm in stressful situations? It all starts with you and how you react to stimuli […]

How to Build New Habits to Create a New Life

We all have dreams, goals, and aspirations, but what is the key to achieving them? One of the most common pieces of advice is that you need to change your mindset to achieve your dreams. After all, your mindset is key to everything in your life. It affects your health and wellness, financial status, career, […]