How Real Listening Can Calm Your Reactive Dog

How Real Listening Can Calm Your Reactive Dog

You may think that you’re listening to your dog’s wants and needs, but listening isn’t always what you think it is. We all want to do what’s best for our dogs. However, sometimes, in the quest for a successful relationship, we can get stuck pursuing traditional training methods that just aren’t working. The reality is, […]

4 Mindset Hacks to Attain a Successful Partnership

4 Mindset Hacks to Attain a Successful Partnership

We often think about success as external. We’ve done this, so we get that. But what internal work happens on the way to achieving a successful partnership? Your mindset can be a powerful guide on the path to a happy lifestyle with your dog. But there are many factors that influence how you think, feel, […]

How to Fulfill Your Dog’s Needs and Avoid Over-Arousal

How to Fulfill Your Dog’s Needs and Avoid Over-Arousal

Are the activities you do with your dog really meeting both your needs? Both you and your dog are social beings. You have socialization and intellectual stimulation needs that you have the power to fulfill. But we often make mistakes about how to socialize our dogs and the engagement that we have with them. In […]

How to Help Your Dog Find Balance

How to Help Your Dog Find Balance

When your emotional pathway is clear and balanced, you’re primed for connecting and co-regulating with your dog. But finding balance isn’t always easy. So, what tools can you use to help restore emotional balance in your partnership? In this post, I’m sharing an idea from one of my favorite programs that I taught some years […]

Are You Truly Hearing Your Dog?

Are you truly hearing your dog?

  “We are culturally conditioned to believe that dogs are not capable of (or willing to be)  loving, playful, well-behaved companions and partners without being paid to do so. And that is simply not true.” ~Kathy Kawalec There are five key pillars that all social animals need to connect and thrive. These five elements help […]

How to Calm Your Dog With Co-Regulation

How to Calm Your Dog With Co-Regulation

  You and your dog are both social animals. This means that you both have social needs to fulfill. Two of these must-have needs are to feel safe and connected. Now, what’s cool about this is that when you’re calm, you make a safe space for your dog to connect with you. This grows trust, […]

How to Reframe Your “Difficult” Dog’s Behavior

How to reframe your “difficult” dog’s behavior

  When we have negative thoughts about how our dog behaves, it often leads to trust leaks in our partnership. We definitely don’t want this. But there are ways to turn your thinking around and reframe your dog’s behavior so that it doesn’t damage your bond. I truly believe we all have the capacity and […]

How Not to Socialize Your Dog or Puppy

How Not to Socialize Your Dog or Puppy

There are so many theories of how socializing dogs should be done. However, some of these methods might not be right for your dog. In fact, there are three common socialization myths that I want you to be aware of. In this post, I’m going to share these myths with you and explain why attempting […]

What is Your Dog’s Personality Profile Type?

What is Your Dog’s Personality Profile Type?

One of the most common mistakes that dog moms make is fundamentally misunderstanding their dog’s behavior. Your dog has an innate personality and unique needs. When these get misinterpreted, it can lead to your dog responding in a negative way. A misunderstood dog can be very difficult to live with. They may show anxious, defensive, […]

The Best Way to Help Your Reactive Dog

The best way to help your reactive dog

How can you truly help your reactive dog? I feel really passionate about this topic. Why? Because I hear so many stories of dog moms and dog families struggling with reactive dog training that just doesn’t work for them. We have these outdated beliefs in the dog training world that are harming our dogs emotional […]

8 Tips to Enhance Your Communication with Your Dog

8 Tips to Enhance Your Communication with Your Dog

What if I told you there was a way to bypass the language barrier that you experience with your dog? Well, I believe that anyone who seeks to be a better communicator with their dog can achieve this by getting in touch with their intuition. Your intuition is a powerful way to receive and send […]

Extending an Invitation: Why Your Expectations Matter

Extending an Invitation: Why Your Expectations Matter

Both humans and dogs crave connection. We’ve got a deep social need to belong that’s hardwired into us. That’s why invitations are so important for establishing a partnership with your dog – it’s an instant gateway to connection! So, how do you extend an invitation that builds a partnership bond? I had a really interesting […]