The Beginning of a New Journey with Your Dog
Canine Behavior is Complex -
Canine Learning Shouldn’t Be
Your dog is more than just an animal with four paws and a tail. Your dog has emotions, thoughts, a personality, nervous system, hormones, memories, learning, and genetics. Traumatic events can also impact your dog’s behavior. All these things and more make your dog who your dog is as an individual. As such, your dog is wired a certain way and has needs unique to him/her.
As complex as human behavior is, canine is even more so being a different species. I take a holistic approach when I consider behavior struggles and what can be done to resolve them.
There is much to learn about them. I will share some of that with you in order to empower you and give you the confidence you need to help that dog in front of you. Your dog is a unique individual. It’s normal for a dog to struggle in a world built by another species: human. They don’t understand so much of it, yet we put these crazy expectations on them and treat them as though they should. Let’s not do that anymore. Let’s find another way to support, guide & teach them. Let’s stop putting so much pressure on ourselves and our dogs to meet unrealistic perfect goals. The reality is, dogs make mistakes. Humans make even more. We are not meant to be perfect. It’s okay to reach out and get help. Together we will unravel those tangled emotions. Together, we will develop the best plan that will help your dog and you to experience relief and progress.
Are you ready to begin a new journey with your dog?
My dogs are not meant to be perfect obedient subjects who need to be controlled without consideration to their needs or feelings. You will not hear me use words like “obey” or “commands”. You will hear me use words such as: partnership, trust, communication, relationship, choice, agency, learning, and FUN.