Helpful Resources for You and Your Dog
Explore curated tools and educational materials designed to help you understand, support, and connect with your dog. These resources are built around the same welfare-minded principles that guide every training program at Learning Dog Behavior & Enrichment Services.
Tools and education to help you understand, support, and connect with your dog, built on the same welfare-minded principles behind all of my Behavior Consulting and Dogscaping work.
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Dogscaping Starter Checklist
Walk through your home and yard and find easy ways to make them more dog-friendly.
Enrichment vs. Exercise
Why more exercise isn't always the answer, and what your dog may need instead.
Download PDFWorld Watching
How calm observation helps dogs learn they can notice the world without reacting.
Download PDFWhen Dogs Have Big Feelings
Why reactivity is communication, not a "bad dog," and gentle ways to help your dog feel safer.
Download PDFThreshold & Distance Guide
How giving your dog more space helps them stay calm enough to think and learn.
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My Book
Why Does My Dog Do That?!
Life in a Multi-Species Home Explained
A short, fun read that explains everyday dog behavior and offers practical solutions for living together. Available in paperback and Kindle.
Get the BookLearning Dog Radio
A podcast for dog people who are curious about dogs. Each episode looks at a "doggy thing," like digging, to help you understand the dog in your life.
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My work is grounded in Family Dog Mediation's L.E.G.S. model and the Total Welfare framework.
- What is L.E.G.S.? Learning, Environment, Genetics and Self: the four things that shape every dog's behavior.
- What is Total Welfare? A framework that pairs L.E.G.S. with animal welfare science to meet a dog's physical, emotional and behavioral needs.
- Resources for Dog Families Family Dog Mediation's guides and tools for dog families.
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Helping dogs and their families live in harmony through empathy, education, and connection.