Where behavior meets real life and dogs get to be dogs.
This is where I share insights from the trail, stories from the training room, and real-world behavior advice for dogs who don’t always fit in the box. Whether you’re navigating reactivity, diving into decompression walks, or just trying to understand what your dog’s really telling you, I’ve got you.
Science-backed, judgment-free, and a little muddy. Just how we like it.
The Dogs They Are Becoming
Over the last few months I have watched my dogs become versions of themselves I did not even know were there. Softer, braver, more curious, and more whole. These changes did not come from more structure or more training. They came from giving them space, choice, social connection, and the freedom to be dogs rather than performers. As their world opened up, so did they, and I found myself seeing behaviors and expressions I had never witnessed in them before. This shift has changed my dogs in the most beautiful ways, and it has changed me too. In this blog, I share the journey of who Rumor and Roulette are becoming and how the Total Welfare lens helped me finally understand what they had been asking for all along.
Obedience Training Won’t Fix a Welfare Problem
Teaching your dog to sit and stay won’t solve fear, pain, or unmet needs. In this post, I share why true behavior change starts with welfare, not obedience, and what to do instead.