The Canine Connection School
Learn how to connect deeply with your dog -- and get automatic good behavior in the process -- in just 7 minutes per day.
Welcome!!!
Who We Are
Let's Start with Human Training
How to use this course
How this approach works
Connection Basics
GUIDE: 10 Steps to Connection
Advanced Relationship Dynamics
GUIDE: Advanced Relationship Dynamics
Is it working???
That's a wrap for the basics!
Your Relationship with your dog will never be the same. (And that's a good thing!)
Your Relationship: Behavioral Cement
Your (Relationship) Bank Account
Building Trust
The Reality of the Modern Dog
Burning Questions: Answered!
When and how should you punish your dog?
Do you have a STUBBORN dog?
Does your dog have silly fears?
Is your dog spoiled?
Tips & Tricks
GUIDE: The Cookie Jar Ritual
Do you have your dogs back?
The most powerful question you can ask your dog
Respecting the Sanctity of Personal Space
Getting Consent
GUIDE: Getting Consent
Space, Consent, & Internal Conflict
Step up for your dog!
TALK to your dog!
Treat your dog like your friend.
A Two Way Street
How to Get Your Way
The Wall of "No"
GUIDE: Advanced "No" Strategies
Structure through Patterns
Reverse-engineering to change behavior
Best Friends Forever
Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You...
What is a DOG, anyway?
Who is YOUR dog?
Personality Factors for Dogs
Dog Development 101
What's breed got to do with it?
Under the Hood: Breed and Genetics
Health & Behavior
Respecting the Individual in the Relationship
Questions that Show I-CARE
Anxiety impacts personality
Let Your Dog Be A Dog
What is Enrichment?
GUIDE: Enrichment
Distractions as a Gateway to Connection
Turning Distractions into Focus
The Important of Sniffing
The Dog's Truth
Knowing you inside and out
Know Your Dog: More Specific Breed Group Info
Bull Dogs
Guardians
Gun Dogs
Herding
Natural Dog
Scent Hound
Sighthound
Terrier
Toy
World Dog
Understanding Emotion
Real Compassionate Leadership
Fueling the Emotional Fires
What creates emotional fuel?
What is arousal?
What does a happy dog look like?
What is your dog's "threshold"?
WHEN does your dog learn?
The straw that broke the camel's back...
Pathways in the Brain
Recognizing your dog's emotions
Video Guide: Recognizing your dog's emotions
The Truth about Growling
Understanding Recovery
Shake it off!
You snooze, you WIN.
Taking a Vacation, Doggie Style
Guide: Gift Your Dog a Zen Den
Give Your Dog a Brain Break
Emotional Fluidity
Building Resilience
Let's hit pause and review some basics.
Using treats to train?
Picking Training Treats
Phasing out the treats
Treats: Common Concerns
Rules and Patterns
Changing Behavior 101
Muzzle Training
Muzzle Training Guide - (for as needed)