Relationship Centered Training

This webinar will provide a framework for thinking about each dog as an individual, and how that dog fits (or maybe doesn't?) into your life and with your goals & dreams.

Just like our human friends, our relationships with dogs can be an easy, comfortable fit, or a sometimes difficult journey towards understanding and growth. We may fall in love with their face in a photo, then realize we need to learn how to help them overcome their anxiety, reactivity, and quirks.

No one walks into a realtor’s office and says “I don’t care where I live. I just need 4 walls and a roof,” or “I’ll take anything that’s 1600 sq feet” or “Do you have a blue house I can buy today?” But sometimes, dogs are added to human lives in similar ways.

What makes a good match between a person and dog? What can we do about less than ideal matches? How do we make the most of each relationship we have with a dog? What do we need to know? Is there really any useful approach to matchmaking for dogs & people?

This webinar will guide you through an understanding of how temperament traits can combine to create the dog of your dreams (whatever your dreams!), or present challenges that require careful assessment of the skills and resources necessary to meet the dog’s needs.

We’ll cover:

• The framework of CARAT – “ethology of the individual”
• Temperament is a recipe
• Goldilocks wants to know: What are your non-negotiables?
• What’s your gardening style? Caring for dandelions, violets & orchids
• No one size fits all – defining suitability & goodness of fit
• Clear eyed & warm hearted -- making the best of your relationships

Dogs come to us in so many ways. Whether you’re planning to add a dog to your life, looking to rescue a dog in need, or aiming at a specific goal or working role, or wondering about your current dog and your dreams & expectations, this webinar is for you.

We welcome dogs into our lives with our arms and hearts wide open, and for so many reasons. Suzanne and her groundbreaking work on temperament has helped countless people and dogs find new understanding, and helped make wonderful matches between people and dogs. This webinar will help you see each dog in your life in a clearer light, so that you’ve also got your eyes wide open to truly see the dog, and build the best possible life and relationship for that dog.