Tethered Cord Syndrome This post is intended to help others who are choosing not to pursue surgery for TCS, and to help people who care about Jubilee understand my 'why'. Jubilee has struggled with lameness and GI issues her entire life. She’ll turn seven in January. After seeing a top neurologist, we now have a probable diagnosis of Tethered Cord Syndrome. I’ve decided not to pursue surgery. Without surgery, I know she is unlikely to see her eighth birthday. That’s really hard. It sucks....

Engaged training Resilience * Emotional Regulation * Self Control I've seen a few posts going around lately advocating for use of tools that use pain or fear to apply stress to a dog to help them learn. The trainers promote the idea of a false dichotomy - either you bubble wrap your dog and never progress.. stuck in ineffective training, OR you use e-collars, prong collars, and other tools to either apply stress or to suppress behaviours when a dog is put into stressful situations.. Stress...

New class! Engagement, Resilience, Emotional Regulation ❄️ Winter Blues? 🐶 Want your dog to thrive, not just “get by”? Looking to fill in the gaps in your training program? Check out my NEW Foundations to Thrive class! I have a few spots available in-person as well as on-line only. It’s a 6-week online class (spread over 8 weeks) that teaches the core skills so many dogs are missing: playful self-control, confidence-building, resilience, and emotional regulation. ✅ Perfect for puppies, adult...