What is Family Dog Mediation?

I’m so excited to announce that I am now a Certified Family Dog Mediator.

What the heck is that?!

Simply put: It is a groundbreaking new model that goes beyond traditional dog training to build a bridge between the “why” and the “how” of dog behavior by looking at the whole picture of the species through the lens of multiple scientific principles.

The model looks like this:

L.E.G.S.

Learning—Your dog’s experiences and education.

Environment—The many aspects of your dog’s external world.

Genetics—The DNA that designed your dog inside and out.

Self—The unique interior world of your dog: health, development, age, sex, and individuality.

Exploring each element of the LEGS model will allow us to go beyond just the observable and get a complete picture of canine behavior.

This is an industry game changer.

Somewhere along the way we got very off course with our canine companions. They’ve become our little minions who are expected to meet our wildly unrealistic human expectations in environments that are wholly unsuited for them.

No, it is NOT “all in how you raise them”.

Yes, we can manipulate behavior—does that mean we should?

No, I will not “fix” your dog’s behavior.

What I WILL do is authentically meet your dogs where they are, with the L.E.G.S. they have. And I WILL authentically meet you where you are, with the L.E.G.S. you have.

It is my job to understand, to the greatest extent possible, the needs of all parties and to bring them together to create harmonious symbiosis in the family dog home.

This is Family Dog Mediation.

Welcome!

And thank you to the incredible Kim Brophey for leading the way with this very important paradigm shift.