From Stress to Serenity:
Helping You and Your Dog Thrive
Portal to Conscious Dog Parenting
and Holistic Dog Behaviour & Training
What you'll gain through our approach:
EMPOWERMENT
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Develop tools and strategies to manage overwhelm and overcome your dog's challenging behaviors in a positive, kind & effective way.
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LESS STRESS, MORE JOY
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Experience a fulfilling life with your dog no matter what challenges you face. Grow in confidence and resilience as you explore new possibilities.
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BALANCED WELLBEING
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Align body, mind and soul to experience physical and emotional wellbeing for both you and your animal friend through holistic practices.
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A DEEPER CONNECTION
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Strengthen your bond through empathy, understanding and soul-deep communication. Discover the purpose of your life journey together that leads to self-growth and transformation.
Why Choose Conscious Dog Parenting?
Conscious Dog Parenting: Our approach fosters a relationship rooted in curiosity & understanding, encourages collaboration & co-operation instead of dominance and control. Developing skills that grow trust and confidence.
Holistic Tools: Immerse yourself in the world of botanicals -essential oils, herbs and plant essences- that enhance emotional wellbeing and balance for both you and your dog.
Nature's Wisdom: Experience the power of nature and your animal's innate wisdom & harness this intelligence and return to your own natural state of wholeness & inner peace.
Mindful Living: Learn mindset techniques and emotional regulation practices that empower you and your dog to respond to triggers with calmness & confidence.
Solid Science: Our training methods are force-free, ethical and based on best practices backed by the lastest sciences including behaviour science, positive psychology, neuroscience and epigenetics.
The Ultimate Dog Mom's Wellbeing Planner &
Guided Journal
This is your all-in-one companion for managing your pup's well-being and embracing your role as a devoted dog mom. Designed with love and care, this comprehensive paperback planner is the perfect tool to organize and document everything related to your dogās health, behaviour, and overall care.
Welcome to our unique approach dedicated to dog-parents
who share their lives with sensitive, easily overwhelmed and reactive dogs.
Do you have a Sensitively Spirited Dog?
Sensitively spirited dogs have a special way of experiencing the world—they're incredibly attuned to sensory information, emotions and subtle changes in their environment. These dogs often pick up on sights, sounds, smells and even our own thoughts and feelings, and may respond by barking, growling jumping, whining or trying to 'chase the scary thing' away. Their sensitivity can easily be seen as a weakness or as a problem, but it's actually a superpower that makes them highly intelligent, lively and spirited companions, that are deeply attuned to their world and to us. With patience, understanding and the right support, these amazing dogs can enrich our lives and become our closely bonded allies, with many beautiful life lessons to share with us.
Sensitively Spirited Dog or Reactive Behavior?
When we talk about reactive behavior in dogs, it usually involves sudden outbursts triggered by fear, stress, frustration or conflict. Sensitively spirited dogs might show similar behaviors, but their reactions stem more from their heightened sensitivity and dysregulated nervous system.
Here are some signs that your dog may be sensitively spirited:
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They startle easily
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They may bark, whine or vocalize a lot
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They are overly cautious in new situations
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They are wary of strangers and visitors to your home
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They get overwhelmed by busy environments
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They are sensitive to touch, grooming and handling
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They often have gut health problems and/or food intolerances or allergies.
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They may have separation distress when left alone
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They get distressed when there is tension amongst family members or when someone is sick/hurt
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They find it hard to settle and usually don't get enough deep sleep and rest
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They are affected by seasonal weather changes (struggle with hot / cold temps and seasonal allergies)
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They may be very fearful of loud noises, fireworks and thunderstorms
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They may find it difficult to be around young children
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They are easily distracted by things in their environment & it's difficult to get/keep their attention
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They get over-stimulated and over-aroused quickly (they have a low stress tolerance)
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They get hyper-focused on things in their environment often wanting to chase / hunt
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They have difficulty coming back to balance or settling after a stressful situation
It's important to note that their behaviour is not due to lack of training or disobedience. Sensitively Spirited Dogs don't usually do well in group training classes or socializing activities with other dogs. In fact, more training and particularly harsh training methods puts further stress and overwhelm on these dogs, often making their behaviour worse.
What they need more is our empathy, understanding and effective ways to help them regulate their nervous system and build confidence and resilience as they learn to adapt and cope with the stressors of daily life.
How does this affect you?
I know you love your dog, but life with them can be difficult, and include:
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Stressful daily walks
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Feeling embarrassed by your dog's behaviour
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Difficulty taking your dog to the vets and groomer
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Worry about what might happen if your dog bites someone or hurts another animal
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Your world feels smaller, with less opportunities for outings, holidays and activities where your dog can comfortably participate
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āStressful family interactions or with other dog owners
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Worried when visitors come around
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Not sure how to support your dog and don't feel good enough to help them need
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Your own stress, frustration and anxiety levels increase
I'm here to support you in becoming a calm, confident and capable dog parent, that can guide your dog safely and joyfully through life.
Personalized, one-to-one support for you and your dog, in-person (Austria), or world-wide online via Zoom.
Supporting your emotional wellbeing and personal development as you an your dog discover a life of wholeness and balance together.
Access to a wide variety of resources, webinars and workshops for conscious dog parents.