Canine Connection Training & Coaching (2025)

06/06/2025

If you’re moving through your days feeling like something’s off, like you’re circling the same thoughts or stuck in behaviours that don’t serve you… pause.

Take a moment to check in.

What are you intending?
What do you truly desire?
And what behaviours might be quietly pulling you away from the reality you want to live in?

This isn’t about fixing something or judging yourself for the patterns that are hard to kick. Whether within your mind or your finger tips. It’s about noticing. And then adding something DIFFERENT!

Add one thought that feels more aligned.
Add one action that nudges you closer to the version of you that feels more at peace, more connected, more in alignment with what you desire to feel… or experience.

You don’t have to erase the old to build something new.
You just have to begin with ONE new thought or ONE new action.
Growth can be gentle!

This might mean taking a different walking route that doesn’t stress you out rather than “pushing through”.

Reaching for your phone and asking someone to listen to you vent rather than holding it all in.

Asking for help rather than doing it all yourself…

What are you hoping to get out of the pattern of?

23/05/2025

Let’s just name it… 📣 The dog world can be loud. In fact, the online world as a whole, can be loud.

Everyone seems to have the answer, the method, the right way to raise, train, and live with your dog. 😔

And if you’re sensitive, intuitive, or simply human… that can make you question everything. 🤔
 Am I doing this wrong? Should I be more strict? Less? Should I speak up more… or stay quiet?

Let this quote sink in.

There is no one right way.
There’s your way. The way that honours your bond. The way that supports both your nervous systems. The way that lets your dog be a dog, and lets you be you.
Comparison steals clarity.
 Dog moms: you’re not behind. You’re not “wrong”. You’re just walking a different path. And that’s not only okay - it’s powerful.

You are allowed to train, connect, and live in a way that feels right to you. Full stop. And, it’s good to question how something *feeeeels* to you, as your body might be holding some wisdom about what you’re doing that isn’t in alignment with YOU.

Your way doesn’t need to be explained to or understood by others. This applies to all of our life endevours.

Own it. Roar your truth with pride. Connect to the WISE you that has learnt to trust the inner whisper that makes itself heard when someone else is projecting onto you or something just doesn’t sit right.

Your way, is the right way, for you. ✨👏🫶🏻

22/05/2025

Imagine waking up and immediately thinking,
“Damn, I’m lovable”!

You wouldn’t criticize your reflection… you’d admire it for being the vessel that houses YOU.

You’d cheer yourself on for the small habits you have that allow you the life you live, even if it’s just the basics of food, shelter, water.

You’d see how far you’ve come, and appreciate all of the lessons you’ve learnt along the way.

You’d forgive your mistakes nearly instantly,
and you’d celebrate your victories like you do your dog when they get something “right”!

✨Wouldn’t it be amazing to see in you all of the lovable parts that your dog so easily feels in you? ✨

This is just a little reminder that you deserve the same love & kindness that your dog gives you. And if you can learn to give it to them, you can learn to give it to you too!

18/05/2025

Do you ever feel like someone else is living the life you were meant to have? 🫣

Like you’re watching a version of your own dreams play out… but for someone else? Ouch, this is not an enriching headspace & one that can seep into our reality without us even noticing.

Maybe it’s:
The trip to Italy.
The dog that doesn’t need you home 24/7.
The spontaneous adventure.
The dog that can hang at the brewery.
The peaceful camping trip.
The unplanned dinner with guests.
The body that feels strong and whole.
The home that feels just right (no erratic barking).
The relationship that looks like love.
The time… real time, for yourself.

And here you are… wondering why it feels so far away.

This isn’t about comparison.
It’s about connection, to yourself.

Stop longing and ask yourself…

What’s working in your life right now?
What’s not?
Where do you feel out of alignment?
How can you take better care of YOURSELF, so that you have the capacity to move closer towards what FEELS like more of what I want in your life?

Maybe, you just need to start by getting clear on what you ACTUALLY desire…

It might be the thing staring right at you when you compare yourself to others!

16/05/2025

Real talk? I mess up too. Surprise 😜
Even as a dog training professional and connection coach, I still have moments where things don’t go to plan — with dogs, with my relationships, with life. I don’t hold myself to some impossible standard of perfection, because that’s just not real. I’m a human, with a skill set… and that skill set still gets humbled sometimes.

Setbacks aren’t the end of the world.
They’re part of the process.
They’re a sign that you’re making progress — as long as you take a moment to pause and learn from them that is…

In fact, some of my biggest wins have come because of the things that didn’t go right the first (or second... or third) time.

I can be a bit (my husband would say very) stubborn, and it takes a lot of repetition for me to LEARN from my lessons.

There’s nothing wrong with that. Sometimes the Universe gives you the same lesson until you take the wisdom you’re meant to from it (hello toxic relationships…).

You win, or you learn. And when you do win — when something finally clicks, reflect on where you came from. What shifted? What lesson helped get you there? How far have you come from the beginning? Celebrate YOU!

So if you’re having a rough phase right now in your training (or just in life)… you’re not failing. You’re learning. You’re growing. You’re doing it. Together! Even in the dips in progress!

Give yourself some grace. You’re allowed to be figuring it out as you go… I am too.

07/05/2025

Well… here goes nothing.

I don’t talk about this much on here anymore, but it’s something I’ve shared before & my intuition has been on point lately, so it feels like it’s time to share it again. ✨

About three years ago, I realized something I had been doing my whole life without even knowing it had a name. I’ve been communicating with dogs… not just in training sessions or through body language, but in a deeper, spiritual way. An intuitive way.

Not everyone will get this & that’s okay. This is not for the skeptics or the black-and-white thinkers. This is for those of you who believe, or long to believe, in the magic we can’t always see.

When I finally owned that I had been receiving messages from dogs on this unseen plane, everything changed. I stopped doubting. I started listening more deeply. And what came through was wildly beautiful. For me personally, for Cedar & I, and for the clients that happened to come into my orbit. 🪐

So... I’ve been quietly offering Intuitive Readings to my inner circle for a while now. And it’s become one of my absolute favourite ways to connect dogs & their people.

Here’s how it works:

✨ I record a 15–30 minute meditation where I connect to your dog’s energy & tune into any messages they may have for you. I send it to you the day before our call.
✨Then we do a 1:1 online session together (30–45 minutes) where I share what came through and we explore the meaning together.

It’s about an hour of time total, soul-deep connection, and often, some profound insight. Sometimes it’s lighthearted. Sometimes it’s emotional. Sometimes it takes weeks to unfold. But it’s always meaningful.

This is best suited to dogs still with us.

I’ve had 3 requests just this week, so I figured, it’s time to open the doors a little wider. From now to mid-July (as I prepare for maternity leave), I’m offering 20% off Intuitive Readings for anyone who feels called to explore this kind of connection. They can be booked here: https://www.canineconnectioncoaching.ca/intuitivereadings

If this resonates with you, if your dog has something to say—and your heart is open to hearing it—I’d be honored to hold that space for you.

With love, not fear ✨🫶🏻❤️

05/05/2025

You’re not going to solve the problem if you keep thinking it’s outside of you.

Your dog’s (or child’s, boss’s, or partner’s) behaviour is a mirror — not a malfunction.

The issue isn’t that your dog won’t listen, is reactive, is anxious, is chaotic, is unwell. It’s that you’re not listening — to yourself.

I don’t coach dogs. I coach humans who are ready to see how their thoughts, energy, and patterns shape their dog’s behaviour — and every relationship in their life.

People who are brave enough to ask:
What is my dog here to teach me about myself?

I help you get clear. Conscious. Reconnected. No fluff. No outsourcing your power.
This is deep work for the self-aware and spiritually curious. For people who are tired of feeling like victims in their own life. People who want to feel more connected. More authentic. More grounded. ✨

My life is proof.
* conscious relationship built on mutual respect, deep love, and sovereign self-responsibility.
* A dog-human connection that doesn’t require control to feel secure.
* Nervous system regulation (a work in progress) — where I can hold space for others without absorbing their chaos.
* Boundaries that honour me, not who I’m supposed to be.

If you’ve hit a wall — emotionally, energetically, relationally — this is your invitation to shift. No more blame. No more waiting for your dog (or partner, or boss, of job, or family member, or child) to change so you can feel better.
 It starts with you. ❤️

In my coaching container, we go deep:
* We bring awareness to your thoughts, actions, and nervous system patterns.
* We explore how your internal state influences your dog — and everyone around you.
* We move you out of victim consciousness and into conscious, empowered leadership.

Coaching is 20% off for June + July only. Then I step away for maternity leave, returning spring 2025. 💸

So if you’ve been circling this work — this is your sign.  
This container will change you, and probably change your life in one way or another.

Sustainable change from the inside, out. 🫶🏻  Let’s go inward — together.

Click the link in my bio to sign up.

01/05/2025

Most of us are taught to respond to life when it knocks on the door.

But what if we softened into change before it arrived?

Bringing home a new baby, moving houses, changes in routine, a new partner or roomie, another pet… these shifts deeply affect our dogs. And they often deeply affect us, too.

These things ripple through their nervous systems, just like they do ours.

But so often, we brush it off.
“It’ll be fine.” Or “I’ll be fine”.
When what we really need is to pause and ask:
“How can I set us up to thrive through this rather than simply survive it?”

For me, preparing my home for a baby months in advance - supporting Cedar gently and consistently through each layer of change, isn’t about fear.
It’s about love.
It’s about meeting both of us with tenderness.
Not waiting for the overwhelm to crash in, but building a soft place to land before we fall.

Self care.
Support systems.
Grounding rituals.
Predictable rhythms.
These are not luxuries. They’re my love in action.

Change will always come.
But chaos doesn’t have to.

Are you proactive or reactive?
Do you bring a grounded consideration for what may lay ahead and prepare the foundation or do you build as you go?
Dogs thrive in environments that FEEL safe.
And some dogs need some time to establish SAFETY, just like we do. Emotionally, spiritually, physically.

So ask yourself this, am I my dog’s safest place? And how can I give them more security & safety EVEN in life’s twists and turns? ✨🫶🏻❤️

You might be surprised by how much behaviour can change with a focus on THAT, over structured training sessions & regimented plans. I promise!

29/04/2025

Your dog isn’t the problem.
Your dog is your guide.

That reactivity?
That anxiety?
That lunging?
That barking?
That fear that paralyses them?

The things that push you to the edge…

It’s not here to break you. It’s here to wake you up.

Your dog is reflecting what’s already inside — the fear, the frustration, the guilt, the control — not to shame you, but to bring it to the surface, so you can finally meet it, feel it, and release it.

This isn’t about fixing your dog.
This is about remembering you.

The version of you that’s grounded.
Connected.
Clear.
Sovereign.

The version of you that knows how to lead with trust, not control.
With presence, not panic.

This is the work.
This is the path they invite you on.
Your dog showed you where to start.
Now it’s your turn to rise to the occasion.

I don’t offer quick fixes.
I hold space for your evolution.
When you shift inside — everything shifts around you.

Wanna dig into your dog’s deeper teachings?
Wanna be free from the overwhelmed?
Wanna trust yourself and your decisions?
Wanna quiet your mind and connect to your soul connection with your dog?

1:1 Connection Coaching and emotional support might be exactly what you need… 🫶🏻

13/02/2025

I’ve got BIG BIG NEWS my friends… 💓🎉✨

I never imagined life looking a certain way when I was younger. Never imagined a wedding. A baby. Or a house to call my own.

I didn’t attach to these things or fantasize about what it would be like, as many little girls do.

To be honest, I think I was so present dealing with LIFE in its fullness that there wasn’t much space for day dreaming.

When I met my husband, it’s like a whole new world opened up to me. I (for the first time), experienced a partnership that was safe, conscious & secure… it made having a home and maybe even a FAMILY seem possible… and intriguing.

All my friends were shocked when this became an open conversation of ours because although I knew I’d be a wonderful nurturing mother, I never specifically wanted it for myself. And that was always clear.

No kids - just huskies. Forever.

Something magical happened when I fell in love with this man. I learnt to love someone so deep - so capable - so incredibly inspiring - that I wanted the world to have just a little more of him in it. And I never wanted to know a day on earth without a part of him in it with me.

And so here we are. Loving a life we never imagined for ourselves. Growing a garden (he’s the green thumb). 🧑‍🌾 Nurturing like-minded community. Living in our dream home (she was a fixer upper). Prioritizing physical, emotional and spiritual wellness over material possessions. Bowing down from the rat race in exchange for less money, but rich experiences. We WORK HARD for what we are creating. And I’m grateful for all of the opportunity I have been given, and made for myself, to allow me this life.

I am equally as grateful for being blessed to welcome a little baby boy to our crew this summer. ✨🙏💓

Cedar has been taking good care of me on the couch for the past three months. He helped me recovery from trekking in Patagonia pregnant (that’s another story)… & he’s already learning to walk well with a stroller. ❤️

Thank you for being a part of my community & for celebrating AND grieving alongside me over the years.

You’re all a part of my mission to make the world a little brighter through our canine companions & their wisdom. ✨

13/02/2025

This quote by John Bowlby really got me thinking about the connection between how we interact with our dogs and how we navigate our relationships with others.

Just like us, our dogs have needs—emotional, physical, and social. When we don’t meet those needs, they can start to act out, becoming “needy” in ways that don’t always make sense to us. Their behavior can be a direct reflection of unmet needs—whether it’s more exercise, mental stimulation, or simply more attention. 🤪

But here’s where it gets deeper: It’s not just our dogs.

Stay with me here—when we feel misunderstood or disconnected in our human relationships, it’s often because our own needs aren’t being met. Instead of communicating those needs, or even identifying they aren’t being met, we might act out, seek validation, or project frustration onto others. And just like with our dogs, it’s important to reflect on those needs within ourselves. 😵‍💫

When we learn to identify and fulfill our OWN needs, we stop outsourcing that responsibility—whether it’s in our relationship with our pets or with the people we care about. By showing up for ourselves, we stop expecting others to fill the gaps we’re not addressing internally.

So, the next time your dog acts out or you feel misunderstood by someone, take a moment to ask yourself: What do I really need right now?

Because understanding and fulfilling our own needs is the first step to more balanced, compassionate relationships—human or canine.

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