Decisive Moment Pet Consulting

20/09/2024

A huge shout out to for putting on a great conference. It was an honor to be invited to present, workshop, talk, & learn!

Thanks so much for your leadership and caring for Dog Pros. Looking forward to next year.

18/09/2024

Thank you to my Muzzle Mastery Made Easy workshop participants! We had fun with our fake dogs and had a surprise guest Noodles. Noodles learned all about muzzle training and was a superstar!!!

Thanks for the fun today & can’t wait to see you all implement the things you learned today.

Don’t forget to tag me. 😄

05/09/2024

One more thing checked off my To-Do list before going to the conference! Flu & updated Covid vaccines done ✅

Less than two weeks to go! Let the packing, planing, and brain heeling continue!!

Hope you’re joining me either in person or online.

26/08/2024

Happy International Dog Day!

We hope you and your dog are having a great day.

May your dog bring you the joy, safety, and empowerment that Gus the Schnoodle brought to nine-year-old Sara!

In return, give your dog all the modern training, enrichment, and lifestyle that did not exist in the 1980s!

And yes, Doodles existed back then.

Wags and Love,
Sara, Lindy, and P***y

22/08/2024

Can’t make it to California you can still join the fun! Catch me and all the amazing speakers at Association of Professional Dog Trainers

Did you know you can earn up to 30 CEUs at this year’s conference? Whether you're attending in person or virtually, we've got you covered!

✨ One Day = 7 CEUs
✨ Full Conference = 21 CEUs
✨ Plus, an extra 9 CEUs when you watch the recordings of the sessions you miss!

And here’s the best part: The session recordings are available for a special pre-sale price of just $99 for all attendees—virtual or in-person. Don’t miss out on this incredible value!

🚀 This is your moment to shine—join us for an unforgettable learning experience that fits your schedule!

👉 Register today at apdtconference.com

17/08/2024

Where has Sara and Decisive Moment been?!!?

2024 has been a tumultuous year. In May, it took a very unexpected turn.

I was hospitalized with a Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) event that resulted in a subarachnoid hemorrhage brain bleed. As far as brain bleeds go, it was a “good” brain bleed, and I did not need neurosurgery. The recovery has been long, non-linear, and sllooowwww for this fast-paced chick! I have been under doctors’ orders to nap, stay off screens, and rest my brain. That has been surprisingly difficult with caregiving for Mark, having our house for sale, and all of life’s other stressors.

To be honest, running Decisive Moment has been on the back burner. For that, I am sorry to my clients and potential clients and incredibly grateful for your patience. From now until October, I will continue to be in recovery mode. My main focus right now is being well rested and up to Muzzle Queen status for the APDT conference in mid-September. �

For the rest of 2024, I have set a schedule that I feel will set both my clients and me up for success.
📗 I will continue to see my existing private clients, but my books are closed to new clients until next year.
⭐️ I am offering a variety of group virtual classes: TOTAL Toenails, But First FUN! Cooperative Care Tricks and Choose Your Own Adventure.
💅🏻 I am offering my first Care with Consent Nail Professional Certification Program in October.
🔗 Details are in link in bio.

Looking forward, the Care with Consent Professional Certification program will be offered in February 2025. An informational webinar and application information will be available soon.

Once again, thank you all for your support and understanding. Here’s to an uneventful and healing rest of 2024!!

04/05/2024

May the 4th be Force Free! 🤓

Happy May 4th to all my fellow Star Wars nerds.

17/04/2024

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!!

I have put my heart and soul into this course. So many amazing examples from so many great trainers & clients.

Join me in learning the joys, fun, and serious skills needed for muzzle comfort.

08/04/2024

One of the great things about is seeing amazing speakers speak. I’ve known .yablon since she was in her KPA class. She has done a stellar job making Leash Skills for both dog and people accessible and successful!

I used to say that I was going to write to a book Leash Walking In Just Two Years. Those first two years for most puppy/adolescent dog folks can be rough, especially for polite leash skills. Kiki remembered that joke (yet not) and “made” me a “book” in her talk. 🥹

Her talk reminded me of hanging out in our friend Susan’s basement training with .bertilsson and We’d get so training nerdy together. There was so much of our time together distilled into her current work. It is an honor to Susan’s memory, friendship, and great training.

Great job .yablon I’m so glad I was able to be present.

06/04/2024

Best part of conferences- making new IRL friends out of online friends!! 🤩😎🤓

Stay tuned for Day 2 fashion choices!

31/03/2024

Vintage Looking Bunny Ear Sunday Funday with Lindy and P***y

As always we practice of our Care with Consent skills to achieve these photos.

18/03/2024

🍀 Happy Saint Patrick's Day! 🍀
From your favorite Irish Unicorn Lindy and Lass P***y

We hope you're not green with jealousy on how cute they are!

11/03/2024

Who wore it better?!!?

17/02/2024

From Breakfast Time to Brilliance!

Today, thanks to an awesome Team we learned that Cheerios fit on the end of an oral medication syringe. Bonus that Cheerios are on Penny’s and Georgie’s approved food lists and they both love them.

Nothing is better than creativity in action!

Penny was eating off the syringe in no time. 🤩

Need help with your dog taking medication we can help!

14/02/2024

Lindy and P***y wanted to remind you and your pets this Valentine's Day that you are 💖 MAGIC 💖 and are always LOVED!

May your Valentine's Day be filled with Puppy Kisses and Kitty Biscuits.

09/02/2024

A few spaces left in the upcoming classes!

🐾 Care with Consent Foundations Class
- Starting February 12 - 6pm Central/4pm Pacific - $330 - One Space Left
CwC Foundations class works on all of the skills and learning concepts behind cooperative care and Care with Consent. Small class size for individualized instruction for your team.

⛵️ Choose Your Own Adventure Class
- Starting February 27 - 5:30pm Central/3:30pm Pacific - $330 - Two Spaces Left
Choose Your Own Adventure is a class for teams who understand cooperative care concepts and are looking for coaching on a specific project or behavior. We all learn from the various projects.

Link in the bio!

08/02/2024

Care with Consent - It Takes a Village!!

Today Team Wally added the most important part of his Village a new Primary Veterinarian Dr Hooper at the amazing

Wally has a host of health issues, heart worm survivor, hip dysplasia, intestinal disease, cardiac disease, with a history of human and dog directed aggression. Needless to say all of that adds up to NOT being comfortable with veterinary visits!

Today was his establishing care visit at Brooklyn Yard Veterinary Hospital. To set Team Wally and the staff up for success we visited the clinic a number of times without interacting with the staff. He visited a number of rooms, ate lots of treats, and practiced his Care with Consent skills. We learned certain rooms were not great for him, due to his concerns about trucks. No big deal, that’s easy to accommodate!

With his pre-visit pharmaceuticals on board he was a rock star today! He solicited pets from Dr Hooper -YAY. He was comfortable with me doing some minor handling. He was comfortable in his muzzle. He politely said no thank you to wearing his cone and doing a side lay in the presence of new people. That’s just data on things we need to work on.

Next step is rabies vaccine. A little more training in clinic and I think we’ll be all set!

Thank you to Brooklyn Yard for being so understanding with our special needs dogs. I’m grateful for being part of Team Wally. Updates to come!

Do you need help with your dog’s veterinary concerns? We can help - no matter where you live.

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03/02/2024

Every year I see this happen!

The first nice weekend day everybody who should or shouldn’t be walking their dog is out. I know that false spring is tempting but if you have a dog with big feelings, today is the best day to stay home.

The same also goes to say your dog that barked and lunged at things last fall did not magically get better during the winter ! 😉

Enjoy your false spring at home with the windows open doing some enrichment around the house! It is a great day to practice watching people and dogs go by at a distance on your front step or porch.

Are you having a false spring day where you live?