Leaps and Hounds Behavior

04/07/2025

Happy 4th of July, friends!! 🇺🇸🙏

02/07/2025

Our “wild” neighbor pal Sage sure loves her Jolly ball time!! 🤣🙌 What a time to be alive!!!

01/07/2025

Re-listening to one of our favorite talks on neuroscience and aggression in dogs with the lovely and brilliant Dr. Kathy Murphy and Mike Shikashio. Excellent insight in here, have a listen!

What does the study of neuroscience have to do with aggression in dogs? A lot. In this episode I take a deep dive into what happens in the brain with none other than Dr. Kathy Murphy. Kathy always has amazing insight about what happens when a dog ...

29/06/2025

We had a blast on a sniffari with our pal Rosie yesterday 🥰🙏 The purpose of these walks is to meet Rosie’s needs— and help her live her best life! That means a richness and balance of natural canine behaviors in safe ways, I.e. sniffing, burrowing, play with me, digging, shredding, and chewing. We took advantage of the wonderful access to nature where she lives—this parkway, in particular, has less people/dog traffic midday, larger grass areas to step off the path if we need to, and plenty of bushes and mulch for Rosie to do her things! The long line allows her explore and take in more of the environment. The results are a happy, more content dog, and reduced anxiety/stress throughout her day

28/06/2025

Hey fellow dog pros and enthusiasts! GRRReat news... The L.E.G.S./FDM 50% off Summer Sale has arrived​!! With that comes the L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation Professional Course 2.0 (w/ Total Welfare) 🌞 Whether you're a veterinarian, CVT, dog groomer, trainer, behavior consultant, walker, sitter, etc..., this course is for you!

We've embraced this approach at Leaps and Hounds Behavior to support the needs and welfare of dogs and families we work with.​ It's improved my consulting skills, and client retention, and really helped me refocus on the BIG PICTURE and embrace CREATIVITY— feels invigorating and fulfilling, reminiscent of when I started these shelter dog playgroups back in the day.

Instead of trying to "fix" or "cure" the dog's "behavior problems"— that never ending game of Whack-a-mole— we're digging deep to understand the WHYs. That is their L.E.G.S., or needs— ALL the elements influencing their life and behavior. That also means understanding the family's needs and expectations, and how that intersects with the needs of the individual dog.

Inevitably, we're not trying to train families to perform as expert dog trainers through complicated protocols. That’s just not what most need or have the capacity for. AND, that may not get the heart of the matter for that dog or their family! Instead, we're asking critical questions, and gaining clarity about the dog's L.E.G.S.. The solutions (Hacks) we then provide are simple, practical, and incredibly creative​. We're supporting needs and improving welfare, to help families and dogs thrive together.

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27/06/2025

I’m lucky to be spending the week sitting our pal Rosie “Champagne Partayyy time”. Here she is living her best life!

The family started with us two years ago, for support with Rosie’s anxiety, “resource guarding” and aggression, sensitivity with handling/aggression— ALL the behaviors and BIG feels. Rose had a lot going on! 🥰 They’ve had a consult and multiple follow-ups, and also the support of a local board-certified veterinary behaviorist and their team, and a local veterinary clinic. It takes a village!

Rosie and family have crossed many milestones! I can’t even begin to explain how incredibly proud of them we are. This has not been without its challenges/regression. AND YET, they’ve always bounced back! The family’s understanding, acceptance, and support of Rosie’s needs has been the catalyst for their success.

They embrace the truth that “behavior problems” are merely symptoms of unmet needs, an imbalance or friction in an animal’s L.E.G.S. 🎓🌎🧬🐕 Their focus has been on needs and welfare, instead of attempting to “fix” behavior (a never-ending game of Whack-a-mole!). In doing so, they’ve created safety, trust, harmony, and joy in the relationship. And they’ve been able to support their own human L.E.G.S. too as a result— vacation time baby!!! No doubt this is just the beginning, many more adventures to come for Rosie and her peeps ❤️

25/06/2025

We had an absolute BLAST with our sweet pal Hazel the other day! We went on a long line exploring walk, worked on some premack games, played ball and chase in the backyard, and then plenty of ‘cool down’ time inside. Nothing like exploring time in NATURE for this husky gal ❤️ Learn more about our exploring walks: leapsandhoundsbehavior.com/dog-walking

23/06/2025

100%!! 🌞

18/06/2025

Rosie updates

17/06/2025

Brand new KARL (wonky leg included) 🤣🙌

Karl Hack how-to: https://youtu.be/M4LWlEmbxbg