Moving Beyond Fear and Anxiety

REVOLUTIONISE YOUR SUPPORT FOR FEARFUL DOGS

Living or working with fearful dogs can feel like a hopeless task. For decades, we have used the same approaches that don't always bring us the solutions that truly change dogs' lives. Our gold standard approaches have often left guardians resigned to living as best they can with a dog who is still struggling.

In the past twenty-five years, there have been many therapeutic advances that can help us transform our dogs' lives more effectively and more kindly so they can go on to life more fulfilling lives.

Are you ready to take the journey to transcend fear and move towards the future?

ABOUT THE COURSE

Even when implemented perfectly, 1 in 5 dogs treated for fearful behaviour fail to respond to medication, behaviour modification or lifestyle change.

In the last two decades, there have been enormous leaps forward in practice that can help. These approaches have not only increased successful outcomes for our dogs but also made existing approaches more efficient too.

This nine month course takes you through the most up-to-date understanding we have of fear, anxiety, panic, trauma and phobias in dogs. You'll learn about how to facilitate safety too, minimising potential for retraumatisation.

You will explore the nature of fear, from its biology to its impact on well-being. You'll also look at why fear learning can be challenging to overcome before learning effective ways to combat the inherent stickiness of fear learning. The course builds into practical application so that you'll have the confidence to apply your understanding with dogs in the real world.

MALADAPTIVE FEAR

Nature never intended fear to stick around beyond usefulness. Fear is great for survival, but when it impairs function, it gets in the way of our ability to thrive.

In the course, you will explore the mechanisms of both innate and learned fear, as well as how these fears can be overcome.

SAFETY LEARNING

If you've ever been told that safety is something that can't be taught, you'll learn why this belief can get in the way of progress.

Not only can safety be learned, it can also be taught. You will learn strategies to help dogs know that they are safe across a variety of different contexts in the home and beyond.

SHIFTING THE NEEDLE

We know that learning to feel safe is never an overnight process. You will learn how to ensure safety learning builds resilience, optimism and confidence.

You will also learn how to use cutting-edge retrieval cues, priming and play to build new habits that inspire curiosity, exploration and adaptability with the dogs you live or work with.

INTO THE 21st CENTURY

You will get:

9 modules complete with video lectures, case studies, research and practical guidance.
18 bi-weekly additional recorded sessions answering your questions and delving deeper into course content.
Contemporary practice with retrieval cues, safety cues, safety buffers and strategies to encourage cognitive reprocessing of fears.
Modules covering development, genetics, biology, neuroscience, habituation, desensitisation, Wolpe's systematic desensitisation, Pavlovian extinction and counter-conditioning, inhibition and the challenges of moving beyond avoidance learning.
Community support in a dedicated Facebook group.
Permanent access to materials including developments in future re-runs of the course as well as live sessions in 2026 and beyond.

£400