One of the reasons I believe critiques are so difficult is because not all experience equates to advancement in skill.

When we take care of our own emotional health, we can show up for the animals in our care.

For safe and fun playgroups, you need to train people, not dogs.

Good leaders never stop learning.

Volunteers are critical to great welfare.

Word choice reflects the relationship between you and your learner.

pssst -- our ethical approach to animal trainings happens to work with people, too!

Labeling a learner stubborn or unintelligent when a training session goes poorly is a dead end.

Receiving critical feedback is part of the learning process, and something our team takes very seriously.