The Dog Knows

The Dog Knows Helping families & dogs live in harmony in healthy & safe relationships, without fear or overwhelm.

Mary Farrelly is the founder of ‘The Dog Knows’

Having struggled with a lack of confidence for a large part of her life Mary has always understood what it feels like to be the under-dog. So, combining 25 years of experience in training, education and facilitation roles and her own personal challenge of not being heard and misunderstood, Mary founded ‘The Dog Knows’. The Dog Knows provides educati

onal and coaching support for both people and their dogs with the aim of transforming how we communicate with each other. Mary sets out to create a positive attitude in how we consider the emotions and feelings of our dogs. She has spoken on radio, at national events and delivers her award nominated workshops and webinars for children and adults. The Dog Knows believes that when people are fully equipped with the skills, knowledge and understanding to ‘Think Dog, Talk Dog’ they can become confidently themselves in life and in business.

21/06/2026
The Think Dog, Talk Dog Pillars.Inside The Dog Knows Community, we don't guess we plan. The Think Dog, Talk Dog Methodol...
17/06/2026

The Think Dog, Talk Dog Pillars.

Inside The Dog Knows Community, we don't guess we plan.

The Think Dog, Talk Dog Methodology is built on a precise framework forged through 7 years of learning, experience, case data , and face to face work with hundreds of families.

When you join the 40 Founding Members inside the community, you are gaining access to a driven, purpose led community which includes:

- Non-negotiable behavioural truths that dismantle forced compliance and replace it with authentic communication channels.
- A high-level space where we discuss and examine real-time case studies together, upgrading our collective knowledge base as the framework evolves.
- moving from chaotic, misunderstood communication to fluent, to intuitive canine guardianship.

This is not a self paced, forgotten course. This is a professional standard. If you want to stop firefighting behavioural symptoms and start mastering behavioural root causes, this is where you belong

Applications are being reviewed in the order they are received. Apply today to secure one of the remaining founder member spots.

Submit your application click the link in the the first comment 👇

It's Time! Today the doors officially open to The Dog Knows Community.This is a private, highly supportive and education...
17/06/2026

It's Time!

Today the doors officially open to The Dog Knows Community.

This is a private, highly supportive and educational group exclusively for 40 founders, a combination of both ambitious dog professionals and advanced guardians, who are ready to move beyond traditional obedience and build canine emotional intelligence.

We are not here to memorize basic commands or surface-level training tricks. We are here to expand the 'Think Dog, Talk Dog' methodology, deep dive into what's important for dogs, and build a living, results driven framework that protects and elevates the dogs in our care.

Because this is a high-proximity, foundational group, entry is strictly by application only.

I am looking for 40 individuals who are ready to take full ownership, challenge industry norms, and develop a high standard.

Once these 40 founding member seats are filled, the doors will close .

The application portal is now live, secure your priority placement as a founding member, benefit from being an early innovator with us.

APPLY HERE: click the application link in the first one comment below 👇

I spent years watching the traditional dog training industry repeat the exact same patterns, expecting different results...
12/06/2026

I spent years watching the traditional dog training industry repeat the exact same patterns, expecting different results.

It always looked the same: force compliance, demand obedience, suppress the symptom, and ignore the dog's emotional state.

Here is the truth we need to face: traditional obedience doesn't create connection. It creates frustration, confusion, and a profound emotional distance between dog and human.

We are living in an era with unprecedented access to behavioural science, yet I still see an overwhelming amount of behavioural neglect, suppression, and sheer ignorance masquerading as "training."

Something has to change. And that something isn't the dogs. It's us.

I realised I could no longer participate in a system designed to make animals mute. That is why I developed the Think Dog, Talk Dog methodology. It is a complete departure from forced compliance, shifting the entire standard toward canine emotional intelligence.

If we want our dogs to listen to us, we have to learn how to listen to them first.

The Dog Knows Community is opening soon for 40 dog professionals and advanced guardians, who are ready to lead this change. Join the priority waitlist today to secure your seat before public access opens.

👇 JOIN THE COMMUNITY WAITLIST:

Click the link in The comment below.

10/06/2026

Why Perfection Sucks,

A client came to me locked into a destructive industry expectation: her dog had to walk in a perfect, continuous heel at her side for the entire duration of the walk.

If the dog drifted by an inch? A sharp leash yank, a stern reprimand, and a choked-up, white-knuckled grip on a tight lead.

The traditional obedience industry calls this "control."

Here is what that control actually produced:

• A profoundly confused and conflicted dog.
• Behavioural fallout, including escalating reactivity both on walks and inside the home.
• A dog that, on the rare occasion he was given freedom, bolted in frantic avoidance because the pressure was unliveable.

This isn't a walk. It's a high-stress compliance activity.

When we look at things through the eyes of canine emotional intelligence, the diagnosis is obvious: the suppression of basic canine needs (like decompression, sniffing, and environmental scanning) creates massive frustration. That frustration eventually triggers an emotional explosion.

We completely dismantled this framework. We traded forced compliance for communication.

By teaching the owner how to read leash tension as communication rather than a battle, and introducing structured decompression zones, we transformed the walk from a source of anxiety into a source of connection.

Stop forcing your dog to march. Start teaching them how to communicate.

The Dog Knows Community is opening soon for 40 dog professionals and advanced guardians who want to connect through understanding.

Join the priority waitlist today to secure your seat before public access opens.

👇 JOIN THE COMMUNITY WAITLIST:
Click the link in my bio today.

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