Bark Side Manners

06/01/2026

🎉 I earned the emerging talent badge this week, recognizing me for creating engaging content that sparks an interest among my fans!

05/31/2026

Reflection Sunday 🐾

This week inside the Calm & Confident Transformation Program, we’re focusing on something that changes everything when it comes to behavior: learning to understand what your dog is trying to tell you.

Many people see behavior as something to fix. We look at behavior as communication to understand.

One of the exercises we practice is journaling. When an unwanted behavior happens, we take a closer look at the whole picture:

✍️ What was happening right before the behavior occurred?
✍️ What was happening during the behavior?
✍️ How did your dog respond afterward?
✍️ How long did it take your dog to recover and return to a calm state?

When we slow down and observe instead of react, patterns begin to emerge. We start to see triggers, stress signals, and unmet needs that may have been easy to miss before.

The more we understand our dogs, the better we can support them.

Reflection Question:

🐾 What have you learned about your dog recently that surprised you or helped you understand them better?

I’d love to hear your answers in the comments.

05/29/2026

I will be attending this Workshop this weekend. I get calls all the time from clients, friends, family asking for help in emergencies. Which is why I am super excited to be attending this Workshop to strengthen my skills to be able to help others. Want to join me? Click the link below to reserve your seat!

One of the fastest ways to recognize that your dog may be in trouble is simply knowing how to check gum color.

Healthy pink gums can quickly become pale, white, or injected/red during an emergency and many dog guardians miss these early warning signs until it becomes critical.

Pale gums may indicate:
• Internal bleeding
• Shock
• Severe anemia
• Poor circulation

Bright red or injected gums may point toward:
• Dehydration
• Heat stroke
• Pain or inflammation
• Toxicity or fever

And this is just ONE small tidbit of what we’ll be covering inside this weekend’s Emergency Preparedness Workshop.

As a 24-year ER veterinarian, I created this workshop to help dog guardians:
• Recognize emergencies early
• Know what can safely be done at home
• Think clearly under pressure
• Converse like a bad-ass advocate with the vets
• Support recovery and rebalancing afterward using natural remedies

This is your last call for early bird pricing which ends tomorrow.

Workshop is May 30th & 31st
12–1:30 PM EST

Register below 👇🏻

05/28/2026

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