Mosaic Dog Training LLC, Family Dog Mediation and Support

25/06/2025

Ohhhh Charlie ❤️🐾

This boy is as smart as he is handsome. And he has big feelings about some of his life experiences.

His guardians are learning how to help Charlie take a moment to pause and think about things he has strong feelings about.

Giving Charlie patterns to create a predictable environment and skills to create self-regulation, we are helping both Charlie and his hu mom and dad gain confidence to navigate their world in a more relaxed way.

Keep up the great work all!! You're rocking it!!

24/06/2025

Tuesday's Teaching...

"It must be really hard to be a death doula."

I've heard that a lot since I received my professional certificate two years ago.

Yes, it is really hard. Seeing the pain and grief of losing your companion animal breaks my heart into a million pieces every time.

But it's also a sacred honor to walk beside someone who loves their companion so deeply that they have chosen to give them a good death, or a home better suited, or bravely faced the reality that their companion is deeply hurting and gives them a compassionate release.

To make these decisions is an agonizing ask of the loving bond between guardian and companion. They need to talk it through, feel the weight of the pain in a safe space, cry, get angry, fall apart, and finally put the pieces together again; often in a new arrangement that allows for growth from the learning and love that came with their relationship.

I am here to walk beside and bare witness to this tender time in their lives. Whether it's an ear, a book, a ritual, a ceremony, or support through the end of life experience, I'm here to do what I can...

Yes, it's hard, but when we begin our journey together, I'm here with you to travel the straight aways, the winding and the curves, and the final destination...

23/06/2025

What if...

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Well, well, well...

What if we’ve been asking the wrong questions about dog behavior?

What if the problems we’ve been hired to fix
aren’t behavior problems at all—
but welfare problems in disguise?

Total Welfare is about flipping the script.
It’s not about making dogs behave.
It’s about helping them be well—
so behaving well comes naturally.

It’s easy when you’ve got L.E.G.S. to stand on.

Stay close.

The shift is coming.

23/06/2025

The Tao of Dog...

Be with me...all the way home...

22/06/2025

Thank you Dogs and Kat...

21/06/2025

We had so much fun during Family Dog Manners graduation at Lake Mills Veterinary Clinic today.

These teams blew me away!! They dug in deep, learning from their dogs about how to guide them safely and with compassion.

Here, we are playing!! Experiential play is one of THE BEST ways to learn from each other. Watching how each guardian introduced, supported, and guided their dogs was heartwarming. It was such a privilege to teach this group...❤️🐾🙏

21/06/2025

Mosaic Musings...

19/06/2025

Mosaic Meditations...

Sit in a comfy, quiet place and close your eyes. Take a deep breath in and slowly let it out...ride the wave of Breath.

Our body moves in waves. Our breath creates a rise and fall in our chest. Our digestion creates waves in our abdomen. Our heart expands and contracts with each beat. Our muscles lengthen and expand as we move.

Everything about us is a dichotomy of opposites. The yin and yang of life and living. One cannot exist without the other.

Learning to ride the wave of life with compassion, kindness, and patience is not a simple thing, but with practice and intent, we can become one in harmony with the ebb and flow of it all...

Breathe in, breathe out...

18/06/2025

We need to feel connected to others to feel safe and loved, and so do our dogs. If we observe with compassion and empathy, many of our dog's behaviors come into a sharper focus. We see them trying to connect with us. Don't ignore this plea...

They need to feel safe and loved, too

Thank you for this meme Trick Woofs...

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When we change our wording and think of the real need behind the behaviour. We can meet it with more purpose and calm.

18/06/2025

Important stuff if you live with dogs and littles...

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17/06/2025

Tuesday's Teaching...

Riding the wave...

Behavior never runs in a straight line, does it. There is always an ebb and flow to it if we look closely. Some days, our dogs behave in ways that we find desirable, others days, well not so much.

On those "not so much days", how do you feel? Do you label the behavior good vrs bad? Or is it just what it is?

How we perceive behavior can be the difference between whether we can move thru the more challenging days with grace or not. We all have days when we are on pointe and then a string of days where we fumble about. That's normal, right? It's the ebb and flow of life... We just ride the wave to the next crest and go from there.

The same goes for our dogs. When we work together, we talk about guiding the dog in front of you. That means accepting where they are in their "wave" and supporting them gently to their next crest.

Yes, riding the wave successfully takes patience and practice. And sometimes, we all could use a helping hand...

If you do, please reach out. We'll "hang 10" together..🤙🐾