The "Gentle Parenting" Framework, Newly Adapted for Dogs

Gentle Parenting is a concept used for human-child parenting relationships which Sowjanya has remodelled for dog-human relationships.

The foundations of this approach are trust, respect, understanding and empathy (the T.R.U.E. foundation) to achieve a healthier relationship between the dog and their human caregiver. This approach takes a trauma-informed and emotionally affirming approach to understanding dogs, their behaviors and work towards building emotional health and resilience.

This powerful 1-hour webinar is available now, on-demand!

  • What is Gentle Parenting of Dogs?

  • The Difference Gentle Parenting Can Make

  • The T.R.U.E Foundation of Gentle Parenting

  • Discover ways to practically implement these ideas in the form of Challenges.

  • Suitable for anyone working with a dog (or any other animal!) who wishes to add more tools to their trainer toolbox.

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A framework to help you care for your dog.

Build resilience and nourish emotional health.

  • 1 Hour of Video

    This is accessible right now! The webinar is an on-demand video with the presentation only, with videos and PowerPoint. Please note that there is no Q&A session.

  • CEUS Pending

    CEUs (CCPDT & IAABC) Available for Course Purchasers, Diamond Members & Library Pass holders

    1 IAABC CEU
    1 CCPDT CEU

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About the Instructor

I'm so grateful to be welcoming Sowjanya to my Academy. Read on to learn why!

Canine Behaviour Consultant

Sowjanya Vijayanagar

Sowjanya is a certified Canine Behaviour Consultant after completing her BHARCS Applied Canine Biosociopsychology and Ethology Diploma from BHARCS, India, and the founder of Dog Pawmise. She works with dog parents who struggle to understand and deal with their dogs. Her approach is to work on behaviours holistically and keep the dog's welfare at the centre of the work. The goal is to help the dog parents build a healthy and harmonious relationship with their dogs. This goal is heavily inspired by the ideas of Gentle Parenting, originally in the context of human kids, which she applies in her work with dogs and dog parents.

Her dogs, Sammy and Zoey, inspired her to embark on this learning journey, and they will forever be her teachers! Along with Sammy and Zoey, she is extremely grateful to her free-living dog friends (endearingly called streeties), who have helped her in her learning journey and continue to do so even today!

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