I had pieces of Play Way as a professional trainer, having stumbled upon the magic by simply interacting in fun ways with dogs in my own journey with them. Dr. Cook was amazing at breaking things down, providing distinctions between types of play and how they matter to the learning process for a dog who may be limited by fear, anxiety or stress. This webinar provides more tools for BAT, and introduces more avenues for us to help our dogs feel safe and supported in their interactions with humans. As always, my mind is swirling with the applications to other species because the material was presented with the idea of growth and expansion to the benefit of mutual interspecies relationships!

Tactile/non-toy play has hitherto been a neglected topic in discussions of relationship building, behaviour/emotional change and activities to do with our dogs. While a lot of what Amy talks about is something we do intuitively with our dogs, she manages to identify and coach us through the nuances of how to really get the best from this type of play, how to build trust and not make those easy clumsy mistakes that could put our dogs off from playing with us. I really enjoy Amy's approach, the video examples were excelled (and great fun to watch) and I look forward to trying this out with my dog.

I had so much fun watching this, Amy's joy was contagious, how she explained and showed the concept of Play Way! I've always played with my dogs this way, rolling on the floor, wrestling with them, but without ever really being aware of their language!! In a multi dog family, it's a bit difficult to play with one without the other wanting to join. And one of the dogs can easily get over aroused.....when (and if) he does, he runs away and fetches a toy, or a stick.........I don't really know how to "teach" him to play with me.....without a toy. Interesting challenge! Thank you so much Amy for this webinar!

Dr Amy Cook clarified the difference between true play and games for me, which is something that I hadn't thought about previously. Really helpful!

I loved this class. I think that was the first time I understood absolutely everything without using closed captions! Amy has very easy English to understand and is also very didactic. I love play with my dogs and I'm excited to put it into practice!

I've taken Amy's Play Way class and I wish I had seen this beforehand - I would have gotten even more out of the full six weeks knowing where we were heading. This complete picture of the technique sets one up to take full advantage of Amy's expertise. And even if you don't plan to take the course, you will learn so much about interacting collaboratively with your dog.

I smiled so much while watching the Joy of the dogs playing in the videos! There was great, interesting information as well as getting some oxytocin!

I feel so inspired after this webinar, and like a whole new world of possibilities opened. Also Amy has such warmth and is so inspiring as a person. I just loved the way she and Grisha discussed back and forth in this webinar in such an organic way.