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YOU AND YOUR DOG - ADB ESSENTIALS
an ADB Academy online course for dog owners and professionals
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No dog acts out for being heard and understood

Build a strong foundation in understanding your dog's lived experiences and learn how and why Emotions Affect Behavior.

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Attention: If you reside outside the USA, Canada, UK or Australia, please reach out to us for manual enrollment.

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About the Course

Our "You and your Dog" course (CARE First Essentials) is designed to open doors to a new way of living with dogs. A way that moves beyond tedious, time-consuming, and costly training protocols, focusing instead on connecting with dogs in a profoundly meaningful way, particularly on an emotional level. Understanding how dogs perceive and process the world internally—and how these internal mechanisms interact with their surroundings—is key to preventing or clearing up many misunderstandings that can make our lives together unnecessarily challenging.

 

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While this course is the foundation for all ADB +1 courses, the +1 courses contain enough information and insights that they can be enrolled in independently. Upon enrollment in the ADB Essentials course, please expect a welcome email from Thinkific. In the email, you will find a coupon code for enrollment in our +1 courses.

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PLUS

Lifetime access to the course

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PLUS

Free enrollment in the ADB Academy Community Center for community and ADB Instructor support

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Acronyms:
ADB-I = ADB Instructor
ADB-KG = Knowledge Graduate
ADB-SG = Skills Graduate
ADB-ACT = ADB Certified Affective Canine Therapy

K9 Life Coaching/Affective Dog Behavior disclaimer: Affective Dog Behavior is a combination program founded of experience, skills and Dr. Jaak Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience as well as Social Neuroscience and various research in general Neuroscience. While your ADB Team is knowledgeable in the topics covered within the program, the Team continually adds new knowledge through their efforts in translating ongoing modern (neuro)science into "dog". That said, please understand that the ADB Team is not a team of scientists but a team of canine professionals who with a keen interest in the various branches of Neuroscience. 
Our mission: In the scope of Affective Dog Behavior, it is our mission to (1) collect and translate into "dog" research that will help us better understand and connect with dogs, (2) make said research and translations easily accessible, understandable and relatable to non-professional and professional dog guardians, (3) embrace and follow a community and connection-oriented approach where social equity, diversity and equality are not only encouraged but a foundational pillar, (4) continue on our path of self-education and our commitment to providing reliable up-to-date information to our members ad non-member readers.

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