What is Your Work With Dogs All About, Really? I was so inspired opening up the DOGx 2023 conference, teaching (and even singing) with 200 wonderful UK dog trainers and dog professionals. We recorded the presentation and will be playing it back for you live in Zoom on November 8, followed by a live Q&A Session. In this keynote talk, I explored a new and nuanced meaning of the word 'tracking' that I learned from Aaron Johnson and adapted to the dog world: instead of tracking prey or lost humans, we are "tracking" our dogs: paying attention and taking them into account over time. Tracking is defined more fully in the presentation, but it's essentially empathetic attunement: carefully paying attention to the experience of whoever you are tracking, for their benefit and the benefit of the greater community. Tracking is the missing link, a fundamental skill for families with dogs, and putting words to this skillset inspires us how to go about teaching it, instead of focusing on the power-over approach that is the traditional role of dog trainers. If you've been finding your life and relationship with dogs subtly shifting as you learn and grow, this talk can help you put some verbiage to the change and inspire you to nourish the whole dog, secure attachment, and the systems in which they live. Recorded Live at the DogX Conference Hosted by PACT UK in Winchester. We invite you to join us for a Live Replay and Live Q&A November 8, 2023, 10 am - 11:30 Pacific. The full November 8 session will also be recorded for your later viewing

Sponsor:Empowered Animals LLC
Speaker(s):Grisha Stewart MA, CPDT-KA, KPACTP

Contact: Yvette Potter