Offering advice and plans of action for pet parents on a variety of issues you may be struggling with. Give Toby details on the issue and get a personalized response.

Examples of topics for Custom Solutions:

• Recall during outdoor adventures

• Excessive or dangerous hunting behaviors

• Scavenging

• Utilizing a training collar

• Hiking trail smarts

• Mountain biking and motorsports safety

• Teaching your dog to swim

• Creating an exercise, socialization, and/or enrichment plan that’s appropriate for your dog’s breed and personality

• Anxiety, tension, fear, and unpleasant emotions the pet parent is experiencing with their dog

For behavioral or training issues where video of the problem behavior is the only way to really understand what’s going on, Toby will analyze up to 20 minutes of video you share and then send you solutions.

Examples of topics for C.S. + Video Analysis:

(Any topic where Toby needs to observe visually)

Tension between two dogs in the same household

• Dog to dog social interactions in other settings

• The question of whether the Human is contributing in a positive or negative way during challenging situations

• Why won’t my dog swim and what can I do about it?

• Mild-moderate leash reactivity

• When a pet parent doesn’t understand what the dog is experiencing and expressing though their body

1. Pick 1 issue impacting the quality of life for you and your dog. Simply answer the intake form questions in writing and/or submit video of yourself answering those questions no later than the start time and date you’ve reserved for your appointment.

2. When selecting Video Analysis, you will ALSO share up to 20 minutes of video showing the problem behavior in real time.

3. If needed, Toby may ask clarifying questions, using the contact information you’ve provided, after your submission. Your response within 24-hours will allow Toby to incorporate that information.

4. Within 10 days of your submission, Toby will offer you personalized dog training recommendations as well as detailed recommendations about how to solve the problem. Feedback may take the form of video explanation, video demonstration, and/or a written document, whichever is appropriate for the topic. The response will include an analysis of the situation, environment, energetics, dog body language canine dynamics at play, and any other pertinent factors. Toby will detail practical recommendations tailored to address your specific goals and challenges, empowering you to make positive, effective changes.

Footage must be:

1. Clear in quality

2. Steady, not excessively shaky

3. Containing pertinent subjects (animals or people) or objects

4. Of a duration that gives time and opportunity to observe the full sequence of events

5. Showing the details of a dog’s body and face

6. Natural and not contrived, showing the actual behavioral challenges in their typical context

Toby is an expert in reading and translating the embodied communication of dogs and making sense of their behavior. She understands what dogs are saying about a situation and expressing about their feelings, resulting training solutions for the individual dog. Toby can also read human behavior on a macro level and suggest ways for pet parents to modify their own actions resulting in emotional and behavioral change for the dog.