Seeing our dogs through a trauma-informed lens lets us lead them with empathy and attunement.
Marilyn Mele
Hi, I'm Marilyn Mele...
Founder of Dog Wisdom Workshop
and
Creator of The Four Pillars of Resilience
When I began teaching dogs and people professionally more than 40 years ago, knowledge about dogs was limited and incomplete. We did our best with the information we had.
Today, an explosion of discoveries about how dogs learn, think, and especially how dogs feel, has changed everything for dogs and their caregivers.
Instead of prioritizing behavior change as in the past, we focus first on sensitive a dog's emotional need to feel safe.
The Four Pillars of Resilience reflect principles found in neuroscience, psychology, and biology: Relaxation, Movement, Patterns, and Attunement. Together The Four Pillars of Resilience create a powerful synergy that you can easily master.
