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November, 2025

Annie Phenix

How Trauma Affects Dogs & What Trauma in Dogs Looks Like

Key Points From Our Interview

Dogs do experience trauma and their nervous system responses are much like our own
Trauma is not the event itself - it is how the dog responds and heals (or doesn't heal)
We can help dogs by making sure they feel safe in their environment - safety comes first - then training can begin

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Meet Annie Phenix

Annie Phenix, ACB- KSA, has achieved many certifications including Certified Canine Behaviourist (INTODogs), CPDT-KA (Retired), Fear Free Certified Professional, Graduate of a Schutzhund Dog Academy, CGC Evaluator, Nose Work Instructor, a graduate of Sarah Fisher’s Dog Detective Course, and many others.

She belongs to several professional organizations such as the Pet Professional Guild, Pet Industry Advocacy International, the UK Dog Charter, and the International Companion Animal Network. She is a lifetime advocate of training dogs without the need for fear, force, or pain and with compassion and science-backed methods.

She owns the internationally respected training company Choose to Train Humane ®. Phenix is the author of The Midnight Dog Walkers: Positive Training and Practical Advice for Living with Reactive and Aggressive Dogs (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2016). Her book was nominated for a Maxwell Award for best behavior book of the year by the Dog Writers Association of America.

She recently wrote her second best-selling book on canine behavior concerns and solutions titled Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs: Proven Techniques to Help Your Dog Overcome Fear and Anxiety (CompanionHouse Books, 2023). She runs a popular community that focuses on healing trauma in dogs: The Canine Trauma Clinic

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