🐾 Hey there, Dog Lover,

We're back with Part 5 of the Peace in the Pack series — and today, we're getting into one of those deceptively simple questions that opens the door to a whole lot of deeper conversations:

Should your dog be allowed on the furniture?

My answer? Yes.
…And also maybe no. 😉

This episode isn’t about setting rules — it’s about understanding what levels mean to dogs. From who gets the couch to who sleeps on the bed, your dogs are constantly making choices based on strategy, safety, and social standing.

In this episode, we dig into:

• How elevation influences canine communication (and conflict)
• Why leadership is more about clarity than control
• The role of the den (your bed!) in pack dynamics
• How little moments — like who moves who — say a lot about the social structure
• Why some dogs show tension in elevated spaces (and what that actually means)

Plus, I’ll share a behind-the-scenes look at Irie and the occasional “toothy whispers” she shares with the rest of the pack — and what that taught me about space, status, and fairness.

I hope you enjoy this one.
See you next week for Part 6.

Tracy
xoxo

👉 Next Steps:

If you really want to understand your dog — and decode the way they move through the world — it starts with learning how to read canine conversations.

That’s exactly what we do inside The Fearless Framework — together.

🎉 Join today: www.beyondobedience.ca/fearless
I can’t wait to start this journey with you.

Music Credit 🎶 Shawn Trotter www.shawntrotter.com

🐾 Hey there, Dog Lover,

We’re continuing our Peace in the Pack series this week with a topic that hits close to home for so many multi-dog households: possession and resource conflict.

Ever said, “Ugh, my dog is so jealous!” when one dog pushes the other away for attention?

Yeah. Let’s talk about that.

In this episode, I’m diving into:

• What dogs actually value (spoiler: it’s not always food)
• Why guarding you is often the biggest source of conflict — and how our human emotions add fuel to the fire
• How possession shows up in subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways
• The difference between healthy play and tension-filled control
• Why “fairness” is a human concept, not a canine one

I’ll also share one of the biggest lightbulb moments I had comparing my house pack to my kennel pack — and what it taught me about my own role in the tension I was seeing.

If you've ever dealt with growling over toys, snippy moments between dogs, or tension when one dog comes in for love, this episode is for you.

I hope you enjoy this one.
See you in the next episode.

Tracy
xoxo

👣🐾Next Steps:

If you really want to understand dog behaviour, canine conversations, and how to create clarity and peace in your pack, you need to be inside The Fearless Framework.

This is where we walk the walk.
Together.
With heart, intention, and a healthy dose of dog nerdiness. 🐾

🎉 Join today: www.beyondobedience.ca/fearless
I can’t wait to start this journey with you.

Music credit: 🎶. Shawn Trotter www.shawntrotter.com

Hey Dog Lover,

You’ve probably heard it before — or maybe even said it yourself:
“He’s just social!”
“She’s friendly!”
“They love other dogs!”

But here’s the thing: “social” isn’t always what you think it is.
And in a multi-dog home, it might actually be the source of your tension.

In this episode, we’re digging into the four types of canine sociality — asocial, antisocial, social, and pro-social — and how this spectrum plays out in real-life relationships between your dogs (and between you and your dogs, too).

We’ll talk about:

• Why “friendly” often means boundaryless

• Why some dogs bulldoze others while others withdraw

• How you might be acting social instead of pro-social with your own dog

• And what a truly pro-social pack actually looks like

This episode might change the way you see your dogs — and your role as a leader — for good.

Hope you enjoy this one. See you in the next episode!

Tracy xoxoxo

Next Steps:👣🐾
If this episode hit home — if you found yourself thinking “Oh no… my dog might not be pro-social” or “I’ve been labeling my dog ‘friendly’ when really… they’re just kind of rude,” — then here’s the truth:

You don’t just need more training tools. You need a new lens.

And that’s exactly what the Fearless Framework is here to give you.

It’s not a course about fixing your dog — it’s a 12-month coaching experience designed to help you:

• Build trust-driven leadership that actually works in a multi-dog home

• Understand your dogs at a deeper level — from personality to behavior to pack dynamics

• Stop second-guessing yourself and start leading with calm, grounded confidence

• Create a peaceful, connected life with your dogs — not just a well-managed one

Because you and your dogs deserve more than obedience.
You deserve understanding, connection, and confidence.
You deserve to live beyond obedience.

💻 Join me inside the Fearless Framework at beyondobedience.ca/fearless
Let’s build something beautiful together.