... because your dog now trusts you.
After working with several students who desperately needed their dog to accept brushing, bathing, nail trims and haircuts, I realized that they all needed this important step to achieve their goals. Their dog didn’t trust them. That’s why they couldn’t get their dog to participate even in the training sessions.
If you want dog training sessions to feel easy and relaxing, the Zen Zone is for you. Not only will you receive video lessons for 3 EASY TO FOLLOW training exercises, you’ll learn how to recognize subtle non consent cues, understand your dog’s body language, strategies to plan your training so it becomes a habit plus a clearly defined training structure so you can always have success all for a fraction of private training.
Here’s the thing, easier and stress free grooming doesn’t happen overnight, it takes time but even though it’s a slow process it will feel easy as long as you’re doing it correctly. That’s exactly why I created the Zen Zone, to help you have more successful training that leads to actual progress during real life grooming.
You just need an easy to follow process that shows you what to do even when you aren’t sure it’s working. (that is until a real life situation like a twig stuck in a tail or your dog has something in their mouth and for some reason, taking care of it felt a lot easier than ever before.)
You deserve to see an INCREASE in participation from your dog because you know exactly when your dog is consenting and when they are not so that you do not undo your training and damage the trust they have in you. You deserve to know exactly how to conduct your training sessions so that you and your dog understand the process.
Just so you know, this is the one and only time you can join a live Zoom call with me for a live training on this course and opportunity to ask Q&A. After this launch, that replay will be added to the course curriculum for all new students. So don’t miss your chance to be on Zoom live with me!
Roadmap so you know what to do and when you can move on.
List of supplies so you don’t have to guess.
Instructions for planning, filming and reviewing your own training.
Video lessons to teach you how to help your dog trust you.
Three easy to follow training exercises with printable notes.
Visual explanation of canine body language during grooming.
Bonus lessons to aid in any troubleshooting that might arise, support mindset shifts, Q&A clips and more!
Before the Zen Zone...
After the Zen Zone...
Before implementing the Zen Zone, Delaney was struggling to train her dog Hazel to accept touching so she could trim her nails and give her a bath. She noticed her dog would go still and appear “calm” but knew she was actually just so scared, or Hazel would pull away and try to bite. Then Hazel would get frantic and so hyper, Delaney couldn’t get any more progress, it was like she kept getting stuck.
That’s when she got the Zen Zone — and everything changed (as you can see above!)
Instead of continuing to push through and keep doing what clearly wasn’t working (despite being told to try harder or use better treats) Delaney started following the training exercises inside the Zen Zone. Those exercises and the additional information and concepts really make it click for her and Hazel! Now even when Hazel needs a nail trim or a bath that they can’t skip, Delaney is confident that Hazel will have an easier time during and afterwards. She knows that any No Choice Event will not undo her progress!
PS: It’s not just Delaney and Hazel. I get messages like that ALL THE TIME from dog parents who have implemented the Zen Zone and trusted the process so they could reach their goals.
Just like you, all of these students struggled to see success while following the many how-to videos and tutorials online, until they found the Zen Zone. Now they’re seeing progress both in training AND real life grooming that they never would have before. Many students also report seeing a calmer dog IN GENERAL in other areas of life.
Disclaimer: I love sharing success stories, but remember, they’re just examples. Everyone’s results are different, and past success doesn’t guarantee future results. We can't promise any specific grooming or training outcomes. Due to the nature of digital products, refunds will not be given.
Terms of Use
Welcome to the Zen Zone
STOP ✋🏼 Do you have the Get Zen Method yet?
What's the Zen Zone?
Zen Zone Roadmap
Fearless Grooming Acronyms
The Zen Dog Student Community
How to Ask Great Questions
What You'll Need
Plan your Training so it's a HABIT
How to Structure Your Training Sessions
How to Film & Review your Training Sessions
Safe Place Promise
Check your Mechanics
Safe Place Conditioning (Training Exercise)
Why you won't tell your dog "lay down" when teaching Safe Place Conditioning.
Slow Treats (Training Exercise)
Zen Bowl (Training Exercise)
BONUS - How to Train with Multiple Dogs
Share your thoughts!
Body Language Breakdown (helpful info)
Non Consent Cues (NCCs)
Combining Exercises for a solid foundation!
Help your dog Accept Any Grooming Tool
Dog not taking treats? Watch this.
Troubleshooting with Pez Hand + Dummy Hand
Stuck in perfectionistic thinking? Watch this. (Troubleshooting Get Zen live lesson)
"My dog comes to eat out of the zen bowl after a break. What do I do?"
"What should I do if my dog is bored with the training and isn't motivated?" (with video review)
How do I end a session so my dog knows we are done without continuing to solicit more training?
"How can I offer a break for my senior dog who is achy and can't get up over and over?"
Share your thoughts!
Q&A from the Live Training
My dog is raw fed or fresh fed. How will I deliver food in training sessions?
Should I train in more than one room?
Should the safe space we choose be an area that our dog is already comfortable in and chooses to seek shelter in when they get nervous?
Can I use verbal cues like "down" or "come" to help my dog cooperate?
These prices won't be available again.
This depends on a lot of factors but I suggest that students commit 3-5 weeks to this to build a solid foundation before moving on to teaching their dog to accept grooming tools and tolerate being touched. Those training sessions are like the school sessions but the Zen Zone is the very important orientation.
Students do really well when they train 4-5 days a week but the sessions are only 2 minutes each. There is a detailed video lesson that will walk you through creating your training planner on a calendar.
Only a few things that you already *likely have. For the record, you will not need or use a clicker, so don’t worry about that. You will definitely need a rug, mat, or towel (goes on the floor of an open room where you will sit) for your dog to lay on. Again, there is a detailed video lesson to help you pick what will work best. *For anyone with physical disabilities, these exercises can still be taught on an elevated surface like your bed or even the kitchen table rather than the floor.