Events

November 8–14, 2025
Hosted by Marilyn Mele
FREE 7-day Online Conference

If you share your life with a sensitive or emotionally attuned dog, you already know how deeply they feel the world. Their challenges can stir worry, confusion, or even overwhelm as you try to support them in the best way you can. The good news is you don’t have to figure this out alone.

During this 7-day conference, 29 dog professionals from around the world will share their wisdom, tools, and compassionate perspectives to help you and your dog feel safer, more connected, and better understood.

Together, we’ll explore supportive, heart-centred approaches to meet your dog’s emotional needs while strengthening the bond you already share.

Conference Topics Include:

The importance of being an advocate for your dog
Attachment styles in dogs
A framework to ensure your dog’s success
Coregulation and companionship
How to ask sensitive dogs what they need to heal
Social safety for dogs and people
Love and loss: understanding anticipatory grief
Rewriting the rules of dog training
Love and safety for shelter dogs
Healing separation anxiety through gratitude
Agency and emotional comfort for dogs
Cognitive decline in elderly dogs
The science of optimism in dogs
Using gratitude to create safety for sensitive dogs
Everyday habits that transform you and your dog
How ACE Free Work helps sensitive dogs thrive
Grooming with the dog’s consent
The effect of trauma on dogs
Keys to rewiring reactivity
Lessons from life with sensitive dogs
The connection between fear and healing

My interview will explore: Love and loss: understanding anticipatory grief

How It Works

Each day, you’ll have 24 hours to watch that day’s interviews.
You can tune in at any time, in any time zone, and absorb the sessions at your own pace.

Once you register, you’ll receive a daily email with:

A list of the day’s speakers
Direct access to their interviews
Topics and key takeaways
Reminders for upcoming sessions

Why Attend

Gain compassionate, practical insights you can use right away
Learn how to support your dog’s emotional and nervous system needs
Build confidence in your caregiving decisions
Deepen your connection with your dog and yourself
Feel less alone on this journey

This conference is designed to help you meet sensitive dogs with understanding, presence, and love.