A NEW ERA OF LEADING WITH TRUST LOVE AND DIGNITY
A NEW ERA OF LEADING WITH TRUST LOVE AND DIGNITY
The Go Anywhere Dog® Training Manifesto is a clear stance on how dogs deserve to be taught, led, and lived with.
It exists to challenge outdated, fear-based training norms and replace them with something better: emotional safety first, trust before control, and boundaries that teach rather than intimidate.
This manifesto reflects what decades of behavioral science and lived experience with real dogs together have made undeniable: fear blocks the kind of learning that builds confidence, regulation, and trust. Regulation precedes obedience, and leadership is measured by clarity and compassion, not force.
This is the foundation beneath everything we do.
From puppy classes to real-world reliability, our work begins here.
The Manifesto answers the “why” of our work.
Next, learn how we bring these principles into practice.
Before tools.
Before techniques.
Before labels.
Before opinions.
We ask:
Is the dog upset?
That single question determines everything that follows.
Because behavior does not exist in isolation.
Behavior emerges from emotional state.
And dogs—like all mammals—learn very differently when they are upset than when they are calm.
If a dog is fearful, anxious, overwhelmed, reactive, or emotionally dysregulated:
In those moments, learning is associative.
That means anything added to the environment—especially pain, fear, or intimidation—becomes part of the emotional picture.
For this reason:
We do not use aversive punishment of any kind when behavior is driven by emotional upset.
No adding pain.
No removing pain.
No corrections.
No intimidation.
Instead, we change how the dog feels.
We use:
Because emotion must shift before behavior can truly change.
When a dog is regulated, calm, and capable of choice:
In these moments, we teach:
And when appropriate, we use negative punishment (P–):
We do not add pain.
We do not scare.
We do not suppress.
We teach dogs what to do, not just what not to do.
We are precise with our language because precision protects dogs.
These are not the same thing.
We reject aversive methods because they:
Especially in puppies—whose nervous systems are still developing—these risks are unacceptable.
Modern dogs are:
They do not need to be controlled into submission.
They need:
This is not achieved through force.
It is achieved through safety, structure, and relationship.
Dogs do not train themselves.
Families deserve:
When people are misinformed, harm happens—not from bad intent, but from lack of understanding.
Clear education is harm prevention.
At Go Anywhere Dog®, we commit to:
We do not promise fast fixes at the cost of trust.
We do not sacrifice emotional safety for optics.
We do not train dogs to endure life.
We train them to thrive in it.
To explore the science behind emotional safety and learning, read
Why All Mammals Learn Safety Before Obedience →
To understand our signature framework in depth, read
Boundaries Without Trauma™: A Humane Model for Raising Confident Dogs →
A dog who:
That dog is not created through dominance.
That dog is created through understanding.
Because how dogs feel determines how they learn.
— Jody Karow, CTC
Founder, Go Anywhere Dog®
Dog Life Coach
Emily Niemeyer
Dog Life Coach
Ashley Fordyce
Dog Life Coach - Owner
Jody Karow - CTC
Admin Extraordinaire
Jeannie Bingenheimer
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