Thriving Connections Community

Online Self-Paced Learning for Busy Families!

It's Not Training...It's a Lifestyle

Thriving Connections Community was born from a vision to create an all-encompassing online hub where guardians can learn to raise family dogs within a compassionate, connection-focused framework.

I wanted to ensure that every dog guardian, regardless of their budget or location, could access expert guidance in behaviour, wellness, and nutrition. Whether you are starting a puppy off on the right foot, navigating complex challenges, or simply looking for new ways to enrich your dog's life, this space was created for you.

The Power of Community

Most online dog academies offer isolated courses that you work through alone. What they lack is the ongoing human connection, empathy, and real-time support guardians need when navigating behavioural struggles.

Inside our self-paced online community, you get the best of both worlds:

Self-Paced Learning: Access the classroom anytime to work through specialized courses, deep-dive masterclasses, and practical learning guides tailored to your immediate needs.
Continuous Connection: Connect with a supportive network of like-minded guardians in our community forums, member group chats, and Q&A spaces.

You may be working through the home study material at your own pace, but you are never left to figure things out on your own. Here are some of the courses you'll find inside:

Raising Resilient Puppies

This informative five week long course helps new puppy parents navigate raising their puppy to be resilient, calm and happy. Enrol Now to learn how to meet your puppy's needs, understand their communication and increase the chance of preventing mental health challenges from developing in the future.

Cultivating Connection Course

Our flagship online course takes guardians on an in-depth walk through understanding the importance of growing a garden of healthy attachments with their dog. Upon completion you'll better understand healthy dog-parent attachment, arousal, communication and how to foster feelings of safety and trust.

Raising Resilience in Dogs

This course is for the families of dogs who are struggling with mental health challenges that negatively impact their well-being. Raising Resilience focuses on the emotions of dogs and understanding the neurobiological changes that occur as a result of trauma or repetitive negative experiences.

And There's More!

When you Enrol in Thriving Connections, you can unlock all of our courses, masterclasses, tutorials, live training sessions and every single virtual event that happens in the future. If you are looking for support with prey drive, connection, cooperation, responsiveness, greetings, resource guarding, separation anxiety, reactivity bias or other canine behaviour challenges, join now to finally get the support you need and want.

Standard Membership

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^$0/mo

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The perfect starting point for any dog guardian's journey.
Access to the Community Forum: Join the conversation with a supportive network of peers.
Free "Cultivating Connection" Course: 10 hours of foundational learning content.
Peer-to-peer support: Share wins and navigate challenges with others who "get it."

Premium Membership

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^$79/mo USD

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For guardians ready to dive deeper into their self-paced learning.
Everything in the Free Membership.
Full Online Classroom Access: Unlock my entire library of additional courses!
Monthly Live Group Coaching: Two live group chats each month to get the support you need.

VIP Membership

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^$179/mo USD

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The highest level of individualized support for complex cases and dedicated growth.
Everything in the Standard and Premium Memberships.
Monthly Private 1-on-1 Session: A dedicated call with Niki each month to focus on your unique needs.
Individualized Strategy: A custom roadmap for your dog and family's well-being.
Exclusive VIP Small Group Chat: A more intimate group chat for connection and support.

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"I am so grateful for you, Niki! You just make everything make sense and have made such a difference in our lives already. You are an absolute gift!"

—Corine & Sadie