There’s a moment that every dog trainer, handler, or coach faces: the tension between what we hoped would happen and what actually did. I’ve felt it ringside, in training facilities, and even in my own research… this quiet pull toward perfection. But here’s the truth I keep returning to: perfection isn’t the goal. Progress is.

Canines in Motion was never meant to be a perfect product. It’s meant to evolve — like the science I share here, like our training approaches, like our understanding of what dogs need to thrive. I’m launching this space not because I have all the answers, but because I believe in asking better questions. And I believe in sharing the process, mess and all.

This blog, and this site, is an invitation: to explore, to learn, to shift when we know better. Some posts will be polished and science-heavy. Others might be scribbled field notes from training nights. All of it will be grounded in care — for the dogs we love, the people who guide them, and the sport that challenges us both.

Because work shouldn’t hurt. And that includes sport.