Course Details
When you bring home a new dog, you’re not only interested in helping them bond with you and your human family members, you’re also thinking about how they will fit in among your existing dogs. How can you give the newbie the best possible chance of developing positive, lasting relationships with the dogs you've loved dearly for years?
Bonding doesn’t happen automatically simply because dogs live under the same roof. It is built through shared experience, predictability, and attention to their individual needs and boundaries. When approached intentionally, adding a new dog can strengthen the entire social structure of your household while allowing each individual relationship to grow.
Throughout the presentation, we will discuss:
- How to use observation and curiosity to discover your new individual dog, and using that information to grow your connection
- How to balance individual time when your attention is divided among multiple dogs
- How to use space and structure to foster harmony and bonds between dogs
- Why the strongest bonds are built over time, through consistent shared experience
Whether you’ve just added a new dog or puppy, are planning to, or simply want to strengthen the relationships within your current group, this webinar will give you a deeper understanding of how connection develops—and how to expand your household while preserving the bonds you’ve worked hard to create.
Adding a new puppy or dog to your household is exciting—but when you already have other dogs, it changes the social landscape in ways that can feel complicated. Every existing relationship shifts. Your time is divided differently. Your resident dogs experience changes in routine, and your availability to them may change. And your new dog must learn how to fit into an already-established social scene.
About the Instructor:
Erin Lynes (she/her) is a lifelong dog enthusiast from Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. She is a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer, a Licensed Family Dog Mediator, and a Certified Cani-Fit Leader. Erin is also the co-founder of National Dog Sports, a Canadian-based multi-sport competition league. She breeds performance-focused Labrador Retrievers under the Eromit kennel name and spends most of her waking hours exploring the art and science of how dogs move, learn, play, and connect with their people and the world around them.
Erin shares her life with a lively, multi-generational crew of Labradors ranging in age from seven months to fifteen years, along with her wild and wonderful beagle mix, Leroy, one cat, and a couple dozen sheep. In the summer months, she hosts competitions and teaches in-person classes and seminars at her home facility, Eromit AIRcademy, specializing in dock diving, agility, and shed antler training. During the snowy winter months, Erin trains a team of Labrador Retrievers for dog sledding. Throughout the year, she teaches as an instructor with Fenzi Dog Sports Academy (FDSA), develops programming for National Dog Sports, and raises the next generation of Labrador puppies. In her free time, you’ll most often find Erin out in the woods or on hiking adventures with her dogs.
