Intro: What Is Attention Unlocked?

Welcome

Welcome to the Attention Unlocked! This course helps you teach your dog to pay attention to YOU and practice human mindfulness yourself.

Meet Your Instructors 

It's been our dream to partner with professionals to star in our products and we are so incredibly grateful to have two incredible women star in Attention Unlocked.

Juliana DeWillems is the Owner and Head Trainer at JW Dog Training. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP),  Certified Behavior Consultant Canine (CBCC-KA), and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC). Juliana has been training dogs since 2014 after she graduated with distinction from the Karen Pryor Academy. She is now a faculty member at the Karen Pryor Academy and teaches the Dog Trainer Professional program. To learn more about Juliana and her business, click here.

Dr. Nathalie Edmond, PsyD, RYT-500 is a licensed clinical psychologist and experienced yoga teacher who takes an integrative perspective to her consultations and trainings.  She believes that transformation happens when we integrate mind-body-spirit and have an embodied dialogue.  She is trained in multiculturalism and intersectional feminism and takes a trauma informed approach to her work.  She believes that anti-racism work includes addressing all marginalized groups and identities and working towards liberation of all beings. She regularly leads anti-racism and diversity trainings for clinical practices, libraries, school districts, corporations, nonprofits, activism groups and yoga communities. To learn more about Dr. Edmond and the services she offers,  click here . 

How Is This Course Organized? 

This course is very much an introduction to training your dog to pay attention to you AND an introduction to human mindfulness. Because you have so much going on, we didn’t want to add any additional stress to your life by requiring you to complete Attention Unlocked in a set amount of time. Good news: you can go at your own pace and you will retain access to the content for the foreseeable future! 

The content is divided into five different sections. There are mostly dog training videos in each section and one mindfulness video per section, spread throughout the course. Take as much time as you need on each video with your dog and yourself. There’s no pressure! The main goal here is to have fun, learn, and connect with your dog and yourself.


Why Is Everything That's Dog Training Related Filmed Outside?
We filmed this course before we were all fully vaccinated. As a result, to stay safe as a small film crew, we shot the indoor portions of this course in a lower distraction setting outside. When you train your dog, use your best judgement about what location works best for you both. 

Community

Community is a big part our vision for Tails of Connection. We are constantly learning from friends like you and are reminded that we are not alone in our journey. 

Our primary community is on Instagram where you can absolutely tag @tailsofconnection in training and mindfulness posts related to this course and we will do our best to comment and celebrate your successes (big and small) because they THRILL us! 

While we won't be commenting on Facebook as frequently as we do on Instagram, we will do our best to respond there when you post. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@tailsofconnection) so we can celebrate your successes there, and so you can keep up with the latest TOC news and training advice in and outside of Attention Unlocked. We would be so thrilled if you tag us in posts and stories of you training or having fun with your dog. We will share as many as we can because we love spreading that joy.