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Beyond Obedience The BE Podcast is here: Listen now:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tracyfranken I am so excited you are here! Hey there!

Do you long to have a happy, confident dog you can take anywhere and everywhere? Are you worried your reactive, fearful dog may hurt someone - or something else? Do you have to “prepare” yourself just to take your dog for a walk around the block? I will help rebuild trust and confidence for you and your dog, to have the calm, joyful life with your dog that you always imagined. I’m Tracy, a retired vet tech turned dog trainer, mom, wife and all-around dog lover. I have had dogs all my life but when my first dog bit my friend, I was so horrified and ashamed. I immediately turned to dog obedience training books and classes, but it didn't help. This time my dog bit someone very familiar to him and in that moment I knew - this wouldn’t be fixed with simple obedience. I finally realized the key to building confidence in my dog was understanding him on a deeper level. Tossing treats and teaching tricks wasn’t going to cut it. After years of research, trial and error, and discovering a method and a lifestyle of living with dogs based on understanding, respect and communication and not obedience, I'm excited to share what I've learned with you! Now I have a pack of “just good dogs” I trust to take anywhere. Our lives are calm, peaceful, fun and most of all inclusive. My goal is to help you to establish routines that build confidence, develop effective communication strategies, and how to address fear-based behaviours and techniques for enhancing social skills- without spending countless hours and dollars on dog obedience training that just doesn't work. If you are ready to have a happy confident dog you can trust to take with you everywhere, Beyond Obedience is for you! Grab your leash and collar because we are about to jump in! Be sure to check out our website:

https://beyondobedience.ca
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Today is the day! 🎉The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp begins today at:9 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET / 1 p.m...
10/20/2026

Today is the day! 🎉

The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp begins today at:
9 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. AT

If your dog won’t listen, is reacting, or is generally being a banana-beans crazy dog, come join Paisley and me.

We’re spending three days looking beyond commands, control, and endless training techniques so you can begin helping your dog listen, make better choices, and settle more easily.

Can’t join us live today? Register anyway. Replays will be available.

There is still time to get in:
https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp
See you soon! ❤️

🐾 LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT!The CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp starts tomorrow!If your dog still won’t listen, reacts to e...
10/19/2026

🐾 LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT!

The CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp starts tomorrow!

If your dog still won’t listen, reacts to everything, or regularly turns into a banana-beans crazy dog, this is for you.

Over 3 live sessions, we’re going to look beyond obedience and explore what may actually be getting in the way between you and your dog.

You’ll discover:

🐾 Why more training may not be creating the change you hoped for

🐾 What could be getting in the way when your dog won’t listen

🐾 How your presence and influence affect the choices your dog makes

🐾 A surprisingly simple exercise that can change what you notice about your dog

🐾 How to apply these ideas to your own dog during live Q&A with me

We’ll meet live on Zoom for approximately 60 to 90 minutes each day:

October 20th to 22nd

9 a.m. Pacific
10 a.m. Mountain
11 a.m. Central
12 p.m. Eastern
1 p.m. Atlantic

Can’t attend live? Replays will be available.

I would love to have you join us!

Save your seat here:

https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

Let’s look at your dog a little differently. ❤️

We start tomorrow! 🎉The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp begins Tuesday, October 20th.If your dog won’t listen, is reacting, or ...
10/19/2026

We start tomorrow! 🎉

The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp begins Tuesday, October 20th.
If your dog won’t listen, is reacting, or is just being a banana-beans crazy dog, there is still time to join us.

Paisley and I will be live on Zoom for three days, helping you see what your dog may need from you and how you can become a stronger influence without relying on treats, tools, or another training technique.

October 20th to 22nd
9 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. AT

Can’t attend every session live? Replays will be available to everyone who registers.

Come join us:
https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp
Who will we be seeing tomorrow? ❤️

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What if finding calm wasn't just about your dog? ❤️One of my favourite things about the feedback we receive after CALM D...
10/18/2026

What if finding calm wasn't just about your dog? ❤️

One of my favourite things about the feedback we receive after CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp is hearing how much changes for the humans, too!

Because when we start understanding our dogs differently, it changes how we feel, how we respond, and how we show up for them.

And that can change everything.

Just TWO DAYS until CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp is back! 🐾

📅 October 20–22
⏰ 12 PM Eastern
💻 Live on Zoom

I would love to have you join!

https://beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp starts Tuesday! 🎉If your dog won’t listen, is reacting, or is just being a banana-beans cra...
10/17/2026

The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp starts Tuesday! 🎉

If your dog won’t listen, is reacting, or is just being a banana-beans crazy dog, come spend three days with Paisley and me.
We’re going to help you:

🐾 Understand why the training you’ve already tried may not be creating lasting change
🐾 Learn how to help your dog listen, settle, and make better choices
🐾 See the influence you already have without reaching for another treat, tool, or training technique
🐾 Ask your questions and get my eyes on what is happening with your dog

We’ll be live on Zoom for approximately 1 to 1½ hours each day.

Can’t attend every session live? Replays will be available to everyone who registers.

October 20th to 22nd
9 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. AT
Register here:
https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp
Come join us. This is going to be good. ❤️

**FEAR vs. PREY DRIVE — What's the connection?**At first glance, they might seem like two completely different things.Bu...
10/16/2026

**FEAR vs. PREY DRIVE — What's the connection?**

At first glance, they might seem like two completely different things.

But there's something they have in common.

**Both are deeply rooted in survival.**

Fear helps keep our dogs safe from potential threats.

Prey drive is connected to the natural instincts that once helped dogs find and secure food.

But here's where it gets interesting...

Most of our dogs no longer have to hunt for their next meal. We take care of that for them.

Yet those natural drives haven't simply disappeared.

And when we start looking at behaviour through the lens of survival, instinct, and emotional needs, it raises some interesting questions.

What happens when we try to suppress those natural responses?

And are we really helping our dogs when we do?

**Not all behaviour is something that needs to be trained away.**

We're going to explore this and so much more during our:

CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp happening next week!

🐾 October 20–22
⏰ 12 PM Eastern
💻 Live on Zoom

Come join me as we look at dog behaviour from a completely different perspective.

👉 https://beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp starts in five days! 🎉So what exactly happens when you join us?For three days, we will meet...
10/15/2026

The Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp starts in five days! 🎉

So what exactly happens when you join us?

For three days, we will meet you live on Zoom for approximately 1 to 1½ hours each day.

Here’s what we have planned:

🐾 Day One: Why isn’t my dog listening?
We’ll look at why the training you’ve already tried may not be creating lasting change. You’ll also receive your first exercise, BE WITH.

🐾 Day Two: What can I do differently?
I’ll show you the accidental video that completely changed how I understand dogs and the choices they make. Then we’ll explore the influence you already have and how to use it to help your dog feel safer, listen, and make better choices.

🐾 Day Three: Get Tracy’s eyes on it
Bring your questions. We’ll sit down together for live Q&A and talk about what all of this means for you and your dog.

Can’t attend every session live?

Replays will be available to everyone who registers.
Join us October 20th to 22nd:
9 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. AT

Register here:
https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

There's something pretty incredible that happens when we stop focusing solely on changing our dog's behaviour and start ...
10/14/2026

There's something pretty incredible that happens when we stop focusing solely on changing our dog's behaviour and start looking at the relationship instead. ❤️

And sometimes the biggest changes aren't in what our dogs are doing.

They're in how we understand them, how we respond to them, and how we feel about them.

This is why I love the work we do at Beyond Obedience.

And it's exactly the kind of perspective we're bringing to our CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp next week!

🐾 October 20–22
⏰ 12 PM Eastern
💻 Live on Zoom

Come join us!

👉 https://beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

10/13/2026

The most incredible video I have ever captured of dogs happened completely by accident. 😳

I was filming a dog named Ford for an upcoming seminar I was teaching. My goal was to capture his reactive behaviour on video.

Simple enough, right?

Except something happened in that room that I couldn't explain. At least, not at first.

And what I accidentally captured completely changed the way I looked at dogs, their behaviour, and what actually influences the choices they make.

It became one of the most powerful lessons of my entire career.

And during the **CALM DOWN, DOG! Bootcamp**, I'm going to show you that footage and explain why it matters for you and your dog.

**Join us live October 20–22!**

On Zoom (Replays are available for those who sign up)

https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

One of the most powerful things you can do with your dog is absolutely nothing. 😉I know. That sounds suspiciously easy.W...
10/12/2026

One of the most powerful things you can do with your dog is absolutely nothing. 😉

I know. That sounds suspiciously easy.

We’ve been taught that every interaction with our dogs needs to involve doing something.

Train them. Reward them. Redirect them. Correct them. Keep them busy. Tire them out. Fix the behaviour.

But what happens when you stop trying to get your dog to do something and simply learn how to be with them?

No commands.
No treats.
No training goal.
No phone in your hand.
Just you and your dog.

It sounds simple, but this exercise has been one of the most eye-opening experiences for many of the dog lovers I’ve worked with.

It’s called BE WITH, and it will be your first exercise during the

Calm Down, Dog! Bootcamp.

You may be surprised by what you notice when you stop trying to change your dog and start paying attention to what is happening between you.

Join me live October 20th to 22nd:
https://www.beyondobedience.ca/bootcamp

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