TAO DOG Wellness, Simsbury, CT (2026)

05/28/2026

Meet our 2026 Wellness Retreat Team!

We want everyone to have the best day with their dogs at our dog-friendly wellness retreats. A day to be present with your dog and recharge for yourself. Our team is here to support you and your dog throughout the retreat experience.

Stef & Soul Dog Tao✨ I’m thrilled to be leading another retreat season. Being a certified dog trainer, canine fitness trainer and yoga teacher, each retreat is focused on wellness for both you and your dog. I love combining the different aspects of dog wellness to share not only for the day but, so our dogs can live as happy and healthy for as long as possible. This year is a little different without Tao’s physical presence but, I have no doubt her energy will shine extra bright on that day. Together, the dream of dog-friendly wellness retreats became a reality, and her legacy and free spirit will always be woven into all of our offerings at TAO DOG.

Sue Monroe & Flint🐾 Sue has been helping to lead our retreats from the very beginning. Sue shares with us her extensive background in directing and hosting events on an international level. Most recently she has added to her knowledge becoming a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Associate Certified Coach/Intl Coaching Federation and End-of-Life Doula/National EOLD Alliance. At our retreats, she is always available to help, answer questions and ensure you have everything you need for your special day. Thank you for being a part of our 2026 retreat season.

Chris Eastwood, River & Relic 🐶 As a Certified Guide Dog Mobility Instructor and National Placement Specialist, Chris brings his vast knowledge of working with both people and dogs to our retreat days. He travels extensively throughout the country, and is our go to person for all things dog travel, nature related and is an avid outdoorsman and expert fisherman. You will find him at our retreats, a calm, steady presence, there for you whatever you need. Grateful to Chris for being my husband, fellow trainer and bringing so many of my ideas to life with me.

We can’t wait to welcome you all to the 2026 season at TAO DOG Retreat Center!🩵✨

05/26/2026

The question isn’t “who are you?” it’s “who aren’t you?” We got Relic’s results back and turns out, she’s a super, super mutt!!

We’re still convinced part of her is a cattle dog, based on her behavior.🤣 it’s fun to see the explanations of each breed and that she comes from many generations of mixed breed dogs.

When I read the different behavior traits of the breeds, she certainly demonstrates some of the traits and we totally see the shepherd in her. She reminds me of a good recipe, a little of this and that to make something amazing. This past weekend she spent time with our family, she just completely rolled. Loved people coming to the house, was thrilled to play with her Labrador cousin and totally softened with the young kids. She even engaged my 6 year old nephew in a game of I’ve got your sister’s shoe and come try to get it. Completely appropriate and innocent, and reminded me of our childhood shepherd who would steal our snow boots and take off running.

Just this week, she has really started to care about where I’m at. Normally, with puppies I am careful to be sure they have down time alone to prevent separation anxiety but, because she’s so confident and independent her caring about where I’m at is a good thing. She definitely still gets breaks in her crate, partially cause I’m tired and need the rest too.😉

She’s smart and easy to teach new things too but, a challenge in the sense of her overall attitude being “life is great, why can’t I just run around doing what I’d like”, and her draw to be free in nature.

To me, she’s perfect in every way. 🤍✨

05/13/2026

What are you?! is the question we get when out and about. We’ve been wondering the same thing! Thanks to our good friend Michelle, we will be sending out Relic’s test today to find out what breeds she is. We’d love to hear your guesses. What do you think?

So far we have..
Cattle Dog
German Shepherd
Dutch Shepherd or Malinois
Pittie
Lab

We can’t wait to find out!😁

thank you🙏🏼💜

05/11/2026

We are so excited for this Sunday’s classes! There are spots in both the 10am All Levels and 11:30am Beginners conditioning classes.

We have some new fun for you, the weather looks great and if it stays that way we will have class outside and with the upcoming paddle season we are adding paddle boards to our obstacles for you to try out on land and teach your dog new skills. Working outside adds an element of distraction and new environment to practice.

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Simsbury, CT

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+18606822313

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http://taodogwellness.com/

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