Practical Guides for Real Behavior Change
Evidence-based PDF guides created by Renee Rhoades, MSc. From CCRT™ behavior protocols to enrichment and wellness - each one gives you a clear, step-by-step guide to support your dog at home.
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From CCRT™ behavior protocols to enrichment and wellness guides - choose the one that matches what your dog needs.
Behavior Guides
CCRT™-based protocols that address the emotional root of your dog's behavior - not just the symptoms.
Reversing Resource Guarding
A 30-page guide to understanding and addressing resource guarding using the CCRT™ framework. Instead of suppressing guarding behavior, this protocol works to shift your dog's underlying emotional response from defensive scarcity toward trust.
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Healing Separation Distress
A 31-page guide to understanding and addressing separation distress using the CCRT™ framework. Instead of managing the symptoms of distress, this protocol works to shift your dog's underlying emotional response from involuntary panic toward felt security.
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Safe and Sound
A guide using the CCRT™ framework to heal noise sensitivity at its root - building genuine confidence and resilience beyond simple management. Includes the Lincoln Sound Sensitivity Scale (LSSS) assessment tool.
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Practical guides for scentwork, massage, and enrichment - supporting your dog's wellbeing beyond behavior work.
Follow That Nose
A 31-page guide to scentwork for dogs - from the science behind why sniffing is so powerful, to eight home games you can start today, to the foundations of structured nose work. No experience needed.
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Your Therapeutic Touch
A 29-page guide to therapeutic canine massage - from the science behind why intentional touch works, to foundational and advanced techniques, to specialised routines for senior, anxious, and active dogs.
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Enriched Lives
A 22-page science-backed guide to canine enrichment - from species-specific behavioral needs and the predatory motor sequence to 80+ ideas across five categories, plus a personal enrichment planning framework.
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Address What Is Driving the Behavior
Every guide targets the emotional state behind the behavior, not just the surface symptoms you can see.
Clear, Step-by-Step Protocols
Structured step-by-step protocols that remove the guesswork so you know what to do next at every stage.
Written by an Applied Animal Behaviorist
Created by Renee Rhoades, MSc, developer of the CCRT Methodology™, with over two decades of experience supporting dogs with complex behavioral challenges.
Renee Rhoades, MSc
Renee is the creator of Canine Cognitive Restructuring Therapy (CCRT)™ and has spent over two decades working with dogs navigating complex behavioral challenges. Her guides distill years of hands-on experience and evidence-based practice into practical, actionable protocols that guardians can follow at home.
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