At this point, your pets are


Absolutely Apart

đŸ’„ They currently can't be in the same room without conflict

đŸšȘ You keep them completely separated

đŸ€• You might be worried about whether they are going to hurt each other

❓ You might even have major concerns about whether they will ever be able to coexist

bold black words "dealing with ongoing cat-dog conflict sucks" with turquoise hand-drawn underline for emphasis

But it sucks A LOT LESS when you have personalized guidance from a certified trainer and support from a community of other cat-and-dog people going through the same things


So don’t try to go it alone!

Program FAQs

    • The Club is best for clients who proactively seek out help and guidance on their own. They can apply general training and behavior knowledge to their own pets’ situation.

    • The Journey is best for clients who want specific training tasks laid out for them along with accountability built into the program. They are able to plan out their time to accomplish the week’s tasks between sessions.

    • The VIP program is best for clients who want bite-sized training tasks to work on each day, and want feedback quickly so they know that the next day’s task will definitely be in line with their up-to-the-minute progress.

  • Club members who want some 1:1 coaching time with Naomi can book one ad-hoc 20-minute check-in per month (for $50 each)

  • You are paying for the subscription on a month-to-month basis and can cancel your subscription at any time and no further charges will occur.

    I value transparency and open communication, and would appreciate you letting me know that you are planning to cancel or pause your subscription. We can talk about it during one of your weekly live sessions (or via DM if you are in the Club).

  • For clients whose pets are starting “absolutely apart” you can expect to be in the program for at least 6 months.

    For clients whose pets are starting as “beginning buddies” you can expect to be in the program for at least 3 months.

    For clients whose pets are “cautiously coexisting” or are preparing to bring a new pet into the household, your program will be evaluated month-to-month.

  • During each weekly session you will talk to Naomi about what training exercises and setups you’ll be doing with your pets over the following days. These will be written out in detail in our shared training plan document (in Google Docs - here is an example).

    Between live sessions, you will be communicating with Naomi inside your weekly training plan document. There you can ask questions, get feedback on your training videos, and troubleshoot asynchronously via comments! Don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with the tech - there’s a full explainer video to walk you through everything!

    At the end of each month, you and Naomi will spend a few minutes of your session doing a progress check and clearly define your goals for the next month.

  • Naomi will send you a quick check-in message every day (either a DM through the community software or via text, whichever you prefer), Sunday through Thursday.

    A typical message might be:

    “Hi! Hope you’re having a great day 😁 Were you able to work with Fluffy on the relaxation protocol yesterday? How did it go?”

    If you prefer fewer check-ins per week, just let Naomi know at the start of your program (you can always go back to daily).

  • There are two types of training that you’ll do throughout the program:

    1. Individual skill building with each pet: on average, you’ll be working with each pet for around 5 minutes per day, 3-5 times a week

    2. Setups with your pets together - typically, we aim to do these 3-5 times a week during mealtimes (since your pets have to eat anyway 😁) - these usually last between 5 and 20 minutes (depending on how close to coexistence your pets are)

  • No.

    As a behavior professional, it is unethical for me to guarantee results of my training programs.

    Your pets are sentient beings whose behavior is inherently unpredictable. Just like us, they experience good days and bad days, which affects how they interact with each other.

    The ultimate level of coexistence we can achieve is based on a variety of factors, many often out of our control. Because we are dealing with a complex ecosystem of multiple animals - including you!

    What I can guarantee is that I will tirelessly work with you to set reasonable expectations of your animals and help you all take the steps to reach them.

  • We will get along splendidly if you:

    • are dedicated to improving your pets’ individual quality of life and are willing to consider the needs of each of your animals AND yourself

    • are ready to collaborate with me as part of your team (because ultimately, you know your pets best) and are willing to try things out and troubleshoot (and to see setbacks as data that inform our next plan)

    • don’t expect a quick fix (we are dealing with at least 3 beings who are learning to live together) - these things take time

    • you see the importance of reinforcing your pets’ appropriate behavior around each other, and working to prevent them rehearsing any undesirable behaviors and you understand that punishing your pets’ inappropriate behaviors towards each other might stop those behaviors in the moment, but could also lead to the animals forming negative associations with each other’s presence - this can make true coexistence difficult

    • don’t take yourself TOO seriously (because I’m kind of a goof 😁)

What clients have to say


{click on the animals’ picture to read the full testimonial)

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