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Tell Us About Your Dog

The L.E.G.S.® framework — the whole dog, not just the behavior

Behavior never comes from nowhere. We look at your whole dog through the L.E.G.S.® framework, developed by applied ethologist Kim Brophey:

  • ♥L — Learning: everything they've experienced and figured out about the world
  • ♥E — Environment: the world they live in, from your living room to your neighborhood
  • ♥G — Genetics: what they were bred to do, long before they met you
  • ♥S — Self: who they are as an individual — age, health, personality

Booked with us? Fill this out before your first session and we'll arrive already knowing your dog. Not a client yet? Fill it out anyway — we read every one, and we'll reach out.

Answer as much or as little as you'd like. No judgment — just understanding.

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Play detective with The Dog Key

Kim Brophey's free tool reads your dog's genetic groups from their build — weight, ears, tail, body, coat. DNA insight, no swab. Keeping the breed a secret from us? Run it yourself and we'll compare notes at the reveal.

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The book that changed how we work with dogs — Kim Brophey's game-changing guide to understanding your dog's behavior through all ten genetic groups. The perfect companion to everything this form just asked you.

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L.E.G.S.® and Family Dog Mediation® are registered trademarks of applied ethologist Kim Brophey. Terra of Wholistic Canine is a Licensed Family Dog Mediator® — this framework shapes how our whole team works.