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Play is the fastest shortcut to behavior change in any dog because it fulfills a real biological need.
Play isn’t just for dogs who naturally fetch, tug, or light up over toys.
Every dog has the capacity to play.
It just isn’t always expressed in ways we recognize.
Any Dog Can Play shows you how to take your dog's instinct to play and builds it into a skill that supports engagement, learning and connection for sustainable behavior change.
This two-course bundle breaks play down into teachable and practical skills, so you learn how to structure play with any dog.
Lifetime access with a one-time payment - available now at introductory pricing.
Any Dog Can Play™ consists of these 2 courses
Earl's Playbook
5 video lessons following Earl, a Southeast Asian village dog, as his behavior changes from awkward and unsure to confidently playing with a human.
Tug Like a Pro
15 video lessons featuring 8 different dogs, guiding you step by step through how to tug safely and effectively - turning toys into a reliable, reusable high-value reward.
BONUS: Digital Guides & Progress Trackers
Earl’s Play Hierarchy - a clear framework for understanding how play develops and how to build it step by step
Seeking & Play Systems - an easy-to-understand breakdown of the biology behind play, motivation, and engagement based on Jaak Panksepps's work
Tugging Safety Checklist - practical guidelines to ensure tug stays safe, structured, and effective
Tugging Skill Progress Tracker - an easy-to-use tool for tracking progress and building reliability over time
Why Any Dog Can Play™ Works
Play is biological. Fulfilling the need to play regulates a dog's nervous system, moving them beyond simple compliance into a state of biological balance.
Conventional training pressures dogs to listen despite unmet needs, relying on dwindling cookies or intimidation to hold behavior together. This is fragile and unsustainable.
This course teaches play as a structured skill to achieve optimism and grit. When a dog is regulated, engagement is voluntary and learning accelerates. By using toys as reusable, high-value rewards, you reinforce behavior in the real world not just a training environment.
The result is lasting change built on fulfillment, not control.
Any Dog Can Play™ is for...
Dogs who:
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Are labeled anxious, sensitive, shut down, or overaroused
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“Don’t play,” don’t care about toys, or disengage easily
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Heavily rely on food and fall apart when rewards disappear
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Shows better behavior in training but doesn’t hold up in real life
Guardians who:
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Are tired of patching over symptoms while the biological root cause goes ignored
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Are done with the "bribe and pray" cycle of cookies that fail the moment things get real
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Value an optimistic and gritty dog over obedience that crumbles under pressure
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Are ready for behavior that stands up to the real world, not just the kitchen
By The Creators of Better Than Fetch™ & Herding at Home™
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TOTAL STUDENTS AND COUNTING
Trusted by over 2,000 students in 49 countries.
Built on the same instinct-first approach that underpins our herding games, starting with play as the foundation.
Any Dog Can Play™ 3-Step Framework
STEP 01.
Learn the Language of Play
Through the work of Jaak Panksepp, learn how dogs communicate and engage through play, and how to recognize the early signals that invite interaction.
STEP 02.
Build Pro Tugging Skills
Develop safe, structured tugging so play becomes clear, rewarding, and repeatable for both dog and handler.
STEP 03.
Use Play as a Reward
Confidence grows as your dog learns that play leads to success. The toy becomes a reliable reward you can use in training and everyday life.
Meet the dogs who became optimists through play
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Lana, a Collie × Spaniel who struggled with tugging at the start. Through clear, structured play, she developed confident engagement and learned how to tug with her handler.
Earl, a rescued village dog who found interaction and unfamiliar surfaces overwhelming. Using our play method, Earl moved from avoiding his handler altogether to optimistic and gritty, even learning the very basics of tug.
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Rudy, a 4-year-old Border Collie and a serious late bloomer when it came to toy play and working alongside people. The techniques in this course filled the missing piece - building toy interest and enthusiasm that made starting our herding games possible.
Any dog can play, but not every dog has been shown how
If you've ever wondered why play doesn't come easily to your dog - this is for you.
Play isn’t a personality trait. Dogs aren’t born knowing how to play with people or how to use toys. When play is taught clearly and tug is built step by step, toys become a reliable reward you can actually use over and over.
📘 Earl’s Playbook - real-time play progression with a cautious, environmentally sensitive dog
🧵 Tug Like a Pro - foundation tugging skills for confident, safe play
📚 3 bonus digital companion guides + 1 tugging skill progress tracker
♾️ Lifetime access, including future updates as the course dogs progress
💬 A total of 20 video lessons with clear closed captions for a smooth visual-learning experience
FAQs
What does “play” mean in this course? Play refers to structured interaction between a dog and a human, taught step by step.
Does my dog need to already like toys? No. Toy interaction is taught, not assumed. This course is designed for dogs who don’t naturally engage with toys.
Is this course only for herding dogs? No. The skills apply to any dog learning how to play, or play using toys with a person.
What if my dog is older, shy, or “not playful”? This course is specifically designed for any dog even those who are inexperienced, cautious, or unsure about play.
What results should I expect? The course teaches how to build play skills. Progress and outcomes vary depending on the individual dog and consistency.
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