Certified Canine Dialogue Dynamics Practitioner

Master a holistic, ethical approach to dog training. Break free from traditional behaviourism with evidence-based techniques for deeper canine communication.

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Why Become a Certified CDD Practitioner?

You became a dog professional because you care. Not just about outcomes – but about emotion, integrity, and real understanding. And yet… something never felt quite right. Behind the tools, the treats, the terminology – the obedience and control – you’ve seen the subtle signs:

The dog who complies but isn’t understood.
The anxious owner stuck in endless protocols.
The growing pressure to fix rather than connect.

The truth is, something is missing in mainstream dog behaviour work.
And that missing piece is relationship. Emotion. Dialogue. Consent. Safety.

Course curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. What Is the CDD Method?
3. What the CDD Method Involves
4. What It Means to Be a CDD Practitioner
5. CDD Practitioner Code of Ethics
6. Using Dialogue To Teach
7. Rethinking Behaviourism
1. Motivation
2. Horizontal and Vertical Relationships
3. Autonomy, Consent, Agency
4. Practitioner's Values
5. Transactional Learning
1. Lesson 1 - Intrinsic Motivation and Rewards
2. Lesson 2 - Language and Dialogue
3. Lesson 3 - What are Real Choices?
4. Lesson 4 - Impulse Control - A Deep Dive.
5. Lesson 5 - Attachment Styles
6. Lesson 6 - Neuroplasticity Explained
7. Lesson 7 - Reading Emotions
8. Lesson 8 - Emotional Sequencing
9. Lesson 9 - Practitioner Skill Development - Beneath the Surface of Behaviour
10. Lesson 10 - Personality, temperament and breed traits
1. Conditioning
2. Observational and Social Learning
3. Exploratory Learning
4. Dialogue Learning
5. Emotional Learning
6. Spatial and Environmental Learning
7. Relational Learning
8. Subconscious Learning
9. The Big Picture
10. Active vs Observational Learning
11. Cognitive & Insight Learning
12. Play-Based Learning
13. Cognitive Bias & Emotional States
14. Interweaving Learning Styles
1. Where Behaviourism Has Been Helpful
2. What Is Behaviour?
3. Understanding Behaviour
4. Multiple Emotions Involved
5. Emotional States
6. Asking The Right Questions
7. Five Top Behaviour Myths
8. The Science and The Studies
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9. Where It All Began - The Origins of Behaviourism
10. The Core Principles of Behaviourism - And How They Shaped Dog Training
11. Variations and Extensions of Behaviourism — Where It Went Next
12. The Limitations and Risks of Behaviourism - Overview
13. Beyond Behaviourism: The Science and Soul of the CDD Method
14. What The CDD Method Looks Like.
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15. CDD Seeks to Understand Behaviour — Not Just Shape It
16. The Wrong Focus
1. Real Confidence Isn’t Performed
2. Pressureless Teaching
3. Slow Down Emotionally Charged Moments
4. Changing A Dog's Perspective
5. The Philosophy of Choice
6. Implementing Choices In Day To Day Life
7. Choice Fatigue & When to Guide Decisions
8. Resilience
9. Rethinking The Use Of Scatter Feeding
1. Unconditioning Your Dog
2. What Is Unconditioning?
3. What Motivates Dogs?
4. The Difference Between Tolerance and Contentment
5. Dogs Don't Need Obedience - They Need Orientation
6. The Difference Between Dysregulation and Disobedience
7. Management To Meaning
8. The Role Of Management
9. The Difference Between Teaching & Training
10. Relationship-Led Versus Outcome-Led Approaches
11. Dialogue Versus Instruction
1. Working With, Not Against Instinct
2. Canine Intelligence
3. The Hijack Moment
4. Understanding High Drives
5. Environmental Influences
6. Safe Spaces & Smart Walks
1. Understanding Arousal
2. Hyper-arousal: Understanding, Impact, Causes, and Influences
3. Over-arousal
4. Over-Arousal & Hyper-Arousal Guide
5. Troubleshooting Common Mistakes in Managing Over-Arousal
6. Incorporate Arousal Regulation into Daily Life
7. The Problem with Conventional Training’s Approach to Over-Arousal
8. The Stages of a Natural Arousal Shift
1. Rethinking Behaviour
1. Reactivity, PTSD, Conditioning and Changing Perspectives - Day One - Live
2. An Overview Of The Seven Emotional States - Day Two- Live
3. Do Frustrated Greeters Want Space? Day 3 - Live
4. Is it Play Or Something Else? Day 4 - Live
5. Natural Enrichment. Day 5 - Live
6. Teaching Choices. Day 6 - Live
7. Prey Drive - Day 7 - Live
1. Rethinking The Premack Principle
2. Rethinking 'Schedules Of Reinforcement'
3. Rethinking Shaping And Extinction
4. Social Learning Theory
5. Constructivism (Piaget)
6. Sociocultural Theory
1. How a Dog Learns Matters More Than What They Learn
2. What Is Survival-Based Learning?
3. The Neurobiology of Survival-Based Learning
4. Behavioural Characteristics of Survival-Based Learning
5. What Is Flexible, Safe Learning?
6. The Neurobiology of Flexible, Safe Learning
7. Difference Between Survival-Based Learning & Safe Learning
8. How Survival-Based Learning Is Accidentally Created
9. The Long-Term Cost of Survival-Based Learning
10. Shifting From Survival-Based Learning to Flexible, Safe Learning
11. Theory Into Professional Skill.
12. Ethical Implications and Professional Responsibility
1. What do we actually mean by optimism and pessimism?
2. The Predictive Brain and Expectation Bias
3. How Optimism Or Pessimism Are Encoded
4. The SEEKING System, Dopamine, And The Drive Toward Optimism
5. Developmental Shaping Of Optimism and Pessimism Across The Lifespan
6. Can Optimism And Pessimism Be Changed?
7. Optimism, Pessimism, Resilience, and Confidence
8. Nature And Nurture
9. Case Study Examples
10. Practitioner Comparison Table
11. Worksheet 1 - Student Observation and Reflection Worksheet
12. Worksheet 2 - Expectation BIAS Analysis
13. Worksheet 3 - Ethical Direction and Support Planning
14. Practitioner's Observation Checklist
1. What Prey Drive Actually Is
2. Observable Signs Of Prey Drive Activation
3. The Neuroscience Of Prey Drive
4. Common Mistakes
5. The CDD Reframe
6. The Motivation Myth
7. The Prey Sequence In Depth
8. What Happens When SEEKING Is Blocked
9. Prey Drive Versus General Arousal
10. Supporting Prey Drive Through The CDD Lens
11. Case-Based Walkthroughs (Written)
12. Supporting Dogs Who Cannot Disengage
13. Example Dialogues For Building Orientation Away
14. How Breed Shapes The Prey Sequence
15. How Different Breeds Express Prey Drive
16. Regulation, Resolution, And Nervous System Differences By Breed
17. When Breed Design Clashes With Modern Life
18. How Different Breeds Were Shaped To Pause Or Fragment The Prey Sequence
19. Ethical Support And Practitioner Discernment
1. A Walk With Steve & Dave. Problem Solving, Triggers, and SEEKING.
2. Outdoor Engagement In The Woods
3. Watching Birds
4. A Walk Past Something Tempting
5. Teaching Dialogue Outside
6. Teaching "Wait For Me" ( Short Snippet)

About this course

£597.00
151 lessons
36.5 hours of video content

The CDD Method was created to fill that gap.
To return our focus to what matters most: the emotional root beneath the behaviour,
and the relationship that allows change to take place.

Becoming a Certified CDD Practitioner means stepping into a new way of working.
It means learning how to see differently, listen with depth, and guide without control.
It’s for professionals who want to offer more than management – they want meaning.

This isn’t a quick course.
It’s a shift in lens, in language, in everything you thought you knew.

If you’re ready to walk a different path – one rooted in ethics, emotion, and empathy.

Then, you are exactly where you’re meant to be.

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Our Course

The CDD course led by Bethany Bell, founder of the Canine Dialogue Dynamics (CDD) Method. It is a guided, immersive learning experience designed to help you rethink canine behaviour from the inside out – not as something to correct or manage, but as something to understand. In this comprehensive course, you’ll explore the emotional systems beneath behaviour, the language of dialogue over direction, and the ethics of guidance without control. This is not training in the traditional sense. It’s a foundational shift in how you see, interpret, and support the dogs and people you work with.

Our Exclusive Recorded Live Sessions

Rewatch our 10 comprehensive lessons ( 6 more coming soon!) where Bethany delivers her lessons live to the first CDD mentors. Over 18 Hours of live lessons!
Our Exclusive Recorded Live Behaviour Sessions

Our exclusive 7 recorded lessons from our behaviour week. Over 8 hours of live lessons!
Certified

A Certificate of Completion as a Certified CDD Practitioner. Use of our logo on your website, and you can confidently use the CDD method within your profession.