Crazy2Calm Canine Coaches

Build the Team You Were Meant to Be
Teach. Engage. Achieve.

At Crazy2Calm Collaborative, we help you transform your relationship with your dog through motivation-based training and real-world support.

Explore our growing library of FREE resources designed to guide you every step of the way.

Real Conversations from SD Handlers to SD Handlers

SD Handler Chat Resource Library

Real Challenges. Real Support for Service Dog Handlers.

Welcome to the Crazy2Calm Resource Library

This is a growing collection of educational discussions created to support Service Dog teams through every stage of the journey.

What began years ago as a small community conversation between trainers and handlers evolved into an incredible learning space filled with practical guidance, honest conversations, and expert insight for the Service Dog community. Along the way, we welcomed experienced Canine Coaches, trainers, behavior professionals, and special guests who shared their knowledge on everything from puppy foundations and public access to handler burnout, task training, behavior struggles, confidence building, and working life with a Service Dog.

Today, these recordings continue to serve as a valuable resource for:

Service Dog handlers
Owner trainers
Future Service Dog teams
Therapy Dog and Working Dog handlers
Families navigating disability and dog training together
Anyone looking for compassionate, force-free training support

Highlighted Video of the Month

Mental Health "Spoons" of SD Handling

With Special Guest Bonnie Guier

Living with a service dog on “low spoon” days can be physically and emotionally exhausting. In this Service Dog Handler Chat replay, Bonnie Guier, MSW joins Crazy2Calm Canine Coaches to discuss energy management, public access stress, proactive task training, medication impacts on alerts, and supporting both handlers and service dogs through challenging days. This educational conversation offers practical service dog training tips, mental health support strategies, and real-world guidance for owner trainers, chronic illness, PTSD, and disability support teams.

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2026 Community Conversations

What You’ll Find Inside the SD Handler Chat Library

Our SD Handler Chats cover a wide variety of topics designed to help handlers feel more informed, empowered, and supported, including:

Service Dog training tips
Public access training
Puppy and adolescent Service Dog development
Task training discussions
Managing distractions and real-world challenges
Handler mental health and burnout
Low spoon training strategies
Confidence building for both dogs and handlers
Force-free and science-based dog training
Behavior problem solving
Working partnership skills

These conversations reflect the heart of the Crazy2Calm philosophy, combining our:

TEAM Approach

Train • Empower • Adapt • Motivate

with our

CAKES Framework

Compassion • Awareness • Knowledge • Empathy • Support

Because successful Service Dog training is about more than obedience—it’s about building trust, resilience, communication, and a working partnership that can handle real life together.

Empowered to Pivot with Amanda VanTassel

Empowered to Pivot: Adapting your work around disability and capacity. Amanda VanTassel from No Hassle Dog Training joined us to talk about how she has faced both physical and emotional challenges trying get her small business started and how, now 5 yrs in, has learned to adapt things to meet her abilities.

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Talk About Tasks with Sirius Stamm

In this SD Handler Chat, Canine Coach Penny asked a panel of SD Trainers & SD Handlers questions about service dog tasks. The video covers alot of info about tasks in general and how it's not a one-size-fits-all when it comes to needs, training preferences and task related decision making.

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Creating a Podcast with Nathan Dunleavy

This chat kicks off a new part of our SD Handler Chats focused on supporting SD Handlers who run a small business.

This SD Chat focused on discussing the future of service dog handler chats and exploring podcasting as a potential platform to reach a wider audience. Penny and Nathan shared insights on podcast technology and strategies for creating engaging content. They emphasized the importance of collaboration, community support, and addressing the challenges service dog handlers face, such as task training and behavior management.

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