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Connection, Silence, OneMind

Can you hear the silence in Anne-Mari’s and Kromforhlander Svingi’s cooperation? They are communicating with each other using non-verbally, using a language that is natural for the dog. The OneMind Dogs Method is based on the natural behavior of dogs.


Deaf dog taught us how to listen

In 2003 OneMind Dogs leading coach Janita Leinonen’s Border Collie Tekla suddenly lost her hearing. Prior to her deafness, Janita had always trained Tekla using verbal commands. Now, she was faced with a tough choice. Could she really communicate with her deaf dog? If she stopped her daily agility training with her dear friend and partner, Tekla would no doubt get depressed and bored and lose her quality of life. There was only one option: to come up with a new way to communicate.

Global understanding among dogs

Working with Tekla, Janita realized that, before her deafness, she had relied far too much on verbal commands and combined them with confusing body language - from a dog’s perspective.

When communicating non-verbal commands correctly according to ‘dog language’, dogs understand the same message, across the globe. Any dog, from anywhere in the world, will instantly understand OneMind Dogs. It makes sense for the dogs. We teach OneMind Dogs Method to handlers. For the most part, we do not need to teach it to dogs: They already speak the language. It is down to the handler knowing how to speak the dog’s language.

Our mission is to give a happy life to dogs by helping people become amazing dog owners. We are passionate about increasing the mutual understanding between the dog and the owner, making a life together more enjoyable for both.