You just joined the first and only parenting program where your family dog, your Parenting Assistance Dog® helps you become the calm, confident leader your kids need.
Here’s how to get started today — no guessing, no wandering.
Step 1 — Read the Quickstart
Go to the 📌 Start Here – Quickstart Guide pinned at the top of the community.
- Learn how we keep things simple
- See what STS (Seconds to Success) is and why it matters
- Learn how to save your “Next Time” plan so we can keep building together
Step 2 — Read the Safety & Dignity Rules
Go to 📌 Safety & Dignity Rules – Read Before Posting
- Keep kids’ and dogs’ emotional safety first
- Follow our photo/video posting rules
- Know your responsibility for safe practice
Step 3 — Post Your First Situation
- Go to Help / Hot Seat
- Tell us if it’s about your child, your dog, or both
- Share your STS if you can (we’ll help you if you can’t yet)
- We’ll turn it into a simple plan you can try today
Step 4 — Join a Live “Focus Moment” Session
This is where we coach live using real member situations and sometimes do a hot seat demo so you can see the tools in action.
We keep things simple:
- One core tool — the PADs Behavior Compass™ GPT — for step-by-step help any time
- One core metric — STS — to know if things are getting easier
- One safe place — this community — to ask questions, get feedback, and celebrate progress
📌 If you ever feel lost, just go back to the pinned Quickstart post.