LIVE & ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Beyond Tolerance:
Uncovering the Hidden Pathways to Building Resilience in Dogs
with Victoria Stilwell
Learn to use the Zones Approach™ and discover lesser known pathways that move dogs from merely coping with stressful situations to truly thriving.
$29
90 minutes | 1.5 CEUs
LIVE August 18, 2026 · 11am ET / 4pm UK
Registration includes lifetime access to the full recording, including the live Q&A.
About the Webinar
As dog lovers and pet care professionals, we are constantly flooded with advice on how to raise confident dogs and build resilience. But what does resilience really mean? Are we helping dogs recover from difficult experiences, or simply teaching them to endure stressful situations?
Dogs are incredibly adaptable, but that flexibility can sometimes mask the effect our choices have on their quality of life. There is an important difference between a dog that is genuinely resilient and one that has simply learned to tolerate discomfort.
Using the Zones Approach™, this webinar explores lesser-known pathways that can have a profound impact on dogs’ experience of life—helping move them from merely coping with our world toward truly thriving in it.
Who This Webinar Is For
✓ Dog guardians
✓ Dog trainers & behavior pros
✓ Veterinary professionals
✓ Groomers
✓ Dog walkers & sitters
✓ Shelter/rescue professionals
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
VICTORIA STILWELL
Victoria is a world-renowned Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and dog trainer best known as the star of the hit international TV and digital series It’s Me or the Dog. A bestselling author, she appears frequently in global media as a pet expert and is a leading voice in the field of animal behavior. A passionate advocate for positive dog training methods, Stilwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Positively.com and the founder/president of both the Victoria Stilwell Academy and VSPDT, industry leaders in dog trainer education and licensing.
What You’ll Learn
- What resilience is and what true emotional recovery actually looks like in practice.
- How to tell the difference between dogs that are thriving and those that are merely tolerating situations.
- What the most impactful and less understood pathways to resilience actually are and what handlers often miss.
- How the Zones Approach identifies tolerance from comfort and how you can use the Approach to support dogs’ and people’s long term success.
