The Space Between Dogs - Canine Behavior Counseling

Welcome to the Space Between Dogs Companion Resources

Interpreting social communication in dogs requires more than recognizing sociability: it involves carefully observing how a dog emotionally and behaviorally responds to unfamiliar dogs during social interactions.

To better understand this concept, I want to dive deeper into each of these learning tools with you:

What kind of dog is this? (S.C.A.L.E.)
What am I seeing? (Ethogram)
What does it mean? (Compass + Grid)
What’s happening in real time? (Triangle)
What do I do? (Let’s Talk Process)

About the Book

Healing Reactivity Through the Moore S.C.A.L.E.™ and the Let’s Talk Process™

The Moore Scale (the measurement or framework) to building canine compatibility

The Let’s Talk Process (the actionable method/system)

What if your dog didn’t have to react—but could learn to connect? That is what I endeavor to teach you!

Professional endorsement:

For decades I’ve been asking people to truly see the dog in front of them. Not the dog they hoped for, not the dog they’re trying to fix, but the actual animal communicating in every flicker of posture and glance. Judy Moore has done something genuinely valuable: she’s taken the complexity of canine social behavior and made it navigable without making it simple. The result of her work offers handlers real tools for reading what dogs are saying to each other. Carefully considered, compassionate, and grounded in deep observation of what actually happens when two dogs meet, The Space Between Dogs reflects how profoundly our choices in those moments shape everything that follows. For those working with and loving the dogs who’ve been overwhelmed, over-faced, or simply not understood, this book is long overdue.

Wishing you the greatest success with this book!

cheers

Suzanne

Companion Resources Section

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Access to the Companion Resources

Why is your dog friendly with some dogs…

but reactive with others?

In The Space Between Dogs, canine behavior consultant Judy Rapp Moore reveals the hidden language dogs use during social interactions. Drawing on decades of experience evaluating canine behavior, Moore introduces the Moore S.C.A.L.E.,™ (Social Confidence and Adjustment Level Evaluation) a framework that helps dog owners understand why some dogs greet calmly while others struggle with fear, pressure or conflict.

Judy Rapp Moore

is a certified canine behavior consultant and creator of the Moore S.C.A.L.E.,™ a framework used to evaluate canine social communication, emotional regulation, and greeting behavior.