Integrated Pathways Program

Embed a Behavior-First Approach Across all Departments - from Intake to Adoption

I created the Integrated Pathways Program to partner with shelters ready to make meaningful, sustainable change. This hybrid model combines in-depth remote collaboration with a intensive on-site visits to help you embed a behavior-first approach across your entire organization — from intake to adoption.

Whether you're facing fragmented pathways, staff burnout, or inconsistent decision-making, this program is built to create clarity, consistency, and confidence at every level. Together, we’ll craft and implement customized strategies that work within your shelter’s real-world systems, resources, and community needs.

Strategic, Customized, and Built to Last

Many shelters face similar core struggles: unclear dog pathways, overwhelmed teams, and difficult decisions around outcomes. The Integrated Pathway Program was created to change that. Over a minimum of six months, I work closely with your team to identify gaps, streamline operations, and build customized, behavior-forward frameworks that support each dog from intake through to adoption or placement.

This program brings structure to the chaos—reducing risk, improving decision-making, and helping staff and volunteers feel clear and confident in their roles. With only two shelters accepted per year, I become deeply embedded in your organization, guiding you through sustainable systems change that increases adoptions, reduces unnecessary euthanasia, and strengthens support for both people and dogs at every level.

What Your Team Gets:

• Greater collaboration between teams, fostering a culture of shared responsibility and aligned goals

• Clearer expectations and role clarity when it comes to behavioral decision-making and dog pathways

• Confidence working with dogs experiencing aggression, arousal, and dysregulation through targeted coaching and support

• Consistent, easy-to-follow protocols for behavior observation, tracking, and communication across departments

• Improved safety measures and practical handling tools that reduce risk and build team trust

• Empowerment through education, with training tailored to their job duties and experience levels

• Emotional relief and reduced burnout by having structured processes for tough decisions and fewer ambiguous cases lingering in limbo

• A stronger sense of purpose, knowing their daily work is part of a larger, thoughtful system that supports better outcomes for both people and dogs

What You Get:

• A fully customized, behavior-forward framework designed to meet your shelter’s unique population, staffing model, and community needs

• Improved operational efficiency by reducing redundancy, clarifying responsibilities, and streamlining decision-making processes

• Data-informed systems that support timely, consistent outcomes and reduce subjective or reactive decisions

• Decreased length of stay and reduced bottlenecks for behaviorally complex dogs

• Lower risk and liability through enhanced safety protocols, staff training, and documentation systems

• Increased staff retention and satisfaction by reducing burnout and providing the tools staff need to feel successful in their roles

• Stronger interdepartmental collaboration, breaking down silos between behavior, medical, operations, and leadership

• A sustainable culture of accountability and compassion, where every dog has a clear pathway and every staff member understands their role in it

• Ongoing strategic support, allowing leadership to implement change with a trusted partner, not in isolation

This program is designed for shelters who are ready to invest in lasting change — not quick fixes. It’s strategic. It’s collaborative. And it’s built to transform the way your shelter supports animals, staff, and your broader community.