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The Phenix Advocacy Center's Mission is to provide peer-to-peer support for positive reinforcement canine professionals.

“I feel so isolated. I need help!”

"I am so exhausted that I think about quitting every day."

"My job leaves me in tears a lot."

"Working with dogs - an animal I love with my whole heart - isn't just playing with puppies and having fun. This job is taxing and it takes a toll on us - as do all frontline animal welfare jobs."

These are truth-telling, real world quotes from our dog training colleagues.

Burn out is a serious problem for MOST every canine professional. The nature of our industry routinely puts trainers working with owners for some of the most distressing decisions we ever have to make for our beloved dogs.

We know that veterinarians have incredibly hard jobs that exacts a harsh toll on medical staff -- and many of those same hardships are felt by professional dog trainers.

Canine pros can deal with the needs of a young, scared puppy figuring out its new life in one consult only to sit alongside a grieving owner who has no choice left put to euthanize a highly troubled dog in the next consult. Our advice can be belittled by trainers who choose to use force and fear in their training and we often get cyber bullied online from other trainers and dog owners who have no clue how hard our work is. And then we go home to our own families who also need our love and support.

The Phenix Advocacy Center for R+ Canine Professionals is the ONLY IRS-approved nonprofit that puts the well-being and mental wellness at the forefront of our mission to help trainers. We have provided mental health education and support for our 1,000 members on a daily basis since Feb. 2023. We have been a part of literally life-saving support for our colleagues.

We want to do even more. But we can’t do it alone and we can’t do it without funding. We know you love dogs as deeply as we do. Can you help us help these courageous and compassionate dog welfare workers?

Our PAC 2024 Summer Auction is from June 21-30^th and will include live interviews with leading trainers and behaviorists who will talk about their favorite donated items and what the PAC has meant to them. All proceeds go directly to the support of canine professionals. Visit our website and learn more about our work: www.phenixadvocacycenter.org

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