Online · 45 minMara Ellison · Portland
Anxiety, grief, and big-feeling dogs
$95 / session
4.97
Santa Fe, NM · he/him
Diego Morales
New dogs, old dogs, and the politics of the living room.
4.93· 276 reviews
1,012 sessions
10 years practicing
Verified voice
Diego works with messy, loving multi-animal homes — fosters, recently adopted dogs, and the resident pet who did not vote for this.
About this work
I ran a small rescue out of my house for eight years. That is a crash course in who actually runs a household.
When a new dog comes in, the resident animal is rarely “jealous.” They’re usually trying to keep a routine that used to keep them safe. I look at feeding order, doorways, who greets guests, and who gets the last walk of the night.
I work in English and Spanish. I will give you two or three changes, not a twelve-step program. If those don’t shift things in ten days, we get back on a call.
Works with
Pack dynamics and rescue households. Languages: English, Spanish.
Usually within two hours.
4.93 · 276 reviews
“We added a second dog and the first one started resource guarding the hallway. Diego had us feed the original dog first, in the hallway, for a week. It felt too simple. It fixed it.”
“Coco came from a reservation roundup. She would not make eye contact. Diego said she was waiting to see if we were temporary. He had us stop crate-training at night. She slept on the rug, then the bed. Three months later she’s a different dog.”
