What we offer
Animal-centered environmental consulting
Every consultation starts with the animal's experience. We deliver behavior-informed environmental recommendations designed to reduce unnecessary stressors and support lower-stress experiences — for veterinary practices, grooming salons, boarding facilities, shelters, and pet parents at home.
Animal-Centered Environmental Design
Creating calmer, more supportive spaces through animal behavior and Fear Free principles.
Who this is for
The question every animal-care facility should be asking
These aren't decorating questions. They're expertise-based questions — the kind that only someone with a behavioral foundation can help you answer.
"Does your environment support the Fear Free experience you're trying to provide?"
"Could your salon be contributing to sensory overload?"
"How can your facility reduce unnecessary stimulation and give animals more opportunities to decompress?"
"Does your training environment help animals learn — or make learning harder?"
"How can you create calmer kennel and adoption environments without a major renovation?"
If any of these questions resonate, that's exactly where a Fear Free Spaces consultation begins.
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Three specialties, one philosophy
Fear Free Spaces brings together environment design, dog training, and animal behavior consulting under one roof — all grounded in the same fear-free, science-backed approach.
Environment Design
Home audits, sensory design consultations, and full fear-free transformations for pet parents, foster families, and boarding and grooming facilities.
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Puppy foundation classes, private sessions, and anxiety support — all using positive reinforcement and fear-free methods.
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In-depth behavior consulting for dogs, cats, and other species — plus consulting for foster, rescue, boarding, and grooming facilities.
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Animal-Centered Environment Assessment
A thorough, behavior-informed assessment of your space — evaluated from the animal's perspective. We identify potential sources of sensory stress across lighting, sound, scent, texture, and layout, and deliver a clear, prioritized set of environmental recommendations.
- 90-minute virtual or in-person walkthrough
- Written report with room-by-room findings
- Behavior-informed environmental recommendations (quick wins + long-term)
- Follow-up Q&A session (30 min)
Sensory Environment Consultation
A deep-dive consultation focused on the sensory factors that most influence animal behavior — sound, scent, light, and texture. We work with your existing space and budget to develop recommendations designed to reduce unnecessary stressors and support lower-stress experiences.
- 2-hour consultation (virtual or in-person)
- Behavior-informed sensory environment plan
- Product recommendations with sourcing guide
- Implementation checklist
- 2 weeks of email support
Comprehensive Environment Consulting
Our most comprehensive offering. We partner with you over four weeks to assess and improve your environment from the ground up — combining the full assessment, sensory environment plan, and ongoing support into one seamless consulting engagement.
- Full environment assessment + sensory plan
- Weekly check-in calls (4 sessions)
- Unlimited email support for 30 days
- Custom enrichment and management schedule
- Final review session + progress report
The process
Simple, supportive, and at your pace
Reach out
Choose a service and contact us. We'll confirm your booking within 24 hours.
Intake
A short call to understand your space, your animals, and what you're hoping to improve.
Assess
We conduct the assessment — virtually or in person — evaluating the environment from the animal's perspective.
Recommendations
You receive a prioritized set of behavior-informed environmental recommendations and support as you implement them.
FAQ
Questions we hear often
Do you work with veterinary practices, grooming salons, and boarding facilities?
Yes — this is a core part of what Fear Free Spaces does. We work with animal-care businesses that already value Fear Free principles and want help translating those principles into their physical environment. We deliver behavior-informed environmental recommendations designed to reduce unnecessary stressors and support lower-stress experiences for the animals in their care.
Is this the same as Fear Free facility certification?
No. Fear Free offers its own certification program for veterinary practices and other facilities. Our consulting service is separate and distinct — we provide behavior-informed environmental recommendations based on applied animal behavior and Fear Free principles, but we do not certify facilities. Christine's Fear Free credentials are her professional qualifications, not a service she delivers to others.
Do you work with pet parents and foster families too?
Absolutely. In addition to animal-care facilities, we work with pet parents at home, foster families, and rescue organizations — applying the same behavior-informed approach to create environments that support lower-stress experiences for every animal.
Do you work with cats as well as dogs?
Yes. Our primary focus is dogs and cats, including multi-species households. Feline behavior is deeply tied to environment, and we bring the same evidence-based approach to assessing and improving spaces for cats.
Are consultations available online?
Yes — all services are available virtually via video call. In-person sessions are available in select areas; contact us to check availability.
Do I need to renovate or buy new furniture?
Rarely. Most behavior-informed environmental recommendations work with what you already have. We focus on identifying the changes that will most effectively reduce unnecessary stressors — many of which are low-cost and immediately actionable.
Ready to start?
Every better environment begins with a single conversation. Let's have ours.