Welcome. The System is OPEN
You don’t need to start over.
You don’t need to trade in what works.
You just need access to the structure that holds it all together.
Canine Neurobiological Systems Science (CNSS) offers a stabilising framework for professionals and caregivers working inside real complexity—where behaviour won’t sit neatly inside protocols, and change needs more than a method.
The Professional Practice Assessment across 14 Principles of Change is available for
our CNSS-in-Practice and Elite Members, who want to understand how the principles align with their current practice, and where there are gaps.
Whether you’re a listener, an applied thinker, or a seasoned practitioner, your place in the system is already mapped.
Only your curiosity determines
how far
you can
go.
Site Member
For caregivers and professionals exploring CNSS principles for the first time.
This level gives you open access to selected tools and guides—without pressure to commit. Ideal for those observing the system and readying themselves for more structured insight.
Free Access. Not time limit.
Includes:
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Companion guides for Dog Parentology Podcast episodes
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Select CNSS-informed tools for behaviour observation and planning
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Eligibility for future content tracking and interactive features
Choose Your Level of Engagement
Patron
Support the continuity of open-access science.
This tier is for readers, listeners, and professionals who believe that behaviour science should remain barrier-free. Your support funds the development of new tools, podcast episodes, and foundational research.
Includes:
- Behind-the-scenes insight into case development and system design
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Early access to essays, voice notes, and unreleased materials
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Invitations to submit questions for Q&A or practitioner reflection
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Acknowledgement as a steward of accessible system science
$3.65/Month (Additional Patreon & Apple Fees Apply)
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Applied Thinking Member
For professionals and advanced caregivers aligning their work with systems science.
This tier supports those engaging with CNSS at the conceptual level—thinking through cause, context, and consequences in their own practice or care relationship.
Includes:
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Early access to applied essays and blog content
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Selected diagrams, loops, and conceptual maps
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Practitioner reflections from fieldwork
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Notifications when new case-based posts or models are added
$9 CAD/month
This tier is hosted on Gumroad. When you click, you’ll be taken to their site—just choose your level on the left-hand side.
CNSS-in-Practice Member
For professionals who want to stabilise complex cases with greater structural clarity.
This tier includes access to the Practitioner Assessment, which helps identify where your current approach is already aligned with system principles—and where small refinements may lead to greater stability or measurable change.
Includes:
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Full access to the CNSS Practitioner Assessment + case visuals
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Practitioner-level tools grounded in system dynamics
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Visual models, diagrams, and CNSS-aligned implementation tools
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Everything in Applied Thinking
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Priority response to questions around tool usage or integration
$19 CAD/month
This tier is hosted on Gumroad. When you click, you’ll be taken to their site—just choose your level on the left-hand side.
Elite CNSS Member
For professionals shaping their own strategic models with CNSS as a core framework.
This tier is designed for those who teach, consult, build teams, or work across system levels—and are integrating CNSS into policy, programming, or long-term implementation. It also offers a rare opportunity to contribute directly to how the system continues to evolve.
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Strategy-level guides for planning and structuring your own systems-based approach
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Early access to full-length materials, protocol drafts, and high-use tools
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Invitations to preview, provide feedback on, or co-shape new models under development
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Everything in CNSS-in-Practice
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Access to unreleased or experimental drafts not available elsewhere
$29 CAD/month
This tier is hosted on Gumroad. When you click, you’ll be taken to their site—just choose your level on the left-hand side.
About Me
My name is Sparky Smith and ...
I see in loops.
From a honking horn to the moment a dog exhales, I follow what connects—not just what appears.
I’ve spent over thirty years working with behaviour across complex systems. First with people. Now, with dogs.
The complexities haven’t changed—only the species.
I’m a collaborator. A systems thinker. A science researcher who writes like a poet.
A person of dichotomies—structured and fluid, analytical and lyrical.
I believe in equality—in you and I, in practitioner and caregiver, in what’s seen and what still lives below the surface.
I am not more. I am not less.
I am the founder of Canine Neurobiological Systems Science (CNSS)—an open system that lives through practice.
It’s a lens. A way to make sense of behaviour when familiar tools don’t hold.
You’re welcome in it—wherever you are, whatever you’re bringing.
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