Emerging Minds

in Dog Psychology

Who We Are

Emerging Minds is a filmed interview series hosted by Sparky, Canine Psychologist, featuring individuals who’ve moved beyond method—toward thoughtful, systems-aware practice.

These are the people who’ve asked difficult questions, sat with failure, and emerged with something more honest, more human, and more helpful—for dogs and caregivers alike.

We’re beginning with three conversations.

One system-shaper at a time.

Nomination Process

Nominations are submitted through a private form. We invite contributions from professionals who are skilled at observing meaningful shifts in the field and who recognise the value of reflective voices. Those nominating are asked to consider individuals whose work has changed because of what they’ve had to question, not what they’ve accomplished.

All nominations are held in confidence. We do not disclose nominators’ identities. This allows for honest recognition, free from obligation or visibility politics.

Being nominated is not a guarantee of inclusion in the filmed series. Each name is reviewed and considered as part of a carefully curated editorial process. Those invited into the series are contacted directly and offered a conversation to explore whether this format is right for them at this time.

Read Our Ethics Statement

Nominate A Voice That
Deserves to Be Heard

Know someone whose work is changing the field from the inside out? Nominate them below.

We’re looking for quiet innovators, ethical disruptors, and those asking the questions no one else will.

This form is for nominating someone whose thinking has changed how they work with dogs—someone who didn’t just switch methods, but questioned the model itself.

We’re looking for people who:

• Faced a moment of professional reckoning or failure

• Rebuilt how they think, practice, or lead

• Hold integrity and insight over visibility or polish

You can nominate a peer, mentor, or colleague whose voice deserves to be heard. All nominations are confidential.

Please take a few minutes to reflect as you complete the form. It helps us identify those shaping the field from within.

Ethics

Emerging Minds in Dog Psychology is built on trust.

It exists to reflect professionals whose thinking has helped reshape how we understand dogs, behaviour, and care. This project is not promotional. It is a filmed space for reflection, offered to a small number of individuals whose insight has been shaped through discomfort, reconsideration, or personal-professional turning points.

Every guest is approached with respect and intention. Nominations are reviewed through the lens of contribution, not performance. The conversations are not designed to instruct or persuade, but to illuminate how a professional’s work has changed because their understanding of dogs—and of their own role—has changed.

The series honours professionals who are still in motion. There is no expectation of a finished framework or final model. Emerging Minds exists to surface legacy while it is still unfolding.

Production Policy

Each episode of Emerging Minds is filmed as a single-person reflection. The tone is documentary, not promotional. The focus is on the internal arc of the guest’s professional thinking—the shift, the questioning, the redefinition, and the enduring thread of their work.

Filming is scheduled in consultation with each guest. Recordings are edited only to support clarity, tone, and ethical pacing. Guests have the opportunity to approve the final cut before public release.

The series is published through Dog Parentology and may be archived for future educational use. Guests may be invited to offer supporting visuals or frameworks that help express the way they now think or work, but this is optional. No scripting is required. The intent is for the conversation to remain personal, grounded, and relevant to the larger direction of dog psychology and care.

We do not include logos, marketing, or branded promotion. The guest is the contribution. The reflection is the offering.