ACE freework - Deep Dive

🐾 ACE Freework Guide (Animal-Centred Enrichment)

A calm, simple way to build confidence, reduce stress, and support your dog — without pressure or expectation.

This easy-to-follow guide introduces ACE Freework, a powerful enrichment activity that allows your dog to explore, sniff, and engage with their environment at their own pace.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• What ACE Freework is (and what makes it different from training)
• The benefits for confidence, emotional regulation, and wellbeing
• How to set it up step-by-step at home
• What to do (and what not to do) during a session

This guide will help you:

• Support nervous or overwhelmed dogs
• Provide meaningful enrichment on rest days
• Encourage calm, natural behaviours
• Build trust through choice and autonomy

No pressure. No performance. No expectations.

Just space for your dog to explore, learn, and feel safe 💛