A 6-week Transformative Course for R+ Dog Trainers Who Want to Master the Science-Based Dopamine Box Protocol That Transforms Reactive, Anxious, and Over-Aroused Dogs Through Strategic Feeding and Neuroscience Principles

Master the revolutionary feeding protocol that harnesses brain chemistry. You'll learn to use structured feeding to increase dopamine, build positive associations, and accelerate counter-conditioning where traditional methods plateau.

November 19, 2025 – January 7, 2026 | Wednesdays at 11am Eastern (US) 
(NO CLASS: Thanksgiving & Christmas weeks)

Perfect for Trainers Who...

  • Work with reactive, fearful, or anxious dogs regularly
  • Want faster results than traditional counter-conditioning provides
  • Are frustrated when dogs plateau in their behavior modification
  • Need proven protocols for over-aroused sport and working dogs
  • Seek evidence-based methods rooted in neuroscience
  • Want to expand beyond basic treat-and-retreat techniques
  • Have clients struggling with impulse control and focus issues
  • Are ready to revolutionize their approach to behavior cases

Master the Neuroscience of Behavior Change Through Strategic Feeding Protocols

The Dopamine Box isn't another training tool — it's a complete neurobiological system that transforms how dogs process stressful environments and triggers.

In The Dopamine Dive, Karen Deeds, CDBC, reveals the exact protocol she's refined over 20+ years:

  • What is Dopamine? Where and why did the Dopamine Box Originate and how was it utilized?
  • Modifications made for Behavior Work
  • Choosing the Right Box and Food
  • Create release and Marker Cues
  • Understand Impulse Control and Duration as a Concept
  • Develop different Levels of application for the Dopamine Box
  • Applying the Principles of Desensitization and Counter Conditioning
  • Using the Box as a Start Button


Each week includes live teaching, interactive exercises, Q&A with real scenarios, and practical takeaways you'll implement immediately.

The Brain Chemistry Advantage

The Dopamine Box activates the brain's reward system in a structured way that makes behavior modification faster and more reliable.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that influences pleasure, motivation, attention, mood and learning. It is part of the brain’s reward system that motivates an individual to seek out pleasurable experiences repeatedly. 

We can use increased dopamine levels in our dogs to help with the counter conditioning process in a variety of environments and situations. Dopamine can influence emotional balance and help to reduce stress and anxiety. 

When we put eating into a structured process, we can harness the influence of dopamine to help your dog make a positive association to novel environments and situations. 

Take this course to find out just how that happens!

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Doors Close November 18, 2025

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Limited to 30 spots!

  • $147.00

    "The Dopamine Dive" by Karen Deeds

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    - Lifetime Access to Recordings
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    "The Dopamine Dive" by Karen Deeds

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    - Everything in CORE and...
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Course Instructor

Karen Deeds

Karen Deeds is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is the co-owner of Canine Connection which relocated to Memphis TN in 2023 with her husband, Bob Deeds, a retired Federal K9 Handler on Texas Task Force I. Karen has experience working in the assistance dog industry, with animal control, shelters, rescue and humane societies, as well as the working and sport dog industry. What she has learned through that work has been applied to clients in the pet dog world as well. She specializes in reactivity and is currently teaching a variety of online behavior classes through FDSA. Her work with high drive working and sport dogs have helped develop more comprehensive behavior modification protocols that are dramatically impacting the success of her students. By adapting techniques and protocols from these disciplines she has been able to apply the information to benefit her work with all of her clients, from highly competitive sport dogs, working dogs, and most commonly, the pet dog.

What's in this Course?

    1. Welcome to The Modern Dog Trainer Center for Excellence

What's Included?

  • Science-Based Training Guides
  • Lifetime Access to Recordings

This Course Will Transform Your Work


  • Live Q&A & Real Applications: Learn directly from Karen and apply neuroscience-based methods to real behavior cases.
  • Science-Based Protocols: Use dopamine-driven feeding strategies to accelerate counter-conditioning and emotional regulation.
  • Clear Training Framework: Gain step-by-step guidance for using the Dopamine Box with reactive, anxious, or over-aroused dogs.
  • Lasting Results: Build focus, confidence, and calm behavior through structured reinforcement—not stress or suppression.
  • Certificate of Completion: Showcase your advanced understanding of behavior science and structured feeding.


Course Details:
📅 Nov 19 – Jan 7, Wednesdays at 11am Eastern / 10am Central / 8am Pacific (USA) (Excluding the weeks of Thanksgiving & Christmas)
💻 6 live calls with lecture, interactive sessions, and Q&A
🎟 Only 30 spots available—doors close November 18 at midnight


FAQ

  • Is this only for dog trainers?

    While designed for dog trainers, the communication principles work for any pet service-based business working with clients. Dog trainers will get the most value since all examples and practice scenarios focus on training situations, but pet sitters, groomers, or other pet professionals may find it helpful too.

  • What if I'm not good with technology?

    No worries! The course is hosted on a simple, user-friendly platform. If you can watch YouTube videos, you can take this course. Live calls are hosted on easy to access Zoom links.

  • Will there be other courses offered?

    Make sure you are on our mailing list to be the first to know when new courses launch! This particular course will never run LIVE again.

  • What's the refund policy?

    Please enroll in programs, courses, products, and services with intention. Do so from a place of purpose, belief, commitment, and decision. Client is not entitled to a refund or chargeback, regardless of results. Your satisfaction with any of our Programs, Products, or Services is important to us, but because of the extensive time, effort, preparation and care that goes into creating and/or providing our Programs, we have a no refund policy.
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  • Will I get any CEUs with this course?

    Yes! The CCPDT has approved 6 CEUs for CPDT-KA trainers that take this course.