What worked for us might not work for everyone—but creating a structure that supports high-energy rescued dogs gave us back our peace. Calm-er chaos is real, and it’s possible.  This site exists because of them—Yenni and Shelly—and because what’s worked for us might work for someone else. We’re not offering expert dog advice. We’re offering what we’ve lived: real tools for real families managing structured routines for multi-dog households.

You won’t find quick fixes here. Just insights into what helped us bring calm-er chaos to a busy household. Things like flirt pole routines, window stickers, or enrichment planners—all grounded in lived experience.

The Calm-er Pup Toolkit was our first digital step forward. It’s part of our free resource library for reactive rescue dogs and high-energy pups. Alongside it, you’ll find pet safety stickers, lost dog flyer templates, and more.

We share the hard stuff too: setbacks, changes, what didn’t work. We’ve learned that chaos isn’t the enemy—confusion is. What helped us most was setting routines and sticking to them, even when progress felt slow. Over time, those routines built the structure our dogs now rely on. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about trying—and creating a life where your dog can thrive.

If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.