Life With
Gracie Rae

Gracie Rae came into my life and changed the way I understood connection.

As someone who has spent my career studying the body, nervous system, movement, healing, and behavior in humans, I have always believed that safety comes first. But Gracie helped me experience that truth in a whole new way.

She is smart, sensitive, curious, joyful, and deeply connected. Through training, therapy dog visits, trick work, canine freestyle, agility, play, and everyday life, she has taught me to slow down, observe more deeply, and listen differently.

Gracie is a therapy dog, Canine Good Citizen, Advanced Community Canine, Trick Dog, and Fit Dog. She loves performing, learning new skills, and exploring canine freestyle with me — a beautiful blend of movement, music, teamwork, communication, and joy.

But more than any title, Gracie’s gift is connection.

Whether she is comforting an older adult, performing tricks for children, dancing through a freestyle sequence, or helping others learn dog body language, she reminds us of the power of presence, trust, and relationship.

Life with Gracie Rae was created to share her therapy dog work, training adventures, canine freestyle journey, and the lessons she continues to teach along the way.

Her journey also helped inspire Canine Connection, a program created to help people better understand their dogs through safety, trust, communication, and compassion.

Our hope is that her story brings more joy, kindness, and connection into the world — one visit, one smile, one wag, and one shared moment at a time.