Meet The Founder | The Dog Goddess

There are some people who choose a path.

And there are others whose path finds them early in life and never truly lets go.

I’m Kelli, founder of The Dog Goddess — a living ecosystem devoted to the profound connection between humans and animals, especially dogs, wolves, horses, and other deeply sentient beings who walk beside us through life.

“For most of my life, I’ve explored the intersection of animal behavior, intuitive communication, healing, emotional resilience, storytelling, human transformation, nervous-system awareness, and conscious living.”

The Dog Goddess was not created from theory or branding strategy.

It emerged from lived experience.

From decades of walking beside animals and people through loss, change, reinvention, adventure, healing, survival, and growth.

From years of observing how animals help us reconnect not only with nature — but with ourselves.

My work blends writing, speaking, guidance, collaboration, intuition, advocacy, creativity, humor, grounded spirituality, and real-world experience.

Professional Training & Practice

My work is also informed by formal training across several complementary disciplines of human development, communication, transformation, and embodied awareness.

Certified NLP Practitioner • Accredited Certified Life Coach • Certified Breathwork Facilitator • Human Design Coach

I am also the creator of Eight Doors™ and Breakthrough Advisory Project™ — two distinct bodies of work developed from decades of observation, lived experience, professional practice, inquiry, and an ongoing exploration of human transformation.

There's another layer that matters more than the certificates.

The certificates didn't create this work. They gave formal training and language to dimensions of work and inquiry I've already been engaged in for decades.

I believe animals are not “less than” us.

I believe they are fellow beings, teachers, companions, mirrors, healers, protectors, family, and wisdom keepers.

The Dog Goddess is ultimately about relationship:
between humans and animals,
between people and nature,
between survival and purpose,
between instinct and consciousness,
between who we were —
and who we are becoming.

“Velvet resting during a morning field note in Northern California.”

Current Chapter: Northern California

I’m currently building and creating the next evolution of The Dog Goddess in Northern California alongside my little service dog, “Velvet”.

This season of life has become part of the story itself:
returning to mountain towns,
creative communities,
nature,
simplicity,
human connection,
and a slower, more intentional way of living.

Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing more reflections, stories, encounters, field notes, creative collaborations, and behind-the-scenes experiences as this new chapter unfolds.

Thank you for being here.

— Kelli
Founder, The Dog Goddess