The Starter Kit · $9 · Instant download

A 7-night reset for calmer evenings — starting tonight.

A small, tactical printable Starter Kit for owners who need something useful right now. Built from the most-used pages of the full Hearthside Method — a structured 7-night calm-evening reset you can run from your living room.

Starter Kit ·01h

Calming Evening Routine

Sleep qualityGood
AppetiteNormal
Pacing episodes1
Calm evening routine
Joint comfort check
Hydration
"Notice. Note. Adjust gently."
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Starter Kit ·02h

Night Pacing Log

Wake-up times3:10 · 4:40
Duration25 min
BehaviourPacing
Possible trigger
What helpedSat nearby
Logged this morning
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$9USD · One-time

A structured 7-night reset. Read in 10 minutes. Start tonight.

  • 7-night calm-evening reset protocol
  • Calming Evening Routine + Bedtime Wind-down cards
  • Night Pacing Log to track what changes
  • Crisis Protocol card for the hard nights
  • Vet-Notes Mini template + Materials List
  • Print-ready · Tablet-friendly
  • No access to the digital Companion tracker

Instant download · Secure Stripe checkout · 30-day money-back

For dogs like these

Different dogs. Same worry.

Some pace. Some stare. Some cling. Some withdraw. Some simply stop feeling like themselves.

The pattern is different for every dog — but the owner's question is often the same:

"What is happening, and what should I do tonight?"

Senior bernese mountain dog resting on a wooden porch in autumn
Senior pug napping on a fleece dog bed
Senior blue merle australian shepherd sitting on a porch step at dusk
Tiny senior maltese watching out a window in profile
Senior dark labrador mix resting on a grey rug indoors
Senior cavalier king charles spaniel drowsy in a sunbeam on carpet
Senior great dane stretched across a sofa, drowsy
Senior west highland white terrier sniffing a patterned rug
Senior chocolate labrador on a sunlit porch beside potted flowers
Senior shih tzu resting on a couch with tongue softly visible
Senior fawn boxer mid-yawn on a dog bed by a doorway
Senior french bulldog lying drowsy on a tile floor
Senior newfoundland asleep on a rug in front of a fireplace
Senior dachshund curled on a tartan blanket
Senior rottweiler lying chin-on-paws in a hallway
Senior white bichon on a wood floor
Senior yellow labrador watching the garden through a patio door
Senior jack russell terrier sitting alert on a couch
Senior long-haired grey hound lounging on a sofa cushion
Senior small scruffy tan terrier sitting on a knit blanket
Senior beagle nose-down sniffing a wooden kitchen floor
Senior schnauzer sitting outdoors on a patio chair
Senior black-and-white border collie lying on a rug indoors
Senior pembroke welsh corgi sitting on a fleece dog bed
Quick wins

Seven nights. One steady routine.

Night 1

Print the Calming Evening Routine and start the 6 PM cutoff. One change tonight — nothing more.

Night 3

The calm-connection cornerstone is in place. This is where most owners notice the first shift.

Night 7

Read your Night Pacing Log back. Seven nights of structured observation shows what actually changed.

Free 2-minute DISHAA assessment

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If you want the full system

The Starter Kit is the first night. The Method is the eight weeks after.

For $27 you get the 67-page Method guide, the lightweight Companion tracker (for daily check-ins and trend charts), and 15 printable trackers — together a structured 8-week system you can run from your living room.

Hearthside
Today · Week 3

Good morning, Sara.How is Bowie today?

Protocol progressDay 19 / 56

Week 3 · Snuffle work & enrichment

Right now

Log tonight's check-in.

One minute. Sleep, pacing, mood.

Log check-in →
Streak
7d
check-ins
Day
19
of 56
Week
3
theme
Today
in
Sleep is steadier — night disturbances down 60% over 2 weeks.
On your phone

Tonight's check-in, in under a minute

Log sleep, pacing, appetite and mood without overthinking it. So the small changes don't slip past you.

Progress · last 30 days

Bowie's trends

Trends emerge across weeks, not nights.

Sleep is steadier. Night disturbances dropped from 2.3 to 0.9 over two weeks.
Avg sleep
8.4h
↑ 1.2h vs last week
Disturbances
0.9
↓ 1.4 vs last week
Pacing days
2 / 7
↓ from 5 / 7
DISHAA score
14
↓ from 21
Estimated sleep · last 30 nights
Owner-reported · from your check-ins
10h8h6h4hDay 17142128Today
On your laptop

Patterns become easier to see

The lightweight tracker turns your daily check-ins into trends. Notice changes across days and weeks — and bring them to your vet.

Hearthside Method book cover
At the kitchen table

The 8-week Method, printed or saved

The full guide, routines and checklists — for when emotions are high and you need clear, structured support at home or before a vet visit.

Ready for the full system?

Begin the Hearthside Method.

The full 8-week protocol takes you through DISHAA, mobility, anxiety, sleep, and quality of life — gently.