FOR DOG CARE FACILITIES AND THEIR TEAMS

Train your team.
Build consistency.
Raise the bar.
At every level, across every shift.

A structured educational framework built for employees, managers, and owners — step-by-step protocols, ongoing testing, and real-world expertise. Built for the floor. Designed to stick.
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Why IIQ Exists.
The Gap in Professional Care
Professional dog care teams are making high-stakes decisions every shift — medication administration, group management, health response, behavioral judgment — often without shared operational structure to support consistent execution across roles, teams, and locations.
InstinctIQ was built to change that.
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Values

Our Mission

In an industry built on the love of dogs, the experience and well-being of every dog in your care can get lost in the complexity of running a facility.

InstinctIQ exists to bring it back to center — through a framework guided by positive reinforcement and force-free principles, and the belief that when dogs are well cared for, everything else follows.

Our mission:
set the stage for dogs to thrive.

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Dee Dee Fasquel
Founder & CEO · InstinctIQ
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Consistency
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Clarity
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Continuity
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Ethical Practice
Developed with:

Contributors

Dee Dee Fasquel
Founder & CEO · InstinctIQ
Daycare owner since 2018. Built InstinctIQ from the inside — because the system she needed didn't exist.
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Dr. Christopher Pachel
DVM, DACVB, CABC
Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist — Behavioral Science & Welfare Advisor
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Dr. Jill Franks
DVM
Medical Curriculum Lead
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Dr. Dean Beyerinck
DVM
Veterinary Health Guidance & Infectious Disease Consulting
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Stacey Lambert
KPA-CTP, Fear Free Certified
Education & Content Specialist
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Why InstinctIQ

Most training ends when the video does. EssentialsIQ doesn't.

This industry has training. What it has lacked is a framework that turns training into reliable execution. EssentialsIQ was built around structured progression, verification, and reinforcement that continues after onboarding.

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Structured from day one

A three-week onboarding pathway — Learn, Practice, Demonstrate — with proof of competence required before progression. Comprehensive, accountable, and built to stick.
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Built for every level

Employees, managers, and owners each follow a structured learning track designed around their responsibilities — delivering the right education to the right people, at the right level.
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Reinforcement that doesn't stop

Learning doesn't end after onboarding. Monthly check-ins for newer team members. Quarterly for seasoned staff. Key topics are revisited and verified — including behavior, medication administration, and safety protocols.
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Beyond safety — built around the dog's experience

Safety is the foundation — not the ceiling. At InstinctIQ, operational design starts with the dog: their welfare, their behavior, their daily experience. Get those right, and everything else follows. That means setting the stage for dogs to thrive.
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Who It's For

Designed around each responsibility level in your facility.

Employee Track
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Employee

A structured three-week pathway covering behavior, health response, group management, and situational decision-making — building consistent execution from the ground up.

Manager Track
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Manager

Content that equips managers to onboard, reinforce, and lead their teams with clarity — defining leadership expectations and supporting consistent execution across every shift.

Owner Track
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Owner

Targeted, efficient content including veterinary-led segments designed for owners as decision-makers — because your time is your most limited resource.

Employees learn what to do.
Managers learn how to support it and guide their teams.
Owners learn how to build, defend, and evolve it.
COMING SOON

Looking Ahead: AdvancedIQ

EssentialsIQ establishes the operational foundation. AdvancedIQ is designed for facilities ready to take their care and operations to the next level. Details are coming — be the first to know.

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SETTING THE STAGE FOR DOGS TO THRIVE

Professional Care

Starts Here.

Founding Member pricing is available for a limited time — lock in your rate before it's gone.

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