Tess Erngren
Behaviourist | Founder of GoodDog | CEO The Norwegian Therapy Dog School | Author of The Puppy Diary and The Dog is the Boss
We are honored to present Tess Erngren as an In-Person Speaker at the Dog People Evolution Conference 2025.
Tess is from Sweden and have all her life worked with people and animals. After many years working around the world she founded GoodDog in Oslo, with the main focus on helping improve the relationship between dogs and their care takers. When working with socialising wolves she developed a special interest in the complex communication skills of canines, and this has proven a useful experience working with shelter dogs and other complex cases of dogs in need.
More About Tess
With a Msc in Environmental Psychology and a certified as TAGteacher Tess also works with helping people, specialising in wilderness therapy, fear of dogs and social anxiety. The combination of these two worlds has led Tess to also work with Animal Assisted Interventions.
Nature-based Interventions
Tess spends her summers in the Norwegian mountains with her two Siberian Huskies, Lilith and Boy, and travels throughout Europe in winter. She lectures on animal behavior and nature-based interventions and provides training for dog instructors, behaviorists, and social working dog teams. The family consists of rehomed Alaskan Malamute boy Bubba Erngren and Siberian Husky girl Lilith Erngren. They come with Tess everywhere, and their favourite thing to do is ski-joring in the high mountains.
Multifaceted Entrepreneur
As founder of GoodDog Tess works mainly with:
GoodDog Academy – educating instructors and behaviourists
GoodDog Therapy – educating therapy dog handlers and coaching people working with dogs
GoodDog Lectures – travelling around Europe teaching behaviour modification for all animals, human and non human.
Why is change so difficult?
Tess explains and will talk about this at the conference: "Human survival is rooted in our ability to adapt; it drives evolution and enables us to respond to an ever-changing environment. Yet, altering individual behavior often feels like an immense challenge. Despite a deep understanding of the mechanisms behind behavioral change, the personal struggle to change remains. By exploring these underlying processes, we can leverage this knowledge to help trainers shift their mindset and crossover effectively, aligning with the ongoing demands of evolution."
"Behaviour is all and all is behaviour."
-Tess Erngren