Family Dog Mediation is the integration of LEGS Applied Ethology (animal welfare science) into a dog professional's respective work (i.e. training, behavior, veterinary, sheltering, grooming, walking, daycare, breeding, etc.), to the ends that pet dogs are granted the same scope of historically neglected standard considerations and provisions as other captive species of animals by their human caretakers. Family Dog Mediators endeavor to ensure that their clients' dogs enjoy a “good life” (and at the very least, a "life worth living"), where any behavioral challenges are understood and addressed through a comprehensive framework that identifies and resolves any unmet needs or experiences underlying behavioral expressions before attempting to modify behavior to align with human interests. Family Dog Mediation, while emphasizing the human responsibility to guarantee a certain quality of life for their pets, applies the L.E.G.S. Model of Canine Science to facilitate a process of welfare assessment and optimization to account for the distinct needs of all parties - both human and animal - in order to proactively and responsively mediate conflicts that arise between our species in our shared modern lives.