Dog Training
Our training programs are catered and split into four categories of puppy basics, basic skills, advanced skills, and behavior modification training. Whether you’re looking to get your new puppy acclimated to your household and routine, teach your rescue dog basic skills and obedience, advance your dog’s skills, or your dog is exhibiting antisocial behaviors towards other pets and people, our individualized training program is designed to help resolve difficult unwanted behaviors. Transform your dog into a well-mannered, intuitive individual who is a confident and loving member of your family.
Each plan is customized to fit you and your dog’s specific goals. We understand that every dog’s cognition is different and learns differently, as well as each owner’s needs are unique. We use a comprehensive training approach that includes all factors of your dog’s diet, exercise, routine, environment, family dynamic, sociability, and mental stimulation in order to make sure your dog is fulfilled and changing positively.
Our program uses the ancient natural pack bond and a dog’s personal prominent relationships, along with the four quadrants of operant conditioning. We take proven and practical experience to coach you on how to foster a trusting relationship with your pup, as well as setting you and your pup up for success in all situations. We work with your schedule and training preference, and never push any tools that you are not comfortable using. Our pack dynamic principle bridges the communication between you and your dog, creating a harmonious and fluid human and animal relationship.
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Puppy Basics (9 months and younger)
The first 9 months of your puppy’s life are a critical development stage. We work on all the puppy behaviors such as potty training, nipping/teething, destructive chewing, crate training, digging, safe and proper socialization and playing, jumping, crying/whining, people/pet/noise exposure, etc. Instilling a strong foundation at this age will ensure you and your pup will have a solid start to a fun, happy, stressless, and cohesive relationship.
Basic Skills (10 months and older)
Teaching your dog the essential manners and basic commands in and out of the home is crucial to having a harmonious and fluid relationship with your companion. We work on behaviors such as meeting new people/pets, playing appropriately with toys and with other dogs, loose leash walking, separation anxiety, and basic commands (sit, stay, come, etc.). With this base, you and your dog will have the fundamental tools to navigate the world and what life has to offer.
Advanced Skills (7 months and older)
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This program is to test and challenge you and your dog further, whether you are looking to give your dog a job, or to have more fun and deepen the relationship you and your dog have. We advance and develop behaviors related to your higher level training goal(s) such as working towards service/therapy dog status and/or training tricks/advanced commands. For service/therapy goals, we work on exposure and desensitization for all types of noises/people/animals, public manners, tasks/alerts if needed, and passing the required exams. For tricks/advanced commands goals, we can work on nose work, alerts, item retrieval, item identification, stunts, posing, pressing buttons, opening/closing doors, on demand/cue commands and much more. At this time, we do not offer services related to dog sports (agility, dock diving, herding, etc.) and protection K9 services. *Note, your pup will need to have a solid foundation of basic skills and obedience before enrolling in this program.
Behavior Modification: Aggression, Reactivity, & Fearfulness/Anxiety
Whether your dog barks and lunges at other dogs on walks, growls and becomes defensive with strangers in the home, or is anxious about being left alone, our program helps resolve these issues. Our training uses two main steps: desensitizing what your dog perceives as a threat and equipping both you and your dog with the necessary preventative and coping mechanisms to better handle specific situations and stress in the future. Our techniques treat the emotions motivating the behaviors first and then show the dog what alternative behavior is appropriate. We work on and modify behaviors such as leash reactivity, dog-dog aggression, dog-human aggression, resource guarding, territorialism, separation anxiety, shyness/timidness, and human or dog-related social anxiety.
