In addition to changing behavior, training should improve your relationship with your dog by creating better communication, a deeper trust, and an attitude of willing cooperation. That’s why we use reward based methods to motivate dogs. First, we help pet owners better understand why their dogs might behave as they do, and then we create an atmosphere designed to steer the dog toward the behavior we would like to see; we then reward those desirable behaviors and mold them into good and lasting habits. This is the most effective way to train a dog.

But positive doesn’t equate to permissive, and we encourage our clients to develop realistically high standards of behavior for their pets. Then we help to teach the dog how to meet those standards. The right training will strengthen the human/pet bond, by restoring harmony between pets and their people.. So by combining effective training techniques, with consistency and clarity, we can help you achieve your training goals.

And because dogs need our leadership to easily navigate this mostly human world that they live in, we help people understand how they can provide proper leadership to their pets. By leadership, we’re not referring to the oft coined term “pack leader,” but rather to a person who provides guidance, information, and clear communication that can help a pet dog live with ease and success within his human family.

There is no such thing as “dominant/submissive” when it comes to dog/human relationships.* But in plain truth, dogs need guidance and structure from their human companions to help them thrive in a world that is governed by priorities and sensibilities that don’t naturally align with their own. And the way to become an effective leader for your dog, is by learning how to be worthy of being followed. We can help you do just that, so your dog will look to you for information and guidance, and learn to appreciate the value of following your direction.