I’ve been involved with dogs professionally for over twenty-three years in a wide range of capacities. These have included simple care for boarding dogs, teaching group puppy and intermediate obedience courses, boarding and training as well as customized private training.
During my 23 years I have not only worked with hundreds of dogs spanning a wide variety of temperaments, but I have also developed a balanced and nuanced approach to interacting with our best friends. This approach includes a deep understanding of a dog’s social sensibilities and it’s desire to know its place in your social structure, an enormous amount of hands on experience using a variety of training approaches including operant conditioning, systematic desensitizing, counter-conditioning and “drive training” as well as more traditional methods including the use of, when necessary, reprimands and corrections.
My overall approach is a balanced one which recognizes that both positives and negatives, as well as appeals to your dog’s social sensibilities, play an important part in training and managing your beloved family companion.
And while my emphasis is always on the positive I am not what is known today as a “purely positive” trainer. My extensive experience with dogs tells me that “(wo)man’s best friend” are, like us, multi-dimensional creatures. Therefore we need a host of training methodologies to help communicate with their multiple dimensions. These include lots of positive reinforcement as well as steady structure, guidance and authority.
With this in mind, I have, over the years, developed a fully stocked “training toolbox” from which to select an appropriate combination of elements to address the unique circumstances of the dog’s and owners whom I help.
All of this knowledge I will bring to bear on whatever goals you’d like me to help you address with your dog. So please feel free to give me a call and discuss the particulars of your situation. Together we will build a plan that will take you to your training goals in a fun, friendly and effective way.
Group and Semi-Private 6 week programs designed to take your pup from his first moments with you all the way through adolescence and into adulthood. In all programs about fifty percent of the class is committed to play and socialization, the leading preventer of future aggression in dogs. The other fifty percent is split evenly between trust and respect exercises that teach your pup how to allow you to handle them without biting and rebelliousness as well as obedience exercises and emergency commands..
In-depth training programs for small friendly breeds tailored to your needs. Includes basic obedience like sit, down, stand, stay, off or leave it, off leash recalls, trust and respect exercises, emergency commands and more.
Perfect For the small dog that needs to brush up on general “good manners” and social skills.
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