Teaching your dog to learn how to behave is our job. We love it! And we work hard at it. What we offer is something truly unique: We break down the walls that are keeping you from living the best life with your dog, and then we rebuild from the ground up, together. This training is intense and life changing. You have to be willing to work hard and commit to make the changes in your life that need to be made, and follow our training advice 100% of the time. If you are ready to go the distance with your dog, willing to put the time, effort and continue the guidance and advice you receive while training with us, then we are off to a great start!

Our top programs offer several advantages:

  • Your dog stays at a trainers house and lives with them as “one of their dogs”, as opposed to staying at a crowded kennel. This will help your dog learn in a home setting, where most of the obedience or behavior issues happen.
  • Your dog receives training throughout the whole day, learning daily routines such as potty breaks, doorbells, doorways, household manners, obedience drills, feeding times, socialization with other humans and animals, as well as outdoor and indoor practice with various distance and distractions to make sure your dog learns not only valuable obedience skills, but most importantly, how to behave and become a part of your family and enjoy every day activities with you.
  • We limit the amount of dogs we train to a select number. This allows us to better focus on your dog, and ensures your dog gets the training and attention they deserve.
  • These programs are ideal for today’s busy families and individuals, as it requires only that you maintain the training once the dog completes our program.
  • These programs are also ideal for dogs that require specialized training due to fear, aggression, biting, etc., as it allows us to focus on helping your dog make better choices and regaining their confidence.

YES! We want our owners to participate. It is mandatory that owners come out and work with their dog while in training. Trying to cram in everything your dog has learned in one go home lessons is beyond overwhelming for owners and the dog. With behavior cases we find that the owners also need a little rehab time with their dog… time to reconnect and learn what their dog was needing from them. There’s a method to the madness, we promise! And part of that method is to have your dog fully immersed in our training first. Then we set multiple owner training visits. Please participate in your dogs training!!

Our training isn’t based on a single method or approach. Like humans learn in various ways, every dog is unique. And like humans, you can’t fit all of them into a predetermined training style. Our training belief is that training is a constant process, which is why we focus on lifestyle-based training.

From positive rewards, to proper usage of collars, to using and learning how body language, voice and our movement can influence behavior, marker training, and even a combination of all. We have been fortunate enough to learn from many great trainers in various disciplines, from military K9, to hunting sports and from behavior modification specialists, which allows us to have a better understanding of the tools and techniques of the craft. The most effective level of training comes from a balance between rewarding/encouraging good choices, and correcting/discouraging poor choices.

No. During our first meeting we will put the e-collar on your arm and you will feel how mild the stimulation is. We will also stimulate ourselves with the e-collar to show you that it will not hurt your dog. One common misconception is the e-collar will burn their skin. This is false. Other people think that it is like being shocked with a taser. This is also false. We are dog trainers because we LOVE dogs and we would never do anything to harm them in any way! Furthermore, we would never do anything to a dog, that we will not do ourselves.

An “e-collar” is basically a collar with a stimulation mechanism (similar to an electric fence collar). The collar is controlled by a remote that the handler holds. The remote allows you to maintain full control of your dog for up to 400 yards! Therefore, it gives your dog a lot of freedom and it saves you from worrying about your dog running off! It is not used as a punishment or a "shock" as many people assume, it is simply used as a training device for communicating with your dog. It produces a subtle electrical current between two contact points located on the collar.

In the old days this type of collar was used as "shock collar" and many inexperienced dog owners tried to use this device to scare their dog into submission. In the proven training method we teach, your dog is never "shocked into submission" or abused. Unlike a shocking device, the e-collar is used to get the dog’s attention and keep it focused on listening to the handler. It is the equivalents of someone tapping your shoulder to get your attention, or setting your phone on vibrate so it will get your attention when someone is calling you. We teach the dog to listen to those "taps" and that the "taps" mean, "I am trying to get your attention."