Foundational Behavior

These behaviors include: sit/stay, down/stay, recall, loose leash walking, greetings, deference, jumping, tolerance to nail trims/brushing/handling touch.

Instruction

We focus on capturing and shaping your dog’s natural behaviors and reinforcing them through a combination of body language, hand signals, and verbal cues. We observe and respond to your dog’s actions, to guide and encourage desirable behaviors.

Extra Behavior

These are owner selected behaviors which could include: gentle lead or muzzle tolerance, place, curbing counter surfing, leash reactivity, resource guarding, reactivity to objects (bikes, skateboards, vacuums, etc.), crate training, leave it, drop it, Canine Good Citizen skills, tricks.

Distractors 

As your dog’s desired behaviors become more fluent, we introduce various distractions to ensure they remain consistent. These distractions can include distance, different body positions (such as proximity and orientation), and various sounds