FAQ

Training starts the moment you meet your pup. The earlier you begin the faster you get to the good life you want.  Training does have stages such as puppy, adolescent and rehabilitation. Your dogs age and challenges have an impact on training but it can begin as early as 6 weeks and up to senior dogs. The strategy may be different but good training is good training regardless of age. We customize the approach based on you and your dog.

Dog training is a combination of six key elements. Knowledge, skill, ability, patience, clarity and repetition.

In Private lessons I am your coach and you are your dogs trainer. Your dog improves the more you train so your dedication and consistency is the true determining factor.

In Residency training I train the dog and the general time frame is usually 21 days but in this scenario I am responsible for your dogs overall performance and you are responsible for maintenance and sustainment of what your dog learns in training.

Training works through two basic strategies.

Train the trainer where I teach, coach and mentor you to work with your dog in stages or sessions.  This approach helps you develop and improve as a direct participant in training.

Residency training is an option where the dog leaves your home to learn in an immersive, structured and consistent environment where training is everything and everything is training.

The choice between the two strategies is often dependent upon time available, primary challenges and cost.

The crate is a key tool to implement structure, rules and boundaries. It is a great way to teach potty training and work on separation anxiety. The crate will be your dog’s kingdom where it sleeps, eats, plays with toys and has a safe quiet place.

The remote collar is not a training method.  It is simply another training tool which allows a level of precision communication between trainer/owner and dog that is not possible with other training strategies. This is especially true at distance and distraction. I use a style called E-Touch developed by Martin Deeley. E-Touch gently applies modern technology to aid in timing, precision, communication and overall training quality with your dog.  The e collar is not the trainer, you and I train the dog in accordance with an overall training strategy including food, toys, games, leash guidance but the e collar helps us do this faster with clearer communication to your dog.