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UNDERSTAND YOUR DOG'S BEHAVIORGetting the Help You Need

Behavior Consultations

One-on-one private dog training in your home to help with fearful, reactive, aggressive, or other behaviors.

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Behavior Assessments

1-hour long assessment of your dog’s behavior related to other dogs, animals, or people. Includes a written Behavior Assessment Report following the session. This is a follow-up session option that requires an initial Behavior Consultation preceding it.

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Behavior Consultations Via Zoom or Phone

These sessions are for anyone who lives outside of the areas I serve in person. I work with people and dogs from all over the United States. Please call or email if you have any questions about dog training or behavior consultations on Zoom or the phone. It is very effective despite our not being able to be together in person.

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MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DOPrivate In-Home Dog Training

Get help for any behavior problem you are experiencing, including fearful, reactive, aggressive, or anxious behavior. Learn behavioral strategies that are effective and safe.

If you live in the areas I serve, I come to you!

Every Initial Consultation includes a conversation so we can talk about the behaviors you’ve been experiencing. I’ll analyze your dog’s behaviors and we’ll talk about the most effective ways to address them. We’ll also do some training to address your needs and the needs of your dog. Following the appointment, I will create a training plan so you’ll know just what to do going forward. And I’m around to help you with it! ($150/hr)

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WORKING WITH FEAR & AGGRESSIONBehavior Assessments

It is important to understand why a dog is behaving the way they are behaving.

Dogs have a host of different behaviors, and they all function in different but specific ways. Because behavior is not random, we can understand the function of the behaviors dogs exhibit. We can devise better interventions when we take the time to understand why a dog is behaving the way they are. With a Behavior Assessment we can learn about why your dog is behaving the way they are, leading to pin-pointed training plans to address specific behavior issues.

Online Behavior Consultations Via Zoom

If you live outside of my service area

1-hour long video appointments

So you can get help when a good trainer is hard to find in your area.

Each session is one-on-one with me,

a dog behavior specialist with over 20 years working with dogs on the trickiest of behaviors.

Throughout his career, Doug has been a Subject Matter Expert for the CCPDT and has consulted with Humane Societies and dozens of rescues and foster groups. Doug graduated from the acclaimed Academy for Dog Trainers and holds the CPDT-KA and the CBCC-KA certifications from the CCPDT. He is a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and he has a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology. He understands the sometimes confusing and misunderstood dynamics between dogs and humans in our society.

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"Doug taught me more than any other dog trainer I've worked with."

“Awesome training sessions! The session on Impulse Control alone taught me more than any other dog training class I’ve taken. Doug manages the environment by design so as not to overwhelm my shy girl while still making it interactive and fun enough for my energetic girl!”

"I was at the end of my rope... Doug came to the rescue!"

“I was at the end of my rope. My very large and strong dog Winston had become aggressive and hostile towards every living non-human creature. I couldn’t take him anywhere without running the risk of him attacking something, or even leave him unattended around my other dog. Then Doug came to the rescue…! (Queue epic theme music). After attending behavior consultations with Doug, Winston’s back to being the lovable fur bag I knew and loved before his psychotic break. Now, Winston’s happier and so am I.”

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