Helping every owner establish trust, build a relationship and find what motivates the dog are always top priorities for us. As a dog trainer, we are well versed in all training tools so we can help out as much as possible. Millions of dogs every year are given up or euthanized due to behavior problems (some as simple as jumping) we won't discriminate against any method or tool that is in the best interest for the owner and dog. We believe every tool can be used properly or improperly.
For example, people can feed their dogs too much food or lousy food causing illness or obesity. Or, food and praise can over stimulate some dogs causing hyperactivity, jumping, whining, barking, etc. Another example that we've seen as dog trainers is that dogs can become addicted to attention when coddled and fussed over too much which can cause separation anxiety. In conclusion, we believe knowledge is power and being openminded allows us to help as much as possible.
We believe in transforming dog owners into fair and consistent leaders who can provide the right amount of balance,structure, exercise, nutrition and obedience to create much happier, calmer and more fulfilled dogs. Faster training is not better training, as dog trainers, we teach first, so the dog has a good understanding of what we want them to do before focusing on making the behavior reliable. When trying to achieve learning and reliability all at once, it is way too stressful on our dogs.
If our dogs do not understand something, we've taught it is our job as the dog trainer to go back and increase the dogs understanding. Patience is incredibly important in dog training. You have to know when to take a step back or stop altogether. No good dog training happens when you are frustrated. We believe in being as transparent as possible. We will always tell you what weare doing and why we are doing it. Anything we do as trainers will always be approved and agreed upon by the owners first.
We will always give our opinions, but we won't do anything you are uncomfortable with. Think with your head, not with your heart. Treating dogs like furry little people have created more problems than it has ever solved. We know you love them, but sometimes despoiling our dogs is hard and sometimes a little tough love is the best love. It is our responsibility as trainers to be as clear and as easy to understand as possible.
We try to be just as good at teaching people as we are at teaching dogs We will always keep learning and striving to be the best that we can be.
