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Common Skills Developed (All programs)

Training is customized to each dog’s needs and owner's goals.

Contact me to discuss specifics.

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Many of the core skills we build include:

  • Come (recall)

  • Sit

  • Down (distance and extended)

  • Place (stay on an object, great for lengthy stays)

  • Loose leash walking

  • Heel (structured walking)

  • Out/Drop (release from mouth)

  • Leave-It (ignore distractions)

  • Look (give eye contact)

  • Off (stop that / get off that)

  • Multiple Postive reinforcement markers

  • Greeting manners

  • Optional advanced skills

We also focus on:

  • Calm mindset building, excellent for improving manners, over-arousal, and anxiety

  • Handling real-world distractions: dogs, strangers, wild life, traffic, noise, children, bicycles, etc.

  • Impulse control and patience

  • Building engagement and attentiveness

  • Luring and leash work

  • Creating a clear reward system to raise your value to your dog

  • Teaching success, failure, and how to succeed

  • Crate/potty/house training

  • Decompression and the "art of doing nothing"

  • Healthy outlets for natural drive

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