Behavioral Consultations. Behavioral counseling goes far beyond just training. While obedience training focuses on teaching the dog new commands, behavioral counseling focuses on...Read More.

Basic Obedience. Besides professional training instruction, all of our obedience programs incorporate the same principles seen with our Behavioral Consultations. This partnership of dog psychology and positive training techniques offers the most effective training programs available today...Read More.

Personal Protection. On rare occasion I will accept clients dogs for personal protection training. However, most dogs do not have the proper temperament and disposition to be effective protectors. That is why I offer green and trained dogs for personal protection. My protection candidates are hand selected by experienced police k9 instructors or fellow trainers who specialize in importing or breeding these truly unique dogs for service work...Read More.

Name Training This sounds simple, but many dogs are not properly conditioned to their own name. Name training is best described as an attention getting exercise that teaches a dog to look directly at us upon hearing their name. This lays the foundation for future obedience training and control in your dog.

Leash Manners This is not precision heeling, that comes later. Leash manners educates you in proper leash handling skills and teaches the dog to walk calmly at your side with no leash pulling, jumping, running in circles around you, or other improper behavior. Many concepts from our Behavioral Consultations are introduced at this point in training to help address any other behavioral problems that may exist.

Sit / Sit Stay Dogs are trained to sit quickly upon the first command. Your dog is also conditioned to maintain a sit stay until released or given an additional command.

Down / Down Stay Dogs are trained to down quickly upon the first command. Your dog is also conditioned to maintain a down stay until released or given an additional command.

Come Dogs are to return to the handler and sit squarely in front of him/her upon the first command. Your dog is to maintain the sit until released or given an additional command.

Heel Dogs are to heel at the handlers left side in a precise manner adjusting to the handler's speed and direction without command. Your dog is also to perform an automatic sit on a stop.

Place Dogs are trained to go to a specific spot such as a crate or mat and remain there until released. Many people ask how this is different from a down stay. A down stay requires a specific body posture that must be maintained while a place command allows the dog more freedom to stretch, scratch, etc. A dog may place for several hours and it would not be fair to expect a formal down position to be held the whole time. A dog can relax in the place command. This command works great to keep your dog from under foot when at home or out with the family. You always know where your dog is!

Release Every command must have an end and it is up to us to communicate this to our dogs. When your dog has completed an exercise and nothing else is expected of them, a release command such as free is given and they can do as they will, providing it is not improper behavior.

Leave It Dogs are always getting into things we wished they would not. When commanded leave it your dog should immediately leave alone whatever had their interest, whether it is a ball, rabbit, trash, or your evening dinner.

Sit and wave at guests when they knock/ring and enter the front door

Go to a mat or bed and place until released when guest knock/ring and enter the front door.

Retrieve the phone when it rings.

Retrieve a tissue when you sneeze.

Find your lost keys through scent.

Retrieve a cold beverage from the refrigerator.

Turn light switches on and off.

Many more tricks available!

*Tricks are limited only to your imagination. We can train your dog to do anything within reason and condition those tricks to any stimulus. Contact us today to discuss your situation and goals. Lets get creative

*Special Occasions: We can help train your dog to perform duties or tricks for special occasions such as weddings. Just imagine a dog that could act as the maid of honor or best man. Maybe have your dog speak when the pastor asks if anyone objects to this union or throw the first bag of rice. As we said before, your goals are limited only by your imagination.

*Please keep in mind that some tricks such as flips and walking on the rear legs can add tremendous stress to your dog's body. We will not train any tricks that could create long term health problems or exaggerate problems like displaysia or arthritis.

Awareness The dog is to display a vigilant demeanor and mental alertness to the immediate environment for signs of suspicious persons. The dog should be aware of their surroundings at all times.

Guard / Alert Dog is to display an aggressive bark alert in the presence of suspicious persons or alert on command. The alert is to be displayed until the situation is safe or the dog is commanded out.

Bite / Attack Dog is to bite any person who poses an immediate threat to the handler or bite on command. The bite/attack is to be maintained until the threat has been immobilized or the dog is commanded out.

Out Dog is to cease a bark alert or release a bite on command or if the suspicious person or threat is immobilized.

We offer realistic scenario based training for the following situations: