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Family Focused - Heart Centered ~ Positive ~ Fun

Bringing People & Pets Together to Enhance Well-Being & Education

Simply said: We love dogs! All businesses, large or small, are successful because of a few key ingredients, one of them being PASSION. We have a dedicated team of people who enjoy educating families on understanding dog behavior, not just training dogs. We want to see fewer dogs relinquished to shelters because we know they are valuable to us as a society. Education is the key. We are inspired by each family, individual & dog who enters the training sanctuary. Our customers (and repeat dog/human customers) motivate others for a positive trickling effect on the planet. DT Brochure

Don't look at a dog (or person) for only who they are, but who they can become~

OUR VISION - Real Training for Real World Dogs!

Awareness, Well-being, Alternatives, Resources and Education (AWARE)

Enhancing the quality of canine / human relationships by raising awareness and education.
Promoting our dogs health, well-being and training potential with good nutrition, healthy grooming, veterinary & wellness alternatives.
Teaching with positive-reward-based, user-friendly and creative approach that is cost effective and reliable.
Empowering owners with guidance so they can make informed choices about their dog's education.
Encouraging a motivational, safe and caring environment for dogs and humans to learn, laugh, and grow.
Developing communication skills that are understandable and conducive to learning for each dog.
Inspiring continuing education, volunteer and workshop opportunities for trainers and health care professionals.
Creating an open forum for dog lovers to network & support each other in our endeavors.
Wagging tails while Training!

As we share in Train Your Dog, Change Your Life, you can’t change anyone’s behavior until you choose to change your own. It is not just about the dog. It’s about our relationship and effective, respectuful communication with our dogs. Training enriches our lives if we teach with the same compassion, patience and understanding that we expect while learning something new. It seldom ever is just about the dog, but how well we relate to and understand our dog(s).

Puppies are usually eager to learn! Learning is a process that all species do individually, and in the context of their environment, nature and nurture. DOGS observe body language, cues and us to guide them. Positive associations for future reference make a difference. They trust in us to be their pack leaders! If we are not, then they will be, and that's a hard job!

Oftentimes, the way we train and communicate with our dogs is how we communicate with others!

Education provides a gateway to expanding choices (and change). These choices give us alternatives to positively shape our dogs natural behaviors. In the process, we learn valuable life skills, opening our minds to possibilities and have fun integrating training with creative games.

Everything we learn while training our dogs enriches our lives. Through observation, experience and exploring the perception of that experience, we should train our dogs with the same compassion, patience, understanding and integrity that we expect and enjoy while learning something new.

Dogs live in the present moment! Practice, practice and practice some more. Breathe, be curious, keep an open mind, play, laugh, smile, learn something new everyday and let go because dogs do! For your efforts the dog (Canis Lupus Familiaris) thanks us with unconditional friendship and love.

OUR SERVICES (Click on Our Programs for Details)

Level - 1: Beginnings, Family Dog Training (group & private) - Integrated Therapy Dog Training

Level - 2: Moderate (open enrollment)

Level - 3: Challenging, integrative, creative, fun (open enrollment)

Dog Sports (non-competitive for energy flow, joy and relaxation)

Behavioral Coaching: Private, by appointment Broch-Behavioral Counseling

Workshops & Events

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOU AND YOUR DOGS

Click on Canine Coach for Training Tips from Train Your Dog, Change Your Life!

Housetraining (understanding the process)
Digging, Jumping, Barking and Therapeutic Chewing
Lifestyle Management, Families and the dog
Children and Dogs (a respectful relationship)
Body Language (yours and your dogs)
Relaxation, De-stressing and Calming Signals (Turid Rugaas, our friend & mentor)
Exercise + Grooming + Nutrition = Good Health
Self-esteem (building confidence, overcoming fear of change and new situations)
Win/Win solutions for difficult transitions
Developing humor and a positive attitude
Coping with Grief & more ... Children & Divorcé and the Family Pet ...
Multiple Dogs??
Resource Guarding and more ...

Before you can change your dogs or anyones behavior,

you have to change your own!

Plant seeds of knowledge and learn something new everyday. Try to be a non-judgmental observer of your training relationship with your dog ~ ~ ~ noticing, listening, and giving yourself permission to create change that makes sense for you and your dog too!

Dogs live in the present. They are contextual! They need to learn in a variety and broad range of circumstances and environments. Training / teaching can be effective, easy and pleasurable. You can have fun! Developing a relationship with your dog by being fair, calm, assertive and patient will enhance your and your dog's well being.

Breathing, centering and focusing on an intention for your training practice maximizes the quality and effectiveness of your training practice.

You cannot control every nuance of life's unpredictable happenings, but you can pause and breathe in oxygen to your cells and release toxins and stress from your body. This stress can also affect how our dogs relate to us! The only thing that can create change is change. Changing one little habit like taking a deep belly breath before the next thought or decision can make a difference. Be compassionate, grateful and non-judgmental with yourself and embrace your dogs with an open-heart. They do so much for us!

Treasure life ~ Learn from Nature ~ Trust Your Intuition ~ Be Grateful

Train Your Dog, Change Your Life - trainyourdogchangeyourlife

We are grateful to share that our family dog training book, published by Howell Book House (Wiley, Inc), June, 2001, is reaching a diverse reading audience worldwide!

You can get the book at a discount from: Wiley Inc., Amazon, Dogwise. APDT'ers get an additional discount. Cases can be ordered through Wiley, Inc. for a volume discount! Wiley, Inc. (201) 748-6000 or (800) 225-5945. TYDCYL is available as an e-book at Kindle. We are working on the soft cover-- second edition to give dogs owners an even more comprehensive, easy-to-read, book on training and wellness. Training does not have to be HARD. It can be integrated into daily life. ou can learn so much about yourself while teaching your dogs (and children). Training your dog can change your life!

amazon

wiley

dogwise - discounts available for apdters

This forward-looking training book provides an accessible, positive reinforcement training method that is family-focused. Training is essential for dogs to live peacefully and happily among humans. If you're a dog owner who seeks to build trust rather than establish dominance, you'll appreciate this approach to training that emphasizes listening, observing, relaxation, self-help, change, games and well-being. Chapters cover lifestyle management, body language, attitude, socialization, housetraining, nutrition and exercise, grooming for health and self-esteem, creativity and games, and teaching your dog all the good things like sit, stay, down, come, take-it, leave-it, object exchange, biting inhibition (soft mouth), shaping & targeting behaviors, clicker training & more ...

Taking one deep breath can make a wise difference in what you do

in the next second ...

10 minutes of in the moment, focused training

can make a difference ~

Enjoy the Journey!