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A Training and Wellness Sanctuary for Dogs and Their Families ...

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, not just training dogs. We want to see fewer dogs relinquished to shelters because we know they are valuable to us as a society. We are inspired by each family, individual & dog who enters the training sanctuary. Our customers (and repeat customers, dog & human) motivate others for a positive trickling effect on the planet. DT Brochure

OUR VISION

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

Enhancing the quality of canine / human relationships by raising awareness and education.

Promoting our dogs health, well-being and training potential with a "whole approach" to 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 our book, Train Your Dog, Change Your Life, you can’t change anyone’s behavior until you choose to change your own. It truly is not just about the dog. It’s about our relationship with our dogs and how we choose to communicate. Training enriches our lives if we teach our dogs with the same compassion, patience and understanding that we expect while learning something new. It seldom ever is just about the dog. It's about 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 environments. DOGS observe body language, cues and us to guide them. They count on positive associations for future reference and trust in us to be their pack leaders!

We provide guidance to help you make informed decisions to integrate training into your chosen lifestyle, while achieving realistic results. We want to empower you AND THE DOG. We invite you to look at yourself in relation to your dog, and it's never just about the dog. Very often, the way we train and communicate with our dogs is how we communicate with ourselves (others)!

Education provides a gateway to expanding choices (and change). These choices give us alternatives to positively shape our dog’s natural behaviors. In the process, we learn valuable life skills, opening our minds to possibilities.

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 and learn something new everyday and let go! Our relationships with our dogs can teach us a lot about ourselves! 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)

Level - 2: Moderate

Level - 3: Challenging, integrative, creative, fun

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 dog's)

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 dog's or anyone's 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 can't 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: www.wiley.com, www.amazon.com, www.dogwise.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.borders.com. 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.

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wiley

dogwise - discounts available for apdters apdt

trainyourdogchangeyourlife (coming soon)

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 huge difference in what you choose to do

in the next second ... choose wisely ~

Enjoy the Journey!