Train Your Dog

My training method

Training method = leadership + positive reinforcement + discomfort. Leadership is the foundation of obedience — without it, there's no logical reason at all for your dog to obey you. I don't use treats, and I never use pain (prong collars, shock collars, and the like are completely out).

I explain the full reasoning behind this — why leadership comes first, what positive reinforcement actually means in practice, and why a little discomfort (never pain) matters — on the About Hierarchy page.

My work consists of two distinct but strongly complementary and inseparable parts:

- The first part consists in teaching you the essential bases of ethology and canine behavior which are essential to communicate correctly with your dog. From this teaching stems a certain number of rules of life which are to be put in place at home, they are essential to obtain a balanced dog and allow a harmonious relationship with him. This part also determines the level of obedience and prepares it.

- The second part is to teach you how to make your dog obey you. The teaching serves above all to be able to have an obedient dog in all the circumstances of the daily life so that it can accompany you everywhere and remain calm and to obey you extremely well when you need it. I don't use treats for the training.

THE COMMANDS THAT WILL BE TAUGHT ARE:

Walking correctly and obediently next to you.

Returns to you immediately when he/she is untied whatever the situation.

Lie down/sit and stay wherever you need and for time you need.

Go to his place and stay there.

It is also possible to teach your dog more advanced commands such as lying down at a distance, walking on foot without the leash...

I specialize in dog behavior issues, so I can work on: aggression, fears, anxiety, destructive behavior at home, barking or soiling when left alone, or soiling in the presence of the owner.

I only give private lessons, as no two owners have the same expectations, the same needs, or the same learning difficulties. I put at your disposal my 23 years of professional experience.

I give dog training lessons all over the United States and worldwide.

Prices on request

Why I don't use treats

A treat only works when nothing more interesting has your dog's attention, and it does nothing for the behavioral side of training — that's why I don't rely on it. There's more on the reasoning, the research behind it, and what I've observed over thirty years on the About Hierarchy page.