Obedience Training
It's time to start understanding your dog's psychology!
While obedience in a dog can be an important aspect of your dog’s training, we believe that understanding your dog’s psychology is more important when it comes to training your pup. Because dogs are natural followers they are always looking for leadership to follow. When this aspect is ignored one can start seeing problem behaviors arise like, pulling on the leash, jumping, chewing, overexcitement, or excessive barking.
Our teaching approach will be in helping you understand dog psychology so you can help them thrive not only in your household, but also in public places. Taking your dog to get coffee doesn’t have to be a total mess, but instead a bonding moment between you and your dog.
Our teaching approach recognizes that every dog is different. Whether your dog is insecure, fearful, anxious, or happy go lucky, our approach will be customized to help your dog learn in the best way possible.
TRAINER BIO
Growing up in Lake Shore around his mastiffs, Dominic has had a lifetime of loving dogs. After completing courses through the Karen Pryor Academy, he apprenticed with several published trainers in the area, in addition to working at local doggie daycares, and volunteering at shelters in D.C. Dominic is always enrolled in a new course, listening to podcasts, and reading a book on dog behavior as he seeks a continued education. Using a positive and aversive-free approach, Dominic approaches each dog holistically. A background in studying behavioral biology and mastery of operant conditioning allows him to guide a pet parent through a variety of areas. Clicker training, house training, obedience, social skills and more!
“Every day is a school day! Training dogs is fun, but training people is what gets me up in the morning. I live for the moment when a dog and owner realize they’re communicating”
Getting Started!
Step 1
We begin with a consultation to discuss your goals
and come up with a training plan.
45 minute in home/video evaluation - $75
