August schedule

Are you looking for a new approach to sport-related training? Or an outside-the-ring training task that you’ve been hoping to tackle from a different angle?

Imagine asking your dog to stay, and instead of cycling through sits, downs, spins, paw lifts, barking, or a dozen other behaviors, they simply... wait. They understand that your silence isn't confusing. They aren't anxiously guessing what comes next. They know that remaining still is the job, and they can do it with confidence instead of frustration.

Are you done with being dragged everywhere you go with your dog? Sore shoulders and back? Got a long-time freight train puller? Or are you just starting out with a new puppy in the house? Either way, I'd say it's time to join Loose Leash Walkers Anonymous so you can get started on revamping your walks or set the stage for future more pleasurable walking journeys and adventures with your dog.

As positive reinforcement trainers, we understand that our dogs have choices – the choice to engage or not engage, to stay or go, to work or not work, to choose us or choose the environment. These choices are crucial because they impact our ability to build and maintain a working relationship with our dogs. They didn’t choose the sport or activity we so enjoy. Our goal as trainers is to inspire our dogs to choose to engage with us, to find joy in working with us, to prefer our company and activities over the myriad distractions of the environment. Maybe you think you’ll never get there, that it’s too much to ask or too much work and effort. But what if I told you that you can achieve this and more?