Way of a Dog

09/19/2023

Nate Butler playing the piano is what's on my mind... in Clovis CA.

09/13/2023

I reached a very good milestone today with my dog training business...150 x 5 Star ✨ Reviews :) just wanted to share. :)

06/02/2023

People ask me about my dog training and philosophy so here it is off my website:

I am an advocate for a dog’s mental recovery. I truly want them to succeed. I assess their demeanor, create a strategy to achieve the goal of the owner, and then implement it. Every approach involves leash training and getting and keeping the dog’s attention. Leash training is where the dog owner communicates their wishes to the dog…their likes and dislikes. Just like a telephone line!

Through Sight Sound Touch and how you Feel, I show the owners how to express their disappointments, or their satisfaction and joy in their dog’s better decisions and accomplishments…big or small, guiding the dog into making better decisions.

They are motivated in the positive way, not negative. You can force your will on most any dog, but it will not change their core values.

I teach the owners how to win over the dog’s allegiance by positive reinforcement and calm assertive techniques. When a dog understands and respects it’s owner, they are bathed in their own confidence for a job will done, and are more apt to keep listening and progressing forward with what you have to offer them.

Be who your dog looks up to! It’s the Way of a Dog.

05/26/2023

Just Joe and Jimmy hanging out at Kuppa Joy in Clovis sipping a Mocha Cappuccino as Jimmy takes his time checking out our neighbors and finishing his Puppuccino.

05/23/2023

With summer almost here, its time to clean the dust from your doggies ears and get em ready for the upcoming planned road trips and morning outings to coffee and conversations. Let Joe at Way of a Dog help make it a little better transition from home and into the wild. It's the Way of a Dog.

05/23/2023

Summer is arriving in the valley and that means lots of outdoor time with our doggies and lots more time for embarrassing meetings when a hyper dog meets another. Get em to understand you better with less talking and more feeling. Its part of what i do when I go into people's homes and wrangle around with their loving pets. Like in school, kids learn about their thinking caps and their energy outputs. You can't teach a dog to not jump up and rush the doorbell when in some other facility. That's great for dogs who can focus in rooms with lots of other dogs. I focus in your Living room and Kitchen and coming/going in and out of the house... and update you can on my mutt management 101 approach to dog ownership.
Call today 5593945398
Or go to wayofadog.com and book your next better summer 🌞

Personalized in-home dog training, up to 50 miles from Fresno / Clovis. In one session, you’ll see a better-behaved and more obedient dog, I guarantee it!

05/22/2023

Dog Owners Unite when the reality strikes us that we want to start living life with a better behaved dog. I have a thought...why not clear the dust from doggies ears and tune them into You!

It's the Way of a Dog! 559 394 5398

05/22/2023

Summer has arrived and it's time to finally shape up your dog into a better listener. It's the Way of a Dog

05/22/2023

The Best Dog Training for Your Dog’s Issues

Many dog owners want to curb or eliminate the in-home issues that always seem to come up. They need to find the best dog training for their pets living in the home. You don’t always have to put up with the expense and worries coming from a misbehaving dog.

The best dog training class should not have you carry around a water bottle to shoot at your dog with. Also, the best dog training program won’t teach you to carry a can of pennies with you at all times.

The best dog training class should however, show and teach dog owners all the tools they might need when they have to correct their pet. My method helps dog owners train their dog with basic Sight, Sound and Touch techniques and the importance of how you present to your dog. Its the proven way to a better dog for 10 years now. Call Joe and be in the know :)

01/01/2023

Damp leaves on the first morning of the new year after the big storm.
What's your 2023 resolution if you have one or two?
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

12/02/2022

Hello Friends and Past, Present and Future clients. I have been an advocate for loose leash walking and no food treats...EVER for 11+ years now. In those years, I've stayed true to these concepts. However, sometimes new or alternate methods should be considered...just like certain retooling and reshaping goes on in most companies and businesses for the betterment of the business and their clients.

So, going forward I will be slightly adjusting my training approach to include at least the smell of food, and I will be readjusting my leash training approach for better dog walking when dealing with dogs who constantly drag their owners.

I'm turning 66 right after Christmas, and like I say all the time to my clients..."Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks". It's the Way of a Dog.

Here's the current oldest dog in the world named Bluey:

Bluey (7 June 1910 – 14 November 1939) was a female Australian cattle dog owned by Les and Esma Hall of Rochester, Victoria, Australia. According to Guinness World Records, Bluey lived 29 years, 5 months, and is the oldest dog ever verified.[1] Three owners have made claims for longer-lived dogs.....

09/02/2022

Lost dog near Edison High

08/17/2022

Elvis has arrived!

05/02/2022

Last attended this event in 2019 so I'm looking forward to being there this Wed the 4th for the Young Authors Faire. I'll be there with both my children's books, Shea's Lounge & Jimmy's Tree. Come out to the fairgrounds between 4-6 and find your next favorite book. I have the event flyer and directions attached.

02/08/2022

One of my future clients who will now hire me to help him with his Goldendoodle, let me know he saw that my biz, Way of a Dog, is recommended by these folks:
https://goldendoodles.com/training/trainers.htm
This website recommends acceptable Dog trainers worldwide for Labradoodle and Goldendoodle owners. I'm shocked and grateful they recognize and recommend me to help these very expensive and sought after breeds. I've worked with Labradoodle, Goldendoodle, Aussidoodle and Bernadoodle.

01/16/2022

Hey everyone, if you weren't aware, my dog Jimmy and I recently returned from a 3 week driving adventure to La Paz Mexico near the tip of Cabo. It was my first drive into Baja since the 1980's and boy did it change. I'm glad we are back home and safe and had no real problems with my truck or persons we met there. I'm now fully ready to get back to dog and people training for this new year. Photos from our epic journey together :)

01/16/2022

I'm anxious to start working and training dogs and their people again tomorrow, after a month off. If you aren't aware, my dog Jimmy and I just got back from a 3 week drive trip to La Paz, and Todos Santos, Baja California (it was our furthest South).

We stopped and explored several towns and beaches all along the way. We had to cancel our two biggest excursions, Whale Watching and a week of camping on a deserted island in the Sea of Cortez, because no dogs were allowed on boats or the island. We'll just have to do our camping up in the Sierras now. :)
Photos are from the beginning:

11/04/2021

Urgent! One of my clients hired me to help her with with a 35-40lb brindle Female Pittie she is fostering for now but for not much longer. :(
Bella is sweet and is beginning to learn how to walk with a loose leash outside. This dog will need her forever home established or another foster care parent to continue with Bella's progress. She is 3.5 years old, fully potty trained, spayed and ready to be in a one pet home.

This foster, Pam, will include:
A 2 hour personal training from me at Way of a Dog for the new foster or final owner;
A large dog bed;
The cost of Bella's adoption fee;
2-3 months of her dog food

This is a rare opportunity to save a good dog and a ton of $. Contact me here or call if you're interested in talking with Pam directly. This dog will be followed up on to make sure the person or persons who adopt Bella are of honorable and sincere nature :)
Contact Pam directly at 209 535 5126.

08/20/2021

Heres a memory from waaaay back in my youth :)

Meet Zierry (FGSD) and Henry. Zierry is so excitable that she barks and jumps and scratches and bites her own people and guests (like me) when they enter the backyard, while Henry will bite anyone who isn't female when they pick him up. Together they "feed" off each others misdirected energy. After two visits, I have both of them on track to be calmer and better listeners, and their owner has learned my method of how to break through the chaos in their minds and to hold their attention so that they can receive the good they get when they listen. I love seeing progress and my happy dog customers :)) Be who your dog looks up to! www.wayofadog.com

08/20/2021

Good memory here.

Another official day to display our doggies. Here's mine, he's named Jimmy.

08/20/2021

Look how far they have come :)

Congratulations Animal Compassion Team (ACT)! Finally, responsible Animal Care is coming to the valley. :)) Please Share.

08/13/2021

Here's two screenshots of an email I received by this company who does reviews, and my company, Way of a Dog made the Top 10 Best Dog Trainers in California. Hope its for real :)

08/07/2021

This is whats on my mind...my newest song. It's titled:
Bad Dog & it's Bone. You can click here and check it out and get to my Astronaut page where you can purchase the song or the whole Album in a download. Currently, the original artwork by Steven Hammond is not complete for this song yet. Enjoy this blues song.

https://joeozier.bandcamp.com/track/bad-dog-its-bone

from the album Astronaut

05/09/2021

03/26/2021

From this dog trainer to all of you dog people:
Here's the rock version of Gracious Troubadour on my new album, Astronaut. You can listen to 3 songs before it asks if you'd like to buy one for a buck. :) The artwork is by Steven Hammond who will be painting many song icons for this album. Geoff OurGeoff Thurman is who this song is about. I miss him everyday.

I know many of you are asking yourselves, a dog trainer putting out an album? Ah, but truth is, i have many career areas moving in linear tracks including Television, Acting, Theatre, Directing, Video Production, TV Producer, Live Entertainment like Air Guitar and as a Musician and a 2x Children's Author, a Playwright/Director and Public Reader.

I've always felt music coming out of me like a tea pot whistle or a particular humm for the right mood or a tap with forks...all which led to writing lots of music over the last 40 years. You can discover my past by going to my YouTube Channel as well..
https://youtube.com/user/want2act

Thanks for listening and supporting a true lifetime of artistic expression. Heres my latest music side:
https://joeozier.bandcamp.com/track/gracious-troubadour-rock

from the album Astronaut

02/14/2021

So, what caption immediately comes to your mind? Mine was..."throw me the ball, I'm open!" :)

02/03/2021

Now in my 10th year as a dog trainer, I have helped hundreds of dogs and their owners. Here are some of the faces in these photos of my previous clients...enjoy!

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