True Companion Dog Training

10/29/2022

10/29/2022

The English Setter is a medium-sized sporting dog of sweet temper and show-stopping good looks.

Why do you love the breed?

10/05/2022

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10/01/2022

What is Force Free Training?

Many other kinds of trainers think of Force Free trainers as cookie pushers. While many Force Free trainers embrace this, it goes deeper than just pushing cookies at dogs. It focuses on shaping your dog's behavior by rewarding the decisions they make instead of forcing them to do something.

Because they make the decisions, you can use the techniques in Force Free training to build care routines with your dog on their terms. We call this cooperative care. Allowing your dog to have agency means that they can tell you when they are ready for grooming other kinds of hands on care. This means grooming is entirely stress free for your dog and will even be a bonding moment!

While using this method means that it inherently takes longer to train a dog to something, it has the benefit of having minimal to no fallout (loss of skills) and allows your dog to only form positive feelings towards you. Force Free is all about the agency of the animal in front of you which means when they tell you they don't like something you listen.

Animals tell us so much. It's up to us to advocate for our animals and harbor positive relationships with them.

09/18/2022

Some quick first aid tips

09/16/2022

Welcome! I am a new dog trainer in the Louisville area. I have been working with shelter and rescue dogs for the better part of the last decade. Using that knowledge, my mission is to help reduce the amount of animals turned into local shelters by providing accessible, fear free dog training. If you are struggling with new pet integration, separation anxiety, or are just looking for some general companion training, send me a message and we can schedule a free consultation!