Pivotal Dog Training

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️

12/22/2024

New Puppy?

If you are considering or already getting a new puppy for Christmas, remember they are a live long commitment and will need lots of training while they are young.

Make sure you have a training plan set up so you can truly enjoy your puppy and turn them into a well-behaved dog! Our puppy program is perfect for puppies 7 weeks and older.

Below are some of the skills we will work on:

• Potty training
• Crate training
• Leash walking
• Basic commands
• Focus
• Place
• Recall
• Jumping
• Chewing
• Nipping

Start your puppy off on the right paw!

12/21/2024

Tree Safety for Pets 🎄🐾❤️

Keep your pet safe this holiday season!

12/18/2024

Every dog could benefit from training. Yours may have minor issues like pulling on the leash or failing to consistently respond to commands, or your dog may have major issues like biting or excessive (and disruptive) barking.

All of our certified dog trainers are fellow dog-lovers and certified professionals who adhere to a positive, committed training philosophy. Our trainers received certification through Canine Trade Group, a company that provides intensive classes for those individuals who desire to become canine behavior specialists.

The course involves 320 hours of combined book work and hands-on experience. By the time students graduate, they are near-experts in canine psychology, history, and training methods.

12/16/2024

Our cribs and canines program will educate your dog on proper behaviors and how to adopt these behaviors as part of daily life, both before and after the baby arrives!

We will show your dog how walking calmly with a stroller is a happy, relaxed experience. Your dog will understand how to be well-mannered and to NOT jump on pregnant mom or to sn**ch away the baby’s toy.

Through our expectant parent training, your dog will learn to acclimate themselves to the idea of a baby in the home, before your baby is even there yet!

Most importantly, we will teach your dog to be a happy, obedient dog with the entire family, and will show you how to maintain a consistent environment where you, your baby, and your dog can coexist happily!

12/13/2024

Happy Friday!

Who loves the howlidays as much as we do?! 🎄❤️

12/11/2024

Service dogs are trained to help and aid individuals with disabilities. This can be physical, mental, or medical. It can also be a combination of the three.

Therapy dogs and Emotional Support Animals are NOT service animals.

Service dogs are allowed access ANYWHERE which is why it’s crucial to ensure that your dog is not only a good fit for task training, but also that they can work alongside the handler and behave appropriately in high stress settings.

12/09/2024

Resource guarding is a very common behavior problem and can happen with any breed. Dogs who resource guard can do so with anything: toys, space, people, food, etc.

If you take away the resource without correcting the behavior itself, your dog will most likely find another resource to guard.

Don’t let resource guarding control your life, our proven training program will help resolve this issue once and for all!

12/06/2024

Do you have a dog with separation anxiety? Here are a few toys that can help keep your pup busy while you're away.

Remember, nothing substitutes for training! If your dog is suffering from separation anxiety and you want to correct it - visit us online. We have a program specifically designed to correct separation anxiety!

Ease your pup’s anxiety with the best separation anxiety dog toys as rated and reviewed by Chewy dog parents like you.

12/04/2024

Basic Obedience Included with ALL Packages 🐾❤️

When you sign up for training with us, we always include basic obedience training. Whether you have an anxious dog or an aggressive one. We'll not only address the behavior problems, we'll also make sure you have a well-behaved dog both inside the home and outside of the home.

Basic obedience is part of ALL our training programs because in order to correct behavior problems, you need a solid foundation of obedience.

12/02/2024

Hello December ❄️🎄

Ready to start training before the holidays? Visit us online to learn more about our training programs and set up the 2 hour, no obligation consultation.

We’ll make sure you have a well behaved dog just in time for the holiday!

11/30/2024

Today is Small Business Saturday! As a small business we can’t thank our clients enough for choosing us, referring us, and putting your trust in us to help your beloved pups.

Your trust and support mean the world to us. You allow us to live out our dream every day!

THANK YOU! 🤍

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 🤎

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27/2024

Thanksgiving Food Safety! 🦃🧡

Make sure you know what is safe and unsafe to feed your dog this Thanksgiving. Some foods can pose a choking hazard while others can be toxic.

Stay safe and have a great holiday with your pup!

11/25/2024

Our private training is about understanding why a dog’s behavior is a certain way and then coming up with a plan to fix it. There are several reasons why a dog might be hyperactive:

• Lack of mental stimulation
• Lack of leadership from dog owner
• Lack of structure in the home
• Lack of impulse control
• Lack of physical exercise

Whether you have an active dog breed, or not you need ensure your dog can control their impulses and that they get plenty of physical exercise.

11/22/2024

Happy Friday! 🤎

11/20/2024

Understanding Dog Body Language

It’s so important to not only understand your dog’s body language, but also understand dog body language in general. Dogs tell us how they are feeling in different ways. They can’t use words, BUT they can show us. We have to know how to listen and understand them.