Quintessential Dog Training

01/10/2022

Quintessential Dog Training is not taking new clients at this time.

For fantastic puppy training and obedience training, please contact Awesome Dog Academy. Malia and her crew will put you on the right track to build a great relationship with your dog. They base their training on a solid foundation of positive reinforcement methods, which I wholeheartedly endorse.

We will be back. If you need to reach us, please send an email to [email protected]. If we can't help you, we will refer you to the folks we know and trust and believe in.

Sending love and light to all of you who are working with the difficult cases. Trust that we understand. It may be simple, but it is rarely easy.

03/14/2021

I had so much fun this afternoon working with Link Centre, presenting for ! This is not my most flattering picture, and I don't intend to use it for future promotional purposes. That said, I hope that the training information I delivered was useful!

There are so many things to consider with animal behavior as we go back to some semblance of "normal life." If you have taken in a pet as a foster or adopted family member this last year, good for you! You have helped a needy animal in a crazy time! However, you may have concerns about what happens when everyone goes back to work and school. You may be wrestling with behavior issues you aren't quite sure how to handle.

If you have questions we didn't get to in the livestream today, send a message with your questions, add the hashtag so I know how we met, and I'll respond to you directly. Thanks for listening to me and supporting all the good work the Link Centre does in our community. I look forward to hearing from you!

09/29/2020

01/29/2020

I have always loved a puzzle. Since I was a little girl, I would get completely transfixed on a jigsaw puzzle, or a crossword puzzle, or those old logic puzzles where you had to figure out the pattern. Did you know that your pet also can love a puzzle? Puzzle toys use mental energy in strategizing how to solve for the treat. Puzzle toys are a great way to keep your pet stimulated and challenged, and can be a great way to redirect energy that could otherwise be used in destructive behaviors.

01/20/2020

I love cheese. What day could be better?

01/11/2020

Hooray for Patsy! That'll do.

Patsy the Wonderdog helped herd sheep to safety as fires burned in Victoria.

12/21/2019

Isn’t that the truth?

True

12/12/2019

All I want for Christmas...

12/11/2019

Ha Ha Ha!

12/11/2019

Welcome to Quintessential Dog Training. Please contact me through Facebook while we are updating our website. Now taking behavioral consultation appointments for January 2020.

12/11/2019

I don't have anything good to say about retractable leashes. There are dozens of reasons to NOT use them. But I have even less good to say about a distracted owner who would allow this to happen. I am grateful that hero came along just in time1

08/26/2019

Good advice on National Dog Day, don't you think?

08/22/2019

Another example of our animals training us, right?

08/16/2019

Quentin, my muse.

08/16/2019

Quintessential Dog Training offers positive reinforcement behavioral modification training for dogs with behavior issues. Our training methods are evidence based from the scientific study of behavior and learning theory. We would love to help you build a better relationship with your dog through this type of training. Send a message to make an appointment.

08/15/2019

Whole Dog Journal covers a huge variety of topics. This one makes me feel better that I'm not at all alone in considering my pets' needs when selecting items for my home. There's some great advice here!

My husband Brad and I like to think we keep a pretty clean house, but sometimes we’re amazed at how much hair and dirt surround us. We’re not fastidious about housecleaning, but we do try to keep things relatively hair- and dirt-free and neat – “try” being the operative word. As we’re ma...

08/11/2019

This is where it all began.