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Dog Training and Dog Behavior Consulting owned and operated by Valerie Wells. ONLY force-free and

Valerie is a member of the “Pet Professional Guild” and “Truly Dog Friendly.” Both professional organizations accept trainers which utilize ONLY Force-free, Positive Reinforcement techniques. There is NO need and NO reason to ever harm your dog, with electric collars, choke collars or prong collars in order to have a well mannered pet. Valerie gives you the proper guidance you need for YOU and YOUR dog to SUCCEED!

20/04/2024

Posting for a friend. so all I know is what's listed. If you're interested, PM me and I'll put you in touch with the owner.

31/03/2024

Happy Easter!

26/01/2024

Hope you're having a
When Dylan imitates art.

25/01/2024

How wonderful it was to work with Valerie for a second time with our new puppy, Reagan! We had met Valerie 9 years ago when Hadley joined our family. This past summer we adopted Reagan, another chocolate lab. She entered our home full of energy and love. We quickly realized we needed guidance to help her learn her manners, especially with walking and jumping. I reached out to Valerie and we spoke on the phone within days. Valerie asked detailed questions about what our life was like with Reagan and came ready to guide us when we had our first appointment together. Reagan loved Valerie! During the six sessions we learned how to control jumping, loose leash walk, the come command, and so much more. We are now very comfortable taking Reagan out in the neighborhood due to the wonderful guidance we received from Valerie. We so appreciated Valerie's kind approach to working with dogs. Valerie was flexible with scheduling around our calendar. We highly recommend Valerie for any dog training needs you may have! Thank you, Valerie.

Phil, Kim, and Reagan Hughes

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween!
Woofie was always so good about sitting for a photo.

26/10/2023

I have two young, extremely reactive Min Pins. Group classes did not help and their reactivity was affecting everyday life in a way that just wasn't working for any one in the household. I decided to try a personal trainer because it allowed much more control over their learning environment. I picked Valerie because of her philosophy and her answers to my questions when I contacted her. We've finished our seven-lesson series now, and my boys have come a long way. When we started we couldn't be in the backyard (bark, run away), go for a walk (growl, bark), have friends to visit (growl, bark), or leave the house (scream like banshees), etc. without huge distress and drama. Now we can do all those things and more thanks to the strategies that Valerie gave us (and lots of practice!). We still have a long way to go for desired behaviors to be fully automatic, but that brings me to this: one of the most important things Valerie helped with was managing expectations. I had to remember to slow down and really get one issue resolved well before adding in more/new potential stressors. She also gave us some very helpful tools for specific issues - like "who's that?!" - that the dogs now know well and respond to pretty consistently. And finally, my dogs really like Valerie. That's important. She won them over early and that really mattered. My only regret is that I didn't start with Valerie to begin with.

Thanks again!!!
KF, Ann Arbor

05/10/2023

Miss Valerie has been my lifesaver as she helped me and my new moms become a true family. Her quiet and calming voice helped this young rescue dog, who was scared of every sound and movement, become more confident each day.

She believed in me and encouraged me to keep trying. Miss Valerie offered a multitude of suggestions to my moms such as interactive toys to help learn how to entertain myself, setting up playdates so I would have fun with other dogs, and even alternative ways to get me to respond to commands correctly if the first attempts didn’t work. She has a whole bag of tricks to use!!

Thank you Miss Valerie for all those homework assignments for my moms to do with me, for my favorite “click then treat” training method, for teaching me how to ring the bell to go outside, for teaching my family how to teach me, and especially for understanding the special needs of a rescue dog.

Although I wasn’t very friendly when we first met, we eventually became good buddies. You are a one in a million trainer who has a keen sense for understanding the needs of all types of dogs and their humans. Through Miss Valerie’s training we are all on the same page.

Two paws up,🐾
TomTom and my moms, Debbie & Barb

28/09/2023

What a cute photo of these two!

We were going to be the proud owners of a 8 week old Mini Australian Labradoodle. While we’ve owned other dogs over the years we knew the importance of proper training so we could start off our pup off right. We knew that WE needed training to give our pup the best opportunity for success. Val was the perfect teacher to help us on our training journey. with her patience, her knowledge, and her consistent and loving approach with our puppy. She’s obviously quite knowledgeable on training methods but also knowledgeable on so many different topics related to dog health, grooming, exercise, etc. . She helped us learn how to teach our dog basic commands (sit, down, stand, stay, come) as well as helped us deal with biting, jumping, and peeing in the house (due to a bladder infection which Val identified and the vet confirmed). We’re really glad we chose Val because she was so knowledgeable and patient with us

Bob S. and Laura P.

14/09/2023

We hired Valerie to work with our new family addition Patrick. He was a rescue and had a parasite when we got him so he missed out on key socialization and because of this, he was having a few behavioral issues we wanted to address. He was super reactive to other dogs and people and he barked excessively out of our patio window. Valerie gave us the tools we need to be successful. She introduced us to clicker training, showed us how to properly walk him outside to encourage positive behaviors and how to work on his barking issue. She even gave us tips on how to get him to come to the door and not run from us when it was time to go outside. If you have a dog needing some guidance, I highly encourage you to reach out to Valerie. Our pup Patrick loved her and all of the yummy treats he got during training!

Nichole, Ann Arbor

07/09/2023

We hired Valerie for assistance with our two small dogs, Kinzie and Lucy. Kinzie was 5 and Lucy is 2, we had just given birth to our son who was 2 months old when we contacted Valerie.

Kinzie was a very territorial dog and she was our only dog up until early November 2022. My husband found Lucy on the street and we ended up adopting her.

We had a few requests with Valerie from the very beginning. Kinzie learning to share food/toys/affection with her new sister, Lucy. She would growl at Lucy for sitting to close to me or my husband. Valerie gave us the tools and helped show us how to act/react when Kinzie would demonstrate this behavior.

Lucy is a VERY loving dog towards my husband because he was the one who found her and rescued her. Lucy would try to be as close to my husband as she possibly could be without physically attaching herself to him. This became difficult as we were playing with our son on the floor. Lucy would not allow my husband to pay attention to our son without getting in his face and insisting that he pay attention to her. She knew zero commands when we found her and Valerie was able to help us a with training Lucy with commands, i.e sit, stay, release. This was a huge win for us!

Valerie is very knowledgeable, kind, patient, and understanding! She is flexible and was able to accommodate our crazy schedule that changed every week. She spent the time to actually listen to our needs and she tailored each session to our specific requests. She was able to help us find the perfect treat to train with as our dogs are very picky and have sensitive stomachs. We really appreciate all of the time we spent with Valerie and I am happy to say we will use her again in the future as our family continues to grow and our needs change.

Thank you so much!
Anne, Michael, Kinzie, Lucy, and Baby Jack

06/09/2023

Today's goes out to Cosmo. He's cute, cuddly and energetic. Welcome to our Cosmo!

31/08/2023

I reached out to Valarie because Mateo is my first dog. Mateo was afraid of everything and I didn’t know where to start. The biggest challenge was that Mateo was too afraid to walk outside. I live in a bustling area and he came from a quite rural home. Noises, people, etc had him running back towards the house. For example, when my neighbor stopped by to say hello for the first time, Mateo was so scared that he started shaking. Valarie showed me how to help him gain confidence. He slowly made it to the side yard, then a few houses down, then to the park down the street, and now we have gotten further into the neighborhood. Remember that neighbor he was afraid of? The other day he couldn’t wait to greet him! I’ve seen tremendous growth in his confidence. I now have the tools to help him come out of his shell so that he can show the world what a sweet, goofy, and fun dog he is and enjoy doing it.

- Michelle, Ypsilanti

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Monday	09:00 - 20:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 20:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 20:00
Thursday	09:00 - 20:00
Friday	09:00 - 20:00
Saturday	09:00 - 20:00
Sunday	09:00 - 20:00

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http://www.A2CanineCoach.com/

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Ann Arbor Canine Coach offers dog and puppy training as well as behavior modification, utilizing ONLY humane, science based training methods, utilizing motivational techniques. Serving the greater Ann Arbor area and the surrounding South East Michigan area.

We believe there is NO need and NO reason to ever harm your dog, with electric collars, choke collars or prong collars in order to have a well mannered pet. Valerie gives you the proper guidance you need for YOU and YOUR dog to SUCCEED!