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Our goal is to provide clear lines of communication between you and your beloved pet, by creating an understanding of how your individual dog thinks.
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The Defiant Dog's Methods
"How do you get the dog to understand you?"
"Why does my dog learn so quickly with you?"
"There is no way you will get my dog to do that!... Right?"

These are just a few of the doubtful inquisitions we get from owners. Their confidence in their dog is low. Many times they have bought the latest book or taken the classes from their nearest petstore yet still are lacking

results. What they are missing are the "Three Principles of Dog Training". These principles are Timing, Motivation, and Consistency and they give us insight to how our dog thinks, learns, and processes information. The methods we use are balanced and give your dog clear guidelines. We do not leave your dog guessing, instead we show them how to win, not only rewards, but understanding. Each and every dog is an individual, and we match a program to their individuality. We don't rely on cookie cutter dog training, but believe in reading the dog and determining how they perceive the commands, rewards, and redirection. We will challenge your dog and reward their triumphs to build their confidence. "Are you sure this is my dog?"
"I cannot believe you got my dog to do that!" "Charlotte has so much more confidence! I actually feel comfortable taking her on walks, knowing I will be in control." "I never believed you could have a dog that is trained and happy. I always assumed dogs were happier just getting to do whatever they wanted. It is clear that Sophie is so much happier having rules and direction. She doesn't have to guess what I want from her, she knows because we communicate!"

17/08/2024

Rango Tango and his lady 💃🏼 🕺🏻

15/08/2024

🤣🤣 Wilma has the crazy eyes during pool play 🤣🤣

11/08/2024

Happy Murphy boy!

25/07/2024

Can’t rain on our parade 🌧️ Happy puppers 🤍🐾

20/07/2024

Summer dayz, puppy haze, and pool playz 😆😎🐾

Everyone is living their best life with friends and I am constantly dumping pool water and hosing down puppy paws 🤍 life is good ☀️ 🐶 🚿

13/07/2024

Happy hounds! 🐾🤍

07/07/2024

Waiting on dad 👨🏻

07/07/2024

Sunday Funday!

02/07/2024

Crazy kiddos 🤪

01/07/2024

Happy hounds during daycare 🤸🏼‍♀️🎾🐶

01/07/2024

Big handsome 🤩 Pony boy is loving his stay with us. 🤍

27/06/2024

Happy girl Sunny ☀️😍

30/10/2023

Lulu is being a good little fence building helper!

Pro tip: dog training in real life settings goes way farther than putting on the leash and getting your treat pouch out to ‘work on’ things. Dedicated training sessions are necessary, but if you want reliability in real life you need to move training into real life. Putting the dog into a down in a desirable place when working in the kitchen, teaching the doorbell as a command to get on their bed, sitting in the spot you want at the door, and waiting patiently before getting fed are just a few examples. Doing these things consistently creates habitual behaviors in your dog. These habitual behaviors is what will make dog ownership seamless and fun!

13/10/2023

Good girl getting even better ❤️‍🔥

13/10/2023

Little job site helper 💚

Training should be useful in everyday life. If the dog can only follow commands when you set it up to look like a training scenario then you aren’t finished. You need to do a lot more repetitions and start to create a more natural and organic training environment as well as incorporate training into everyday life so your dog is able to truly enhance you life.

13/10/2023

Girlies are watching out the window for dad ❤️

08/10/2023

Kala working on distance duration. ⏳🅰️

08/10/2023

She is beauty, she is grace, she is Lulu 🩷

08/10/2023

Thora you sweet angel 😇

08/10/2023

Marley and Milo enjoying a little sunshine during their boarding stay ☀️❤️

07/10/2023

All the ladiessss 🎶

I absolutely love group play, but there IS a right and a wrong way to do it.

1: Daycare should ALWAYS have a SKILLED trainer, which already eliminates 99% of daycare options.

2: The aforementioned trainer needs to have control of each dog present, which requires training.

Not all dogs are candidates for group play, nor do all dogs enjoy it. The social dynamic of selected groups is so important and putting together dogs that compliment each other greatly impacts that!

06/10/2023

Momma girl. So thankful to get time with this gem 💎.

06/10/2023

Love me some Lulu 🤩

06/10/2023

Kala girl 🖤 little lady has been so much fun to have in training!

22/08/2023

Morning walks with Saylor! Trying to beat the heat 🥵

15/12/2022

Such a happy boy! We love Rango!

23/10/2022

Gang life 🤙🏻

10/08/2022

I love Mr. Rango! He is always so much fun to have here.

11/07/2022

Rango’s in the house! This guy is one handsome dude!!

11/07/2022

Weeee 🎉

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Tuesday	10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 18:00
Thursday	10:00 - 18:00
Friday	10:00 - 18:00

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+16363229972

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https://www.defiantdogtraining.com/

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Videos

Early morning fun 💙

Cassius’s first time out in this group! This group has two young dogs, Charlie and Willa. Willa is super slow and respectful, but previously, Charlie was a wrecking ball. We have worked a lot on Cassius’s reactivity and Charlie’s manners with other dogs. Very different protocol, but with a lot of parallels! Here you can see a TON of communication between all the dogs. Willow (brindle dog) being the most dog savvy and comfortable does an excellent job saying hello and putting Cass more at ease, Willa (yellow dog) being the the most submissive and avoidant of conflict briefly sniffs then leaves the situation giving everyone lots of room. Charlie ( sable shepherd) shows his age and that he is a bit naïve. Lol faster in to investigate then the smelling and licking the mouth to try and diffuse the situation. Cassius all the while shows that he is absolutely standing his ground and giving a lot of signs that he will only tolerate minimal greetings. This is really good for him, and a trained behavior as he came in ready to go after any dog that invaded his space. 🤩🥸🐾 Such good puppers!

So so so proud of Mr. Cassius! He is not a fan of other dogs, or strange people. We worked really hard to build this relationship we have together and it’s beautiful to see what can happen when you trust each other.

Phoenix showing off her down/stay skills! She is a pretty excitable girl, so things like these will be key to success at home. ❤️

One of Samson’s favorite parts of our daily routine 😜

From scared of the other dogs to running the show 🤣 Abby keeps all the other kids on their toes!

Let’s talk about dogs that won’t take treats for training. When training a dog it is generally our practice here to teach behaviors through positive motivation, then create reliability through negative motivation. When teaching behaviors the reward that works best is food. It keeps our dog in a thinking state of mind, keeps them coming back to us, or looking to us for more, and also allows us to lure the dog into any necessary positions/areas/behaviors. Other positive motivators include praise, petting, play, and toys. What the latter mentioned motivators don’t generally give you is a calm state of mind (toys, play, and sometimes petting wind the dog up). It doesn’t give you a dog who is seeking more from you (often times dogs want to take the toy and play alone). Finally, it does not give you the ability to lure/manipulate the dog physically (toys can do this in a dog that has lower prey behavior, however it’s a much longer process for a dog to understand). Having a dog with good food drive, or desire for the food, certainly makes training easier and more enjoyable. That’s simply not the case with all dog’s and as trainers we must adapt. Miss Abby isn’t extremely motivated by food, so we are adding in petting and praise as she loves attention. Because these are lower value rewards, and don’t allow for a lot of physical manipulation, we generally need to do a lot more repetitions and wait longer to add in significant negative motivation. This sweet girl is making huge improvements in both her obedience, and her very anxious state of mind. So proud of her and her progress. Don’t forget when training at home that each dog is an individual, and just because they are making slower progress, doesn’t mean it isn’t progress!! It is worth sticking with it and seeing that transformation unfold, as consistency is the most important principle in dog training!

Look at little Miss Navee! She is starting to reinforce all the behaviors we has been working hard to curate, and she is making tons of progress. I think she has definitely grown during her stay here!