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A.H. Dog Training - By Aimee Positively Training Dogs and their Owners in Bergen County, New Jersey. We make training fun!

Luna’s thoughts!
13/01/2025

Luna’s thoughts!

13/01/2025

Be your dog’s safe space. 🐾

When your dog feels scared, anxious, or overwhelmed, remember: you cannot reinforce fear by offering comfort. Fear is an emotion, not a behaviour. Your kindness and support help them feel safe and secure when they need it most.

✅ Show them patience and understanding.
✅ Meet their physical and emotional needs.
✅ Fill their life with love, security, and joy.

Dogs thrive when they know they can rely on you as their safe haven. Build a bond based on trust and compassion—it’s the greatest gift you can give your best friend.

12/01/2025

Lenox, working on her muffin tin enrichment game! She crushed it!

Great job today, Nora, Mom, and Dad! We worked on loose leash walking and greeting people politely! Well done! ...
12/01/2025

Great job today, Nora, Mom, and Dad! We worked on loose leash walking and greeting people politely! Well done!




Looking forward to meeting my new client Rory!
12/01/2025

Looking forward to meeting my new client Rory!

Tito had been known to escape out the door, and bolt out the door when it’s time for a walk. Today, we worked on door b...
11/01/2025

Tito had been known to escape out the door, and bolt out the door when it’s time for a walk. Today, we worked on door boundaries, so he learns to wait for permission before crossing the doorway threshold. Awesome job! Safety first!




Great job today, Henry! We worked on take it/drop it, and loose leash walking. Well done!
11/01/2025

Great job today, Henry! We worked on take it/drop it, and loose leash walking. Well done!




Stella had a great lesson today! We worked on loose leash walking, drop it, and asking for permission. Well done! ...
11/01/2025

Stella had a great lesson today! We worked on loose leash walking, drop it, and asking for permission. Well done!



Great job today Daisy! We worked on preventing possession aggression, and creating more value in her crate. She also lea...
11/01/2025

Great job today Daisy! We worked on preventing possession aggression, and creating more value in her crate. She also learned a fun new game!




11/01/2025

SPRAY BOTTLES ARE AVERSIVE

Did you know that spraying your dog (or cat) with water is considered to be punishment?

It seems innocent enough and it does not hurt right? The main problem with this argument is that it does not stop any behaviour but only interrupts it in that moment. While your pet may stop what they are doing when you are present, they will resume that behaviour when you leave or when the spray bottle is not present.

It also can create a pessimistic pet over time and a negative association between you and your dog or cat which impacts the relationship - a spray bottle could be used to clean counter tops or windows so everytime your pet sees the bottle, they will assume it's for them and be afraid. In terms of the operant conditioning grid, yes punishment works IF consistently applied. To be effective, you have to literally stalk your pet day and night to ensure that you punish him consistently and timeously to ensure effectiveness - this is definitely not practical and hence ineffective. While we follow the science, we still need to prioritize a sentient being's physical and emotional safety and welfare while they learn, so for this reason ethical force-free professionals do not use punishment.

Rather focus on teaching an alternative, more rewarding behaviour to your pet. If your dog barks, reward him for quiet behaviour. Redirect your dog to a digging pit so he won't dig the flower beds.Teach your cat to use scratching posts instead of furniture. Reward your dog for sitting instead of jumping up. These are just some examples.

With so many easy ways to create alternative behaviours which will have long term postive outcomes, I am always gobsmacked by guardians who insist on sticking to punitive, outdated, non science-based methods to change behaviour. 🤦‍♀️

Gaby loves dogs, but does not like strangers coming into her home. Our goals are to make her feel safe when guests ente...
10/01/2025

Gaby loves dogs, but does not like strangers coming into her home. Our goals are to make her feel safe when guests enter and help her parents learn how to be her advocate so she doesn’t have to defend herself.




Good job today, Goldy! We worked on stay, take it/drop it, asking for permission, and impulse control.
10/01/2025

Good job today, Goldy! We worked on stay, take it/drop it, asking for permission, and impulse control.



Great job today, Georgia! We worked on preventing possession aggression, going to her bed on cue, relaxing at her family...
10/01/2025

Great job today, Georgia! We worked on preventing possession aggression, going to her bed on cue, relaxing at her family’s feet when they are eating dinner, and she learned a fun new game! Well done!




Some dogs trust other dogs more than humans. That’s where my helper Charlie came in to help out Bailey! She’s a new resc...
10/01/2025

Some dogs trust other dogs more than humans. That’s where my helper Charlie came in to help out Bailey! She’s a new rescue who trusts dogs who trust humans, and because of Charlie, Bailey was slightly more trusting of me and not hiding in the corner the entire lesson! Definitely making progress!




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Lenox, working on her muffin tin enrichment game! She crushed it!

I love getting updates from my clients! Hey Aimee! Happy new years!! I wanted to give you some updates on Oliver. You’ll be shocked!!Oliver came with me on a workcation to California!!! He did a 5.5 hour plane ride and was a total champ in the airport and on the plane!!THEN, he went around San Fransisco and Big Sur with us. OFF leash at some beaches!!!!!! He did tons of hiking and very little barking!!- Oliver’s MomObviously I always had treats and followed all of your guidance, but idk what was different, he was behaving on a whole new level!I’ve never seen him bark so little in his whole life. He saw lots of dogs, sniffed out of curiosity, and moved on! #Ahdogtraining#NJDogtraining #Puppytraining#Dogtrainer #cutedogs #aimeethedogtrainer #bergencountydogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining #rescuedogtraining

Calling Fendi to come, away from attempting to play with Charlie! Great job! #Ahdogtraining#NJDogtraining #Dogtrainer #cutedogs #aimeethedogtrainer #bergencountydogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining #rescuedogtraining#doggiebootcamp#doggiesocial#daytraining

Great job today, Fendi! She did awesome in Home Depot today! #Ahdogtraining#NJDogtraining #Dogtrainer #cutedogs #aimeethedogtrainer #bergencountydogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining #rescuedogtraining#doggiebootcamp#daytraining

She did awesome when we sat at a bench and watched people walk by! I praised her for watching people calmly, and then once she checks in with me I mark with a yes and treat. This task is so important!

Working on changing directions with Fendi. This teaches her to pay attention to you, and saying ‘let’s go’ gives her a heads up that she needs to stay close and follow you. Toss a great tool to have for reactive dogs to create space quickly from their triggers. #Ahdogtraining#NJDogtraining #Dogtrainer #cutedogs #aimeethedogtrainer #bergencountydogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining

Dad and Gordo practicing! Good job!

Teddy update!
Teddy update!

Love getting updates from my clients! Teddy was never a fan of ‘strangers’ in his home….to the point he thought he was supposed to eat them….or so it looked! ‘Just wanted to give you a teddy update we were floored today. My mom’s friend just flew in for the week this am. She has visited before and he would always go after her. He barked once at her we distracted him and then he was completely fine! We are still keeping an eye on him and if we see him fixate on her we redirect. This afternoon he let her give him treats and do some training! And even let her pet him (he wasn’t a fan but didn’t bite and she saw he didn’t like it so she didn’t do it again) but it’s sooo nice letting him roam the house and have him be comfortable around her!’ - Teddy’s Mom

Mom and Ivy practicing leave it! Great job!

Ivy look at me
Ivy look at me

Mom and Ivy practicing look at me!

Bradley and Dad showing off some still including Center, heel, and impulse control! So fun!#Ahdogtraining#NJDogtraining #Puppytraining#Dogtrainer #cutedogs #aimeethedogtrainer #bergencountydogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining #rescuedogtraining

Cooper and Mom practicing Come! Practice a little bit each day and it all adds up! Practice for the moment, not in the moment! #Ahdogtraining#NJDogtraining #Puppytraining#Dogtrainer #cutedogs #aimeethedogtrainer #bergencountydogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining

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