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Perfect Companion K-9 Dog Training Transforming Challenging Dogs into Perfect Companions since 1996 Thank you.

As a dog trainer in Vancouver BC, Canada, I specialize in rehabilitation of dogs with human and dog aggression, leash reactivity, separation anxiety, fearfulness, leash pulling, excessive barking, jumping, door reactivity, destructiveness, resource guarding...etc. As a client, you are not paying to be lectured or to be impressed by complex dog training theories or fancy degree, you are paying for

real actual improvement and transformation of your dogs and that is what you can expect from working with me. Proper training can really transform difficult dogs--massive leash pulling dogs can learn to walk nicely quickly, a fearful dog can be very calm in public, an aggressive dog can be around children in a playground, and a reactive dog can walk calmly past many barking dogs...

If you are struggling with your dogs and you want to see real improvement, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

29/08/2024

Bailey used to pull massively on the walk. When she was not pulling, she would dig her paws into the ground and refuse to move.
She was really reactive to other dogs (always tried to drag to them), loved to sniff and pick up rocks, branches....and just could not stay engaged on her handler at all.
This is what her walk looks like now, after some training.

Mocha is a very good dog in the core. She was a bit unsure in the beginning but is able to recover quickly and settle se...
24/08/2024

Mocha is a very good dog in the core.

She was a bit unsure in the beginning but is able to recover quickly and settle seamlessly.

This is an indication of a dog who is genetically sound. It is part of what she was born with.

For a working dog, having this ability to recover on her own is really important. This is what makes a working dog stable and "versatile" in the sense that she can also be a house companion instead of just being a maligator all the time.

Many working dogs cannot do that and they share the problems that Mocha came to us for. Even dogs with lots of titles can have a hard time adjusting to domestic life. It is quite common.

A lot of people will automatically teach their Mal bite work and focused heeling right away. They think that's what their Mal needs.

But a Mal shares a lot of common needs as other breeds, too.

For example, they need a GPS when they feel lost, they want a coach to guide them, a partner to help them in overcoming obstacles in the world, a friend they really want to learn from and work with, a teacher who can explain things to them in an easy-to-understand terms, a mentor whom they feel really inspired by and want to gravitate towards.

These needs go beyond obedience or exercise.

It is about how we present and conduct ourselves in front of our dogs, which will in turn translate to the impression our dogs develop of us.

Who is this person? What does he want? Can l trust him? Can he really help me? Is he reliable? Does he understand how l feel and what l need? Can l understand what he wants? Is he in control of himself? Is he in control of his surroundings? Can he control other triggers around us? Does he have empathy? Is he being fair? Is he a benevolent leader or an uncaring dictator?

That is why all the little things we do matter and why our daily structure is of paramount importance.

You need to implement a daily structure that can answer the above questions and you need to make sure the answers are straight forward and consistent enough that they can be understood convincingly.

When you can do that, you can see your dog offering you their best-self, and everything will become much less confrontational.

Please stay tuned.

Thank you.

After a few weeks of puppy training, we are all very proud to see that Lola is now very well behaved in all sorts of new...
21/08/2024

After a few weeks of puppy training, we are all very proud to see that Lola is now very well behaved in all sorts of new places and gets complimented on her beautiful face and excellent manner everywhere we go. 🫶🥰🥹❤️

This is Mocha's beautiful face without her muzzle.She is settling in really well. You can see a video in the comment sho...
20/08/2024

This is Mocha's beautiful face without her muzzle.

She is settling in really well.

You can see a video in the comment showing me touching her.

She is a very sweet girl, a very good dog in the core who just needs some serious help in understanding how to properly interact with humans and dogs in this world.

We will get her there.

Please stay tuned.

Please welcome Mocha, a 3 years old female Belgian Malinois who has just arrived from the beautiful Okanagan.Mocha has b...
18/08/2024

Please welcome Mocha, a 3 years old female Belgian Malinois who has just arrived from the beautiful Okanagan.

Mocha has been to lots of obedience classes, seminars, and already went through one board and train. She knows lots of tricks and obedience commands. She can walk quite well on leash, is already crate trained, and arrived wearing a prong collar and ecollar.

Mocha is very aggressive to human especially those coming into her territory. Due to her aggression, her family still has not introduced Mocha to lots of their family members even after having her for 3 years. They are also really worried about inviting people over. Just a few days ago, Mocha somehow broke free from the prong collar and went after the postman.

Even with someone she knows, if they suddenly show up, she will react to them aggressively. She is very easily startled and can become very "scary" very quickly and unexpectedly.

Mocha has bitten her owners when they tried to correct her. She has also bitten other people such as the brother, niece, and brother in law.

When they are outside, if someone tries to talk to them, standing too close to them, stare at Mocha a bit too long...Mocha will react to them aggressively.

Mocha is dog reactive, and is really rude and over the top even when she tried to play with dogs she has known for a long time. She is nervous around dogs she does not know, and socially awkward around dogs she knows.

Mocha is a very intelligent dog and is pretty good obedience wise. However, behaviour wise, she is really struggling. Mocha really has no idea how to properly interact with other people or dogs.

Please stay tuned as we help Mocha to become a reliable and well behaved pup that l know she is capable of.

Thank you.

- How to stop incessant barking at the door -I like to take this opportunity to talk about how to stop door barking, the...
16/08/2024

- How to stop incessant barking at the door -

I like to take this opportunity to talk about how to stop door barking, the common approach that we often witness, and why they do not usually work.

Many people were told they should ignore the barking and tell the dog to do another obedience command such as crate or place in order to stop the barking.

This idea of stopping an unwanted behaviour by ignoring it came from trick training.

If you are trying to teach shake-a-paw with the right paw, but the dog keeps offering the left paw, you can ignore the left paw and only reward the dog when he offers the right paw. Over time, the dog will keep offering you the right paw.

And to build on this concept, many then suggest we can stop an unwanted behaviour by asking for an alternate behaviour.

When a reactive dog looks at another dog, you will ask for a sit and eye contact, then reward the dog for it.

Unfortunately, this does not actually work with reactivity. Once the other dog is close by, your dog will usually not sit, not look at you, not take treats, and still react. Why?

In the shake-a-paw example, the dog will not feel substantially different between lifting the left or right paw. The only difference lies in which paw will lead to a reward.

In that case, ignoring one paw and reinforcing another paw will successfully condition the dog to offer a particular paw more frequently.

But when it comes to the second example of the reactive dog, there is a substantial difference between the two behaviours.

Reacting to the other dog with lunging, barking, growling...will make the dog feel very empowered. It is a behaviour rooted in the dog's survival instinct. The dog is fighting for his survival. Showing aggression makes him feel more safe and in control. He can protect himself when displaying aggression. It is therefore a self-rewarding and self preserving behaviour .

The alternative, "sit", is only an obedience command. It is not self rewarding. It does not make him feel safer. The reward of this behavior is just a piece of treat. It is a behavior that carries much less value.

Ignoring the very self rewarding behaviour (ie reacting with aggression) will not stop the behaviour because the dog is already getting rewarded while performing this high value behaviour. Asking for a lower valued behavior is not going to make the dog want to stop the higher valued behavior.

This is a common problem when a trick trainer tries to apply trick training principles in behavior training.

Ignoring an unwanted behavior and asking for an alternate behavior will not work when the two options are very different in value, especially when the unwanted behaviour is genetically motivated and self rewarding, hence extremely high value for the dog.

Barking at the door is a genetic and instinctive behavior. Historically, dogs were bred to be protective of their territory. It is also a lot of fun and really empowering for a dog to keep barking.

Once the dog starts barking, asking for an alternate behavior such as "go to your bed" will not stop the dog's desire to bark just as asking the dog to sit and look at us when the dog wants to react will not stop the dog from wanting to react.

Because the unwanted behavior is of a much higher value than the other option, we need to use a high value correction to stop the dog so the dog will learn that he really should not try to do that ever again - even though it may feel very good to do so.

For barking at the door, we will use a high level ecollar correction to correct the dog. We will apply a continuous ecollar stim and go up on the level until the dog stops barking.

This correction should be quite high as we are trying to override a self rewarding behavior that is tied to the dog's genetic urge.

If we correct this properly, the dog should understand that barking comes with a very unpleasant consequence, and stop.

There are different obedience commands you can give the dog after he has stopped barking, it is up to you. The obedience commands should come after the correction. It should not come before the correction. It should not be used in lieu of the correction.

The correction part - not the obedience command - is what actually stops the barking. The correction part is therefore not negotiable and should not be skipped.

We will use a high correction applied firmly, promptly, and consistently to correct the barking before any command is given.

After we have stopped the barking, we can then tell the dog what we want the dog to do by giving the dog an obedience command.

We may ask the dog to go to his bed and lay down, go into the crate and stay there, lay down on the floor just clear of the foyer, or walk with us to the door and sit by our side as we open the door.

Going to bed, going to crate, sitting/laying down...all carry similar values. Whatever we keep reinforcing will become the action of choice. This is how we can stop the incessant barking and get the dog to do what we want when someone rings the doorbell.

Hope this makes sense.

Thank you.

We have met our share of dogs who need medication but based on my experience, Bodhi is not one of them.I tapered Bodhi o...
14/08/2024

We have met our share of dogs who need medication but based on my experience, Bodhi is not one of them.

I tapered Bodhi off his medication which he had been taking for the last 3 years, and he has responded very well to the training without it.

Here are some pictures taken during our training with him today.

Unlike before when he was always very chaotic mentally, he is showing a lot of thoughtfulness with great impulse control; instead of requiring constant redirection to compete for his attention, he is now able to offer us a very calm and focused mindset on his own - even in a brand new place he had never been to before.

So proud of him!

-Client update-Maggie could not be let inside the house before because she was really out of control. She would just che...
12/08/2024

-Client update-

Maggie could not be let inside the house before because she was really out of control. She would just chew and destroy whatever she could get her mouth on.

After her training, her family did not only let her live in the house with them everyday, they even took her to a party in someone else's house recently.

This is the feedback l have just received from the owner.

l cannot be any happier to hear what happened and l am just really proud of them!

-Client update-Cupid used to have a hard time walking from the front door of her home to the elevator. Crossing the stre...
12/08/2024

-Client update-

Cupid used to have a hard time walking from the front door of her home to the elevator. Crossing the street downstairs used to really scare her.

Now, thanks to the hard work and dedication from her family, Cupid can go to the Rockie Mountain and enjoy staying in different airbnb, swimming in different lakes, and going to all the tourists attractions with her mom!

Don't give up if you have a reactive or aggressive dog. Proper training along with your dedication and commitment can really make a difference!

Thank you.

- Client update -Isla went with her parents to a dinner party.In the past, Isla will growl, bark...at other strangers.Th...
11/08/2024

- Client update -

Isla went with her parents to a dinner party.
In the past, Isla will growl, bark...at other strangers.

They did the "say hi" and "touch" and then "place" this time, and she did really well.
🥰🥳

Many people mistakenly thought they needed to get their dog to act like a petting zoo animal in a party - only to end up with an out of control, anxious, and reactive dog that cannot be included in any party.

Being able to coexist and relax with guests is a big part of being a well behaved dog.

Isla's owners have done a great job in finding a good balance between saying hi and placing so Isla can learn how to be a well behaved dog that can be taken to different parties and be included in their life without being isolated.

So proud of them!

10/08/2024

This is something l wrote back in 2018.

Unfortunately, this propaganda of "good training = no correction" is running even more rampant now than ever.

It is so sad to see how many owners have been seriously brainwashed while their dogs continue to suffer and their children and neighbors are constantly being put at risk because of this false belief.

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I recently had a consultation with a couple who came with a very powerful dog.

The dog was muzzled.

When they tried to get the dog out of their car, the dog pulled the lady down flat on the ground, as the husband tried to put their baby in the stroller.

The dog then charged at my neighbors while making a serious attempt to take the muzzle off.

The husband was holding on the baby, not sure whether he should put the baby down (he had not opened up the stroller yet), and whether he should help his wife (who was bleeding and could not get up) or to stop the dog. He just stood there, frozen.

Luckily, the dog could not take the muzzle off and l was some how able to grab on the harness (yes, a harness) and slip a slip lead over the dog’s head when l was on the ground (yes, right in front of my house with neighbours watching in horror).

The wife was bleeding, baby was crying, husband was shocked and I had to hold on to this dog who kept trying to take his muzzle off so he could eat me.

They said the harness was recommended by another trainer who was supposed to be an expert with reactive dogs using only positive methods. They have been going to this trainer for 3 years, twice a week. They have paid $129,600 in total for her training ($450/hr, $900/week, $3600/month, $43200/yr, $43200 x 3 = $129600).

They were upset to see me lifting their dogs up with a slip lead. They said l could have used food and told the dog to sit (which was what their other trainer recommended).

Looking at their crying newborn, seeing the scars on their arms, the flesh wounds on the wife’s forehead, feeling the pain and seeing the bruises on my body from their dog, l couldn’t help but felt really furious.

What kind of trainer will tell someone like them to walk this dog on a harness and try to tell the dog to sit with food when he is displaying full blown aggression?

Apparently, this trainer was bitten by this dog a few times. She refused to do a board and train as she was afraid for her own safety. I thought it was rather obvious that this trainer was incapable of handling, never mind transforming, this dog.

Yet, somehow, they still felt that she was the best trainer and they told me they only came because they just wanted to seek some second opinion and check things out.

Then they said they would never use a "shock collar" on their dog.

I gave them back the leash. Told them l could not help them, and asked them to leave.

- Client update -Cupid is going on a road trip from Vancouver to Calgary thought the Rockie mountains with her family.He...
10/08/2024

- Client update -

Cupid is going on a road trip from Vancouver to Calgary thought the Rockie mountains with her family.
Here is an update l have just received from her family!

Please welcome Otis, a 2 years old cattle dog mix.Otis has bitten adults and one dog, he has nipped a few people on the ...
04/08/2024

Please welcome Otis, a 2 years old cattle dog mix.

Otis has bitten adults and one dog, he has nipped a few people on the hands and bitten 2 people on the legs. He bit his sibling dog on the nose when he came to visit. It is very hard to groom him or cut his nails. Vet visit is always very stressful. He just redirected on both his owners today when he growled and tried to lunge at me.

He is very protective of his owners and his home. He will act aggressively towards people around the house or trying to enter.

He is also very fearful on walk and will often pancake.

He is very reactive to crows, squirrels, dogs, bikes, scooters or anything that moves at speed.

He is not muzzle trained, will just take the muzzle off whenever his owners put it on.

Taking him out in public has always been very stressful. They have to often drive him very far in order to walk him safely away from dogs, birds, strangers, bikes, and so on.

Inviting people into their home is also very challenging. He has many times in the past attacked the guests, including people he already knew.

Please stay tuned as we help Otis to learn how to live a much more peaceful and less stressful life with his family.

Thank you.

- Client update -Just received this update from Winnipeg. A bit of background info:Freddie came to us wearing a Boss eco...
31/07/2024

- Client update -

Just received this update from Winnipeg.

A bit of background info:

Freddie came to us wearing a Boss ecollar (the strongest version of ecollar produced by the company) but he wouldn't stop reacting even at the highest level. He was a very powerful dog and his reaction was very intense and scary.

His mom had tried to seek trainings for him from a very good balanced trainer in Ontario before. Nevertheless, due to limited time constraints, the trainer was unfortunately unable to finish everything before Freddie and his mom had to relocate to Vancouver.

I have had the pleasure to continue training with Freddie after he arrived in Vancouver. Even amongst all the chaos of moving, settling in a very busy and crowded neighborhood surrounded by reactive dogs, making new friends and building a career in a new city, his mom never stopped trying her best to provide the highest quality of care and training for Freddie.

We have met many times for follow-up lessons and every time l saw Freddie, he was better than the last time.

It means so much to see Freddie able to enjoy life and make wonderful memories with his mom and her friends and families in Winnipeg now.

I have a lot of respect for the amazing determination and dedication displayed by his mom. I am really impressed by her willingness to learn and her commitment to be the best human possible for Freddie.

Keep up the great work! So proud and really happy for you guys!

Please welcome Roo and Ziggy.Roo is the bigger tan and black girl who suffers from very intense separation and confineme...
31/07/2024

Please welcome Roo and Ziggy.

Roo is the bigger tan and black girl who suffers from very intense separation and confinement anxiety. She has recently tried to dig her way out of a boarding facility resulting in lots of bleeding and injuries.

Ziggy is the smaller black girl who is very nervous and easily spooked. She is very reactive to strangers and is known to bark incessantly at visitors and anyone who tried to approach her. Once she starts barking, Roo would become nervous as well and they will just keep feeding off each other's reactivity.

They are both scared of bikes, scooters, skateboards, and Ziggy will snap at other dogs if they approach her off leash. She has a hard time at the vet because she cannot be touched by strangers. Roo was known to have a serious panic attack once crated. She cannot have her nails clipped by her owners. They used to sleep in bed with the owners.

We will be helping them to become more confident, relaxed, and teaching them how to cope with triggering situations and behave properly around strangers. We will also work on their social dynamic so they can behave confidently both inside and outside around all sorts of triggers as a team.

Please stay tuned.

Thank you.

Because l won't be able to have any more in person lesson with them once they are in SF so we did another lesson with Mi...
28/07/2024

Because l won't be able to have any more in person lesson with them once they are in SF so we did another lesson with Mika's parents today.

We went to quite a few places when I basically just hanged back and let them apply what they have learned.

Our lessons are really geared towards real life situations. It is not about everyone being perfect but empowering the human to know what to do and stay in control when things are happening unexpectedly.

Mika and his family did really well today.

I am pretty sure they will do well as they keep
implementing the life structure.

Mika used to act very aggressive once someone approached his mom and dad. That's why going to a restaurant used to be mi...
27/07/2024

Mika used to act very aggressive once someone approached his mom and dad. That's why going to a restaurant used to be mission impossible for them as he would try to attack the servers and food runners and other patrons who happened to walk close by.
We had a lesson today with his parents in a restaurant. What you cannot see was there was a dog may be 3 feet away from our table and the server had come by many times but Mika was a rock star in holding his down and never reacted.
We put a muzzle on him because this is the first time he has done this with his parents since he finished his training but he had never made a single beep or broken his down command at all.
Mikas parents told me they like to enjoy eating out so l think this will certainly open up a lot more fun adventures for them.

Maggie used to be so hyper and out of control she was not allowed in the house. She was not house trained nor crate trai...
25/07/2024

Maggie used to be so hyper and out of control she was not allowed in the house.

She was not house trained nor crate trained. She liked to destroy anything she could get her mouth on, jump on everyone and push them down, pull on the leash like a donkey, and did not have the slightest idea of self control nor engagement.

This is the same Maggie after several weeks of training.

We can now take her into a store and not worry about her eating or destroying everything. She no longer jumps on everyone we walk by. She will wait patiently as l check out the goods. She can walk nicely by my side even when l am not holding on the leash. Sit automatically when l stop. Go "place" on various assigned objects and stay there even after l walk away.

She is now a mindful girl with great attentiveness and impulse control. She is a pleasure to go out with. She is the kind of dog that people would compliment on and wish they had.

She can now share a wonderful life with her family inside their home as a family member, and have lots of fun adventures going to different places with them as a well behaved companion.

I am so happy for them and really proud of how far Maggie has come!

25/07/2024

I like to share with you that Mika is showing interest in sniffing some strangers curiously on his own after some training, isn't it wonderful?

Little Mika used to be very dog reactive and Maggie the lab used to pull massively and always want to play rambunctiousl...
24/07/2024

Little Mika used to be very dog reactive and Maggie the lab used to pull massively and always want to play rambunctiously with any dog she saw.
After some training, they can go out and enjoy a lovely walk on this beautiful day without any problem.
Please feel free to take a look at how they walk next to each other now in comment.
Thank you.

Bear's mom just told me they have made a terrible mistake with his ecollar!
22/07/2024

Bear's mom just told me they have made a terrible mistake with his ecollar!

21/07/2024

-What happens when we put the ecollar remote away-

Maggie used to pull massively. It was really challenging for her family, especially the senior members, to take her on a walk.

After some training, this is what her walk looks like now - no ecollar remote (in my pocket), no leash tension (loose leash and hands free), no treats, no commands.

Just a dog and a person, walking side by side.

20/07/2024

How do we teach a human aggressive dog to stop displaying aggression at the vet?

Mika has bitten many people - including his owners - many times. His biggest triggers were when someone moved towards him, talked to him, looked at him, or attempted to touch him. He is flying to San Francisco and he needs to have his health examination before he is cleared for his flight.

I have been asked many times how we helped aggressive dogs to be okay at the vet. Here is what l did with Mika.

I started by teaching Mika to sniff a target stick on command. The command is "say hi".

The target stick l use is telescopic. I would ask the stranger to use a very long stick in the beginning so Mika would not feel too stressed by the human's spatial pressure.

I would then asked the stranger to gradually shorten the stick so Mika could learn to successively get closer and closer to the stranger without feeling too overwhelmed.

We put in lots of reps with many strangers (tall men, young teenagers, uniformed staff, ladies in wheel chair...) until Mika became really familiar with this pattern.

I then taught Mika to stay still while being touched by a stranger holding the target stick. I started with a long stick and gradually shortened it until we reached the point when the stranger could touch him with her hand (ie what was shown at the end of the video).

With all the training we have put in, Mika actually started to enjoy this protocol.

In the second video posted in comment, you can see how he chose to lay down sideway exposing his tummy to the vet lady - someone we have never met her before - when she approached to touch him.

We are not just trying to stop him from exhibiting aggression. We want him to actual feel good and enjoy this experience. We have helped many "stranger danger" dogs to become very relaxed at vet clinic using this protocol.

Hope you will find this helpful.

Thank you.

If you don't believe in using any aversive, what is your end game? If your reactive dog is trying to attack other dogs a...
18/07/2024

If you don't believe in using any aversive, what is your end game?

If your reactive dog is trying to attack other dogs and or trying to bite you, how do you expect this to stop?

If you know a proper correction will stop this behaviour, why don't you do it?

How much longer do you want to wait? What is your end game?

Reacting the way an intense dog does is a form of severe suffering - both emotional and mental - that the dog feels very helpless in controlling. It is the kind of suffering that they cannot overcome on their own no matter how hard they try.

Would you rather wait and see? Would you like to keep trying the same method (eg treat redirection) - one which you have been trying for a long time without any success?

Why would anyone rather see a dog suffer needlessly for a very long time when they know there is a solution that can stop it much quicker?

What is the end game? A dog who is imprisoned in a small world with an owner who can never fully enjoy the dog's companionship?

When you know you can stop the reactivity with an aversive but you choose not to do it because you feel bad about it - what is more important to you? Your own feelings? Or the dog's quality of life?

In many of these intense cases, the dogs are stuck in a loop. It's like they are imprisoned by a bad addiction. They will just keep repeating the same behaviour because they cannot help it. They do not know any way out.

We can reset and give the dog a chance to start anew when we correct - and stop - this loop from continuing. That is what a properly applied aversive can do. And that's what a dog in this kind of situation needs.

A correction happens in a couple seconds. It is a part of the journey but it is not the destination.

If we get stuck during this journey because we don't want to correct, our dogs can never get to the finish line, and we are not doing what is best for our dogs.

Your dog is counting on you. Keep moving forward, apply corrections as needed, so you can both enjoy the ultimate victory at the finish line as soon as possible. That is the end game we should all be aiming for.

https://www.perfectcompanionk9.com/post/the-benefits-of-aversive-in-reactive-dog-training

Isla just went home today. We had a go-home session in a very busy tourist town. Her owners said they were hungry and to...
17/07/2024

Isla just went home today. We had a go-home session in a very busy tourist town.
Her owners said they were hungry and told me they always wished they could take Isla to eat in a restaurant but they couldn't - for 3 years - because Isla would react aggressively to the servers and other patrons.
So, l said, "let's go!" and we went to a very busy restaurants where we were surrounded by people and dogs on the patio.
The server came to the take to take order, give Isla water, many dogs walked right past the patio, a group of patrons sat behind Isla - but Isla held her "all the way down" the entire time and looked like she was deeply asleep.
Her mom told me she had never seen Isla this calm and relaxed.
I am so happy for them. Really excited to see the fun and excitement they are going to have together moving forward.

12/07/2024

Proper balanced training can stop high prey drive so you don't have to get dragged to the ground or risk loosing your dog whenever there is a squirrel.

It's the same with reactivity.

A once reactive dog can be trained to handle barking and lunging dogs without reacting - even when they are very close.

This does not need to take forever. There is no need to keep dropping treats or acting like the most animated person on the street. We do not need to keep turning around or hiding far away from the triggers.

Thanks to training, Isla and her family can now enjoy a lot of fun and freedom without feeling so stressed and frustrated any more!

For all the keyboard warriors and your copy-and-paste "positive only is the best and only way to train" opinion. How abo...
09/07/2024

For all the keyboard warriors and your copy-and-paste "positive only is the best and only way to train" opinion.

How about let me enjoy my morning coffee and you go find something else to do with your time?

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Bailey used to pull massively on the walk. When she was not pulling, she would dig her paws into the ground and refuse to move. She was really reactive to other dogs (always tried to drag to them), loved to sniff and pick up rocks, branches....and just could not stay engaged on her handler at all. This is what her walk looks like now after some training.

Bailey used to pull massively on the walk. When she was not pulling, she would dig her paws into the ground and refuse to move. She was really reactive to other dogs (always tried to drag to them), loved to sniff and pick up rocks, branches....and just could not stay engaged on her handler at all. This is what her walk looks like now, after some training.

Human aggressive dog improvement.
Human aggressive dog improvement.

I like to share with you that Mika is showing interest in sniffing some strangers curiously on his own after some training, isn't it wonderful?

Loose leash walking a once massive puller.
Loose leash walking a once massive puller.

-What happens when we put the ecollar remote away- Maggie used to pull massively. It was really challenging for her family, especially the senior members, to take her on a walk. After some training, this is what her walk looks like now - no ecollar remote (in my pocket), no leash tension (loose leash and hands free), no treats, no commands. Just a dog and a person, walking side by side.

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As a dog trainer in Vancouver BC, Canada, I specialize in rehabilitation of dogs with human and dog aggression, leash reactivity, separation anxiety, fearfulness, leash pulling, excessive barking, jumping, door reactivity, destructiveness, resource guarding...etc. As a client, you are not paying to be lectured or to be impressed by complex dog training theories or fancy degree, you are paying for real actual improvement and transformation of your dogs and that is what you can expect from working with me. Proper training can really transform difficult dogs--massive leash pulling dogs can learn to walk nicely quickly, a fearful dog can be very calm in public, an aggressive dog can be around children in a playground, and a reactive dog can walk calmly past many barking dogs... If you are struggling with your dogs and you want to see real improvement, please give me a call, text, email or PM. Thank you.