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Cultivated Canines Are you wanting to modify your dog's behavior or need assistance with exercise? We'd love to help!

Our goal is to build an organic training relationship that relies on science-based methods, uniting a behavioral approach with tested & proven motivational tools! We offer professional consultation & training for:

Jumping, Excessive Barking, Mouthing
Puppy Training & Socialization (8-20 wks)
Basic Manners and Obedience Cues
Housetraining
Leash Manners
In-Home Destruction
Impulse Control
Fear & Anxiety
Reactivity towards Dogs and/or People
Trick Training
And more!

Geralt and Boo the Shiba Inu’s are working on being left alone occasionally, and on how to communicate between themselve...
10/11/2024

Geralt and Boo the Shiba Inu’s are working on being left alone occasionally, and on how to communicate between themselves in a way they reduces tension and increases motivation to focus on their humans instead. Geralt will also be working on leash manners and generalized reactivity outside, once they’ve got the impulse control settled. Go team Shiba! 🐕🐕

Walter the pittie mix is remarkably well adjusted for an adolescent, and is learning the best thing his breed type can t...
10/11/2024

Walter the pittie mix is remarkably well adjusted for an adolescent, and is learning the best thing his breed type can to be successful—impulse control! Pitties have astounding intensity speeds, so the most useful skill they can develop is the ability to stay at the speed limit when it comes to arousal in play and environment stimulations. He’s off to a great start and learning how to use his “on” and “off” switch regularly :) 🐕

Little Teddy the Bernese mountain dog is off to a great start! His parents are working with our puppy program to ensure ...
08/10/2024

Little Teddy the Bernese mountain dog is off to a great start! His parents are working with our puppy program to ensure he will get every socialization and routine skill he needs to flourish in his dog social neighborhood. He’s got a fabulous personality and is on his way to greatness! ✨🐕

Myra the cattle dog border collie cross is working on leash reactivity and allowing guests into the home. As designed by...
02/09/2024

Myra the cattle dog border collie cross is working on leash reactivity and allowing guests into the home. As designed by her breed mixes she is very good at staring and freezing, which has made walking her difficult. We start with small exposures at a distance and teach her to redirect to her owners as well as learn to self soothe with behaviors like sniffing the ground, shaking off, turning away, and yawning. 🖤🐕

Clara the doodle is developing impulse control both inside the house and on walks! She’s learning to not bark when peopl...
02/09/2024

Clara the doodle is developing impulse control both inside the house and on walks! She’s learning to not bark when people come over, and to greet them without jumping. And on the walk she is learning to self soothe, downregulate arousal, and keep a calmer baseline amidst distractions. When a dog is on high alert outside, even if just excited, it sets them up to fail basic cues and can grow into reactivity. Clara is catching on fast and as Ziggy’s brother, is able to follow his lead through the work we’ve done together. 🐕✨🐕

Birdie the golden spaniel mix is learning how to ask to greet other dogs, how to feel comfortable allowing guests in the...
01/09/2024

Birdie the golden spaniel mix is learning how to ask to greet other dogs, how to feel comfortable allowing guests in the home, and boosting her overall confidence. She’s making fast progress in just a month—giving her a protective social bubble is helping her feel rooted in safety and letting her owners help her make the right choices. ✨

Cleo the Aussie cattle dog mix came from a very rough start in life and her owners have worked tirelessly from day one t...
01/09/2024

Cleo the Aussie cattle dog mix came from a very rough start in life and her owners have worked tirelessly from day one to give her the best chance of stability. This dedication has built their connection well and now we are laying in the final pieces—teaching Cleo how to self soothe, rewarding her for choosing to de-escalate, and giving her tiny steps she can accomplish. So excited for this team! ✨🐕

Willow the mini Aussie is working hard to rebuild confidence after a dog attack, and flexing new impulse control skills ...
01/09/2024

Willow the mini Aussie is working hard to rebuild confidence after a dog attack, and flexing new impulse control skills both at home and in the wild. She’s outrageously smart and we are using her drive to work in our favor as she grows through adolescence! Go team Willow! 🖤🐕

Cora the poodle strutting her focus amidst distractions out of camera! She’s come such a long way and is displaying how ...
26/07/2024

Cora the poodle strutting her focus amidst distractions out of camera! She’s come such a long way and is displaying how important it is to work with your adolescent dog so they can mature like her with excellent cortex thinking instead of staying stuck in limbic brain reactivity. Photo courtesy of her awesome owner 🖤🐕

Mango and Maverick the labs have got an amazing team behind them—we are working first on guests entering the home and th...
08/07/2024

Mango and Maverick the labs have got an amazing team behind them—we are working first on guests entering the home and then general cue distinction and sensitivity between both dogs separately. Mango is a gorgeous working line lab and additionally a pandemic puppy on the conflicted temperament scale, so she brings 200% of raw emotions to every encounter. Thankfully her little brother is a calmer, confident, and non working line lab, so they will start to really balance each other out once the training plan kicks off. So excited to work with these pups!

Disco the lagotto is honing his leash walking skills by learning how to stay with his person and not pull towards everyt...
07/07/2024

Disco the lagotto is honing his leash walking skills by learning how to stay with his person and not pull towards everything he wants to sniff. We implemented a sit to request system so that he has to move from his instinctive/impulse brain to his cortex/thinking brain in order to go where he wants! The very basis of Premack’s principle. He was a fast learner! 🐕

River the husky mix and Cooper the retriever have been working hard at managing reactivity to dogs while on leash! Train...
07/07/2024

River the husky mix and Cooper the retriever have been working hard at managing reactivity to dogs while on leash! Training two dogs at a time is more work but can sometimes be very helpful if the dynamic is right—River only recently started reacting, so once Cooper was able to learn how to redirect successfully, River copied him! Such an amazing time working with these smart pups. 🐕✨

Merlin the border collie became sensitized to the sound of a smoke alarm in his apartment, and has now become more sensi...
07/07/2024

Merlin the border collie became sensitized to the sound of a smoke alarm in his apartment, and has now become more sensitive to all beeping type sounds. We are midway through a slow desensitization and counterconditioning process to help him learn to soothe and disregard beeping sounds. His owners are amazingly patient and dedicated to helping him recover confidence! This kind of training takes a lot of precision and gentleness, as well as an ability to read your dog’s stress signals effectively to manage training without flooding them. SO proud of this team! 🐕🖤

Casper the havapom is back in town and working on adjusting to a busier home life. More access to windows and a big yard...
07/07/2024

Casper the havapom is back in town and working on adjusting to a busier home life. More access to windows and a big yard by the street mean he’s learning how to regulate bigger stimuli effectively. He’s got the benefit of an amazing foundational relationship with his owners, and is headed for success! ✨

Piper the frenchie joins her sister Winnie the lab for training walks! She’s working on building good leash manners and ...
07/07/2024

Piper the frenchie joins her sister Winnie the lab for training walks! She’s working on building good leash manners and how to rebound easily from stressors in the environment. She’s doing a great job! She’s also benefitting from Winnie having done a lot of training first, so she’s able to follow her big sister’s lead. 🐕🐕

Hank the boxer mix is learning how to regulate strong impulsive behavior with guests coming over! Sensitivity has pros a...
07/07/2024

Hank the boxer mix is learning how to regulate strong impulsive behavior with guests coming over! Sensitivity has pros and cons and he’s a great example of that; he is nervous about changes in his environment but also quick to reassess and relax when he is given the space and calm communication he is soothed by. Wonderful first session and looking forward to his progress! 🐕

The goodest boy Titan is here to remind everyone it is poppy season 🧡🌼
11/06/2024

The goodest boy Titan is here to remind everyone it is poppy season 🧡🌼

Maisie the Australian cattle dog joins the regular walking crew to help burn extra energy! We are also working to help h...
23/04/2024

Maisie the Australian cattle dog joins the regular walking crew to help burn extra energy! We are also working to help her react less at home with guests, and to accept strangers approaching her owner. She’s got a lot of smarts and big feelings and is already learning some new routines. 🐕

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Cultivating Skill, Trust, & Love

Our goal is to build organic training relationships between dogs and their owners. Understanding each other takes time, compassion, and skill. We proudly use modern, science-based, and humane methods that do not rely on force, rough handling, pain, or coercion. Our lead trainer, Melissa Hawkins CCS, is deeply committed to giving each client a comprehensive view into their individual dog’s needs and behavior, and making clear the steps towards behavior modification and training new skills. We firmly believe that each dog is unique, and that changing behavior is never a “try this one trick” solution. The mark of an exceptional dog trainer is a passion for continuing education, and chasing after the most current data in the field. We are a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) and the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) for access to webinars, research, and new discoveries. We understand that science changes, new data appears, and behavior isn’t static!

Cultivated Canines is also partnered with a network of certified dog professionals in the greater Seattle area, to assist our clients in finding a specialist when needed. We are passionate about finding the best information for each owner to cultivate an effective training relationship with their beloved dogs.

If you have a puppy under 18 weeks of age, come visit our Seattle Puppyworks studio in Downtown Capitol Hill!