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Canine Cornerstone Providing canine obedience and behavioral training by evaluating relationships and support owners with new leadership tools and strategies.
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I promote a force free positive reinforcement approach to make sessions engaging,informative and fun.

Here’s Gigi! A nearly 3 yr old Shichon who tends to run outside of the house and not respond to recall. Introduced her a...
22/11/2024

Here’s Gigi! A nearly 3 yr old Shichon who tends to run outside of the house and not respond to recall. Introduced her and owners to establishing a consistent ritual on leashed walks in their neighborhood with more freedom and enticing her with more fun and greater experiences. This mentally challenged her more to help her to be more compliant! A great start to changing her unwanted behaviors!

Here’s Gigi! A 1+ year old mix who is new to her family and learning how to be crate trained, less mouthy and jumpy and ...
21/11/2024

Here’s Gigi! A 1+ year old mix who is new to her family and learning how to be crate trained, less mouthy and jumpy and increasing her trust and reducing separation anxiety. She is also dealing with some late night potty issues and challenges with certain foods that may be contributing to a sensitive tummy. Slowly working on conditioning new routines and lowering her stress is most important. She’s a really good girl learning new habits!

Here’s Penny! A 15 month old Irish Setter who has reluctance around make visitors, an over attachment to her owner and s...
20/11/2024

Here’s Penny! A 15 month old Irish Setter who has reluctance around make visitors, an over attachment to her owner and sudden reactivity to males in the family. Educated owners how to support, listen and set clear boundaries for her to learn and feel safe. Her unfortunate mistreatment history has impacted her but family doing great to ease her through this transition. Looking forward to seeing her progress and increase in confidence!

Here’s Corbin Darbin! A 4 yr old Cattle Dog/GSD/Golden/Chow/Pit mix who has had challenges when visitors come to his hom...
19/11/2024

Here’s Corbin Darbin! A 4 yr old Cattle Dog/GSD/Golden/Chow/Pit mix who has had challenges when visitors come to his home and building strategies and confidence with owners to support and lead him appropriately to build his confidence and increase safety. Corbin loves his ball and establishing new protocols for him was beneficial to keeping him relaxed and Les’s aroused. Looking forward to more progress!

Here’s Otis! A 12 yr old Australian Shepherd who was recently adopted and snaps when approaching a high value object and...
18/11/2024

Here’s Otis! A 12 yr old Australian Shepherd who was recently adopted and snaps when approaching a high value object and pets near his face and neck. Educated owners how best to handle him on leash to teach him new ways to ease his anxiety, reduce resource guarding and establish good boundaries and rules for better communication and connectivity. Otis doing much better now that owners have a consistent plan as he adjusts to his new routine!

Here’s Zoey! A 5 yr old rescue Golden from Turkey who is a tripod dog and has high arousal and energy when it comes to f...
17/11/2024

Here’s Zoey! A 5 yr old rescue Golden from Turkey who is a tripod dog and has high arousal and energy when it comes to food and rewards. Educated owner how to teach impulse control to slow down her excitement, learn valuable boundaries with effective communication and work together as a team so she gains practice and knowledge to work for what her owner wants. Zoey did incredibly well in her first session and given owner new hope!

Here’s Lance! A 3 yr old Australian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix who has nipped guests when near their 3 yr old son. Educ...
16/11/2024

Here’s Lance! A 3 yr old Australian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix who has nipped guests when near their 3 yr old son. Educating owners how to manage, lead and train Lance to ensure safety and reduce this tendency when he starts to feel more protective and nervous. Setting new boundaries and rules helped to make a noticeable difference. I look forward to seeing his progress!

Here’s Lola! A 1 yr old Shihtzu who is generally under confident and reactive when new guests arrive to her home. Educat...
15/11/2024

Here’s Lola! A 1 yr old Shihtzu who is generally under confident and reactive when new guests arrive to her home. Educated family how best to support her on leash and provide clear directions when managing introductions. Changing the family’s approach to their relationship and building new processes to make her work helped to establish positive change and increase her confidence. Family excited to implement new tactics!

Here’s Roy! An almost 2 yr old Golden who has leash reactivity to most dogs and teaching his owner how to best support h...
14/11/2024

Here’s Roy! An almost 2 yr old Golden who has leash reactivity to most dogs and teaching his owner how to best support him on walks and increase her leadership in many other ways. Roy did so well in following his leader’s cues and gaining valuable time learning new skills and lessons. I’m looking forward to expanding their connection even more!

Here’s Whiskey! A 3.5 yr old Bernadoodle who pulls and barks at most things passing the house, demonstrates anxious beha...
13/11/2024

Here’s Whiskey! A 3.5 yr old Bernadoodle who pulls and barks at most things passing the house, demonstrates anxious behavior when separated from owners and challenged at the groomers. Educated owners how to establish better boundaries to teach him new skills for patience, permission and work. He was tired after our session from these new lessons to build his confidence.

Here’s Tilly! A sweet and gentle 7 month old Greater Swiss Mountain dog who is generally wary of strangers, unsure and s...
12/11/2024

Here’s Tilly! A sweet and gentle 7 month old Greater Swiss Mountain dog who is generally wary of strangers, unsure and stubborn at times despite demonstrating good progress in her training. Educated owners how to support, lead and direct her while also allowing her to learn, stumble and make good choices on her own to develop greater trust and confidence. You got this girl!

Here’s Nikki! A nearly 3 yr old German Shepherd who has come such a long way to becoming a great companion, loves her da...
11/11/2024

Here’s Nikki! A nearly 3 yr old German Shepherd who has come such a long way to becoming a great companion, loves her daycare, enjoys walks in the park and working on her reactivity to dogs while building positive relationships and stronger leadership. Nikki is extremely bright, unsure at first but so great when you get to know her. Owner so happy to see her amazing progress!

Here’s Bear! A 4 yr old sweet Labrador who loves being with his family but has separation anxiety and barks continuously...
10/11/2024

Here’s Bear! A 4 yr old sweet Labrador who loves being with his family but has separation anxiety and barks continuously when owners are away. Helping to guide family how to more consistently approach and be aware of his tolerances and behaviors for greater success. The before and after photos tell the whole story of our session. Bear did great and the family feels optimistic of their new plan!

Here’s Mimi! A 1 yr old Jack Russell mix is new to her forever home and seeking guidance for nipping, chewing, potty tra...
09/11/2024

Here’s Mimi! A 1 yr old Jack Russell mix is new to her forever home and seeking guidance for nipping, chewing, potty training, separation anxiety and yard barking. Educated owners on how to better understand and communicate with Mimi and set consistent routines and boundaries to create dependable rituals for work and decreased stress. Giving her mental challenges was a key component to her education!

Here’s Tito (2 yr old rescue from Mexico) and Tango (7 yr old terrier). Working on Tango’s recent nips to unexpected gue...
08/11/2024

Here’s Tito (2 yr old rescue from Mexico) and Tango (7 yr old terrier). Working on Tango’s recent nips to unexpected guests, arousal jumping, demand barking and resource stealing tendencies from his brother which then causes conflict and arguing. Clarifying boundaries and simplifying communication is key to bringing order and balance to the home. Worked on better leash techniques as well for better compliance and experience!

Here’s Pip! A 3 yr old Poodle/Wheaton Terrier mix who is an anxious dog and barks persistently to stimuli he sees outsid...
06/11/2024

Here’s Pip! A 3 yr old Poodle/Wheaton Terrier mix who is an anxious dog and barks persistently to stimuli he sees outside, random noises inside, chases the children’s friends when visiting and is often overwhelmed with sudden change. Educated owners on how best to emotionally support him, limit his access and simplify rules of engagement to lower his stress threshold and improve leadership. We noticed positive impacts during our first session!

Here’s Nellie! A 2 yr old Australian Cattle Dog who has strong reactions to the front window to passing stimuli, demand ...
05/11/2024

Here’s Nellie! A 2 yr old Australian Cattle Dog who has strong reactions to the front window to passing stimuli, demand barks when wanting attention, resists walks on leash and jumps with excitement when owners come home. Educated owners on ways to establish clear boundaries and rules to simplify her life and work harder to increase their leadership and education. I’m looking forward to her progress and a more balanced home!

Here’s Charlie! A now 8.5 mo old Cavalier King Charles who has really improved in the last couple months with consistent...
04/11/2024

Here’s Charlie! A now 8.5 mo old Cavalier King Charles who has really improved in the last couple months with consistent potty training, nipping, jumping, separation training and being in another home while owner out of town. His ability to self manage has become much easier and developing into a great companion! Charlie is a funny guy!

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In Good Hands

Providing canine obedience and behavioral training along with consultation for injury rehabilitation and geriatric related issues.

Owner, Ben Shimizu, has 12 years of aquatic and over 25 years of massage therapy experience and a state certified CCS professional trainer. He utilizes force-free techniques and subtle communication methods to inform and enhance the owner-dog relationship.