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04/11/2024

Do your dogs go berserk when they see anyone passing by your home? Do they refuse to come when they’re called if they’re even the least bit distracted?
Say hello to Merle and Willow, the Aussie and mini Ausiedoodle I got to train earlier this fall! These two needed help with their behavior in the front yard, as they would bark relentlessly whenever they heard a noise or saw anyone passing by. Willow, the doodle, would even slip through the fence and run after people sometimes!

We did e-collar training to help improve their recall and their ability to focus despite distractions, and they made great progress. Reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation!

13/08/2024

I started working with Buckley and his mom in private lessons back in February; he struggled to walk on a loose leash, would lose his mind when he saw other dogs, and barked pretty intensely at people who entered the house. From February to May, this handsome hound made SUCH good progress, all thanks to his mom’s hard work (and some coaching/guidance from me).

Dog training is a team effort. I can come in and train your dog quite well, but if you don’t follow through with consistent practice, it will ultimately be wasted effort. In retrospect, I should’ve gotten a photo of Buckley with his mom, Megan, because this is their shared victory! Hound dogs are not the easiest to work with, but she remained patient and steadfast in her efforts and it really paid off. He is able to stay calm when people enter the house, and she’s able to walk him on a loose leash through Tower Grove Park, which is always full of dogs. I’m so proud of Buckley, but I’m equally proud of Megan! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Want to learn how to be your dog’s trainer as well as their pal? Reach out to schedule your free phone consultation today!

12/08/2024

Gramps!!! This little girl was easily one of my favorite jobs this year. Her full, government name is Old Man, but she goes by Gramps among friends and family (naturally). Truly one of my favorite dog names I’ve encountered in eleven years working with dogs professionally.

This precious Shiba Inu puppy did my Home School training program to establish basic obedience skills and to work on her manners and impulse control, especially when it comes to play-biting. She is enthusiastic, energetic, and a very fast learner! Working with her was a delight.

Do you have a puppy who likes to chomp on your hands/ankles/etc? Or a dog who could benefit from better impulse control overall? I want to help! Reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation.

01/08/2024

Ginger the Golden Retriever puppy belongs to first time dog owners who needed help learning how to communicate with her effectively. They were pretty thrown off by the constant play-biting and barking for attention! We worked in a combination of private lessons and home school training to establish basic obedience skills and to improve her manners and impulse control.

Ginger made great progress, and more importantly, her owners learned how to set themselves up for success with their new puppy. They moved to California shortly after we finished training: I’m sad I won’t get to see this sweet girl as she grows up, but I know she’s in good hands with her parents who are committed to maintaining the skills she learned. 💕🐾

01/07/2024

Say hello to Oreo! I worked with this sweet baby in home school training during peak cicada season, so we spent a lot of time practicing “leave it” and “drop it” 😂 He did so well! He is such a sweetheart with the best temperament. His mom runs a daycare in her home, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a puppy so relaxed and well behaved around so many kiddos. I loved working with Oreo! Good boy 👏🏻 🍪 🐾

26/06/2024

Once again, it’s time for me to catch up on sharing some of the dogs I’ve had the pleasure of training over the past few months, starting with Dodger the one year old golden retriever. If there was ever a dog who made me wish I’d taken before and after videos, it’s Dodger! His owners were at their wits end when contacted me due to Dodger’s inability to settle down when people came over, and moreover, his possessiveness that led to aggression toward his mom when he would steal stuff he wasn’t supposed to have— particularly remotes and pillows.

Dodger’s parents and I worked in a combination of private lessons and home school training to teach him how to stay on his place when guests were over, and to get him to drop the items he would steal around the house. We did e-collar training to help reinforce these behaviors; when it’s done properly, e-collar training can allow us to effectively communicate with dogs who are guarding/being possessive over something without escalating conflict. Most importantly, his owners learned to set some clear boundaries with Dodger around furniture, mealtimes and all routines around the home to make it clear that they are the ones in charge.

Dogs benefit from structure, clear expectations and knowing who is in charge, and when they lack these boundaries, they are more prone to developing behavioral issues. I am so pleased with the process both Dodger and his parents made throughout our training! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

22/05/2024

A few weeks ago I had the absolute privilege of working with this little gentleman and it was just as fun as you’d think 🤩 Bill the golden retriever puppy is about as sweet as they come. We worked on puppy basics and he did so well! I miss seeing this lil dude every day. Good boy, Bill! 😍💕👏🏻

02/05/2024

About a month ago I got to work with the incredibly handsome Harvey, one of the cutest Bernedoodle puppies I’ve seen. We did a combination of private lessons and home school training to help improve his manners, especially with the two little kids in the house, to stop him from jumping on them and play-biting them like they’re puppies. We also worked on strengthening basic obedience skills, loose leash walking and coming when called. Harvey made such good progress! He has much better impulse control around the kids and is listening to his mom more consistently overall. I miss this handsome dude!

16/04/2024

In February I got to work with Zorro, perhaps the most beautiful corgi I’ve ever seen. Just look at this dog model!! 🤩

Zorro has issues with attention-seeking barking, as well as some occasional reactivity toward other dogs on walks and passing by the home. He barks at his mom every time she tries to stop and chat with a neighbor while out on a walk, or while she’s on the phone at home. They’re expecting their first baby, so it was important to get these behaviors under control.

We worked on strengthening basic obedience skills so that his mom can have him stay in a sit or on his place while she’s talking to someone. Corgis tend to be vocal and pushy, so it’ll be an ongoing project to keep these behaviors under control, but he made good progress during our lessons. Good boy, Zorro! 💕🐾

08/04/2024

If you’ve been following me for a while, you may remember around this time last year when I posted about how happy I was to get to work with Harley the Akita puppy. Akitas hold a special place in my heart because my last dog, my first dog as an adult, was a beautiful all white Akita whom I adored. Well, luckily for me, her mom got a second Akita pup named Kiva and I got to work with her too!

Akitas are incredibly loyal and smart; they’re also notoriously aloof and stubborn, so training them early is a must. Kiva did so well!! She was wary of me at first, but after a couple of days of building trust, we were good buds. We worked on basic obedience skills with an emphasis on coming when called, as her mom wants to work toward reliable off-leash recall like we did with her big sister Harley. Kiva made great progress and was so much fun for me to work with!

Do you have a puppy who needs training, or a stubborn dog you don’t know how to work with effectively? Reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation and I can help. DM me, email [email protected], text me at 314-643-8125, or submit an inquiry through my website (link in bio).

04/04/2024

Back in February I had the pleasure of working with Charlotte the Maltese Havapoo puppy in private lessons 🥰 We worked on her puppy manners, especially play-biting/mouthing, which is a very common issue with puppies. We also worked on basic obedience skills like place so that her family can have her go to her bed when she gets too worked up, or when they’re cooking and she’s underfoot. She made good progress with her manners and obedience as well as her ability to walk on a leash!

Do you have a young puppy? Are you struggling with their manners and impulse control, or do you have a hard time getting them to walk on leash without zigzagging, slamming on the brakes, barking at other dogs, etc? Reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation!

DM me, text me at 314-643-8125, email [email protected] or submit an inquiry through my website (link in bio).

27/03/2024

Around this time last year, I posted about Butter, the almost four year old dachshund mix, and Gnocchi’s training, explaining that Butter showed occasional aggression toward people she doesn’t know and was reactive toward dogs she saw on walks. Recently, after an unfortunate incident in which Butter attacked Gnocchi, her family has come to the difficult realization that their home just isn’t the best environment for Butter to thrive.

Butter would do best in a home in which she is the only pet, with owners who are able to provide the structure and boundaries needed to keep her and others safe. She would also do best in a home without small children. She has a solid foundation of basic obedience skills and has been both muzzle and remote collar trained. If we find someone who seems like the right fit to adopt her, I will offer a free training session to show that person how to work with her and to give them a full rundown on how to set her up for success.

90% of the time, Butter is as sweet, loving and calm as can be; we just need to find someone who is well-equipped to handle her the other 10% of the time. If you are interested in learning more about this special girl, please feel free to contact me by texting or calling me at 314-643-8125 and I can coordinate with her owners to discuss potential next steps. Butter is a good dog who deserves a loving home. ♥️

10/01/2024

Did you hear?? 2024 is the year of the well-behaved dog! 🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺 Resolve to make this the year you finally get around to training your pup and reach out to schedule your free phone consultation today! DM, text 314-643-8125, email [email protected] or submit an inquiry through my website!

09/01/2024

This is Fudge the Whoodle (Wheaton terrier/poodle) puppy, and somewhere beneath that chocolatey fur is a pair of eyes, I promise 😂 I’ve been working with Fudge in Home School training to establish basic obedience skills and puppy manners, and working with her is so much fun. She is smart, eager and loves to train!

When I refer to ‘basic obedience’, I include sit, down, place, holding commands/staying, leave it, drop it, loose leash walking, coming when called and general manners (no jumping or play-biting, waiting at doors, boundaries around personal space) under that umbrella. Beginning this work when your pup is still young is a great way to set them up for long-term success! To learn more about my puppy training, reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation. (DM me, text me at 314-643-8125, email [email protected] or submit an inquiry through my website in my bio.)

22/12/2023

Russell wants to wish everyone happy holidays! ☺️ I just finished two weeks of Home School training with this beautiful boy and I miss him already. We worked on improving his recall, leash walking and ability to hold commands/stay for longer stretches of time and he made such great progress.

We did e-collar training so that when his parents take him to the beach or to their family’s home with lots of land, they can let him have some freedom without worrying that he won’t come back when he’s called. He responded really well to the training and I’m so proud of him!

Do you want to be able to let your dog off-leash on hikes, at parks or elsewhere? Are you worried they won’t come when you need them to? Reach out to schedule your free phone consultation so you can learn more about how I use e-collars for reliable off-leash obedience.

06/12/2023

I just finished three weeks of home school training with this beautiful boy 😍 Vader the German Shepherd was born on May the fourth, hence his name 🤭

Unlike his namesake, however, Vader’s bad behavior was due to lack of impulse control, high energy and high intelligence without proper outlets, and the classic German Shepherd traits of being territorial and reactive. His mom contacted me because his jumping and mouthing/play-biting had gotten out of control. His leash walking was unmanageable, and he’s already a big boy at seven months old. He is also an intense fence-fighter with the neighbor dogs, and there are dogs on all three sides of the yard; it was so intense that he tried to bite his mom when she went to pull him away from the fence.

His owner is a single mom with young kids, so she wasn’t able to take on his intensity on her own; we did three weeks of home school training to address these behaviors and I am so proud of the progress he made. We did e-collar training for the yard to help break his fixation on the neighbor dogs and safely call him away from the fence; it wasn’t easy, but after lots of work he was able to break himself away from the fence fight and come when called.

His leash walking improved a lot as well, so his mom is able to walk him with more confidence now, and more consistent exercise means fewer negative attention-seeking behaviors. Vader was not the easiest dog to work with, which means the progress he’s made is that much more rewarding for me! I loved working with this handsome guy. 🥰

27/11/2023

Does the holiday season have you feeling too tired to do all the work of training your dog on your own? 🥱😴I can help with that! My 12 day Home School program includes ten sessions of me working with your dog one-on-one so that I can do the heavier lifting for you. Then, you and I meet in two one-hour sessions so that I can show you all the great things your dog can do and teach you how to reinforce the training successfully so that it sticks! That way you can focus your energy on your shopping, decorating and spending time with your loved ones. Sounds pretty good, right?

To learn more, reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation! Text me at 314-643-8125, DM me, email me at [email protected] or submit an inquiry through my website (link in bio) 🎁🎄❄️

24/11/2023

This is Crash the beagle mix, and I just can’t get over how cute he is! 😍 Crash is newly adopted, so his parents and I are working in private lessons to establish basic obedience skills to help set him up for success. He’s such a sweet boy and he’s a fast learner! I just love him 🥰 🐶

10/11/2023

The last couple of weeks I’ve had the pleasure of working with Otis in Home School training! Otis is a beautiful little plott hound puppy who needed help improving his manners, as he loves to play-bite any chance he gets. We’ve also worked on loose leash walking; prior to training, his owners said that they could only walk where he wanted to walk, or else they’d have to pick him up and carry him. He’s made so much progress since then!

Do you have a puppy with bad manners? Does your dog struggle to walk on a loose leash? Reach out today to set up a free phone consultation! Text me at 314-643-8125, e-mail [email protected] DM me here, or submit an inquiry through my website.

01/11/2023

I hope everyone had a safe & fun Halloween, and I hope your dogs enjoyed their costumes more than mine did! 🍌👻🕷️🎃🕸️💀

07/10/2023

This cutie is Jackson the terrier mix! We did Home School training to work on his reactivity on walks toward other dogs and occasional people, lunging for squirrels, and barking at people he’s not familiar with who come to the home. He was very nervous about me when we started, but after a week of working to earn his trust, we became good pals. His walking and reactivity improved a lot during our time together! He still needs some practice with new people coming to the house, so his owners and I may do some lessons where they invite someone over so we can work on it directly.

Do you have a pandemic dog with major stranger danger? I can help! Reach out to schedule your free phone consultation today- DM me, email me at [email protected], text me at 314-643-8125 or submit an inquiry form through my website (link in bio)!

12/09/2023

This precious bb is Millie the pit mix puppy! We just finished Home School training to work on her play-biting and manners, loose leash walking and overall obedience. She made great progress! I loved working with this cutie. 💕🐾

09/09/2023

Summer may be coming to a close, but we still have to look forward to!! As a proud member of the LGBTQ community, I am so excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such a special event. Come see me and my boy BMO at our booth in Tower Grove Pride 9/23-24– two weeks from today! We’ll be in the pet section ☺️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈💖

01/09/2023

Today is my five year anniversary of starting Good Dog Training! (Maybe that calls for some new pics as this one is a couple years old 😅)

The past five years have taught me so much— about dogs and training, about myself and what it means to be a small business owner, and about what it means to have the support and encouragement of friends, family and clients who believe in me. 2023 has been the hardest year so far; I had a huge boost in business from the pandemic that kept me busy and working nonstop, and this year is the first time I’ve experienced a real slow down in my business. In spite of that, I’ve managed to continue doing what I love- working with people and their dogs to help them enjoy their lives together to the fullest extent- largely due to the continued support of clients referring me to their friends and sharing our success stories.

To say that I am grateful for my clients and supporters would be an understatement. It’s a beautiful and humbling thing to get to do what I love for a living and do it on my own terms, and I will never take it for granted. So THANK YOU to all of my friends, family and clients who have supported me throughout the past five years, and of course, to your wonderful dogs- I quite literally couldn’t do any of this without you. 💗🙏🏻🐾💕🐕🐕‍🦺💖

14/08/2023

BMO and I had the best time visiting and last week to help train miss Sugar the lab puppy!! 🥰 I may be biased because she’s family, but I think Sugar is the cutest, prettiest pup and the fastest lil learner! She did a great job working on basic obedience with an emphasis on manners; she’s currently teething, so we worked a lot on impulse control around biting at hands, legs, clothes, etc. She made great progress while we were there, and according to her mom she’s still doing well after we’ve left, which is what I really love to hear. Yay Sugar!!! 🍡🍬🎂🍭💖

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Blu the pit bull began training for a handful of reasons— reactivity and aggression toward people outside his inner circle, leash reactivity toward dogs, and relentless leash pulling at the top of the list. We’ve been working together since March and I’m still unable to handle him unless he’s muzzled, and even then it is challenging because of his lack of trust in me. Because of this, all of our work together has been me coaching my clients on how to handle him themselves with very little demonstration from me. His leash walking has been our biggest success so far in our work together— he went from pulling constantly at the end of the leash with all of his strength (which is substantial- he’s incredibly strong) to this relaxed, controlled loose leash walk you see here. I couldn’t be more proud of him and his owners for all their hard work!

I got to take my boy on a trip to beautiful Pierport, Michigan and we had the best time together! Because of all the e-collar and off-leash work we’ve done, I barely had him on a leash the whole week we were gone, and I hardly had to correct him for not coming when I called him. We’ve established really strong trust and communication over the past several years, and it’s allowed me to give him so much freedom! Do you want this kind of dynamic with your dog? I want to help you achieve it. Reach out today to schedule your free phone consultation by texting 314-643-8125, emailing me at [email protected], submitting a form through my website, or sending me a DM. Can’t wait to meet you and your pup!

Here’s a bit more from Russell’s training! He did so well with the e-collar, and as you can see here, he’s not stressed or scared by it at all. When done properly, e-collar training allows for freedom and great communication with your dog! To learn more, reach out for a free phone consultation today via DM, email, texting me at 315-643-8125 or submitting a form through my website (link in bio).

How do you keep your dog entertained when it’s too hot to exercise outside?? BMO definitely gets cabin fever, so I try to get him a little more mental stimulation by refreshing his obedience and practicing his tricks. This helps calm him down a bit and prevent him from getting overly frustrated. It may not wipe him out the way thirty minutes of frisbee would, but it helps when it’s not safe to spend too much time outside! Learn how to keep your dog busy at home- reach out to schedule your free phone consultation today! Send a DM or text me at 314-643-8125, email [email protected] or submit an inquiry through my website (link in bio).

You can now submit a request for dogsitting services through my website! Check it out (link in bio)

Watson the terrier mix and I have been working on his dog reactivity in Home School training for the past few weeks; we did e-collar conditioning to work toward reliable off-leash recall and to help with his leash reactivity on walks. He’s made so much progress. Today I had him off-leash in the front yard while someone walked past with two dogs, and he growled and tensed up, but when he didn’t initially come when I called him, I used the e-collar on a pretty low level and he responded immediately. I am so proud of him!!

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I have been working with dogs in a professional setting for five years and have been training for four. I've trained dogs as young as eight weeks and as old as thirteen years, ranging in size from miniature breeds to giant. My skill set is primarily in basic obedience, but I have experience working with a variety of behavioral issues, including anxiety, fearfulness, reactivity, aggression and resource guarding. I'm passionate about working directly with the dogs myself, but I also prioritize owner proficiency, because follow-through and consistency from dog owners are required for good dog training. I pride myself on my ability to teach my clients in a way that is intuitive and easy to understand for people without any prior knowledge of animal behavior; everybody can be a good dog trainer with the proper guidance!