NINE-MINUTE WONDER:
THE FUNDAMENTALS

For dogs 18 months and older

Welcome to working with an adult dog! Fundamentals is designed for first-time learners, or for anyone looking to refresh foundation skills and improve communication with their dog.

Dogs are sponges, ripe for learning and relationship-building at any age — given the right set-up.

In each session you and your dog learn specific behaviours, organized around one core concept about dog-human interaction.

Learn essential takeaways to be applied in a wide variety of real life circumstances.

Depending on your dog's past experiences, relationship repair may be required — it might take you a little longer to build trust and engagement, along with needed behaviours.

With a commitment of 9 minutes a day you can build reliable behaviour and a rock solid relationship.

Q & A

What's the most important thing you can teach your dog?

You might think the most important thing for your dog to learn is safety behaviour, like an emergency 'stop' or 'come'. But for healthy companionship, the most important thing we can do is create mutual feelings of safety and contentment.

How you learn with your dog is as important as what you teach them.

What's the most common mistake people make when training their dog?

It's tough to pick just one! There are many, from harshness, to repetitive nagging, to taking a 'one size fits all' approach.

From your dog's perspective, every interaction with you is a learning experience.

That's why we emphasize core concepts of dog-human interactions: to help you foster your dog's everyday learning.

What is relationship-based dog training?

Relationship-based training means different things to different dog professionals. In simplified terms, traditional positive reinforcement dog trainers teach clients to see dogs as learners to be taught behaviours using positive reinforcement.

Most relationship-based trainers also use positive reinforcement, but put more emphasis on the reciprocal nature of the learning process between human and dog. More focus is given to building attunement and attachment.

There's a lot of overlap amongst trainers, and labels might not be the best basis for selection.

Instead, talk to us.

Take advantage of the free consults most of us offer!