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Rooted in Love. Backed by Neuroscience. Powered by Choice.
Values Based Dog Training
Individualized step-by-step dog training exercises to change behavior and nurture a stronger friendship with your dogs.
Tailored to your unique situation.
Happiness, based on your definition, is my top-level goal.
Guidance for pet dogs
This is a heartfelt, holistic approach that prioritizes the principles of neuroscience. It builds new behaviors by offering happy choices and increases the important things in life for your individual dog—and thereby for you.
This approach helps your unique dog replace uncomfortable emotions, such as fear, anger, and hyper-reactivity, with Love, Peace, and Happiness.
You added a dog so life will be better.
But... what does better mean?
How will you know when better happens?
What value will be added?
Let's ask the question.
What will you have more of when your dog is trained the way you want? More...
Love?
Peace?
Respect?
Understanding?
Trust?
Freedom?
Happiness?
Not there yet?
Let's be real, we love dogs...
... and dogs can pose challenges.
Some families have said:
We'll have...
​"More Love when she lets me pet her."
​"More Peace when they stop fighting."
"More Respect when he stops biting me."​
"More Understanding when she whines."
​"More Trust when she reliably comes when I call."
"More Freedom when we can leave her home."
"More Happiness when we can walk him without pulling on the leash."
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What do you say?
I'll have more...
​Love if
​Peace if
Respect if
Understanding if
​Trust if
Freedom if​​​​
Happiness if
Write
Good job!
Examples of adding values for dogs.
​Trixie, a rescued dog, may choose more Love.​
Jake, is bouncing off the walls. His choice is Peace.
Daisy, a former street dog, wants more Respect.​
Sandy, hates fireworks. She needs Understanding.
Fluffy, is afraid of people. She needs more Trust.​
Rex, loves to run. He needs more Freedom.​
Buddy, looks sad. He needs more Happiness.​
Dogs want the same values in life.
Do you relate to any of these?
Touch boxes to add check marks.
Your dog's perspective.
From your dog's perspective: What does your dog need more of, to change behavior, so their needs are met and you get the value you want? My dog needs more...
Love?
Peace?
Respect?
Understanding?
Trust?
Freedom?
Happiness?
Touch values
Dogs do the best they can to express needs.
If we focus, we can understand what our dog's needs are.​
Once we understand and meet those needs, we can teach acceptable communication behaviors.
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They'll no longer have a reason to display the unwanted behavior because their needs are met and they have a new way to express their ideas.
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Does this make sense?
Yes.
No.
Values add color and meaning to our dog's training.
The language of values is shared across cultures. It's a language that stands the test of time and is stable as science evolves.
This set of values strengthens the neural pathways that lead our thoughts to choose kind training methods over forced control.
Micro short teaching moments with our dogs prove to them that they are safe and can show who they are as sentient beings.
Progress is faster by phone because:
You are the person who will learn to recognize and strengthen a calm, cognitive state in your dog.
From your dog's perspective, you (not a trainer) know all the answers to relieve discomfort and guide them toward new behaviors that give dogs what they need and what we want.
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Slow is fast. Micro-short practice sessions, sometimes just a few seconds, make it more likely for your dog to build pathways of new brain cells without associating old conflicting thoughts.
Doing this alone with your dog in your home focuses on patterns you want to repeat in your home, without a trainer present.
By phone, I share my current and always expanding understanding of the complex concepts of behavorial neuroscience. Through simple step-by-step exercises designed for the level of understanding that is comfortable for you, your family and your dog.
It's nature, it's intuitive, it's what we want and what dogs need.
Let's ask our dogs, what they are thinking and do our best to understand.
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Values Based Dog Training
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...can make life better.
