Dogs don’t forget anyone who had an emotional impact on them. So, regardless of the nature of your relationship with your dog prior to the training it will remember you. In more than 25 years we have never experienced a dog forgetting its family.
We offer a turnkey training program that results in a minimum standard of behavior and attitude. Our Off-Leash training program is an investment in the animal and your long-term satisfaction. We want our finished dogs to give you a maximum return on your investment and that takes time. And, to protect our reputation we don’t [...]
No. Once admitted into a training program your dog will be so busy adjusting, making new friends, and working that it won’t have time to feel abandoned. Too, dogs live in the moment – like it or not – they don’t think of us when we are away. Program Dog’s lives are enriched and their [...]
Off-Leash training is a privilege and a responsibility. Having an Off-Leash trained dog gives you the freedom to enjoy the animal in any venue, leashed or not. Although your dog will be able to accompany you anywhere without being leashed for control, we urge everyone to act responsibly and obey community standards.
Great question! If we only trained the dog we couldn’t expect it to listen to anyone but us. An essential part of the process is teaching you and the dog to work together. This is accomplished in just a few sessions at the end of the program and before discharge to home.
Each animal is unique and our training is adapted to meet the capabilities and limitations of each dog that goes through our program. We use many academically proven and humane approaches to achieve the finest results for your companion. The exact process for your dog will be determined and discussed at your initial planning session [...]
No. While the dog will be more likely to respond to others the training is only reliable and the dog is only expected to be responsive to those people included in the transition process to home.
We are proud of our reputation and have clients throughout Michigan, including the upper peninsula, and in more than 8 states, including: Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee,Virginia, and Wisconsin. We have also served families in Canada. We begin with extensive communication with you and when deemed appropriate arrange a personal meeting, [...]
Training teaches an animal to respond to “commands” like come, sit and stay. Behavior Therapy isolates the causes for inappropriate and undesirable behavior and effects the animal’s motivations and emotions that accompany behavior. For example: if your dog is mischievous or worse yet, is aggressive towards you or someone else, teaching it to come or [...]
We differ in the ability to accurately assess the underlying emotion and motivation affecting behavior, as well as the biologic processes controlling behavior. This academic interpretation allows us to more accurately predict outcomes and set more realistic expectations. Too, treatment protocols we recommend are more targeted and therefore more likely to be effective then typical [...]