TRAINING PHILOSOPHY

TIMING

We have 1.3 seconds to influence our dog’s understanding of cause and effect. Sometimes we have even less time. Having great timing is critical to clear communication with our dog.

MOTIVATION

What will make a dog work? Food, pets, a ball or toy; anything physical that they enjoy. We halt behaviors with collars that provide an uncomfortable feeling. We can also withhold rewards to create a negative, and make annoying things go away to create a positive experience. We use positive and negative reinforcement and punishment, classical and operant conditioning.

CONSISTENCY

We must provide a consistent set of rules for our dog. This is important to maintain to minimize conflict within your dog. The more consistent we are about creating and maintaining behaviors, the faster these behaviors become habitual.

Marker training

We use markers to bridge the gap between Timing and Motivation. Markers are a sound we make that communicates whether the dog is correct or incorrect, as well as how correct they are. Through training, our dogs can learn, understand, and use many different markers in many different situations. They are crucial for teaching advanced behaviors and are a scientifically backed approach to communicating with and motivating your dog.

E Collar

We use electronic stimulation to proved clear, consistent, and well-timed negative reinforcement when appropriate. Electronic collars can become a powerful teaching tool to create new behaviors or decision making skills, instead of a painful stimulation to stop behaviors. This tool can be incorporated into any training package and comes with personalized instruction on introduction and use of this tool.