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With a balanced approach, most owners see major behavioral changes within the first ninety minute evaluation. Lasting transformation requires the full package and consistent practice, but you will know by the end of session one whether this is working.

Treats have their place, but real obedience requires more than bribery. I teach owners how to motivate their specific dog through structure, communication, and earned rewards. A dog that only obeys when food is present is not trained, it is rented.

Yes. I specialize in cases other trainers have given up on. If you have been told your dog is untrainable, that is usually a sign the trainer did not know how to read your dog, not that your dog is beyond help. I have seen 20,000 dogs. I have not met an untrainable one.

Yes. I work with clients worldwide via Zoom and phone. My six session remote package is $1,495, the same rate as in person, and includes lifetime support and the same lifetime access as in person clients. Remote works because I am training the owner as much as the dog.

Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Peters Creek and Girdwood, out through Wasilla, Palmer, Big Lake, Houston, Willow and Talkeetna. See the full coverage map above, or visit the locations page for city specific information.

Ninety minutes in your home. I watch your dog behave the way it actually behaves, ask a lot of questions about when the problem shows up and around whom, then demonstrate live so you see change inside that session rather than taking my word for it. You finish with a written plan and an honest read on how hard your case is. It costs $295 and applies toward any package if you continue.

No. I have trained dogs at every age and I have never turned one away for being old. Older dogs often pick up obedience faster than puppies because they settle sooner and have longer attention spans. What changes with age is not whether a dog can learn, it is how long a habit has been rehearsed, and that is a question of consistency rather than age.

Not automatically. I select tools for the individual dog and the specific problem, and we decide together during the evaluation. The starting point is always leadership, structure, and clear communication, and plenty of dogs never need a specialist tool at all. What I will not do is promise you a tool free program before I have met your dog, or reach for a tool before I understand the problem.

No, and not at any price. A dog trained in a facility learns to obey that trainer in that facility, then goes home to a household that has not changed and the behavior degrades. Aggression and reactivity are leadership problems as much as obedience problems, and you cannot outsource your half of that. I train in your home, or remotely by Zoom and telephone.