The Yin Yang Dog offers customized separation anxiety training (remote), puppy good start programs, and remote behavioral consults. The trainer holds certifications in CPDT-KA and MS, along with designations in CCPT-KA, CSAT, EFFCP, FFCT, and LFDM-T.
The job title includes CCPT-KA, CSAT, LFDM-T, EFFCP, and FFCT. The training philosophy centers on positive reinforcement and under-threshold training. Services are available nationwide and internationally (remote services for separation anxiety), with language proficiency in English and Portuguese.
With a passion for improving animal welfare and helping humans train more effectively, The Yin Yang Dog conducts empirical research focused on the human/animal bond and its impact on both owners and pets. The philosophy is rooted in the belief that better training and improved human/dog relationships will significantly reduce the number of animals relinquished to shelters.
The professional career of The Yin Yang Dog has been focused on separation-related problem behaviors, commonly known as separation anxiety. Fear-free separation anxiety training is offered, emphasizing pet communication, socialization, and science-based behavioral theory. Regardless of the service booked, clients are guaranteed to receive the necessary tools to help their dogs overcome separation anxiety.
The goal is to provide real solutions to the most common challenges that pet owners face when their dogs suffer from separation anxiety. Through expert behavioral coaching and the application of kind, approachable, science-based humane principles, The Yin Yang Dog aims to help alleviate unwanted owner and dog stress.
Coaching is provided to help dogs overcome home-alone anxiety, enabling owners to become advocates of calm behavior and safe havens for their dogs. Over the past three years, The Yin Yang Dog’s passion and focus have been on learning all possible about canine separation anxiety-related behaviors. This includes attending seminars and training under the mentorship of one of the world’s leading experts in separation anxiety, resulting in certification as a separation anxiety trainer.
The ultimate goal is to help as many owners and dogs as possible overcome the debilitating fear that makes home departures impossible and turns otherwise great dogs into fearful, unhappy pets.
