Dog Training and Behavior Counseling
Puppy Individual and Group Training
Behavior Consultations
Good Manners Group and Private Sessions
AKC Competition Skills
Growly Class
CGC Preparation
Individual and Group Sessions
Distracted Dog Behavior Modification
Control and Focus Training
Group Certifications:
- Training Equipment: buckle, martingale, and head collars (New Trix and Snoot Loop), body harness, leash, clicker
Training Philosophy:
The trainer relies on techniques based on the learning principles of behavior analysis—stimulation, reinforcement, punishment, extinction, and generalization.
Locations Served:
- Bethesda, Md.
- Potomac, Md.
- Rockville, Md.
- Sandy Spring, Md.
- Northwest Washington, D.C.
- Silver Spring, Md.
- Arlington, Va.
The trainer encourages clients to learn to use the clicker but permits the use of a marker word. There is a focus on proper cue-click-consequence timing and efficient delivery of the food reinforcer. Clients are educated about the learning principles underlying the training, including the functional relationship between the dog and its environment. The trainer always arrives prepared with a training plan but modifies it to accommodate the client’s needs. The trainer has attended all five of the Bob Bailey/Farhoody chicken training workshops and continues to take refresher courses to maintain and sharpen training skills and to keep learning.
