Love at First Sit® offers a comprehensive dog behavior and training program. The services include in-home private dog behavior and training, group dog training classes, AKC Canine Good Citizen program, and virtual dog behavior and training.
The curriculum covers obedience, manners, behavior modification, puppy training, and AKC Canine Good Citizen training and evaluations. The methods used are science-based, least intrusive, minimally aversive (LIMA) with positive reinforcement. The approach is fear and force-free.
Certifications include AKC CGC, BA, Cert DT, ABCDT, and designations as a Certified Dog Behaviorist and Trainer. As a Dog Behaviorist and Obedience Trainer, the training equipment used is force-free and fear-free. The approach involves reward-based intensives and lures, focusing on positive reinforcement in lessons, training, and treatment plans.
The training philosophy is centered around creating an unbreakable bond between dogs and their owners. Love at First Sit® aims to provide the tools necessary for dogs to be the best they can be through science-based, least intrusive, minimally aversive (LIMA) methods with positive reinforcement, without fear or force.
Services are available in Santa Monica and an 8-mile radius, as well as worldwide for virtual dog training. The languages spoken are English.
Adding a dog to a family can be a rewarding experience, but training and behavioral challenges can lead to frustration and stress. Love at First Sit® aims to prevent hindrances to a dog’s potential and reduce suffering, re-homing, and relinquishment to animal shelters.
The program is customized to address these issues and help dogs become well-adjusted family members. The focus is on utilizing science and rewards-based, positive reinforcement methods. Love at First Sit® emphasizes the importance of the relationship between dogs and their owners while providing the necessary tools and insight to help dogs grow to their fullest potential.
Services cater to puppies, adults, and mature dogs, covering basic obedience, manners, behavior modification, and transitioning newly adopted dogs into their homes.
