Russell Hartstein

Fun Paw Care, recommended by Dr. Jane Goodall, was founded by Russell Hartstein, a renowned Los Angeles dog trainer. With over 30 years of experience in applied behavior analysis, dog behavior, training, and pet care, Russell Hartstein holds certifications as a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC), Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), and a Certified Fear-Free Trainer. Offering services in Los Angeles and Greater Los Angeles, Fun Paw Care focuses on solving housetraining, aggression, socialization, separation anxiety, habituation, behavioral problems, leash, and obedience skills. As the CEO, Russell Hartstein emphasizes non-aversive, force-free, fear-free, and positive reinforcement training methods. The training philosophy integrates gentle, force-free, science-based dog training while educating families to enhance their relationship with their pets. Fun Paw Care only employs force-free, gentle training methods, utilizing both operant and classical conditioning, and emphasizing the science of dog training, learning theory, and positivity. The organization integrates the values of positive reinforcement dog training and ethology into all services, utilizing a humane, best practice approach.