Socializing Adolescent Dogs

Reintegrating Feisty Fido dogs into our community is incredibly rewarding for both the owner and me the trainer.  I can't imagine keeping a dog locked away from the rest of the world, there is so much to enjoy and explore!

Some dogs are not able to handle the stimulation of having a strange dog near by.  Why?  For most dogs it is because they lacked proper socialization as a young pup. Using a combination of Classical Conditioning (making a new association), Operant Conditioning (helping the dog choose an alternative behavior) and improving the owners leadership skills, we are able to change the leash lunging dog to a calm thinking dog.

Helping young adolescent dogs with rude or aggressive communications skills to be cooperative in a pack is not easy, it takes critical distance, patience, confidence building, and the right mix of temperaments to be successful.

Eva the shepherd in the middle has gone from having no friends, to now having 4!  With a feeling of joy, her owners can now watch her romping with other dogs!