Pooches Dog Training - Helping dogs and owners
throughout the Central Jersey area

Using positive motivation and positive reinforcement, you learn to set your dog up to succeed, and training becomes fun and easy for both you and your dog. These methods are simple enough for a child to learn - as a matter of fact, children should learn to work with dogs in the house! If you have children, they are included in the process, to help them gain some control over the dog, and to help foster their bond. Since you learn how to have your dog respond to both hand and verbal signals, even small children can learn to give your dog commands that he can recognize.

Learn easy, gentle ways to deal with:
  Unruly behavior
  Pulling while on leash
  Not coming when called
  Shyness
  Jumping
  Barking
  Food stealing
  Destructive chewing
  Fearful or aggressive reactions to people or other dogs
  Housetraining
  Nipping and play biting
  Darting out of the house
  Digging
  Most other problems


Positive methods can help you teach your dog to react calmly and behave politely, without force, punishment, painful collars or other devices.

Because positive methods are so gentle, training can be done with your dog at any age, puppy or senior. Training is good for your dog - it gives them mental stimulation, fun time working with their people, and helps them avoid boredom, which often leads to behavior problems.

Unlike group lessons, filled with distractions that keep your dog stressed and unable to focus, in-home lessons allow you to work in a calm, familiar environment for your dog.

Your dog can relax and learn, and you get one-on-one personalized attention to your needs instead of a cookie-cutter program. Your lessons are completely about you and your dog, so you can make the most of what is covered, get your own issues addressed, and ask as many questions as you like.

I come to your home and teach you to train your dog. Your whole family should be involved in the training, to learn to control the dog and build a terrific relationship in the process. We work together to create a program to get you where you want to be with your dog. Along the way you'll discover how dogs learn, what motivates your specific dog, the importance of management and consistency, and how to form a two-way communication with your dog.

Your training program includes:
  a customized training plan designed specifically for you and your dog
  flexible scheduling according to your needs
  gentle, no force methods to improve your dog's behavior
  focus on relationship building and trust
  working on what matters most to you
  emphasis on easily fitting training into your lifestyle
  written materials to help you remember what we covered
  phone and email help between sessions

My goals include making training fun for both you and your dog, teaching you to solve problem behaviors so that you will have a better bond with your dog, and helping your dog to discover the joy of using his intelligence to work out solutions to the training puzzles he has to solve.

So please call me, and we can talk about your dog and what you need to accomplish with training. If you wish, we can then set up a training plan specifically designed for you and your dog.

I look forward to meeting you both!

Regards,

Carol A. Miller
Certified Dog Trainer, Animal Behavior College

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