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Mission Statement
To help dogs and their people have a happy, satisfied life together through positive obedience training, psychology of animal behavior, behavior modification, and the development of a joyful relationship.
Individualized Private Dog Training
Want to improve your dog’s recall for safety? Does your puppy need to learn some manners? Pulling on leash? Won’t bring the toy back? Jumps on your guests? Let’s train and love your dog with games, toys, treats, and a joyful relationship. Positive reinforcement and force-free methods based on behavior modification strategies are the keys to obedience and a happy relationship with your dog. Laura exclusively uses LIMA training methods (see button below for more info on LIMA!). Laura has been successfully teaching these proven methods to dogs and their owners since 1995. Offering live online one-on-one lessons as well as in-person training locally (within 20 miles of Rhododendron, OR).
Develop the right relationship with your dog, and training is a snap!
Individualized One-on-One Classes
Puppy Kindergarten
Stop sharky biting you!
Socialize for a resilient, calm dog
Lay a training foundation to survive adolescence
Play games, bond, enrich your dog’s life
Solve typical puppy problems
Basic Obedience
Solve problems and develop a happy relationship
Lay or build on a training foundation with basic cues: sit, down, stand, stay, leave it, come, settle, place, off
Solidify those cues with the 4 D’s: Distance, Distractions, Duration, Diversity
Use games to enrich your dog’s life and eliminate nuisance problems like digging, barking, running off, chewing, general shenanigans
Action & Distraction
Make those cues bomb-proof
Train through distractions to get amazing compliance
Work up to off-leash control
Call your dog off deer, squirrels, rabbits (PhD level!)
Have fun and create a tight bond with your dog
Out & About
Train in real-life situations at local dog-friendly places
Politely walk through a feed or hardware store, on busy sidewalks, at parks, crowded places
Position changes and recalls in high-distraction environments
Obedience cues at a dog park (PhD level)
Graduation from a class, with a cute, personalized certificate, requires 6 sessions minimum. BUT, because it’s private lessons, you can craft any number of lessons that you want. Your goals, your choice!
1 private lesson $65
3-session package $185, save $10
6-session package $360, save $30
Bebe learns to be a good dog! Need help making your dog into a good one? Private lessons are efficient and effective!
“We loved our first time puppy training with you! After one lesson we are already seeing very positive results. It has really opened up our discussions and communication in the home so we feel good about our training program.”
When you work with us, you receive access to over 25 training videos and documents. Here are three for free!
Chester watches Laura’s training video!
Chester the Boston terrier always comes running when his mom turns on Laura’s training videos!
A love story between owner and dog where training makes all the difference.
Our Leonberger boy Rollo at 10 weeks
Positive Reinforcement Methods
Learn the best ways to motivate your puppy to behave appropriately in your human household.
Use positive methods to develop the right relationship with your dog.
You’re the calm and confident leader; puppy is the obedient, loving follower.
Psychology of Animal Behavior
Stages of puppy development—Why is my dog suddenly exploring more?
Dog body language—Read your dog’s mind
Calming signals—Is my dog feeling anxious?
Predatory outlet games—How to channel those drives
Bebe the Leonberger
Mabel the Bernese Mountain Dog
Operant Conditioning
Use best practices to teach the behaviors that you want.
Develop a strong understanding of the psychology of training animals and be able to apply these concepts to your training methods.
Follow the correct steps of teaching a behavior to avoid confusing the dog and teach them quickly with reliable results.
$65 per one-hour session
3-session package for $185 ($10 off)
6-session package for $360 ($30 off)
Includes access to 25+ training videos & docs for your personal use
Dog training lessons available online (live, private video lessons) and locally within 20 miles of Rhododendron, Oregon