What brought you to this page is probably worry about aggressive or reactive dog behavior and your need to find a trainer experienced in training aggressive or reactive dogs.
Let us help. We’ve been at this work for more than 50 years. See the program content below.
Our Sassy Dog program has three primary elements for the dog: obedience training, confidence building, and impulse control; and one for you – establishing your role as your dog’s trusted leader so the dog will look first to you for guidance in threatening situations.
Sassy Dog Program Content:
Understand aggression origins-usually fear based
Cope with fight impulses
Cope with Flight impulses
Curb dog’s anxiety replacing it with trust in you
Read the dog’s body language
Succeed in basic obedience – Make learning fun
Conduct successful walks in neighborhood
Address specific problem behaviors barking/lunching in windows, at door, food guarding, fights with other family pets, etc.
Achieve pack-leadership over the dog
Understand your role in handling various situation
We can get you started immediately.
Register for Membership
Schedule an initial one-on-one coaching session.
Start working on homework exercise.
Study the video tutorials.
Join a Basic Obedience class and our Sassy Dog class
Add physical and mental exercises through agility, targeting or both.