My training philosophy is...

• Humane Treatment Always  - for all animals from our house pets to marine life 
• Treat the cause of the Behavior not just the Symptom 
• To fully understand what you the dog owner deems as the problem  
• Dogs have individual personalities therefore training techniques vary from dog to dog. 
• If your dog can not learn the way we are training, I must change my training techniques to suite the dog, this is my job.

I believe....

• Training should never be painful
• You must find what motivates your dog to work for you, toys, treats, etc. to encourage learning
• Lots of patience, a great sense of humor 
• Be consistent in your training
• Do not give up, training will happen

My training methods include...

• Positive Reinforcement - The dog works to get things he/she likes
• Negative Punishment  - Taking away something the dog likes, a favorite toy or being ignored etc.
• Negative Reinforcement - The dog works to avoid things he finds unpleasant, being ignored, missing a treat etc.
• Positive punishment - simple words "No" or Wrong"