Comprehensive Canine Training

02/16/2026

Big thank you to for rehab. Highly recommend them!
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Once this tarsal situation is sorted out Heidi will be back in action. I’ve really missed taking take her with clients as a demo dog and a decoy dog. She’s back in Rally class and should be doing another class soon.
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If you haven’t already, consider getting insurance on your dog. I definitely think it is worth it!
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12/26/2025

Let's normalize healthy, fit, lean dogs! An excellent rehabilitation vet I know has always told me, "I want people to ask if you feed your dogs". In America, fat dogs are normalized while dogs that are lean and fit are called unhealthy... pretty standard here.

12/11/2025

The final installment is a doozie. Consequences matter. One dog’s consequence can be another dog’s foreplay when we are talking about high drive, working dogs. The same goes for pet dogs.
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Stop negotiating with your dog. Be fair and be consistent. Hold your so accountable for what you’ve trained and your expectations. You’ll be amazed at the results.
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12/11/2025

This completes the "Why Your Dog Doesn't Listen to You" series.

Now, this is for the dogs that have had some consistent training and understand what is expected of them. Yet, there has never been a real consequence for ignoring a command or poor behavior. Consequences look different for every dog, but they must be timely, fair, and consistent.

12/08/2025

Good Lord this is needed, so many bites would be prevented! Great post!

As dog trainers who specialize in dog, baby and toddler safety, this is something that we wish more parents knew…

You’d baby and toddler do not have the cognitive ability yet to understand what “be gentle” means!

We see many viral videos of parents or get calls from parents becoming frustrated at their child for hitting or grabbing the dog’s fun after they tell them to “be gentle” or not following simple instructions like “pet the dog nicely”

But why is this?

Your child’s pre-frontal cortex is not developed yet!

Everything that it is responsible for, such as emotional regulation and the executive functioning umbrella (for things such as self control and inhibition) doesn’t exist yet.

The ability to follow instructions reliably isn’t even developed until they are 3.5 to 4 years old. 

This is why we always say “dog and baby on the scene, a parent in between” as well share the 4 Pillars of Dog Aware!

It is our responsibility as parents to help advocate for our dogs as well as our children by implementing developmentally appropriate ways for them to safely engage with eachother!

Follow our page for a video tomorrow being shared about how we can help safely engage in developmentally appropriate activities to help teach our children about being Dog Aware!

12/04/2025

Client brag! has really made great progress with confidence building and being more comfortable the world. He had some struggles paying attention to his handler and getting nervous about the world. The change I saw and see in his updates makes this work worthwhile!
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Training is not one size fits all, and we’ve got to adjust for the team in front of us.
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Obedience wasn’t necessarily the issue, more so he needed the opportunity to have a little more fun, choices, and some new behaviors to do outside of super obedience.
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We taught fun new behaviors, drastically lessened the use of e-collar so when it is used it really means something. I’m not knocking the use of the e-collar, it is a great tool but I prefer not to use it as prompt for every cue personally with MOSt dogs, but not all. So happy for this dog and his handler.
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By the way, her praise is perfect!
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12/03/2025

Zuma is being reformed and refined through Board & Train with CCT and we are only one week in. Getting solid with her release word, not pulling on leash, grabbing stuff on the ground, not biting, not barking at people or other dogs whilst learning and having fun!
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She’s gone out and about, had play dates with Moss, been a demo dog at a group class I teach at K9 Obedience Club of Jacksonville, and was used with a (formerly) reactive client dog. I’m pretty impressed with her!
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The progress she has made in one week is incredible. The drive on this little animal is AWESOME!!!
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If you’re struggling and need someone else to do the heavy lifting, get in touch. I don’t take everyone that calls for board and train, usually just those folks that are at their whits end.
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12/03/2025

This is true. No gimmicks, just reality! Good post.

Wanna see a massive improvement in not only your dog’s behavior in general, but also, and perhaps most critically, in the way your dog views you and themselves?

Here’s some simple leadership tips that can massively change your life together with your dog. This stuff has fairly profound ripple effects.

Find the moments where your dog is overly aroused, highly jazzed up, and super pushy about… anything. I shared a partial list of super common stuff, but I’m sure you can find more.

When these moments occur, address your dog firmly (you have to have tools and techniques that are effective), and watch your dog’s behavior, attitude, and respect for you skyrocket.

I’ve seen very, very few owners with dog issues who address this stuff. Most either don’t know how, or most commonly, they don’t realize how important these seemingly inconsequential, “they’re just being a dog” moments are to creating a balanced dog and a healthy relationship.

Often, whether it’s at seminars, or our board and train programs, once we firmly address this stuff, the other behavior issues, or symptoms (reactivity, demand barking, hyper-territoriality, jumping on people, chaotic/pushy nonsense)… magically disappear.

Why? Because you create a self-aware dog. A dog who understands that their actions have consequences connected to them (and so they make better decisions in general), and a dog who understands that you are the one who shares those consequences… making you a relevant and respected leader.

And when these two dynamics come together, life with your dog gets a while let better. :)

12/03/2025

Why Your Dog Doesn’t Listen to You, Part 4
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Very common example dog owners experience in this part of the series. Be careful what you reinforce!
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Heidi example from rehab therapy at today. Next time I’ll get video to show the difference between normal walking rewarded versus no reward for a high step. Thanks for taking good care of her!
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Link below:
https://www.comprehensivecaninetraining.com/blog/2025/12/2/why-your-dog-doesnt-listen-to-you-part-5
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12/03/2025

https://www.comprehensivecaninetraining.com/blog/youverewardedthewrongbehavior
Had a great reminder of this training principle today with Heidi!

Reason #4: You have rewarded the wrong behavior Again, dogs are simple in terms of understanding what works versus what doesn’t work. This is a personal favorite of mine - it just makes me laugh in my mind as I watch dogs in the world. “I just don’t know what he does this,” exclaims the exas...