Now and Zen Dog Training

11/29/2025

Tips for moving with pets:

Moving can be a stressful event for both you and your pets. To help ensure a smoother transition to your new home, here are a few tips:

- Pre-Move Visits: If possible, take your pets for a few short visits to the new house before the main move.
- Designate a Safe Space: On moving day, keep pets away from the moving activity. Put them in a secure, quiet area, such as a bedroom or even your car (if they are comfortable there), to avoid the chaos of movers and large objects.
- Establish Familiarity: When you arrive at the new home, set up familiar items like beds, bowls, and toys before bringing your pets inside. Continue to use safe spaces as your pet adjusts.
- Maintain Routine: Keep your pet’s daily routine as normal as possible. Remember to take breaks to spend time decompressing together. Studies show that shared, relaxed interaction can synchronize heart rate variability (HRV) between dogs and owners, reflecting shared emotional states.

We hope these tips help make your move an stress-free experience for your whole family, including your furry members!

By Nan Long/Certified Professional Dog Trainer/Now and Zen Dog Training

11/29/2025

Just a shout out to all our friends and clients. We are still busy training so give us a call if you need our help at 828-507-3020. Review our past posts for more information and tips. We are too busy to participate in social media.

09/25/2025

Please come and donate to our local shelter! Party4Paws! Donations for the shelter can be dropped off at Looking Glass Realty offices or brought with to the event. We will be raffling off some great prizes such as baskets of large dog, small dog and cat goodies donated by Purrfect Bark. Also a gift certificate for a 2 hour behavioral & training consultation with Now and Zen Dog Training!

04/26/2025

Wholistic dog training and consults. We consider the whole dog and develop relationship based, Forc

10/20/2024

We have been promoting this safety program for many years…..here are the basics.

09/11/2024

In Home Behavioral Consults

Everyone is required to start with the in home behavioral consult and training session. Private in home training is far superior to board and train as it places minimum stress on the dog. They are able to learn more effectively and the work transfers immediately to improved behaviors in the home. These consults are 2 hours and length and the fee for the session is $300. This does not include fees for travel outside the Brevard area.

During the in home consult I do a thorough assessment of the dog(s) and their needs, management options, current training practices and the equipment being used. I then formulate a plan, explain it to you and start the work with you and the dog(s). All of our training methods are based on current scientific methods. I also include a set of training reference papers that I have written for your reference. Also included in the fee is a 15 minute follow up phone conversation.

Additional follow up one hour sessions are available for $135 per hour, at the location of our choice.

07/09/2024

Don’t Dogs Lives Matter Too?

I’m so confused. As a society we seemed to have had a huge paradigm shift toward being kind, thoughtful and compassionate to others. Honoring the needs of others is our mantra, except in dog training. I see a consistent shift towards more support of aversive based trainers. Shock collars, choke chains and other punitive methods are being considered the perfect solution to fix dogs by people who profess that lives matter without a second thought? Dogs are sentient beings with emotions deserving of the same compassion other living beings are given. It’s time for a change in our attitudes, we can do better.

From a client today willing to listen to the value of science-based training:

We can’t thank you enough for your help today, I am excited to try things totally different than what we were doing as per the Hilton Head trainer!

I feel like we have a totally different thought process and I love that, we have a precious new member of the family and I want us to be able to enjoy each other more and more everyday !!

Thank you so much! K, C, W and especially B!

(The dog I went to work with)

Wholistic dog training and consults. We consider the whole dog and develop relationship based, Forc

06/18/2024

Free! Family Paws Parent Education. We offer dog bite safety programs free to our local children. Contact us at 828-507-3020 for more information.

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