07/13/2026
Behavior Modification looks like → Not avoiding the hard stuff. We jump right in and address your dogs biggest issues. If we start with decompression and relationship building, it is very possible your dog wouldn't practice their undesirable behaviors. We don't want that.
If a dog doesn't practice an unwanted behavior, we won't see it, and if we don't see it, we cannot address it appropriately. If we cannot address an unwanted behavior, there is a good chance your dog could go home, back to their comfort zone, back to where they've rehearsed their unwanted behavior for weeks/months/years, and they could start practicing those unwanted behaviors again.
Dogs make strong associations → they associate their home environment as a place where they can practice their unwanted behaviors. They associate you, their owner, with leniency and tolerance of their unwanted behaviors.
So we absolutely have to see an unwanted behavior to address it. Then we give you the tools to address those behaviors in the exact same way in your home. That is why we *start* with confronting your dogs issues head on.
There is (of course) a lot of nuance to behavior mod. We don't start dog-reactive dogs by taking them for walks around the areas of the neighborhood where dogs are lunging and barking at the fence. We start with controlled exposure to neutral dogs.
If your dog is fearful of everything, and just being crated near other dogs is huge for them, we can call that a win. We would keep a predictable routine and teach the dog the language of the e-collar so we can communicate with them in a way that is very clear. That, and strategic exposure, builds confidence.
If a dog has separation anxiety, we don't crate them and leave for 2 hours.
But we do push dogs out of their comfort zone starting on day one → because growth does not happen in your dogs comfort zone.
