The Dog Trainer Girl

Brain games for mental stimulation.

Food Toys
Puzzle Bowls
Kibble Toss
Which hand has the Treat?

Socialization ideas for Service Dogs

Look at That
Tactile Cubes
Places, Sounds
Animals & People

Proactive Training for Public Access Work

Leave it
Wait / Stay
Impulse Control
Training for Behavior Problems

Scientific Methods of Training

Therapeutic help for fear, anxiety & stress
Classical Conditioning, Desensitization, and Counter Conditioning
Behaviors based on breed, do not make your dog a "bad dog".

Kona

My current Service Dog in Training, my Diva girl. Standard Poodle

Yadi

My Corgi, who thinks he is a big dog in a little dog body.

Tazie

My first Service Dog. We lost him when Ian was just a baby.

Loki

Australian Cattle Dog, who was rehomed due to an issue with Ian being terrified of him after they accidentally collided in the yard.

Welcome

I like to keep it real. My dogs are not perfect and I don't expect your dogs to be perfect either. We all have our issues, but just we have to remember that our dogs are not able to just sit down and tell us what is wrong. We have to try and look for the signals that they give us.
I'm here to help navigate all those signals and hopefully, there may be something from my adventures with my dogs that will help you with your dogs.