Basic dog obedience
Teaches your dog the fundamentals of manners and control. It opens healthy communication and a positive relationship with your dog. After training, the dog feels more relaxed, less stressed, and more secure. This strengthens the bond and trust between a dog and its owner.
Key benefits
Healthy communication
Open up healthy communication with your dog and develop the leader-follower relationship.
Teach your dog properly
Teach your dog right from wrong without being aggressive toward your dog.
Control your dog
Have control of your dog when other people are around. Control dog in a new environment.
Dog walks
No leash pulling behavior means the dog walks beside you or near you.
Dog is a loved member of the family
The dog is integrated into your family, ensuring your dog is a loved member of the family.
A happy and well-adapted dog
Your dog feels relaxed and isn't stressed constantly because it is well adapted to its environment.
Your companion
Dog is a companion with you when you are out.
Lifetime dog training support
Training you how to train your dog is a crucial element of your dog’s training. Even the strongest of “owners-trainers” need support from time to time. Knowing that you have me to support you over the life of your dog is a reassuring asset.
Basic On-Leash Obedience to Advanced Off-Leash Obedience Training Series
This Dog Training Program Series develops the leader-follower relationship that is critical for you and your dog’s relationship. This makes your dog’s life much easier.
After both owner and dog have successfully completed basic on-leash obedience training, off-leash voice obedience training teaches your dog to respond to you without the need of a leash. This keeps both you and your dog safe.
Off-leash activity provides dogs with the exercise and physical fitness activity they need. As they say, a tired dog is a good dog.
Advanced Off-Leash Obedience Training
This is known as off-leash voice control. This course builds on the ultimate relationship between you and your dog.
In off-leash voice obedience training, you will learn how to control your dog without the need of a leash, giving your dog the exercise it needs with the confidence that your dog will come back to you when prompted.
What your dog will learn in Basic Dog Obedience Training
Basic On-Leash Obedience Training provides dogs that are 16 weeks of age or older with the skills they need to successfully interact with their owner on-leash. It is loose leash walking with engagement (dog must check in). This technique is much more relaxing for you and your dog and it provides your dog with a sense of safety.
You will learn the following commands to establish a dog-owner communication system by.
Sit and sit-stay
This important behavior will teach your dog how to control itself when it gets over excited in and around your home.
Come
This behavior will teach your dog to come to you, and may save your dog’s life one day!
Down and down-stay
This behavior will enable you put your dog into an extended stay position and to go to a calm state.
All unwanted behaviors
Any other general unwanted behavior will be addressed in this course.
Establish engagement with your dog
Ensuring your dog is a loved member of your family
Gary Maria is one of the most sought after and experienced dog behavior specialists in the Bay Area and is recognized as an expert in the field.
Since 1977, Gary has improved the behavior of thousands of dogs using his combination of proven techniques.
