ALL POSITIVE DOG & PUPPY TRAINING FOR ADVENTURERS!

~ Respectful communication between dogs and humans is the foundation for building strong relationships. Once this relationship is in place, the world is yours to share with your dog. ~

Learn with Online Courses, Webinars, Email Series, and E-Books

  • You’ll learn the basics of how dogs communicate using visual signals. Your new skills will then allow you to clearly and effectively communicate with your dog. This includes how to let your dog know s/he’s doing well, how to reward effectively, how to plan your training sessions, and how to understand your dog’s emotional state during training.

  • Your dog will learn your language because of your new clear and concise communication skills. We’ll give you core behaviors to teach your adventure dog. We’ve found these behaviors help dogs feel connected, comfortable, and confident during their adventures with you.

  • We recommend starting with our dog visual signals webinar. This is a pre-recorded webinar introducing you to the relatively unknown signals dogs use to communicate how they are feeling. We then recommend our self study introduction course, Explore the World With Your Dog. For

Discovering the world,
one paw at a time.

Our passion is to help all dogs feel the world is theirs - especially those who’ve had a rough start. If you’d love to see your dog feel confident, you’ve come to the right place!

We strongly believe that understanding dog behavior is key to a good relationship - so we have presentations & webinars for you to watch to increase your own personal knowledge.

You’ll see presentations about how dogs communicate to us with visual signals, what to do if your dog has experienced any trauma, how to bring up a dog to be confident & resilient, and what can help a dog who is nervous being left alone.

Dogs are unique beings, and each dog is an individual. These presentations will help you uncover who your dog truly is - and give you the knowledge to help them enjoy the world around them!

The Core Skills for Adventure Dogs

On Leash Skills

When your dog walks calmly on a leash, you’re both enjoying the walk. We’ll teach you training and communication skills to move together on lead with your dog as a team.

Our Introductory Course will teach you the basics of Loose Leash Walking. Our Advanced Course will provide you with higher level leash walking skills.

Off Leash Skills

Knowing you can communicate with your dog at a distance is so empowering! You’ll learn foundations to advanced skills for walking with your dog off leash.

Our Advanced Course will teach you the skills for off leash walking.

Travel Skills

This is the heart of our program - it’s time to prepare to go anywhere with your dog. Riding in a car, on boat, on skis, camping, going to work, staying in a hotel, going to a restaurant, cafe, gear to bring….we’ve been adventuring with our dogs for 1000s of miles and have lots to share with you!

Both courses will cover travel basics, but the Advanced Course will give you the most skills and information for traveling with your dog!

PUPPIES!

Interested in finding a puppy from a responsible breeder? We have a video presentation to help you!

Already have a pup and would like to know more about who you’re sharing your life with?

A little about our programs….

The focus:

  • Clear and Effective Training - Training magic occurs when your dog makes the connection between what you’re asking and what they can do. Many training programs depend on a dog having to guess what their person wants. In our program, we’ll show you how to be clear and concise so your dog can easily succeed!

  • Understanding About Who Dogs Really Are - Real training doesn’t happen unless you truly understand your dog. We’ll share up to date science about how dogs see the world, how they communicate, and how you can train them in a way that makes sense to them!

The structure:

  • Webinars & Courses - We have multiple different levels of instruction to match where you and your dog are at - as well as where you want to be!

  • Video Based - We think the best way to teach is to show you. So, we teach with enhanced short videos so you can both hear and see what we’re talking about with dog behaviors and your training exercises.

  • Written Materials - We have a monthly email series focused on puppy development through 14 months old. We also have a booklet showcasing the lessons feral street dogs can provide us.

Who We Are

  • We are full time, professional trainers with certifications from Karen Pryor Academy and Fear Free.

  • We own and run an in-person training center called Animal Connection Training. We’ve worked with over 500 dogs and their people.

  • We are avid travelers - and our focus is anywhere we can bring our dogs!

  • We love to teach.

  • We love to learn.

  • We are so incredibly excited to share our knowledge, tips, and experience with you!

Our Values

What do we believe?

  • Dogs are amazing, intelligent beings.

  • Dogs learn and retain information best with fully positive, reward based methods.

  • A good training program meets a dog where he or she is at - and this means taking into account a dog’s personal background and experiences.

  • There is a reason for everything a dog does - and once we understand our dog, we can find the best solution together.

Start your journey where
your dog is at!

Our premium courses give you various baselines to help customize your dog’s experience according to her/his age, background, and even breed type.

We add custom training skills to help if your best friend is:

  • A Puppy

  • An Adolescent

  • A Dog with a Traumatic Past

  • A Dog Who Has Shown Reactivity