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A Balanced Canine
- Portland, OR 97215 (map)
- (503) 382-9775
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A Balanced Canine • Portland, OR • $100-150 per hour
- You'll be asked a few quick questions that will help describe your needs.
- You'll be asked to provide your contact information so that Corrine Marrazzo will be able to get in touch with you.
- You'll have the option to get competing quotes from other qualified service professionals, saving you time and money.
We offer basic obedience training - sit, stay, come, down, leave it, loose leash walking, potty training, and house training.
We develop specific training plans for changing any unwanted behaviors, such as biting, jumping, chewing, resource guarding, barking, and digging.
Our training is designed to modify behaviors using reward-based, and humane methods.
It is focused on making it fit into your life, and that it works with your dog's individual motivations.
This is to ensure you start making progress towards your training goals, as soon as possible.
Question and answer
Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.
A. Dogs showing reactivity to other dogs.
Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A. Ask questions about their training methods. Hire someone whose methods align with your own and that you feel comfortable with. Someone promising quick fixes are most often using harsh, punishing methods with your dog that often will provide immediate results but will damage your relationship with your dog.
Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?
A. Our training techniques are based on the understanding of the most recent scientific research studies on animal behavior and are entirely humane.
Q. What do you like most about your job?
A. I love helping people.
Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A. How to get their dog to stop doing some unwanted behavior.
My response depends on the behavior. Teaching and rewarding an alternate behavior is very effective.
