The Calm K9

Introduction: Curtis is a world-renowned dog behavior expert! Being one of the only people in the country to have lived with a personal pack of nearly 30 personal dogs in his home. He has developed a unique perspective and amazing insight of the human dog relationship. His strengths are in his ability to relate to and understand the psychology of both humans and dogs. You don’t get a well-balanced dog without having both the humans and the dogs in sync. By teaching the humans what their dogs’ true needs are, we bridge the gap between the two species and are able to create a harmonious relationship where both dog and human are fulfilled, balanced, and happy. You can have a nervous, fearful, anxious dog that makes poor choices (barks, growls, lunges, attacks, runs, hides) towards people, other dogs, bikes, skateboards etc, or you can have a nervous, fearful, anxious dog that instead of simply reacting to their nervousness, fearfulness or anxiety, defers to you, and makes great choices around all of the above listed items. Left to figure it out on their own, with no real information about what an appropriate response is, dogs will simply react, and are liable to make very bad choices. It’s your job to show your dog what to think, how to feel, and how to react when faced with things that unnerve them. This takes knowledge and leadership on your part and establishing the right relationship with your dog. They learn that just because we are up and walking around; doing laundry, fixing dinner, playing with the kids, having company come over, etc… they are just suppose to hang out with us. Hanging out with us doesn’t mean jumping, nipping, or running around. Just hang out with us. This is done by showing them strong leadership and structure. Using our over 20 years of experience we bring the dogs back to a natural way of thinking and behaving. Creating and balanced well behaved family pet. There is no dog we can’t help. No matter how bad or out of control you think your situation is, please CONTACT US – we can help! If you have been told you have an aggressive dog in the past, you have found the right trainer to work through the issues. Most times, when I deal with these issues, they are just bad behaviors from the dog that have been mislabeled as aggression. No matter who has told you your dog is aggressive, it still is most likely just bad behavior. How do I know? I work aggressive dogs with our personal pack on a daily basis and this is what I have experienced with them. With my training it is highly unlikely that you will have to surrender, put down, or re-home your dog. Most of the aggressive dogs I work with are actually under-socialized, they have not been given clear boundaries, good structure or consistent consequences. They don’t know how to react in the real world and end up making bad choices like growling, lunging and biting. By being proactive with our training program, I can lay out clear rules and a structure for the dog. The dog will then have better coping skills and will make better choices then to growl, lunge or bite. Whether they are dog aggressive or human aggressive I will work with them. Being one of the only people in the country to have lived with a personal pack of nearly 30 dogs in my home. No dog is too aggressive for me to work with! As a world-renowned dog behavior expert I have worked with the highest level of aggression as well as helped educate other trainers to do the same.