My biggest concern is any reactivity and aggression issues, even with small dogs. Dogs often learn that acting aggressively will lead to whatever they are afraid of being distanced from themselves, wether that’s them being lead away or what they perceive as a threat moving away. That will perpetuate the problem and may lead to them one day actually engaged in a physical altercation. Needless to day that’s a lose for every one involved. If I know ahead of time what sets them off, I can keep an eye out for their triggers. This way I can avoid or minimize their reaction, and teach them that a calm response receives a reward. In addition to this any behavior that that is unusual or may cause them to act unexpectedly will make things much easier if I know ahead of time.

Playing with a dog is one of the best ways to fill them with joy and burn off excess energy. Playing tug, fetch, or keep away with a dog is always an exciting and fun time! On walks I’ll help reinforce anything you are trying to teach your dogs. I have experience with teaching heel, refocusing a dog’s attention, and minimizing reactivity. Please note any training activity you want me to work on with your pup isn’t going to stick if they get a completely different treatment from other people. I’ve seen dogs perform amazingly at heel, but come Monday they’ve seem to forgotten a lot of what they learned. With that in mind, it’ll never really be possible to ween your dogs off treats for the behavior you desire, and treat costs add up.