Best Canine Trainers Houston Near Me

4worldlovers: Welcome to Houston’s most unique dog training and enrichment center where creating constant, lifelong learning opportunities for you and your dog is our one and only priority. We don’t believe that the training and development of your dog should be an afterthought or add-on. Training your dog is our passion and our purpose. It’s what we do.

At Believe in DOG Training, we practice positive, science based methods (with feeling!) that emphasize communication, mutual respect, consistency, and real-life training. We believe that methods that focus on dominance, punishment and/or tools that cause pain, are outdated, can do more harm than good, and are never necessary. The most effective way to teach and motivate dogs is with rewards such as praise, play, affection, and/or intermittent treats. Our techniques will help you create an invaluable bond with your dog that will last a lifetime.

Visit us at our Canine Training and Enrichment Center in the Heights!

4worldlovers: Beyond the Dog integrates the luxury of private, in-home dog training programs with the most current research in dog behavior.

Our Houston dog training programs involve not only training your dog (or cat) but involves working directly with you. This ensures you can effectively maintain your pet’s behavior long-term and allows you to more clearly communicate with your dog, further deepening the bond you share. Whether we are working on basic puppy training or more serious problem behavior in an adult dog, working one-on-one with your dog and then teaching you is a critical part of our process. Allow us to take the lead on helping you achieve your dog training goals! Our private, in-home training programs allow us to customize your training program based on your individual needs. We travel to your Houston home to incorporate your life and your dog’s daily experience into each training program. Our programs address your concerns about your dog’s behavior or directly target your puppy training goals in the environment where it occurs. We create the most realistic training environment using real-life training scenarios in your home, neighborhood, or local greater Houston area!

As a Houston-based professional dog training company, we rely on the science of behavior to train dogs and cats as well as their respective owners using ethical practices.

Our team of Houston dog trainers is passionate about dogs and behavior change. Guided by Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, Dr. Kristyn Savage and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Sean Savage, each of our trainers has earned a bachelor’s degree, dog training credentials, and are mentored. This ensures we continue to meet the standards of Beyond the Dog right here in Houston.

Each member of our team has access to the knowledge and unique background of our entire team. Collectively, that’s over 50 years of experience and is currently over 500 hours a week of new dog training cases to rely on! We apply psychology, zoology, behavioral science, and doctoral level research to design each and every training program. All of this adds up to shape Beyond the Dog in a unique way and is the Beyond the Dog difference!

4worldlovers: If the answer is a resounding no, you’re not alone! Thousands of dog owners struggle everyday with what seems to be an insurmountable hurdle; getting their dog(s) to be an enjoyable companion! We can help. Club Canine is Houston's premiere obedience training facility and original day camp, designed to exercise both mind and body for a well-balanced dog. Confidence building through consistency is key to our training approach, The Thinking Dog System. We believe a dog who learns to make good decisions is a safer, happier and more enjoyable dog.

Let us help you learn to become an effective leader for your dog and get you on the path to the relationship you always wanted.

The first step in our program is a Training & Behavioral Consultation. This 2+hour meeting is a working session conducted in home, bringing together all family members living with the dog for the purpose of building and functioning as a team. This meeting serves as a platform for education as well as the introduction of foundational exercises, techniques, and concepts that will begin to connect or reconnect owners with their dogs.

Understanding the canine system of communication, which is key to maximizing learning for both the dog and owner and preventing mixed messages.

Understanding current behaviors, fostering desirable behavior, preventing undesirable behavior from being learned

Learning vocabulary to begin practicing for improved communication, control and harmonious living

Once the initial consult has been conducted, we follow up with a series of detailed private lessons rooted in building focus and attention. The first private lessons are conducted at your home and progress to either a local park or our facility. The progression is dictated by the needs of the each dog and their owner. The goal of the lessons is to build both the dog’s and owner’s skills and confidence while introducing increasing levels of distraction and environmental pressure.

4worldlovers:
You deserve a dog behavior expert who understands what you’re going through. Michael is a Certified Professional Dog Trainers and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant with years of experience and educations. That’s all very important. What’s more important, though, is that Michael knows how to teach people with calm kindness and patience. He’s here to help not criticize. This is about you – your goals – your family – and your dog.

Aggressive Dog Training Foundations Course: Start right now. Expert help online and on-demand. Essential information you need to get started with your aggressive dog. Learn more and Register here.

Live Video Behavior Consultation with Aggressive Dog Training Foundations Course: Best value. Work directly with Michael on a customized behavior plan written specifically for your dog. Plus, all the technical and theoretical information you need to support your work in a self-paced online course. Register and schedule your first appointment right here. Book Now.

In-person dog behavior coaching is available to clients in portions of Houston’s Inner Loop and West Houston. Click here for a map to the in-person service area. Work directly with Michael on your dog’s individual behavior needs. Some cases might start with an in-home visit. However, we recommend beginning with one live video behavior consultation and the Aggressive Dog Training Foundations course first. To learn more schedule a free 15-minute call here: Talk to Michael.

Michael’s Dogs Houston Dog Training Service Area: North America (via online session), West Houston, The Heights, Oak Forest, Energy Corridor, Bunker Hill, Memorial, Spring Branch, Galleria, Uptown, Bellaire, River Oaks.

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