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Nationally Accredited Qualified Reward Based Dog Trainer-Specialising in Behaviour Problems . Do you have a training struggle you can't fix? Would you love your dog to be a true joy to own? Want to build your relationship with your dog ?
Would you like to know what qualifed dog trainers using positive ,up to date ,science backed ,psychological principles ,know , and how you can get amazing and relatively quick results training your dog when you know them too ? If you would , I am the trainer for you!
Using reward based dog training methods I come to you , giving you a one to one, in your home, private consult of average 4-6 hrs hands on instruction covering all your dog's problems , and teach you and your dog how to disengage from triggers , grow focus , and decrease reactivity, quickly easily and kindly . You will see it working in the consult so you know it will work for you . Don't believe that's possible ? See my reviews!
You are encouraged to film the consult and are provided with extensive notes on all common problems and advanced skills training, a written plan , follow up as long as needed , and lifetime support for the dog. YOU WILL NEVER NEED A TRAINER AGAIN, EVER .
DID YOU KNOW DOG TRAINERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED TO TAKE YOUR MONEY? Anyone can call themselves a dog trainer ,and with no knowledge , or adhering to old style discredited punitive or "balanced " methods ,can take your money and may damage your dog. It 's horrifying .
Many of my clients have had unqualified or punitive trainers before calling me, and not only were their problems continued by the first trainer , they were usually made WORSE. PUNISHMENT IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO CREATE FEAR AND AGGRESSION . UNQUALIFED , OLD STYLE, "DOMINANT -YOUR -DOG " TRAINERS DO NOT KNOW HOW LEARNING HAPPENS -AND THEREFORE CREATE THE WRONG ASSOCIATIONS IN YOUR DOG'S MIND, CREATING AGGRESSION OR FEAR .
Then owners call me - and to quote from a review by one of my clients- "you see the behaviour change in front of your eyes ".
Denali Dog Training services include:
- Assistance Dog Training (eg hearing alert , bring items to owner , open door , emotional support dog training)
- Substance Detection Training and Tracking (eg low BSL detection and alert , tracking, find items )
- PSYCHOLOGY -HOW DOGS LEARN- HOW REWARD BASED TRAINING WORKS AND WHY PUNISHMENT CREATES FEAR ANXIETY AND AGGRESSION
- Why classes and flooding your dog CANT fix behaviour problems (uncontrolled or forced exposure and too many triggers ie other dogs at once ) .
- Training methods - shaping , classical conditioning , operant learning, proofing cues , fading reinforcement , intermittent reinforcement schedules
- Creative learning - why it gets you faster results and builds a confident dog who loves to learn
- Advanced skills- eg teach your dog to read , teach your dog to use recordable buttons to speak to you , tricks .
- Reactivity- people, dogs, trafffic ,noise, passers-by, other animals
- Aggression - snarling, snapping, growling ,biting .
- Fighting
- Resource Guarding
- Seperation Anxiety
- Fear/anxiety
- Manners
- Pulling on leash
- Lunging at passers -by
- Barking
- Kids and Babies
- Chasing - cats , stock , roos , vehicles,etc .
- Destruction
- Socialisation
- Enrichment
- Recall (come when called no matter what )
- Wait at door /gate
- Leave it
- Impulse training
- Independence training
- Quiet
- Go to bed
- Snake training (return to owner /leave it )
- House training
- Mouthing
- Crate training
- Jumping on people
- Cant control excitement
- Give /drop it
- Stay off furniture
- Reactive in car
- Focus on owner
- Confidence building (dog and owner )
- Settle
- Introducing dogs
- Equipment choice
- Problem prevention
- Building calm behaviour
- Obedience - sit, down, stay, heel , watch me ,wait , etc
- Help with selecting the right dog for you
- Puppy and parent temperament assessments for breeders
- Jealous of partner
- Cant see your problem ? Call me ! Can fix !
- Cant afford a consult ? You can buy the notes - often this alone will fix your problem for many less serious issues.
- layby available
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CAT BEHAVIOUR CONSULTS - Spraying , fighting , aggression , taming ferals ,etc
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HORSE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTS - float loading , wont stand, cant catch, etc
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GENTLE BREAKING IN - I come to you
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RIDING LESSONS- I come to you , lessons on your horse .
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About Us
Denali Dog Training is rated one of the BEST and most affordable ,qualified , reward based positive dog trainers in Adelaide and is a small owner-operated business in the North Eastern suburbs of Adelaide servicing all suburbs and some country areas .
I come to you and am passionate about helping people and their pets learn new behaviours and obedience through positive reinforcement techniques using science-based positive training methods that are quick, effective, easy, and fun for you and your dog.
I am qualified and nationally accredited through the National Dog Trainers Federation of Australia (the only government recognised trainer's course and the course Lions Hearing Dogs trainers do ) to teach behaviour modification using psychological principles , obedience, assistance skills and substance detection. In addition, I have done further study online with expert international trainers ,and through other resources. Having trained many dogs and horses using positive methods for decades , I have been doing so professionally since obtaining qualifications at the beginning of 2018. With years of experience in positive methods of behaviour modification, I can provide you with the knowledge and support to help your pet. Call today to find out how I can help you have a happy well behaved and confident dog, horse or cat
Modifying Behaviour In A Positive Way-Why Choose Denali Dog Training ?
Common misconceptions about reward based training consults .
1 "Reward based training means I have to reward forever and is a bribe . I shouldnt have to reward my dog. " And " I dont want to give my dog lots of treats/ my dog is not food motivated ".
You reward a lot to start with to make the association , but once your dog understands, which happens in minutes, you fade the reward according to a certain ratio ... A reward is given for wanted behaviour you ALREADY have . A "bribe" is given to GET the wanted behaviour in the teaching phase .Trainers who claim rewards are"bribes" dont understand the concept of counter conditioning or how learning happpens ....Trainers who tell you not to reward your dog expect to get paid , why shouldnt your dog ?.... Rewards can be anything that motivates your dog. If we are using food we will usually use your dog's normal food , but will use some high value treats to start with and to motivate your dog when the trigger is especially hard to resist or it does a job very well ....If you follow the method your dog will be motivated .
2 "Reward based training means you never say no to your dog and cant stop it doing things "
Absolute rubbish ! Of course you can say no to your dog , and must stop it doing some things , but without causing pain or fear .And telling it what TO DO instead is better than telling it what NOT to do !
3"You need to take the dog to the place where the reaction happens to teach it not to react . You can't teach the dog not to react to other dogs except in a class or place where the reaction happens "
Doomed to fail unless you resort to severe punishment . You must CREATE the tool BEFORE you can use the tool !Dogs need to be taught in a familair environment with low distrations at first . Once they understand , you increase the distractions . I always arrange for a trigger to come to the home during the consult so I can show the owner and dog what to do in a controlled situation . Once we have taught the dog a new association the owner can increase the triggers .The reactivity techniques work fast !
4 "Your dog must respect you and know you are alpha- you must domininate your dog ."
ABSOLUTE RUBBISH. This attitude will create aggression or fear . Every dog I have been to who bit was hit yelled at or dragged by the collar ,or worse .If your dog doesn't bite, it may lick and crawl to you , but that is appeasement ("dont hurt me " ) , NOT love .Don't bully your dog. And let's not even get started on instruments of torture - chokers , prong collars, shock collars .There are better alternatives .
5 "You cant teach all this in one day , it will take weeks ".
Creative learning ,where your dog is encouraged and rewarded for thinking and offering behaviour, is shown to achieve desired results literally hundreds of times faster than traditonal rote learning .I teach you and your dog what to do , the dog understands and is doing it in minutes , then you practice , following the method , and permanent change happens in days weeks or a few months ,depending on how much you practice . Most of the learning happens organically without boring training sessions, just as children learn to speak .
PS a note about the dogs pictured. Top- fast asleep after training session-thinking is tiring! Bottom- this dog's owner was told he would never be good with other dogs by the RSPCA trainer. He hadn't left his yard in years because of his aggression toward all other dogs on sight. One consult followed by practice by his owner using the reward based methods I taught her to keep him calm, change his perception of other dogs, and keep him focused on the owner, and here he is enjoying a walk with a dog he has never met before. (He is wearing a head collar. It is not a muzzle.)
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