Science Driven Positive Reinforcement Training for You and Your Dog
Ever been to a foreign country and not been able to communicate with the locals? That’s where your dog lives full-time. While they don’t know what your words mean, they communicate with their body and actions in hopes of finding some common ground. Until now, you haven’t been able to translate their body language. Through Positive Reinforcement Training, Teacher’s Pet will bridge the communication gap, turn your dog into an “A” student, and help you live together respectfully and harmoniously.
Core Principles
Reward Your Dog
You don’t work for free, neither should your dog. Reward with what your dog finds rewarding and valuable.
Remove Unintentional Rewards
Squealing, yelling, pointing, pushing, and crating, can all be perceived as reinforcing for an attention seeking, nipping, or jumping dog.
Get Ahead
Before your dog does something you don’t approve of, get ahead of the problem, use their Vocabulary Words, and tell them something acceptable to do.
Teaching Humans to Speak Dog
Serving Raleigh, NC; Rocky Mount, NC and surrounding areas
Testimonials
So many thanks to Catherine! She has worked with our Smokey and with me with great patience. I want to thank her for her many hours and great suggestions. She’s wonderful! Thank you!
– Sara
On behalf of our family, we want to sincerely thank you for your compassion and willingness to go above and beyond. Your advocacy during our time of need is so appreciated. Thank you.
– Carolyn
I cannot say enough good things about Catherine. From her calm demeanor and patience with our Reba to her genuine kindness as a human being, you will not find a better person and trainer for your dog. Reba has been through adversity that caused situational anxiety and poor behaviors. Catherine helped Reba regain confidence, exhibit more control in her responses to stressors, and become much more responsive to direction. Most importantly, she accomplished this with only positive reinforcement. Other trainers we met with discussed the use of shock collars, something we did not want to utilize for our already anxious dog. Reba loves when the “Teacher’s Pet” trains her and is excited to “work” on changing her routine. She so wants to please Catherine, who miraculously encourages the best of behaviors despite doing so in a soft-spoken tone. Thank you Catherine, for all you have done for us and for Reba.
– Robin