As a dog behavior specialist, Joann has the experience and knowledge to help!
More than just a blog on canine behavior
Joann has over 29 years of experience training dogs and working with owners on behavior issues. She has the learning and knowledge to have helped hundreds of dogs over her career as a trainer and behavior specialist. The blog is just one way to share her information. Private Consults for behavior are another.
One of the most rewarding parts of working with dogs is helping them stay in their homes with the families that love them.
Through private behavior modification programs in the owner’s home, many issues can be addressed and corrected.
We have a no-nonsense approach to helping you and your dog. You will always get the full story and it will always be realistic. You will also be able to see visible results from your efforts.
I’d be more than happy to help, Just contact me and let me know what issues you are dealing with and we can schedule a personal one to one visit
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I Have A Great Dog – He Protects Me!
I hear it all the time, “I have the best dog, he/she is very protective of me and my family”. Or, we want to buy a dog to protect our family, but we don’t want a trained protection dog. Typically, these people are talking about German Shepherds or those types of dogs known for protection,
All dogs need exercise
We all know that dogs need exercise. Some dogs need more than others. Some giant breeds are very much couch potatoes and 10 minutes of exercise is more than enough. Then you have your dogs like Labradors. . .they never seem to get enough There is a right amount and a wrong amount for a
Treat Bags – Benefit and Drawback
Treat bags are wonderful things. They make it easy to grab a treat during training. They keep dog treats and crumbs out of the washing machine from the pockets where you last had the treats. They are convenient and people love them for training. So what could be wrong? As a trainer, I recognize the
The Problem of digging
Have you seen it? Have you noticed? All over Minnesota people are bustling with the long-awaited coming of spring. It took long enough to get here (as usual) but now that it has begun to look like the long winter is over, we are all preparing and becoming more active. Animals are no exception to
My dog knows
As a trainer, there are some things that I hear all the time and some basic misunderstandings with clients between their view of things and mine. (And I inevitably get myself in trouble because of it). My dog “knows it” is one that always trips me up. When I hear that, I chuckle to myself
Tips for a misbehaving dog
As a dog trainer and behaviorist, there are certain issues that I am asked about on a consistent basis. While each dog and each situation has nuances that make it unique, there is advice and tasks/training that can be done in each and every case that will help. I received a call today that is
