Owner: Amanda Posen

Positive Dog Training Techniques

Los Angeles School for Dogs offers a proven 3-week obedience and problem-solving program that is popular with busy families or people without the time or inclination to self-train. They pick up where chain store classes leave you hanging. They also offer puppy and adult dog private lessons that include teaching you to teach your dog and leadership skills. Training is all they do, and they are great at it! They continue to be voted Best Pet Trainer of the Year by the Los Angeles Daily News Readers Poll. Los Angeles School for Dogs is accredited by the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (CCPDT), and a proud member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). Owner and lead trainer Jennifer Mann has the intuition and experience to see to it that you succeed with your pet! She has enjoyed working with many dogs living in Capital Hill on Washington D.C. including a certain presidential pet.

Angelic Canines Dog Training offers private and group classes with an experienced and certified trainer. They provide positive reinforcement training, using communication, love and leadership; and specialize in dog to dog and dog to people aggression, therapy/assistance dog training and public access. Classes include clicker training, AKC star puppy, adolescent behavior, therapy dogs, tricks, pre-agility, rally-obedience, and off/on leash happy hour.

3 Dog Training specializes in private training programs to help you better understand your canine companion. They will help you to develop a relationship with your dog based on both love and respect; master important skills to improve confidence and communication; improve your knowledge of animal behavior; educate yourself and your pet to create a strong foundation and determine expectations; and solve behavioral issues by establishing and maintaining a leadership role.

Lisa Trost is a Certified Dog Listener. Dog Listening is a respectful, friendly, stress-free method for changing your dog’s behavior. It is simple and non-confrontational; the use of force, pain or special props (clickers, prong collars, shock collars, special harnesses) is never necessary. Dog Listening works for any dog regardless of age, breed, specific behaviors or past experiences.

Does your dog bark, jump on visitors, pull on the leash, guard food, dig up the garden, do something he knows he’s not supposed to, or seem to only come when he wants to? Do you have a new puppy that needs socialization? Did you just adopt a dog and would like him to have better manners? If so, let Paws First Choice help! They offer dog-friendly obedience training, puppy training, house training, problem solving and more!

K9s Only is your all-inclusive destination for K9s Only! With two locations to serve you(Tarzana and West LA), K9s Only offers over 25 years of training experience. K9s Only also features a Dog Hotel, Spa, Wellness Center with salt water pool, aquatic therapy, massage and daycare.

Emotions override thinking process, as you know; therefore obedience training is just 10% in our communication with a dog. The remaining 90% is non-verbal cues they learn from our mannerism, tone of voice, energy, confidence level and body language.