Bring out the best in your friend! Utilizing reward-based training methods.

Your Dog’s Friend is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose goal is to help keep dogs out of shelters by educating and supporting their humans. You can turn to Your Dog’s Friend when you have questions or concerns about your dog – whether newly adopted, a puppy, or a long-time companion. We are here to advise you and to recommend resources and referrals. Our workshops and classes will help you understand how to both prevent problems from developing and work with behavior issues that already exist. Our trainers and speakers use and promote positive methods as an effective, safe, and fun alternative to compulsion methods.

With a company philosophy of “Easy Does It”, David Schmucker, of SideWalk Dog Training, has been solving unruly, disobedient, and uncontrollable dog problems in Washington for years. His dog, Tessie is a good example. Labeled “Uncontrollable” 5 years ago and put up for adoption, Tessie is now David’s constant companion and assists with the training of client dogs. How? Teaching puppies how to walk by following her example or encouraging a dog’s aggression so it can addressed – just to name a few. Call or email today to schedule an appointment. He’ll demonstrate training techniques that will benefit your dog and family.

The Dog Shop A full service salon offering all breed grooming and training. Full line of dog and cat supplies,natural foods, and educated staff. Area Served: Georgetown and all of DCServices Offered: » Grooms most/all breeds of dogs » Special Care Appointments » Hand Stripping Services » Offers Large Dog (70+ Pounds) Grooming Services » Retail Pet Products Available Business Established: 2007

Unleashed Abilities is a unique dog coaching service that provides customized at-home dog training and owner education. They provide one-on-one at-home dog training and owner education. Their approach is simple…dogs learn by association. They make decisions either to get something they want or to avoid something they don’t want. Unleashed Abilities uses rewards-based, positive reinforcement to increase your dog’s positive behaviors while decreasing their negative ones. Work with them to build a positive relationship with your dog.

We specialize in private lessons, dog behavior consultations, and teaching the owners to understand why their dogs do the things they do. This helps create a strong bond between the owner and dog. We offer e-collar training and clicker training. An “e-collar” is basically a collar with a stimulation mechanism (similar to an electric fence collar). The collar is controlled by a remote that the handler holds. The remote allows you to maintain full control of your dog for up to 400 yards! Therefore, it gives your dog a lot of freedom and it saves you from worrying about your dog running off! It is not used as a punishment or a “shock” as many people assume, it is simply used as a training device for communicating with your dog. It produces a subtle electrical current between two contact points located on the collar. In the old days this type of collar was used as “shock collar” and many inexperienced dog owners tried to use this device to scare their dog into submission. In the proven training method we teach, your dog is never “shocked into submission” or abused. Unlike a shocking device, the e-collar is used to get the dog’s attention and keep it focused on listening to the handler. It is the equivalent of someone tapping your shoulder to get your attention, or setting your phone on vibrate so it will get your attention when someone is calling you. We teach the dog to listen to those “taps” and that the “taps” mean, “I am trying to get your attention.”