• If you’re here, it’s because you’re struggling with your dog listening to you, pulling on the leash until they’re blue, or lighting up at others on walks. After giving your best effort, watching countless YouTube videos, or possibly even consulting a different trainer, your dog still ignores you. Instead of a one-size-fits-all obedience-only approach, DYAD focuses on the core issues plaguing you and your dog: your relationship, ineffective communication, and lack of genetic fulfillment.

    Training with DYAD opens the door to a world beyond ’sit means sit.’ With our holistic training programs, you will learn about diet, exercise, grooming, and psychology, setting you up for a lifetime of understanding. With enough practice and understanding, you can allow your dog to venture beyond the leash—to be a dog.

  • Dyad [dai-æd]

    noun

    1. Two individuals maintaining a sociologically significant relationship, regarded as a pair

    2. The symbiotic relationship and communicative bond between human & dog

  • Short answer: Absolutely.

    Long answer: Whether you’re introducing a puppy to the world or have a dog that has been with you for years, you will both benefit from training. Too often, dog training is reduced to an optional, trick-oriented skill set or seen as necessary only for dogs with behavioral problems. However, it is so much more than that. Through training, you build communication and trust with your companion, opening the possibilities for adventure and exploration, allowing them to venture beyond the leash—to truly be a dog.

    With DYAD, training doesn’t just consist of teaching obedience. While this is covered, we first explore your relationship and show how your dog thinks and why they express the behaviors they do. By gaining this invaluable insight, you will be able to lead your companion and transcend the typical owner–dog dynamic. It is never too early or too late to begin improvement.

  • Not only is training safe, but you will also learn crucial life skills to ensure safety even during times when you don’t have a leash. The tools and skills covered last a lifetime, allowing you to better understand your current and future forever companions.

  • Dog training is not about tricks. Although tricks, competitive obedience, and sports are fascinating pursuits, they all stem from how effectively we communicate. DYAD’s training introduces the “Companion Lifestyle” approach, which means integrating your best friend into your life by examining your relationship and addressing their health holistically.

  • "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

    • Albert Einstein

    If you haven’t taught your dog, how would your dog know? Expecting dogs to understand the world without knowing the language, dangers, and rules is our failure. This is your role as your dog’s leader.

  • Training can be started at any healthy stage in life. In fact, it is crucial to begin as soon as their paws enter your home to ensure the formation of healthy habits. The old saying, “can't teach an old dog new tricks,” must have been from someone who prefers cats.

  • All training sessions are adjusted based on each student’s individual needs, and there is only so much information that you and your dog can absorb at one time. The sessions themselves typically last around an hour and build on the previous.

  • Training with DYAD encourages all students to possess an open mind and to lead with patience and understanding. This art demands your time and focus. There is no simple solution or convenient change that will make this easy. Please see our polices of everything that is required during training.

  • First step is a complimentary consultation.

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