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Located In the College Park Area & Serving Nearby Parts of Maryland & Washington, DC
Dog Training For Everyone
Kind, Compassionate Dog Training That Works
Based on research, proven through experience
What I Do
Without Fear, Pain, or Intimidation, I work with you to:
bring up puppies to be happy, well-behaved companions
help rescue dogs recover from difficult beginnings and blossom in their forever homes
create ways for you and your dog to have calmer, more peaceful walks and home lives
Select, raise and train stable, competent PTSD service dogs
Private sessions, classes and workshops are offered.
How I Do It
Classes
Be Proactive! Designed to help prevent behavior problems, six-week classes and topic-driven one-hour workshops build your training skills and improve your dog’s behavior. You and your dog can take life’s challenges in stride by learning to work together as a team.
Private Sessions
Does your dog have a behavior issue you have not been able to solve? Dealing with leash reactivity, an out of control adolescent, or social awkwardness with people? I can help you with that and much more. If your particular problem isn’t listed, just ask. Chances are I can help.
Mindfulness
Did you know dogs can do deep breathing? I teach methods to calm your dog including Deep Breathing to enhance nervous system regulation, my Intentional Walking Technique to reduce pulling and reactivity, and more, bringing a higher level of peace and control to your life together.
No painful shock collars
No prong or choke collars
No forceful techniques
Kindness and compassion
Happy Dogs and Their Humans!
Tina Shrader
“Joanne has given us so many good tools and techniques to deal with Peanut’s high energy and prey drive around the cats and has also helped us work on his alert barking and greetings with new people. He’s made so much progress over the course of our four sessions with Joanne and I couldn’t be more pleased….I highly recommend Joanne as a kind, thoughtful, creative trainer who will meet you and your dog where you are and find good solutions for behavior problems.”
Lisa Lewis
“Our 2-year-old Golden Retriever is a bundle of love. An overwhelming, barking, pulling bundle of love, who wants to greet everyone in the neighborhood. Nothing we tried seemed to impact his behavior, and a relative who trains dogs told us we needed to get a prong collar and start "teaching him who is in charge". In search of a trainer who uses positive reinforcement, we found Joanne and we are so happy that we did! She is kind, compassionate, non-judgmental and has seemingly endless ideas for techniques to use with our dog to improve his behavior.”
Kristin Cole & Finn
“We went into Joanne's Loose Leash workshop hoping to gain some tools to better walk our dog, Finn, on a leash in a busy city (coming from a rural area). After our four sessions together, we came out with much more than we could have wished for, and even a perspective shift about relating to our dog and his own needs. Joanne uses a very gentle and kind approach with your pup, prioritizing the animal and its ability to thrive.”
