Marian Lyons, Certified Dog trainer

Marian Lyons, Certified Dog trainer Training in obedience and problem solving, fearlful dogs and some types of aggression. At this time I do private lessons. I charge $60 per session.

I have experience teaching obedience classes, and working with dogs with mild to moderate aggression, and fear based behaviors. I worked at Cedar Run (volunteer) and assisted the head trainer there for two years after my certification where I learned a lot about behaviors in dogs. I also did some obedience classes and one on one session at Tailsawaggn in Southwest Cedar Rapids. I am hoping to start up classes again in 2021.

12/13/2025

I would love to post more and give some teaching tips, but from my end my posts are not getting any exposure. I don't get any reactions or comments anymore, and I am not sure how to get this page moving again so I can get a little business. I'm not seeking to make a lot of money, but not doing it for free either. Any suggestions from someone else with a business. Remember I don't wire out of a building or some one else.

We've all had one of these!
08/13/2025

We've all had one of these!

07/20/2025

Reposting the SIT COMMAND from almost 3 years ago.

07/20/2025

So I am sharing again from a few years ago on how I teach my first class, or how I start off on private training. To train your dog, your dog must be able to focus on you.

I am sharing an almost 2 year old post that addresses many issues, such as breed, rank in the family, exercise, famil...
07/14/2025

I am sharing an almost 2 year old post that addresses many issues, such as breed, rank in the family, exercise, family participation.

A few days ago I was asked for some help with these 2 cuties. The older one is the small one named Jordee who is a 2 1/2 year old mini Aussiedoodle. The larger dog named Rylee a 1 year old sheepadoodle.
The issue they were having was that the bigger dog attacked the smaller dog bad enough to go to the emergency vet. So this seriously needed to be addressed. I had a almost 3 hour session with the owners addressing obedience, leadership, and some of the traits that I thought contributed to what happened.
No. 1 both of these dogs are part herding dog. Herding dogs have a high need for physical and mental exercise as well. Without enough exercise they most likely will develop unwanted behaviors by human standards. I won't get into all those at the moment.
No. 2 Herding dogs many times will bite or nip the animals they are Herding. They were bred to do this.
No. 3 herding dogs can also get overly attached to one human.
After talking with the mom owner of the dogs. We determined that both of the dogs are more attached to her than the rest of the family for the most part. One of the bites happened when she walked in from shopping. And trying to separate the she got bit. The 2nd bite was over a toy, while playing tug toy together. One of her children got bit trying to separate the dogs.
So these dogs need more exercise, more obedience, and more leadership.
I taught the young one obedience commands while I was there. She didn't take to it at first but the more we practiced she did great. I also suggested to keep the dogs off furniture for a while and only let them up on furniture when invited.

07/12/2025

PUPPY BLADDER INFECTIONS
I want to give just a bit of advice when it comes to adopting a female dog or adopting a female puppy. If you are having trouble potty training your puppy or newly adopted dog chances are your dog has a bladder infection. I have had 6 dogs during my life and 3 were female. Two of those females had bladder infections when we brought them home. My neighbor has adopted a female dog and has had trouble training. I suggested to her to have her checked for infection and sure enough she had one. It it a bit common for female puppies to have these infections.
When the infection goes away it makes it a whole lot easier.

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Linn County And Surrounding Areas
Cedar Rapids, IA

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(319) 431-9673

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