Pawsitive Steps Training specializes in dog training and behavioral modification for the whole family using only reward+ methods and motivational techniques both in your home or in an agreed upon location for even more training specifically designed for your dog. Group training by request. Puppies starting at 8 weeks old through adulthood. Tania Chaisson has 20 years experience training and caring
for dogs professionally. She has taught hundreds of dogs and their owners in group classes and private in-home training, started and managed a successful dog daycare, has been an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, and has worked with several local rescue groups. She has been a professional member of APDT since 2003. More about me:
I found my passion for dogs early in life while training my childhood German Shephard mix, Suki. After giving it my all and trying to fit myself into a variety of more "traditional" jobs, I finally gave up on the 9-5 corporate life in 2002 to apprentice as a dog trainer. In 2003 I started teaching classes and after teaching what is now considered to be a "balanced" way of training for a couple of years - using aversives such as prong collars, for example - I did not feel comfortable using punishments and causing dogs pain and discomfort, both physically and mentally. I began seeing the unfortunate behavioral outcomes of using such techniques and read everything I could about science-based approach of teaching behavior. I embraced the motivational teaching methods of trainers like Ian Dunbar, Karen Pryor, and Patricia McConnell and like them and many other trainers like myself believe early reward+ training and proper socialization are key to a dog's success as a well mannered family pet. My methods are motivational and relationship-based and rooted in scientific study, meeting the dog's and owner's needs to foster effective communication and strengthen their relationship for years to come. I am proud to be considered a "cookie pusher" but as my dogs would tell you - if they could speak - I am not permissive. Management is a key component of training and I am no pushover. If you and I work for our food, our dogs are working for theirs too. When I'm not training, talking about, or generally obsessing over dogs, I'm the mother of two daughters and I have shared my home with a siberian husky and four labrador retrievers. Dogs are infinitely easier to train than children but all respond pretty well to hot dogs. Keep checking this page for more information! [email protected]
