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Pacific Island Canine Academy Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Canine behaviorist with 20+ years experience. MBA & PhD.

Helping humans and dogs thrive while being the best version of themselves. Obedience, advanced obedience, CGC, behavior modification, foster and train.

🐾🎉 CONGRATULATIONS, CHARLIE! 🎉🐾A huge congratulations to Charlie and his amazing owner on earning their Canine Good Citi...
10/24/2026

🐾🎉 CONGRATULATIONS, CHARLIE! 🎉🐾

A huge congratulations to Charlie and his amazing owner on earning their Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification! 🏅🐕

You two have put in weeks of hard work, dedication, patience, and teamwork to reach this milestone, and I couldn’t be prouder of you both! As your trainer, it’s such a rewarding experience to watch the progress you’ve made together and see all that hard work pay off. Training is about so much more than commands — it’s about building trust, strengthening your bond, and learning to work together as a team. ❤️

Charlie is such a special dog, and I absolutely love working with him and his owner. Being part of your journey and watching you grow together has been a joy, and I’m so proud of everything you’ve accomplished!

Here’s to celebrating this achievement and all the great things still to come. You’ve earned this, Charlie! 🐾❤️ So proud of you both! 🥳🏆

10/15/2026

🐾 Look at this young puppy go! 🐾

We’re working on loose-leash walking, learning to maintain the heel position, match my pace, and walk without pulling. When I stop, she stops and automatically sits. You’ll see her occasionally try to take off, but with a quick redirection, she’s right back in position. That’s what training is all about: learning, making adjustments, and building consistency! 👏

We’re also incorporating obedience skills like sit, stay, down, and recall, all while working through real-world distractions, including cars, people, other dogs, and even leaves blowing in the wind! 🍃

She’s doing such an amazing job, and I couldn’t be prouder of her progress! ❤️🐶

And before anyone comments, “You’re not supposed to call a dog out of a stay because it confuses them” … keep watching! 😉

She understands the command “stay” and performs it beautifully. A solid stay means she remains in position until released, and that release can absolutely be used to transition into a recall. We’re reinforcing both skills, and as you can see, she’s doing a fantastic job with each!

Training is about building clear communication, confidence, and reliability, even with distractions around. And this girl is absolutely crushing it! 🙌🐾

Rescuing and fostering saves lives.
09/26/2026

Rescuing and fostering saves lives.

Love being part of this story!
09/23/2026

Love being part of this story!

09/14/2026

🐾 Train together. Walk together. Grow together.

Pack walks are more than exercise—they build focus, leash skills, confidence, impulse control, and calm behavior around distractions.

Structure + consistency = better dogs. 🐕‍🦺

Do you ask your dog(s) to sit at crosswalks? It’s an easy way to integrate training into your daily walks.
09/06/2026

Do you ask your dog(s) to sit at crosswalks? It’s an easy way to integrate training into your daily walks.

08/20/2026

Walking multiple household dogs together as a pack helps build cohesion, reinforce calm behavior, improve leash manners, strengthen handler leadership and focus, reduce excess energy, and teach dogs to coexist without constantly interacting. Younger dogs can also gain confidence by following stable, well-trained adults.

For the best results, combine structured pack walks with individual walks so each dog also develops independence, confidence, and one-on-one obedience skills.

500lbs of guardian breed dogs walking under control will draw a lot attention.

08/07/2026

This is when loose leash walking and heel training pays off. Despite all the distractions, people, kids running around, waves crashing and off leash dogs (common people!) he stayed by my side the entire time. I even had him on a 15’ leash so he could wander, but he didn’t. He ignored people unless I told him to “go say hi” and the dogs definitely distracted him, but a quick “leave it” and “let’s go” got him back focused on me and walking by my side. Not bad for a 4 month old puppy.

Sunset at the beach with my 4 month old 60lb Boerboel. I can’t wait until he’s full size and strutting on the beach with...
08/07/2026

Sunset at the beach with my 4 month old 60lb Boerboel. I can’t wait until he’s full size and strutting on the beach with me.

Many of you know I’m a CGC evaluator and can help train your dog to get their CGC Certification. But do you know what th...
07/31/2026

Many of you know I’m a CGC evaluator and can help train your dog to get their CGC Certification. But do you know what that means?

The Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program is a certification developed by the American Kennel Club to recognize dogs that demonstrate good manners and responsible behavior in everyday situations. It is one of the most widely recognized obedience certifications in the U.S. and is often considered the foundation before pursuing therapy dog work, service dog work, advanced obedience, and more specialized training.

Sometimes, CGC certification is required when renting homes or apartments, HOA requirements or getting home owners insurance. Some may even offer a discount if you have a CGC certified dog.

The 10 Canine Good Citizen requirements:
1. Accepting a friendly stranger
2. Sitting politely for petting
3. Appearance and grooming
4. Walking on a loose leash
5. Walking through a crowd
6. Sitting or laying down on cue and staying in place
7. Coming when called
8. Reaction to another dog
9. Reaction to distraction
10. Supervised separation

Contact me if you’re interested in getting CGC certification or the training preparation. I am currently taking new clients.

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