First Class Dog Training

06/11/2025

My dog Chankla is sure making me look good.

The U.S. Postal Service said there were 32 dog attacks on letter carriers last year in Detroit.

05/24/2025

I am writing this because I am writing too many “stop and desist” defamation emails to people directly, sometimes their employers, and pending civil suits this year. It has been the most challenging in my 25 years; it's not even the middle of the year, and I know because their job is getting heavy, with shelters at full capacity and people abandoning their dogs. I want to use my time doing what I love, not defending myself.

PEOPLE WHO RESCUE STOP THE DEBATE WITH TRAINING METHODS THAT LEAD TO ISSUES.
Shift your energy and valuable emotions from debating training methods to educating people to avoid seeing a trainer. Raising puppies through educating their owners can help them grow into well-adjusted dogs, minimizing and removing the chances of abuse using hands and neglect, thus reducing the need to be rehomed, surrendered, or abandoned.
I write my educational puppy flyers to prevent people from visiting me or other trainers, and if it's too late, I write other flyers for older dogs and do free Facebook live shows. Not everyone has the time, money, or energy to see a trainer, but they need to know the value and responsibility of raising a puppy and having a dog. I want people to save money for a veterinarian, not a trainer, as too many dogs are not being seen by a veterinarian.
Your focus should not be on appealing to emotions in training methods. Your goal should be to ensure that dogs are raised and managed correctly to avoid trainers you disagree with and prevent people from rehoming, surrendering, or abandoning dogs.
Visit pet stores and dog parks, attend neighborhood meetings, build relationships with animal control in target areas that need the most education, and educate new and existing dog owners.
I value you and what you do, and I know you care; we need your services, but if you genuinely want to prevent dogs from going to bad trainers, do what you love: help the dogs by educating the owners to avoid them coming to you. Trainers don't even agree on methods.

05/10/2025

Chankla has learned to regulate her breathing by playing with the ball and then doing a short obedience exercise.

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05/07/2025

Deactivating Aggression

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05/03/2025

This has been a game changer in my training.

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05/03/2025

The number one dog I have gotten so far in 2025, so much that I had to label its temperament. Most owners tell me they have tried everything on the internet and with other trainers. The most common method other trainers used was putting them behind a board during class and giving them treats, only to distract them and to go home with a worse dog. The second most common method is using a shock collar, which still does not work, only to have a collar they can't use.

This dog's temperament may involve little to no instinct enrichment, physical tension, emotional dependency, lack of boundaries, possibly over-socialization, and gut issues.