Rada Dog Training

06/18/2026

He brings me so much joy🥰

06/18/2026

We’re now on Tiktok! More cute videos coming! Follow us at RadaDogTraining❤️

06/10/2026

Meet my newest students: Nena and Roscoe. They are the sweetest dogs you will ever meet! 🥰 and what an incredible mother they’ve got! It’s such an honor to train them! 🥰🐶

Yes, you can train pitbulls kindly, with positive reinforcement. They are incredibly loyal and smart. No shock or prong collars needed. Just patience and love❤️

06/04/2026

Just framed my dog’s paw and nose prints.🥰 I will have a memory of Midnight forever.

06/01/2026

Sometimes all your dog needs is one dog friend they can trust. That makes playdates easier. Midnight loves Penny. They are BFFs now❤️🐶

05/26/2026

The Rada Dog Training logo represents my sweet doggy, Midnight, enjoying the sunshine in December 2020. He is the sunshine of my life 🥰🌞

05/20/2026

A-do-ra-ble😄😍 Zeke has so much energy, that he needs to zoom chase lizards 😄

05/12/2026

Volunteering for Happy Trails Animal Rescue is such a pleasure! Look at these adorable graduates from beginner and advanced obedience class🥰 I love every single one of them!

05/04/2026

I love animals very much, and I think they are more intelligent and emotional than we think. They can build strong bonds with humans and give unconditional love. That is why I think it's important to train our pets with respect and empathy. They are like children. They can experience trauma if they are abused.

I am so grateful there is research behind Positive Reinforcement training vs. Aversive Training methods that makes it very clear:
- They may not only be acutely stressful, painful, and frightening for the animals, but may also produce long-term adverse effects on behavioural and emotional responses.
- In addition, electronic stimulation regularly causes physiological pain and psychological stress, often exhibited by vocalization, urination, defecation, fleeing, or complete shut-down. In extreme cases, electronic stimulation devices have also been known to cause muscle contraction and respiratory and cardiac paralysis.

Research links
Pet Professional Guild:
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/barks/barks-magazine-blog/the-pet-professional-guild-position-statement-on-the-use-of-shock-in-animal-training/

International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants:
https://iaabc.org/standards-of-practice

National Library of Medicine:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7743949/

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior:
https://avsab.org/dog-training-methods-affect-attachment-to-the-owner/

Dog Training Methods Affect Attachment to the Owner Originally posted on Companion Animal Psychology Dogs trained with aversive methods are less likely to show a ‘secure base’ effect, study shows. Image Credit: Well Pet Coach When people use aversive methods to train dogs, it is associated with ...

04/28/2026

One of the smartest students I have ever met is Aoife. She is very sweet, learns incredibly fast, and loves her family so much! It is an honor to train her and her family! 🥰
Thank you, Lauren Golden, for the beautiful photos!