PuppY TRAINING

Easton, Oxford and St Michaels, MD

(up to 6 months of age)

Congratulations on your new puppy!

Your baby dog is adorable, sweet, and oh so cuddly. But … you may have forgotten (or not even realized) how much nipping, jumping, chewing, zoomies, and sleepless nights can come along with all the cuteness!

Maybe it’s been many years since your last puppy—or this may be your very first—and you know that training has evolved from punitive to positive (thankfully)—which actually works better and faster!.

You’re here because you want to use reward-based training this time, from the start of your life together.

Stop trying to stop what puppies do with a lot of NOs. Let’s teach them how to get what they want with polite behavior instead!

Did you know this approach can also prevent behavior problems in the future?

Feeling overwhelmed and confused by all the conflicting advice? Things will quickly turn around with my puppy training program. You will see results pretty immediately.

Just imagine the joy and pride of having a dog you can take almost anywhere, a 4-legged family member who fits into your busy life.

You can have a dog who’s easy, relaxed, happy, cooperative—in short, well-behaved without needing to be constantly told what to do—or what not to do.

Positive training brings joy to training and builds better communication skills too!

Your dream dog starts here!

  • “It had been years since my husband or I have had a puppy so we were incredibly thankful for her help working with Sammie on the basics.”

    RK

  • “Lisa gave us extremely useful tips and advice. We have a puppy who now behaves much, much better, from impulse control to leash manners.”

    SS

  • “Lisa is very good at listening and personalizing training to our individual needs, and our puppy loves her.”

    EA

  • “It felt like we were in over our heads and did not know how to train our first puppy. After training, we felt more confident and less overwhelmed.”

    EA

Laying strong foundations now will get you and
your puppy off on the right paw.

Your puppy will become more attentive and responsive to you, more confident and resilient, better able to think and make good behavior choices on their own.

What a smart puppy!


And this is how an amazing partnership blooms and thrives.

45+ five-star client reviews on Google

  • “I loved watching Lisa work her magic! It was remarkable to see Presley thinking and learning so quickly.”

  • “The lessons were super-helpful to teach not only Archie, but me how to train him.”

  • “Thank you again for everything! I don’t know how we would have survived these puppy months without your help.”

  • “The jumping is cut down by 75 percent in one day!”

Better Puppy—The Foundation Skills

5 x 1-hour lessons for $695 at your home

Your puppy will learn...

  • Attention, the mother of all behaviors, even with distractions

  • “Say Please” for the good stuff

  • Keep 4 on the floor, instead of jumping

  • Come when called, even with minor distractions

  • Impulse control (followed by Leave It)

  • Sit, Down, and Stay until released

  • Trade, so they give up things happily

  • Settle on the mat, a portable chill station 

  • Simple focus games

  • Crating and harnessing up happily

  • Walk with me and check in, on a loose leash

AND you’ll learn how to...

  • Use management and redirection to prevent puppy nipping, jumping

  • Get attention and cooperation without nagging

  • Get forbidden things back without conflict

  • Socialize properly, and what not to do

  • Read your pup’s body language

  • What to do & say instead of NO!

  • Communicate with clear cues and signals

PLUS (almost) everything you neeD!

You’ll also get: invaluable handouts, a clicker and high-quality training bag, a variety of healthy treats and chews, a puppy harness, long line, and simple enrichment toys.

Best Puppy Ever! The Next-Level Skills

ADD On 5 more lessons for $595

This next package advances the foundation skills and adds more reliability, with distractions, duration, and distance.. What you need in Real Life!

Real-Life skills enhance communication, patience, cooperation, confidence, and ensure a fabulous relationship—all of which can prevent common problems down the road.

More skills Your puppy Needs to learn

  • Recall and Loose-leash walking practice, with distractions 

  • Wait (stand still) until released 

  • Focus Games on leash out in the world, to prevent reactivity

  • Drop It and Take It

  • Polite greetings in the home and on leash

  • Don’t chase the cat—or squirrels, bunnies, deer, etc.

  • Settle on a mat in public

  • Nail trims and brushing without a struggle

  • Cute Tricks 

Am I the right trainer for you and your dog?

We are probably a good fit if you . . .

  • prioritize a great relationship with your dog

  • would love for your dog to be calmer and learn how to make good choices on their own

  • want to read canine body language, to know how your dog is feeling

  • are keen to actively participate in your dog’s learning journey

  • are eager to learn smart, fun and kind ways to help your dog be well-behaved

We are probably not a good fit if you . . .

  • prioritize obedience, regardless of how your dog is feeling

  • will try anything you saw online that seems to work instantly, including aversives

  • don’t have the time or patience to help your dog learn the skills they need

  • insist on “correcting” unwanted behaviors instead of blocking them and teaching alternatives

  • don’t want to use food for training because dogs “should want to please you”