Such Good Dogs has been a blessing! Athena has helped me train two rescues that we adopted and they both became such good dogs through her guidance and training. It’s important to socialize your dog, she is an expert.
Positive Reinforcement
Reinforcement is the process of establishing a pattern of behavior. When you reinforce any behavior, it will get stronger. Positive reinforcement in dog training means making the dog work to receive something the dog likes. Reinforcers include many things but can be different for each dog. Some common reinforcers include: attention, petting, playing with toys, and food. It is important to remember to only reinforce behaviors you want. Positive reinforcement training teaches a dog that if she engages in behaviors you like, she will be rewarded for them.
Energy Balance
Such Good Dogs firmly believes that all living creatures must find the correct balance of energy to be both happy and healthy. Who you are in the animal world is energy. Your energy is manifested as your emotions in the moment, and dogs live in the moment. When training dogs, we must learn to control our emotions and practice patience because your dog is instantly connected to your emotions in that moment. I will teach you how to communicate with your dog in a way they can understand by using a calm, but firm energy. Together we can discover that balance for you and your companion.
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Practice Aloha
Aloha is a Hawaiian way of living and treating each other with love and respect. Aloha is how we treat the land we live on, how we treat one another, and how we treat ourselves. Aloha can mean hello or goodbye, love and affection, and common decency and respectful compassion towards others. Living Aloha is a way of life. Its deep meaning starts by teaching us to love our own self first, and then to spread that love to others. The literal meaning of aloha is “the presence of breath” or “the breath of life,” originating from the word “Ha.” We practice Aloha every day by using positive, loving, respectful ways of communication, both with dogs and humans alike. All beings deserve love and respect.
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I have had a great experience with Such Good Dogs. Athena is a great trainer who has helped tremendously with my dog’s behavioral issues. I really like that there is never any use of shock collars, but instead a focus on positive reinforcement. I have seen improvement with my dog that I never imagined possible.
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I moved here with my dog, Delilah, almost 6 months ago and she absolutely refused to get in my new car!! She needed to be groomed and go to the vet, but I just couldn’t get her in so I called Athena, the miracle worker! She worked with her for a very short amount of time, then boom – up into the back of the SUV Delilah went! She’s been getting in and out just fine every since. Soooo grateful to Athena!! Thank you again.