We have solutions!
Overcome common struggles and gain a better
understanding of your dog through skill-building games.
Unreliable Recall
Leash Pulling
Trail Manners
Household chaos
Puppy challenges
Your dog’s unique struggles
Learn more and skill up your training!
What to Expect
Step 1 : Questionnaire
Let us know what challenges you’re facing, your dog’s history, and your goals.
Step 2: Let’s Chat!
We can meet online or in-person to go over the details of a hand-crafted game plan made just for you and your dog.
Step 3: Play Games!
Dive into your plan and try out the specific games you’ve learned. Get ready to see real life results!
Ready to Level Up?
As you begin your adventure, you may need extra help, more resources, or a little enthusiasm boost along the way. Through online resources, a private online community, and optional additional consultations, we can help you reach your ultimate goals.
Helping you and your dog enjoy adventures together.
Finding the right path can be a challenge. We can help you with force free, fun, and easy to follow plans to tackle any obstacles you face.
FAQs
What is positive reinforcement training and what do games have to do with it?
Positive reinforcement means that we reward behaviors that we want in order to help our dogs succeed and grow. We do our best to minimize stress by using force-free methods that are similar to modern human psychology methods. At Trails and Tails, we go a step farther by focusing on growing skills, not just individual behaviors. We are able to do this through the joy of games, not the boredom of repetitive and exhausting training.
Is it complicated?
Training with games means that we can break concepts down into tiny pieces that both you and your dog can easily understand. We look forward to showing you everything you need to know!
Will this type of training work for my dog?
When designing your specific plan, we take into account your dog’s age, breed, health considerations, and your household situation to help you meet your goals as quickly as possible. Progress will be dependent on your specific circumstances, including available time, family, and lifestyle.
Is your training force free?
Yes! We are committed to training without force, pain, or intimidation. This means we do not use e-collars (shock collars), prong collars. choke chains, or physical or verbal corrections. Communicating what we DO want is easy for our dogs to understand and doesn’t damage our relationship with them.
Online or in person?
Online appointments are flexible, low stress, and are recorded so you don’t have to remember everything during our meeting! Our initial questionnaire will give us a great starting point for us to walk you through your personalized plan right away. Any challenges you’re seeing can be listed and we will believe you! We don’t need to see your dog displaying these behaviors to be able to help you get on track. Let’s avoid that extra stress!
However, if you would be more comfortable meeting in person, we have a few acres of fenced field where we can meet and learn how to play all the games in your personalized plan.
What kinds of rewards will I need?
We can grow your dog’s enthusiasm for a variety of rewards, but we’ll start with whatever your dog finds most rewarding. Observe your dog and find out what he/she loves the most. We are happy to offer suggestions for your individual dog!