Personal dog trainer Dublin, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Livermore, Danville, Alamo and surrounding areas. 

When did you begin to care about dogs or animals?

 As I grew up as a young boy, I loved the thought of having my own puppy or dog. When I received `my first dog I was so happy. I wanted to be dog trainer and have my very own puppy.  Down deep inside of my heart, I knew dogs were the best way to have human and canine companionship.

 

What is your experience with dogs?

In my neighborhood, there were a handful of dogs that didn’t ever seem to have a home. These dogs seem to have poor or bad behavior, which caused their owners to abandon or forget about them. When I would see this it made me sad. I felt that even though they seemed to show poor behavior, these dogs required love and attention still.

In my adult years, I didn’t always have the circumstances to have a dog, yet always felt a strong desire to encourage and compliment others who had

My experience for the last past 11 years has been working in the service side of the pet services industry.

In the last 11 years, I’ve worked in the pet services industry. Customers ask: how do I train a puppy, where can you find dogs to adopt, how do I train a shelter dog? The questions are nearly endless.

 

I loved the people I’ve helped and their wonderful dogs.   My experience has been in recommending food, equipment and toys and methods to improve the active livewhat kind of dog leashes and collars are needed for puppies, what is the best food for dogs  products are natural and good for older dogs or cats and encouraging dog owners to exercise and play with their dogs.

 

What caused you to want to be a dog trainer?

For many years I wanted to have a career with pets that would feel a void. When my mother in law was ill with liver cancer, for a period of time, I lived in Hawaii to take care of her. As she grew ill, I wanted to do something that would bring her joy and companionship despite declining health. She would express to me how she had dogs when she was young, but as she was growing older, it was too difficult to care for herself, let alone a dog. I complied with her, but down deep knew that if I got her some kind of pet, it would help to comfort and bring her joy. Unfortunately, I was not able to get her a dog. That event of caring for my mother in law convinced me that training dogs for people of any age would be a beneficial and worthy goal. I decided shortly after her passing to become a dog trainer.

 

What is your experience with dog training?

I have been training dogs since 2015 and have worked with several dog parents. See testimonials page at: www.pawsinteract.com/customer-testimonials and Yelp for customers feedback on their training. 

 

My training and certification was received from Animal Behavior College and a 25 year veteran dog training.  And, I've spent time volunteering 1-2 times every few months at the East Bay SPCA. 

 

 

What techniques of dog training do you practice and what are your future dog training goals?

My philosophy is to use positive reinforcement to reward appropriate behavior and negative reinforcement to emphasize alternate acceptable behaviors. Many dog trainers with years of experience also train with these methods. Yet, these basic fundamentals are the root of modifying a dog’s instinctive behavior.

 

What are the training credentials that you possess?

I’ve studied to become a dog trainer with the Animal Behavior College. This program offers a combination of written curriculum and hands on dog training. I’ve worked in the pet services industry for over 11 years and volunteer for the East Bay SPCA working with shelter dogs. My emphasis is to consider a dog’s environment, owner’s patterns and influences as part of the vital information to assess a training plan for my customer’s dogs. My future focus will be on working with dog owners with aging parents to benefit families in their identifying ways to use canines for assisted therapy and caretaking.