Hi, I’m Jeff from Unruffled K9 Services, a dog trainer and behavioral consultant right here in Chilliwack. If you’re struggling with your dog or you’ve got a behavioral issue, maybe with a young puppy and you’ve tried everything and you don’t know where else to go then,I would

love to have the opportunity to share with you what I’ve discovered about dog training.

 

The way that I work with dogs is very different from most dog trainers. Most trainers start by

immediately trying to train the dog who is usually over excited, and non responsive when it really matters.

 

The method that I use is very much about first of all, understanding where the dog is coming from and getting the dog to come on side with us. So they actually choose to follow us.

They choose to listen to us and in doing that, they calm right down and relax because they

are not making all these decisions. This means they are far more likely to listen to you when

it actually matters and will be ready for training!

 

Whether you’ve got a barking dog or a dog who pulls on the leash or a dog who jumps up or is

becoming a little bit aggressive, the chances are they are getting far too excited, reactive and far too emotional at that point in time. The real trick I found is to get those dogs to turn to you,

to listen to you when it really matters. Because if you get that bit ​in place and they’re not all 

scattered-brain and over excited and over emotional you’re halfway there. If they’re calm and

they turn and look to you, then you have the opportunity to show them how you want them 

to behave.

 

So in a nutshell, before you start to “train the dog” you need to know how to “win their mind”

 

So...the way I work is I run one-on-one consults where I come to people’s homes. During this time, the first part is spent basically helping you understand the mind of your dog,

and I’ll show you some very simple exercises, which will get your dog to come on side,  so 

they’re not challenging you and so disobeying you all the time. Basically you won’t feel like

you are swimming against the stream any more, you’ll be moving in the same direction!

They’ll be on your side. They’ll be wanting to listen to you and they’ll be far, far calmer.

So when the doorbell rings, they won’t be neurotic or when they see another dog and they

are on the other side of the road, they won’t be getting all crazy and excited, and they’ll be

listening to you when you tell them what to do. When you work with a dog who is calm and

who listens, then you can put the training in place. The issue that most people have is not

that they don’t know how to train the dog. They’re doing a lot of that training right but they don’t

have a dog who is in a state ready to learn when it really matters. They don’t have a foundation.

And that’s what I’ll share with you.

 

So I come to your home and the benefits of this is we can tailor whatever the issue is to your exact setting. We can have a look at your property. We can have a look at your street,

where the dog sleeps, all that sort of stuff.

If you’ve a puppy, we can go through how to set everything up in your exact home. 

And that also means that the dog is in their natural environment. So I can see the

behaviors happening exactly as it would normally happen. The other thing is we can then tailor it

to you. Your learning style, if you want to move along faster, we can go faster. If you want to do lots of practical stuff, go out for a walk – we can do that. We’ll go to the park with your dog.

If you have any specific questions, we can answer all those as well.

 

The other thing that we’re doing is by having your dog in a natural environment, they’ll be playing up in the same way that they normally play up. So they will be far more confident.

For example, if your dog is a jumper, when I come through that door I can show you

exactly how to deal with that. Or if you’ve got an aggressive dog I can show exactly how

I would deal with that if I was to turn up as a normal visitor in your home. You can choose a 

place where we might put the dogs and a person can come through the front door easily.

 

The other beautiful thing about this method is it uses the dog’s natural instincts. We’re kind of

seeing the world through the dog’s eyes. We’re not just saying, “Hey, we’re going to force the dog to change and it’s not over reliant on treats and food.” We’re not using food and treats to

bribe the dog.

We’re actually looking through the world through the dog’s eyes coming alongside of them and

then saying, “Okay, what is it that’s going to get this dog to focus on us and choose to follow us and listen to us?”

 

You may have a friend who just seems to have the easiest dog in the world, and part of the reason is because without even knowing it they are very often putting these things in place.

So the dog just seems to choose and want to follow them. That’s the way we work.

It’s not about screaming and shouting, this is a totally force free method.

It’s about getting the dog to want to listen.

 

Now, I do have a number of different packages available, depending if you want multiple visits or

just a one visit, whether you want lifetime support by telephone – depending on what you’re

looking for I’ve got a number of different ways of helping you out. So if you would like to discuss

this further, how I work and exactly what the prices are, then do give me a call. I’d love to chat    with you and see if I can help you out.