Sending your new pooch off to a board-and-train dog boot camp is a highly effective way of ensuring they learn basic behavioral skills. But, bonding with your furry friend is important to forming a lifelong relationship – and you may wonder whether the time your dog spends away from you will affect your ability to […]
Millions of people know the joy and companionship that comes from having a dog—going for walks, playing in the park, cuddling on the couch—but what happens when your dog starts to exhibit behaviors that are potentially harmful to them, to you, or to other pets and pet owners? Even the best dogs can struggle with […]
Our biggest concern before we started with David is that we had no control over our 1 year old rescue Lab/Pit mix Jax. This was especially apparent whenever we would have guests over and he would bark and growl aggressively. We had no idea how he would react in these situation and it led to […]
Tank is doing really well – I can’t believe how much he’s changed. I’ve actually had a few friends over who have commented on how different he is, and how well behaved. I no longer worry about opening the door and him darting outside to get at another dog. One of the two pictures I’ve […]
We had tried all kinds of different dog training courses before finding David at iworkdogs.com. With three young rescue dogs, we faced many challenges with our dog pack. One of our rescue dogs had been described as “untrainable” by his previous owner before that owner surrendered him to a shelter. Another one of our dogs […]
Knowing that I had just adopted a high drive German Shepherd was a little overwhelming to say the least! I got my dog Raksha with the goal to eventually work with her in a sport or activity beyond her being my pet, but I didn’t even know where to begin. Before I met David I […]
One of the things that I get, as a Los Angeles dog trainer, more than anything is… “my dog acts so much better with you.” When people say that, I can hear a little bit of sadness in their voice. More often than not, It’s not that I’m doing anything magical, its more a matter of […]
As a Los Angeles dog trainer, I get a lot of dogs that will not tolerate their groomer, vet or owners trying to trim their nails. Most dogs will snatch their paws away, scream or even trying to bite you. It’s universally uncomfortable for them in my experience. Knowing this, I like to make sure all […]
Exposure Does Not Equal Socialization More and more I go to evals and people tell me that they don’t understand why their dogs are dog reactive. “I mean we’ve socialized her a ton. She goes to the dog park every day and day care a couple times a week.” My response is usually… that’s your problem. […]
Our biggest concerns were with the lack of progress we were making in training our small dog on simple commands like “sit”, and trying to train our large dog to be less impulsive. David had a lot of great techniques for both of our dogs, who couldn’t be more unalike in temperament. He had great techniques […]
