• ​​Have you just begun training and don't know where to start?

• Have you been training your dog for awhile and feel a little stuck?

• Is your dog now out of control?

• Does your dog choose when to listen?

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This Program concentrates on training you, as much as your dog... 

 

Do you wish your dog could:

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1. Walk easily AND be peaceful with it's environment?

2. Settle down more around the house?

3. Stop having potty accidents in the house?

4. Stop getting out of control after or even before a challenge occurs?

 

Then, your probably wondering how to get your dog to listen the first time?  How to stop your dog from jumping on people or stop the crazy barking?  We’ll teach your dog to walk next to you without pulling, AND how to behave so you can enjoy life with your dog around the house instead of micromanaging a dog that won't listen.

 

IMAGINE...  your dog doesn't ignore you AND sits when you say sit the first time not the third, AND that your walks go smoother, AND the elimination of accidents all around the house so that when guest come over you're not embarrassed.

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In our program dogs learn skills and experience to:

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• Control and modulate their own emotions with and without our help

• Healthy curiosity

• Increased observation of their surroundings

• Behavioral change

• Reliability to cues

• Increased appreciation for small moments

 

 We offer residential training to accommodate those that need that assistance. Our Board and Train programs still need your involvement, but it can definitely shorten the time to reach your goals! 

 

We help you create a powerful effective household for your dog so that the dog can change for its own reasons not just because you told it what to do. 

 

Imagine...  six (6) months or a year from now, you no longer having to micromanage your dog's behavior, Everybody Wins!

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Your dog will get one on one practice so that when you join us in group around other trained dogs your dog will be ready to listen to you as well when with the trainer. Group is so that you can achieve the goals you have for your dog in real time. Locations at San Juan, Fajardo, and Humacao. Before long you will be able to bring your dog to public areas because you have the control and confidence you need on the leash.

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Features and Benefits:

• Four (4) Private lessons in your home

• 11 Monthly group lessons to practice under distractions

• Training of all dogs in the household (In-home lessons only)

• Skills to calm themselves down when they are under stress

• House Manners like stop excessive barking, not jumping on people 

• Reliability to cues: sit, come, drop it

• Listening around the house off leash

• One (1) year support via private message 

• We use humane methods, positive rewards & relaxation strategies

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This is the Premiere Program for training a reliable dog without harsh or complicated methods. We strongly believe in teaching you how to train your dog, but we also recognize that the hustle and bustle of daily life can be overwhelming. That's why we offer our expertise to help you along the way.  IMAGINE your dog set up for paradise life in Puerto Rico giving your dog the healthiest and freest lifestyle possible!  Why not start today?

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Would it be great if you could...

1. ​Pass dogs on the street peacefully or people on your path without your dog wanting to meet everybody or attack at anytime? 

2. Get home or leave home and have your dog relaxed AND calm instead of barking and carrying on?

3. Listen the first time you ask for something?

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We train all dogs in the household to save you money and time so that you learn to train your dog(s) as well as a trainer.  Beginning with six (6) private lessons starting in the comfort of your own living room.  Saving you frustration AND giving you an easier time with your dog's training.  LIFETIME access is granted to polish up at group sessions held in San Juan, Fajardo, Rio Grande, or Humacao at this time.

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What dogs learn:

• Impulse control under distractions.

• A system of clear communication that creates reliable behaviors.

• Impeccable house manners.

• Reliability to cues and comes when called​

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By the end of this program:

When you say sit, down, come, wait, leave it your dog will do this the first time asked.  You get a confident dog who stops nuisance barking, stays with you instead of running away, and can relax with you at a sidewalk cafe!  Therefore, moving forward in 3 to 6 months from now means less work AND effort for you in all sorts of situations, no matter what is going on around your dog!  

 

We practice together out in public around other trained dogs so you know your dog will listen there as well. Not only will we make sure dog has impeccable house manners AND listens to you even around distractions, we’ll also practice off leash behavior!!!  Which is awesome because most family dogs spend 99% of the time roaming off-leash at home. That means you'll be able to get them to listen without having to physically be near them.

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We support you every step of the way so you can achieve your training goals with your dog.

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Features and Benefits:

• Six (6) Private lessons in your home

• LIFETIME group lessons to practice under distractions

• Training of all dogs in the household (In-home only) no extra cost

• Dog calms themselves down when they are under stress

• Clear Communication between you and your dog

• Confidence in dog handling skills

• Listening around the house off-leash AND in public around heavy distractions

• Increased reliability to cues and commands

• Canine Superfood nutrition for healthy body and mind

• LIFETIME Support via private text message

• We use humane methods, positive rewards, relaxation, AND nutrition to get great results

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Maybe you're asking yourself:

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• Can a dog really mitigate symptoms for me in public?

• Is this really possible to train my own service dog? 

• Will I follow through with training?

• Is training a service dog affordable?

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Some dogs are meant for lifesaving service while other dogs are meant for something else.  In the above programs dogs are continually assessed in group classes. Psychiatric service dogs harness the healing power of the human-animal bond.  The service dog in training not only assist their handler during time of crisis, but also provide a source of stability and safety. 

 

Training is very practical and through training dogs learn to:

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1. Provide independence and sense of confidence for their handlers in society. 

2. Ground their handlers in public,

3. Interrupt early symptoms of anxiety and emotional distress

4. Reduce the frequency and severity of flashbacks

5. De-escalate anxiety inducting situations; and

6. Prevent people from crowding or surprising handlers from behind

7. Excellent impulse control under the highest of distractions​

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Certification

For starters,  the ADA does NOT require certification. So why certify?  If you're looking for a reliable and well-trained service dog, we offer comprehensive service dog training to ensure that you and your canine companion are well-prepared for any situation. With an emphasis on proven techniques, our experienced trainers will help you and your dog achieve the training standards necessary for life with a service dog.  We are proud to vouch for our graduates' exceptional skills & accomplishments AND provide ongoing support.  Have comfort knowing you can refer any questions about you qualification to us.  We will acknowledge flight plans. (YES, the airlines do call us)

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After certification

Nope, we’re not done, just because we certified. This is just the beginning. Because for the true service dog, it isn’t about being able to go out in public…it’s about being able and maintaining the ability to perform their trained tasks. We have one final Stage 3 Calm Embrace Program where we focus on the use of touch to keep your dog mentally leveled out.  You can always drop in if you need a check up however,  After completion we know that by that time, you would have truly habituated training into your lifestyle. And your life is feeling good!

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Features and Benefits:

• Six (6) weeks of Task Training in our Owner training program 

• Training Equipment Included

• Reliability to cues: sit, come, down, up,

• Socialization in safe settings 

• LIFETIME Support for Service dogs

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Dogs fit into different stages of training. SUBMIT Initial Screening to discover where your dog fits into the training regime.

This program is the end game and we phase out all food. We focus on the use of touch to relax the dog further to resolve residual fears, reactivity, dominance, hyperactivity, separation anxiety, and thunderstorm phobia's, during four (4) virtual lessons  designed to solve complex issues.  Your dog can now experience life with you as the guide!

 

Dogs learn...

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•  reinforcement without food so you and the dog have true freedom, not dependence nor submission.

• To resolve residual fear, reactivity, dominance, hyperactivity, or destructive behaviors 

 

Owners learn the power of touch and how to create future optimism with your dog!​  This is a more advance training , because as our dogs are experiencing life our job is to be their guide.

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Features and Benefits:

• Four (4) Live lessons via Google Meet 

• Extinguishes residual unwanted behaviors 

• Phase out the use of food for behavior change

• Use of touch to resolve complex behavioral issues

• 6 month support via private text message

   

This is reserved for our selected RESCUE CANDIDATES accepted into the Service Dog Training Program or a dog of your choice although this means time away from the dog in the beginning.  We are committed to training methods, care, AND treatment that demonstrate partnership, appreciation AND respect for our service dog teams.

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How we help:

1. First we rescue a good service dog candidate to save one life.

2. The candidate spends three (3) to four (4) months of therapeutic rehabilitation. Before going to their forever homes!

3. Service Dog Team trains weekly or bi-weekly in group training session during the transition and bonding period.

4. Service Dog Team attends Owner Training Service Dog Training Program

 

Then training concludes with our Effective Embrace Program when handler's learn to keep the dog positively leveled out with the use of touch. Dog's stay reliable as handler's become  more and more independent and confident in life. 

 

Rescue therapeutic rehabilitation saves the the most frustration AND gives handler's the easiest time with their new lifesaving dog. Resolving the conflict in candidate dogs first, achieves the highest standards for the handlers to experience an intelligent service dog that knows when to help adjust serotonin levels, can lower blood pressure in stressful times, reduce hyper-vigilance, AND other symptoms of PTSD, etc. The result is a confident dog that loves to serve AND that you can take anywhere the public may go.   

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Therefore, the more time your dog spends with our trainer means less work AND effort for you, AND the faster your dog will be more reliable, listening to you without the use of food in all sorts of situations, no matter what is going on around your dog.  High risk Handlers that are unable to train Stage 1 themselves may also apply to this program.

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Features and Benefits:

- Immersive training program, Between 12 to 16 weeks

- Therapeutic rehabilitation Between 6 to 12 weeks

- Socialization in safe settings

- Complete behavior rehabilitation in the home of our professional trainer's

   (Checkins on FB private group) 

- Weekly training with owner  

- Weekly Group lessons on location at San Juan, Humacao, or Fajardo                 

- Six (6) Service Dog Owner Training Program 

- Four (4) weeks of virtual lessons of Calm Embrace Program scheduled weekly

 

When CAF selects the dog or if the client selects the dog fundraising may be necessary to cover equipment and training cost.