About Me
Hi! My name is Angelina, and ever since I can remember, dogs have been a vital part in my life. I grew up training my own dogs out of dangerous, or sometimes just annoying, behaviours. My goal is to help you and your dog understand each other so we can communicate what it is that we all want.
Born and raised in Washington State, my childhood was spent studying animal, specifically dog, behaviour. Seeing how I've managed to turn my own dogs around, my family, friends, and neighbours began asking me to train their dogs for them.
I became a certified veterinary assistant in 2016, and worked in a veterinary clinic for over a year. Every day, I met many clients that were just so frustrated with their dogs' behaviour. I found myself wanting to help them so much, that I decided to pursue a different path in my career and open my own business to help as many dog owners as I can.
Most of my work involves training dog owners on how to show their dog leadership - by building a strong foundation in our relationship. Your dog can be well-trained but not well-behaved, and that all depends on whether or not your dog sees you as their leader. Many well-meaning owners don't realize their dogs are acting the way they are because they are either feeding off of them (anxiety, tenseness, passiveness, frustration) or their dogs just were never shown what the rules to life are! As soon as you take over your leadership role, most behavioural problems go away on their own!
I make it a very big deal to have YOU train your dog with me, in your own home. I will show you how to build a strong relationship with your dog, how to reward behaviour we want, and how to correctly correct behaviour we don't want. Taking your dog home with me and training him among my own pack, wouldn't establish the relationship that needs to be achieved between you and your dog.
There are few things more beautiful to me than seeing a family that was once frustrated with their dog/s' behaviour develop a trusting, loving relationship, where nobody is confused and knows exactly what is expected of them.
If you just got your new puppy, are looking for basic obedience training, or have a dog with behavioral issues, I will help you train your dog to be the perfect companion who will listen to you in any situation - through all the distractions and temptations - no bribery and no fear!
Born and raised in Washington State, my childhood was spent studying animal, specifically dog, behaviour. Seeing how I've managed to turn my own dogs around, my family, friends, and neighbours began asking me to train their dogs for them.
I became a certified veterinary assistant in 2016, and worked in a veterinary clinic for over a year. Every day, I met many clients that were just so frustrated with their dogs' behaviour. I found myself wanting to help them so much, that I decided to pursue a different path in my career and open my own business to help as many dog owners as I can.
Most of my work involves training dog owners on how to show their dog leadership - by building a strong foundation in our relationship. Your dog can be well-trained but not well-behaved, and that all depends on whether or not your dog sees you as their leader. Many well-meaning owners don't realize their dogs are acting the way they are because they are either feeding off of them (anxiety, tenseness, passiveness, frustration) or their dogs just were never shown what the rules to life are! As soon as you take over your leadership role, most behavioural problems go away on their own!
I make it a very big deal to have YOU train your dog with me, in your own home. I will show you how to build a strong relationship with your dog, how to reward behaviour we want, and how to correctly correct behaviour we don't want. Taking your dog home with me and training him among my own pack, wouldn't establish the relationship that needs to be achieved between you and your dog.
There are few things more beautiful to me than seeing a family that was once frustrated with their dog/s' behaviour develop a trusting, loving relationship, where nobody is confused and knows exactly what is expected of them.
If you just got your new puppy, are looking for basic obedience training, or have a dog with behavioral issues, I will help you train your dog to be the perfect companion who will listen to you in any situation - through all the distractions and temptations - no bribery and no fear!
Teach the human to lead, and the dog will follow.
- Colleen Steckloff
- Colleen Steckloff