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Brenna Peterson

Dog trainer in Olympia

#800 in United States, #87 in Washington, #10 in Olympia

United States

Olympia

https://www.argusranch.com/

Service areas:

Auburn, Puyallup, Spanaway, Kent

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I currently have two dogs, a chihuahua mix and a border collie. My main hobby is spending time with my dogs. We like trick training, rally, agility, and other sports, and enjoy playing, walking, and hanging out. I am almost done with my Psychology bachelor's degree and love to learn. I like meeting new people and their animals, I enjoy drawing and story-writing, and studying languages.

Dog training services include

  • Aggressive dog training
  • Reactive dog training
  • Off leash training
  • Puppy training

More info about Brenna Peterson's dog training:

Attention & focus, skills to help with reactivity, foundation skills for competition obedience & rally, competitive rally, puppy kindergarten, recalls, leash skills

Behavioral issue focus:

I teach a lot of reactivity classes for dogs that are reactive due to fear, aggression, or frustration. These classes focus on three fundamental pieces: basic obedience skills, trigger work utilizing Behavior Adjustment Training, and mat-work for calmness.

Dog training methods:

Break the skills up into tiny achievable pieces (splitting vs. lumping). How to prevent and manage undesired behaviors. Set the dogs up for success, avoid seeing failure during the learning process, and reward the dog for effort over perfection.

Why I became a dog trainer:

I got my first dog, Ozai, the little chihuahua mix, at a shelter. He was very smart and picked up on learning new things very quickly but did not react nicely to people touching him. Working with him through his challenges to be able to compete in multiple sports was an amazing learning experience. This was further intensified when I adopted my second dog, Zuko the border collie, as he provided even greater challenges, being afraid of people, very dog-reactive, and very nervous in new places. He is also making great progress and we continue to learn together.

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

I love seeing the progress that people can make with their dogs! It's very exciting when the person and their dog are able to learn new skills. Reactive dogs can be stressful to the humans, and being reactive is stressful to the dog; helping improve the lives of others is very rewarding to me.

My #1 dog training tip:

Start small. Break down behaviors into their fundamental parts, mastering each piece before upping the challenge and putting it all together.

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