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Michelle Reindal

Dog trainer in Seattle

#383 in United States, #36 in Washington, #25 in Seattle

United States

Seattle

https://www.thepaidpup.com

Service areas:

Seattle and Remote

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Writer and multi-certified dog behavior professional focusing on the emotional health and wellbeing of our canine companions. Force free, choice-based learning to empower you and your dog. When dogs feel good, their behavioral health improves. I help dogs with big feelings and their people learn to regulate their nervous systems and find peace within their home. Areas of interest: Neuroscience, Polyvagal Theory, Ethology, Human-Animal bond, What Dogs Teach Us

Certifications:

CPDT-KA, FDM

Dog training services include

  • Reactive dog training

More info about Michelle Reindal's dog training:

Behavior consulting: Reactivity, Resource Guarding, Fear, frustration/over-arousal. Foundational life skills: Building confidence and resilience, focus, recall, auto-checkins, building positive associations with environmental stimuli. Competent in the following therapies for reactivity: The Play Way, Behavior Adjustment Therapy (BAT), Control Unleashed Pattern Games, Enrichment and Nervous System Regulation.

Behavioral issue focus:

Dogs who have big feelings about their environment barking, lunging, cowering, fleeing, freezing a nervous system response.

Dog training methods:

Always force free, fear free, and informed by choice, ethics, and welfare. The Paid Pup operates more like therapy than traditional "dog training". I work with you and your dog to translate and help you understand each other better. I meet you where you are at and where your dog is at I don't do long term behavior plans because that's not how life works. We check in regularly and I give you suggestions as we go depending on how you and your pup are feeling. You have control of how often we see or talk to each other. I'm your support person with resources and advice each step of the way.

Why I became a dog trainer:

To take what I learned from my dogs and share the knowledge and help people and dogs thrive.

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

Connecting with people who want the best for their dogs and of course, the wonderful dogs who teach me every day. Also, slaying misinformation the general public has been taught about dogs.

My #1 dog training tip:

Let your dog sniff.

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