Ronny LeJeune

Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) Certified Canine Nutritionist (CertCN) Certified Canine Conditioning Coach (CCC)

Day Training - A full day of training and public outings to teach the dog real world skills and provide optimal exercise. Obedience & Trick Training - Behaviors of focus include sit, down, stay, come when called (recall), loose leash walking, heel work, and toy skills such as retrieving and tugging. In Home Training - Behaviors of focus include potty training, kennel training, door dashing, and excessive jumping. Canine Conditioning & Fitness Programs - Personalized fitness programs for dogs to build strength and coordination. Ideal for healthy dogs, sport dogs, and working dogs. Scent Work Training - Training for AKC and NASCW competitive scent work. A sports for dogs of all ages.

Leash Reactivity and Resource Guarding are the only behavioral cases I take at this time.

I only use progressive and kind training methods. I harness the power of games to teach dogs how to offer desirable behaviors and gain access to rewards they find enjoyable, such as food and toys. I do not use intimidation, fear, pain, or aversive training tools in any of my training programs. Day Training Process: The day training program is designed to train both ends of the leash – the dog and their owner. Therefore, I work individually with the pet parents and provide an in-person meet-n-greet before the day training program begins. 1-1 pet parent coaching, learning resources, and training video footage is provided in the day training program in addition to he dog spending 3 days a week. Every dog experiences fun adventures, activities, and enrichment opportunities that are beneficial to their mental, physical, and biological needs. This includes real world training, socialization, cardiovascular exercise, mental enrichment, decompression, and rest. In-Person Private Lesson Process: A 1 hour phone consultation is provided before in-person lessons begin. In-person lessons are within the pet's home and are 1 hour a session. The pet parent has permission to video the training lessons. Resources are emailed after each training session. Virtual Lessons Process: All virtual lessons are completed on Zoom where I provide video demonstrations of the training behaviors. The pet parent is provided homework to train their dog using the instructions in the video demonstration. The homework then is submitted to me for feedback for skill progression. All Zoom sessions are recorded and provided to the pet parent along with additional learning resources. Canine Conditioning & Fitness Programs: A fitness assessment is completed for the creation of a custom fitness program. Each fitness program is a 3 month program that includes video demonstrations of exercises, progression plans, weekly feedback on homework, and an hour Zoom meeting each month.

I have always had a desire to improve a dog's quality of life through better behavior, enrichment, physical exercise, and nutrition. Training my personal dogs provided me the opportunity to make a positive impact on my personal dogs' lives. Professionally training dogs allows me to extend my knowledge and skills to pet parents who are committed to teaching their dog better behavior and physical fitness though methods founded on positive reinforcement, choice, and play.

My favorite part about being a dog trainer is experiencing and sharing the joy the pet parent has when their dog has learned something new or accomplished a major training goal.

My number one dog training tip is to always play with your dog! Play helps develop a strong relationship between the dog and the human. Developing a strong relationship through play accelerates learning and keeps it fun.