About beDog Training

Who he is

The page is written in the first person by the trainer and is headed "Adam Ziles – Nashotah Dog Trainer," under the line "Lover of animals and believer of good, in even the most challenging of dogs." He describes the work as "helping with your dog's behavior, through training and exercise," aimed at "families with a challenging dog."

The approach he describes

Three things move at once in his account: "By modifying the dog's behavior, introducing more exercise and stimulation when needed, and changing how the owner is communicating, the dog will live a better life and the owner will feel empowered and more confident in their ability to do more things with their dog." The starting point is diagnostic rather than prescriptive – "The foundation of my approach involves getting to the root of the behavioral issue and having a clear understanding of the goals and the life you'd like to live with your dog. From there, we can work on managing or resolving the issue." The site's own navigation separates Behavior Training, Foundation Training and Exercise.

Territory

He places himself precisely: "I'm located in Nashotah WI, and primarily serve Southeast Wisconsin (Waukesha County and Milwaukee County), extending into some of the surrounding counties." A second block names the Lake Country area – Oconomowoc, Nashotah and the towns around them. The page also makes an unusual offer to people outside that area: if you live elsewhere in Wisconsin or northern Illinois, have a dog with a behavior you want to change and "haven't had any luck with a local dog trainer," he writes, "I'd love to still hear from you. There are some things we can work through remotely, via travel, or I may have a resource or know another dog trainer in your area I can recommend."

Background the page publishes

The background section says he has had "at least one dog in my life for the past 30+ years, including 11 dogs at one time, if you count the 8 rescued from a high-kill shelter in Los Angeles to then improve their health, rehabilitate, and adopt out." It records that in the mid-2000s he "partnered in starting and running a dog products and services retail brand in Southern California called Surf Dog Market." On training specifically, the page says that over the past 15 years he has "been exposed to and learned many different methods of dog training," and credits two influences by name: shadowing with Brian Agnew in 2012 with ongoing mentoring since, and volunteering at HAWS in Waukesha from 2019 to 2020 as a member of their Mod Squad team, "working to rehabilitate dogs to improve their chances of getting adopted."

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