About Better Dog Training

BetterDog Training is a Charlotte in-home trainer whose own site publishes one address, 1727 Sardis Rd N. Its owner started training in 1984 in South Florida, and the business has been running professional in-home training since then.

Programs

Three formats are published: in-home training, board and train, and virtual training for clients outside North Carolina. The site's reasoning for the in-home default is that a dog's home and neighborhood is the most natural setting for training, and that the owner and dog learn side by side. Board and train is offered for owners uncomfortable with training at home. A Rapid Start product is published for owners who want results quickly.

What it works on

The published problem list runs from incessant barking and leash pulling to jumping on guests, with dedicated pages for behavioral problem solving and aggressive dog training. The site is careful about aggression: it says dogs are aggressive for many different reasons and that training has to be customized to the dog to resolve it. It also publishes family pet, pet therapy dog and service dog work, and says the owner has trained dogs for police work, handicap assistance, epilepsy alert, hearing assistance, obedience and protection.

Method

The site describes teaching from an understanding of canine body language, pack behavior and positive reinforcement, and educating owners to control their dog without yelling or harsh corrections. The first step is a free evaluation that sets the training goals and shapes the program.