About Brigitte Bard Holistic Dog Training

What they offer

Brigitte Bard is a professional dog trainer and canine nutrition and wellness consultant who lives and works in Santa Monica. She specializes in starting puppies off right through her Early Education Puppy Boarding & Training program, and also offers private training, a puppy day school and overnight boarding.

Training

Her training builds manners, impulse control, house breaking, socialization and proper leash walking, and addresses problems such as barking, destructive chewing, jumping, nipping, leash pulling, fears, reactivity, anxiety and aggression. Socialization, exercise, beach excursions and trail hikes are woven into the training so dogs practice in many environments.

Approach

She describes her approach as holistic, looking at diet and wellness alongside behavior, and relies on praise, reward, consistency and clear structure.