About ChattDog Trainer: Chattanooga Dog Training

ChattDog Trainer is a Chattanooga trainer who works in the client's own home and is explicit about method before anything else. The site states: "As a Pat Miller Certified Trainer (PMCT), I'll never use pain or fear – no shock, choke or other adversive methods – while working with you or your dog."

What they publish working on

Three services are published: puppy training, aimed at the stage the site describes as "the peeing, biting, & whining"; dog training for owners who "feel like you're in over your head"; and trail adventures, offered for the dog that is "just “go, go, go”" and could use "a little extra exercise and enrichment to help them settle down at the end of the day".

What they say about method

The training is described as positive reinforcement (R+): "Dogs do what works for them, so let's show them how to get the good stuff by rewarding the behaviors we want!" The site frames the goal as a dog you can take places – camping, hiking, the pub – and says the work is done "with your specific needs, in your own home".

Who runs it

The trainer is named Heidi in the testimonials the site publishes. One of those client quotes notes that she signs: "I am a Deaf woman… and I really appreciate that she knows American Sign Language and can utilize her signing skills with us!"