About Pet Harmony

<h2>Behavior consulting for dogs and cats, online and in person</h2>

<p>Pet Harmony presents itself as a behavior consulting practice rather than a class-based training school: &ldquo;Building Stronger Bonds: Compassionate, Science-Based Pet Training,&rdquo; delivered &ldquo;both online and in person.&rdquo; The services page splits the offer in two &mdash; support for pet parents, and professional development for behavior consultants &mdash; and the site lists dog behavior solutions and cat behavior solutions separately.</p>

<h3>Method</h3>

<p>The site says it follows LIMA, which it defines as a trainer or consultant who uses &ldquo;least intrusive, minimally aversive&rdquo; strategies, and describes its training as &ldquo;force-free and fear-free, and designed to support true behavior change in your pet.&rdquo; The about page draws a distinction it considers important: pet trainers &ldquo;focus on teaching basic manners, fun tricks, and cooperative behavior through positive reinforcement,&rdquo; while behavior consultants &ldquo;address underlying causes of behaviors such as fear, anxiety, and aggression.&rdquo; It also states plainly that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s impossible (and unethical) to guarantee behavioral training success.&rdquo;</p>

<h3>Team and reach</h3>

<p>The site describes a team of &ldquo;certified trainers and behavior consultants&rdquo; that includes &ldquo;published authors and international speakers,&rdquo; and its navigation carries a separate page for each consultant. It says virtual work is effective enough that consultants &ldquo;don&rsquo;t even need to see your pet&rsquo;s challenging behavior in action to work on behavior modification.&rdquo; Alongside the consulting it runs an enrichment podcast and on-demand courses, and the footer describes the practice as a woman-owned business.</p>