About Positive Canine Training and Services, LLC.

Positive Canine Training is Linda Keehn's practice, working out of Cedarhurst and across Nassau County, and it leads with two things most local trainers treat as a sideline: separation anxiety and behavior consulting. The site says plainly that the business specializes in treating separation anxiety and helping a dog feel relaxed and comfortable while left alone.

The published menu

Four services sit at the top of the site. In-Home Private Training is built around the specific issues an owner names, with a plan matched to the goals, the dog and the schedule. Group Training Classes are framed as skill-building around distraction rather than a beginners-only course. Separation Anxiety is its own service line. Behavior Problems is described as assessing and targeting the underlying issues behind a dog's actions and reactions, then modifying behavior with positive reinforcement. A Live Online Training page and a Service Dogs and Emotional Support Dogs page complete the list.

Method, stated plainly

The site is explicit about method and repeats it: force-free, science-based, humane, no pain and no intimidation. It also argues the case rather than just asserting it, noting that dog training is an unregulated field in which anyone can call themselves a trainer, and that the methods used can be at best ineffective and at worst abusive.

Credentials

Two certifications are published and both are explained. The CDBC comes from the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and is described as demonstrating the ability to use science-based humane methods on fear, phobias, aggression and separation anxiety. The CPDT-KA comes from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. The site says continuing education, seminars, workshops and conferences are pursued regularly to maintain them.

Puppies, families and children

The site directs new-puppy and newly-adopted-dog owners toward a well-run puppy class or a private socialization program, and links the Pet Professional Guild's statement on the subject. It also calls out family work as a specialty: getting children involved in training the family dog, teaching safe dog and child interaction, and helping fearful children and adults feel more comfortable around the family dog.