About Pups & Paws Dog Training

Pups & Paws is built around a single argument, which it makes on its own home page: most dogs are not trained where it actually matters. Rather than teach in a classroom and hope it transfers, sessions happen in your home, in public parks, in dog-friendly stores and in busy downtown areas across Suwanee, Buford and Alpharetta.

The problems it names

The service list is written as symptoms rather than programs, which makes it easy to find yourself in it: leash pulling, jumping on guests, not listening outdoors, puppy biting and nipping, potty training, recall, excessive barking, destructive chewing, escaping and running off, reactivity, separation anxiety, and nervous or anxious dogs. Rescue dog training is a named service of its own.

Method, stated plainly

The site is unusually explicit about tools: "We use positive reinforcement training only. No prong collars. No shock collars. No tools that cause pain, fear, or confusion." If tool choice is something you care about either way, the site tells you where it stands without a phone call.

How it is taught

The approach is broken into small steps built up across real environments, on the reasoning that a dog that only listens at home was never taught anywhere else. Training is bookable online.