About The Thinking K9, LLC

Who runs it

The Thinking K9 is a Janesville behavior-training business whose site prints its address as "924 N. Parker Dr., Janesville, WI 53545" and frames the whole offer around one line on the home page: "Obedience Isn't Your Problem …It's getting behavior where & when you want it." The about page's team block lists "Barbara / Owner & Trainer" and "Rebecca / Trainer," and says the business "is led by a professional trainer with advanced study in biopsychology, neurobiology, ethology, and applied behavior analysis, supported by decades of hands-on experience."

What the work is

The site draws a hard line between training and behavior work: "The Thinking K9 is behavior modification, not dog training. We don't add more commands. We rebuild the systems that determine whether behavior is usable when it matters." The about page restates it as "Obedience is following cues. Behavior is making good decisions without them," and says the focus is "removing the biological, environmental, arousal, and emotional barriers that prevent dogs from using what they already know."

What you can book

Everything starts with what the services page calls Cornerstone classes, "the required entry point for all teams entering The Thinking K9," including "puppies with no prior training," "adult dogs with & without experience" and "handlers with extensive backgrounds, including professional trainers." The three steps are published as "1: Behavioral Development / Step 1: Puppies up to 7 months," "2: Behavioral Stability / Step 2: Older adolescent & adult" and "3: Behavioral Reliability / Step 3: Adult dogs with foundation. Dogs learning freedom, distance, and distraction." Alongside those sit a consultation, described as "a working session for teams that need eyes-on guidance before deciding how to proceed," and private training for "teams who have ALREADY BEGUN training." Advanced work listed on the services page includes "K9 Detection" and "Rally Obedience Courses," which the page labels an "Advanced Obedience Class."

Method, in the site's own words

The site describes "a behavioral systems approach grounded in biology and real-world function," built on "Nervous system regulation before repetition," "Environment as an active training tool," "Agency and decision-making, not micromanagement" and "Foundations that make reliability inevitable, not forced." It also states plainly what it will not sell: "drills as a substitute for change," "'obedience' hacks," "quick fix/short-lived change" and "'just correct it' or 'just reward it'."

Before you book

Ask about prices and credentials at the consultation.