Teaching Positive Methods

Happy dog rolling in grass with orange ball at training facility

Getting Positive Results

Behavior Help or Dog Training? What’s the difference?

Behavior Counseling

If your dog’s mood generally seems anxious, pessimistic, fearful, or depressed, this is not normal for a well-adjusted dog. You may need behavior counseling.

Depressed black and white dog who would benefit from behavior counseling

Training

If your dog’s mood generally seems happy, optimistic, and relaxed (yet there is mischief afoot), this is normal. You may need dog training.

Happy mischievous dog who would benefit from training

Meet Karen Comstock

Known by hundreds of dogs and their owners as “Aunt Karen,” Karen Comstock is a Certified Behavior Counselor-Canine using Applied Behavior Analysis. As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, she uses reward-based, force-free training methods.

She specializes in right-start puppy raising, troubleshooting behavior problems, prevention and mitigation of canine aggression, and rehabilitation of misunderstood dogs who are lucky enough to get a second chance.

Read more about Karen’s experience, here.

Multiple dogs sitting around trainer who uses positive method for positive behavior outcomes

Please use care in selecting a training method and a certified professional to guide you as you raise your puppy or address behavior issues in your dog. Dog training is an unregulated, unlicensed field. Look for verifiable credentials based on current education and high standards that do not rely on tools and practices that may create fearful or repressed behavior in your dog. Ask direct questions about the methods being used by any trainer you contact.