I've had dogs for most of my life.  My first dogs were easy - they were the kind of dogs that were happy to do whatever you asked of them and didn't have any major behavioural issues.

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When I brought home Hunter, my belgian malinois, it was a very different experience. He was difficult. He had endless energy that always led him into trouble.  He was reactive to dogs.  We were both stressed most of the time and being together was anything but fun. I tried a lot of the training methods I saw on popular TV shows or based on advice from other people. But he got worse, not better. And I thought to myself- who owns a dog to be stressed out all the time?

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I dedicated myself to finding ways to repair our relationship through play and joy and positive reinforcement training. I helped build him up instead of tearing him down. And slowly, he changed.

 

He became happier, more confident, and our relationship grew. We started having fun again. He looked to me in times of stress instead of becoming reactive or frustrated. 

 

This was the "a-ha" moment behind InSync Canines. Dog training that brings you In Sync with your dog! Our goal is help bring you In Sync with your dog through training that is fun, clear, and strengthens the relationship between you and your dog.

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I blend my personal experience of managing three dogs in a house with two children under 7 and my training as a competitor in dog sports to bring students practical, fun, positive-reinforcement training solutions that work.

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