We believe that every dog has the potential to be their very best, and we are here to help unlock that potential. Our training programs are designed to bring out the best in your dog, whether it’s improving their behavior, enhancing their obedience, or developing new skills.
We believe that every dog has the potential to be their very best, and we are here to help unlock that potential. Our training programs are designed to bring out the best in your dog, whether it’s improving their behavior, enhancing their obedience, or developing new skills.
Our Puppy Development Program is truly one of a kind. We go above and beyond to set you and your puppy up for long term success.
Many of the dogs that we have successfully rehabilitated have either been through previous training or were deemed unable to be helped by other trainers.
Our obedience training programs are designed to instill essential commands and behaviors that ensure your dog is well-mannered, responsive, and a joy to be around.
It’s not enough for us to just teach your dog obedience and manners. We have to ensure that your dog will perform the same for you as they do for us. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if your dog will listen to me, they are not my dog. You need your dog to listen to you reliably and for that reason we take the time to teach you how to work with your dog in a fun and easy-to-learn way. It can be intimidating and nerve wracking to pick up your dog after training.
You may be afraid you’ll mess it up or that your dog won’t respond to you the way they do for me or my trainers. Many of my clients have been through other trainers with their dog and this is the part where the wheels fell off. Don’t worry, I’ve got you. I’m aware of these challenges and I take immense measures to mitigate that difficulty. Afterall, you called me because you are not a trainer. If you were you probably wouldn’t need our help.
After your dog’s Residency Training you’ll receive THREE training sessions with your dog. We spread out your learning over those three sessions to lower the amount of information that you need to retain during each one. We’ll teach you the fundamentals of how to issue and reinforce commands, we’ll teach you how to work your dog on and off leash and we’ll walk you through how to handle difficult scenarios and environments.
We take the time to teach you all of the necessary skills to set both you and your dog up for long term success.
Jeff Thomson is the owner and founder of Paradigm K9 and has been a professional dog trainer for over 17 years. In 2005 he attended National K9’s School for Dog Trainers and earned their Master Trainer certification. That was just the beginning however. He has traveled the country, learning and collaborating with some of the best trainers in the industry. It is because of this continued desire to find new and better ways to improve the lives of dogs and their owners that He and the trainers of Paradigm K9 have been able to help countless dogs that were previously thought to be beyond hope.
Many who are familiar with Jeff are also very familiar with his personal dogs Gibbs and Frankie, who frequently accompany him to training sessions with clients and assist in many of those sessions.
Training a dog properly takes time. Especially if you want results that will stand the test of time.
Many dog trainers offer 10-15 day board and train programs and will promise off leash control at the end of it. In order to get a dog to perform obedience with any consistency in that short a time frame it requires an excessive amount of compulsion. I know because that’s how I was originally taught how to train.
In the long run, to get reliable results that last, you must take the time to effectively teach the dog what to do before you ever teach them what not to do.
Yes, we use Electronic collars with every dog we train. It is important to understand what the E collar is and what it is not. E collars are being used more and more in pet dog training and that is both a good and bad thing. Used properly, an E collar is one of the fastest and most humane training tools available. Used improperly they can be ineffective or worse, downright cruel. There are unfortunately a lot of dog trainers out there who misuse the tool out of impatience or ignorance.
Used properly, E collars are extremely effective communication tools for both training and daily life after training. It allows you to give your dog off leash freedom that you otherwise would likely never feel safe or comfortable doing. In order to be of any use however a dog needs to be properly conditioned to respond to the E collar stimulus. This is one more reason why we take extra time in our training process. A dog who has been properly conditioned to the E collar is not afraid of it, because they understand it.
Your dog’s safety is the number one priority while they are with us. When they are not directly supervised by myself or one of my trainers they will be safely housed in a kennel. All of our kennels are commercial grade and escape proof.
That being said, your dog will be getting plenty of mental and physical activity while they are with me. The training day usually starts around 6am and they will be rotated in and out of training sessions until about 6pm. In addition to training sessions they also get play/exercise sessions to blow off steam.
I also provide them with downtime to relax and learn to be calm and well behaved in my home around my dogs as well as my wife and kids.
I do provide service dog training provided the dog in question is the right dog for the job. In order to qualify for service dog training your dog must pass both a temperament test as well as an obedience evaluation.
Dog training is an investment, and quality dog training does not come cheap. I do try to stay flexible (within reason) in an effort to make my services accessible to as many people as possible. I only require a $500 deposit when you sign up for training. If you need to split the remaining balance up into smaller payments just talk to me and I’ll work with you.
Contact us now to begin your dog’s journey towards becoming the best version of itself. Together, let’s unleash the boundless potential of your beloved companion, regardless of their breed!”
