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Dog and Cat Training & Behavior Solutions

Reach your best potential with our support!

Puppy Training
Start your puppy off on the right paw with individualized puppy training. Support for potty training, nipping/mouthing, chewing, socialization, and everyday polite manners. Using positive reinforcement-based methods, we help you build calm, confident behavior from the very beginning.
Dog Behavior Modification
Struggling with fearful, anxious reactivity or other challenging behaviors? We use compassionate, positive reinforcement-based methods to change these behaviors without force or punishment. Working together to understand why the behavior is happening, we will create a realistic, attainable plan for lasting change.
Aggressive Behavior in Dogs
We offer individualized support for dogs who growl, snap, or bite for a variety of reasons, helping you understand what’s driving the behavior. Together we’ll create a safety-focused plan building trust, confidence, and better outcomes.
Obedience & Manners Training for Dogs
Our experienced support for everyday challenges like pulling, jumping, not listening, or struggling to settle will help you build reliable skills and polite behaviors that fit your real life.
Day Training
Day-training is ideal for busy owners scrambling for the time to commit to training, who need a trained dog. Hands-on support teaches your dog skills during the training session and gives you clear guidance to keep progress going at home. We will train your dog, building skills, manners, and confidence, through consistency based on more than 25 years of practical experience.
Cat Behavior & Training
We offer support for cats with litterbox issues, fear, anxiety, scratching, aggression, or other challenging behaviors using science-based, positive methods. We help cats feel more confident, calm, and understood, and help guide you with practical strategies that work at home.

Shelter & Rescue Groups
We provide compassionate and experienced guidance to reduce stress, improve adoptability, and support successful transitions for shelters, rescue organizations, and animals in foster homes who need extra understanding and help. 

Virtual Consultations
Personalized behavior and training support from the comfort of your home. Virtual sessions are ideal for behavior concerns, coaching, and follow-ups for people across the globe! We use the same positive-based methods with clear plans, guidance and real results.

Compassionate Certified Trainer
Since 2001, I have worked with thousands of humans and their animals in both group and private training in multiple languages including Spanish, German, Japanese and even sign language cues for deaf dogs. 
  • Help heal broken relationships between people and their animals
  • Assist both human and animal to understand each other and learn how to communicate effectively
  • Achieve goals and harmony within home and your relationship​s
  • LFDM-T after completion of LEGS Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation Course live at Wolf Park with Kim Brophey in 2021. 
  • CPDT
  • CAP 2

Happy People
Sonia is amazing! She helped me to learn more about my dogs and how to best communicate with them. Best of Behaivor created a custom training routine for us.  
Chris Matusek
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