Author Archives for David Codr

About David Codr

We are a team of dog behaviorists and trainers who use positive reinforcement and dog psychology to help dogs learn how you want them to act and behave.

We are completely force free, never use punishment based tools (such as pinch collars, shock collars, choke chains, etc) or dominance based methods (alpha rolls, harsh leash corrections, etc).

If you are tired of rearranging your life due to dog problems, give us a call. You can have a calm, well mannered dog tonight.

Helping Diesel and Marley Get Past Their Fight

February 16, 2014 8:38 pm Published by

Meet Diesel a six-year-old Bluenosed Pitbull and Marley, a nine-year-old Phalene Pappillion. Their owner called me to help get the dogs back together before the family welcomes a new baby in a few months. The dogs had not been together since a bad fight that erupted... Read More

Adding Rules and Structure to Balance the Pack and End Aggression

February 15, 2014 1:51 am Published by

Meet Husker (four-year-old Boston Terrier), Cutie (eight-year-old Schnauzer), Lindsey (two-year-old Black Lab), Lucy (six-year-old Poodle) and Meeko (six-year-old Huskie). Their owner called me for assistance with several issues; aggression to visitors, getting over excited, not listening, barking and some fighting. When I arrived for the... Read More

Teaching Rigley to Calm Down So Sam Can Focus

February 7, 2014 6:29 pm Published by

Meet Rigley (left) and Sam. Sam has been with his family for years while Rigley was only added to the pack last year. Their owner called me to help get Rigley to calm down and listen better while helping Sam respect their personal space and... Read More

Puppy Training for Teddy the 10 Week Old Miniature Poodle

February 2, 2014 11:05 pm Published by

Teddy is a 10 week old miniature poodle. His owners called me to help with a few minor problems but primarily to make sure that he got started off on the right foot. When I arrived for the session Teddy was very low energy. At... Read More

Teaching Toby to Respect His Owners While Building up Sunny’s Confidence

January 27, 2014 2:21 am Published by

This is Toby (6 years old) on the left with his room mate Sunny (4 years old). Their owner contacted me to help them stop the dogs from urinating in the house. When I arrived for the session I could immediately tell that Sunny was... Read More

Teaching Hope to Respect and Listen to Her Owner

January 12, 2014 11:07 pm Published by

Hope a two-year-old female yellow lab. She was recently adopted and her new owner called me to help her learn to stop jumping up on people and listen better. When I arrived for the session, Hope met me at the door with a medium energy.... Read More

Building Up Sammy’s Confidence to Stop Dolly’s Aggression

January 12, 2014 10:38 pm Published by

This is Dolly and her roommate Sammy (Right).  Their owner called me to put a stop to the occasional aggression Dolly was showing to Sammy and his obsessive need to retrieve the remote control when visitors or his owners came home. When I arrived, the... Read More

Building Up Laila’s Confidence to Eliminate her Separation Anxiety

January 8, 2014 5:47 pm Published by

This is Laila, a one and a half year old Boxer Lab mix. Her owner called me for help with the separation anxiety that was causing her to break out of kennels. When I arrived for the session, I could instantly tell Laila was lacking... Read More

Disagreeing with Dominance and Building up Buddy’s confidence to Bring Balance to a Pack

January 4, 2014 11:57 pm Published by

  Meet Jack (Left), Buddy (Far right) and their three Dachshund room mates. I was called in to help stop the over excitement all the dogs showed when guests arrived at their home as well as quell the aggression Jack was showing to Buddy since he... Read More

Adding Rules, Exercise and Boundaries to Mello out Melo’s Separation Anxiety

December 29, 2013 1:03 am Published by

Meet Melo a six-year-old, Pitbull Lab mix. Melo’s owners contacted me to help her get over a case of separation anxiety. In a few of her more intense incidents, Melo chewed holes in doors large enough to fit through, and Melo is no small dog.... Read More