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.

Teaching Barley to Stay Calm to Help Murphy Relax

September 15, 2013 1:01 am Published by

Barley is a one-and-a-half year old Wheaton Terrier, pictured here on the left with his two-and-a-half year old room mate Murphy. Their owner had called me in due to Barley’s increasing aggression and rough play with Murphy. She had informed me that unless I could put... Read More

Taming a Giant. Carrick the Irish Wolfhound Learns to Respect his Owner’s Authory

September 11, 2013 10:55 pm Published by

Carrick is a four-month-old male Irish Wolfhound. His owner had contacted me because Carrick was wreaking havoc in his new home; getting aggressive with a Bulldog, getting over-excited, jumping up on people, not respecting their personal space, stealing items, not listening and overall, poor manners... Read More

Helping Mojo get his dog-mojo back

September 8, 2013 9:02 pm Published by

Mojo is one-and-a-half-year-old Shih Tzu Bulldog mix, pictured here on the right with his roommate Walter a eight-month-old bulldog. Mojo’s owner had contacted me concerned about the increasing levels of aggression he was exhibiting to other dogs including Walter. When I arrived for the appointment,... Read More

Teaching Meelo to Mello Out of her Dog Aggression

September 7, 2013 7:14 pm Published by

Meelo is a 2 YO female German Shorthair Pointer. After an attack by another dog, Meelo has become more and more dog aggressive; lunging at other dogs whenever she sees them. This is compounded by the fact that she is a high energy dog who... Read More

Teaching Ripley to Believe in His Pack Leaders to Stop His Aggression

September 5, 2013 10:56 pm Published by

Ripley is a two-year-old male, pictured here on the left with Gabby an eight-year-old multicolored female who is also a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel.  I was called in specifically to work with Ripley who had started to show some aggressive behavior: growling, barking and nipping.... Read More

Eliminating Scooter and Bella’s Insecurities to Stop their Aggression

September 2, 2013 8:22 pm Published by

Scooter (pictured here on the left) is a nine-year-old male Shih Tzu / Poodle mix. His roommate Bella (on the right) is a one-year-old female Shih Tzu / Bichon mix. Their owner had contacted me regarding a few aggression issues that both dogs were exhibiting,... Read More

Andre Learns to Respect his Pack Leader and Relax Around Other Dogs

September 1, 2013 10:31 pm Published by

Andre is a four-year-old French Bulldog. His owner contacted me to get him to stop marking in the house, his aggressiveness around other male dogs, anxiety and jumping up on guests who come over. When i arrived he was clearly excited to see me, rubbing... Read More

Calming Calvin to Stop Brook’s Aggression

August 30, 2013 4:56 am Published by

Calvin is a two-year-old male Border Collie mix, pictured here on the left with his room mate Brooks a two-year-old male lab pit mix. I was called in to help with Brooks who had been showing increasing signs of aggression including nipping a few guests. According... Read More

Stopping Tuffy and Snicker’s Barking, Dominance and Aggression Issues

August 27, 2013 5:30 pm Published by

Tuffy is a ten-year-old Maltese, pictured here on the left with her roommate Snickers an eight-year-old Shih szu mix. Although there are four dogs in the home, I was only called in to work with these two. Tuffy had a problem marking in the house, barking... Read More