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.

Tackling Jackson’s Dog Aggression

August 14, 2013 7:24 pm Published by

Jackson is a four-year-old male malamute. His owner contacted me after Jackson got into it with a neighbor’s new puppy. Although he was the runt of his litter, Jackson is by far the largest dog that I’ve ever worked with. His owner said she thought he... Read More

Diego and Weenie Learn to Control Themselves

August 7, 2013 1:08 am Published by

Diego is a three-year-old Chihuahua pictured here on the left, with Weenie an eight-month-old Daschund. Their owner had contacted me to curb several unwanted behaviors; submissive urination, excessive barking, tearing / destroying things in the home, failure to listen or respond to their owner’s commands... Read More

Teaching Scout to Stop Barking and Follow His Owner’s Commands

August 5, 2013 1:47 am Published by

Scout is a five-year-old golden retriever (pictured here on the left with his roommates; seven-month-old German Shepherd Storm and Sabrina a seven-year-old Golden Retriever. Scout’s owner has a canine waste collection service and he accompanies her while she works. His owner had contacted me to... Read More

Teaching Mia the Golden Doodle Some Manners

August 1, 2013 12:47 am Published by

Mia is a 10 month old golden doodle. Her owner had contacted me to help stop her from having accidents in the house, listen better and stop jumping up on people. Mia is the youngest of the 4 dogs that live in their home. When I arrived,... Read More

Ty the Boxer gets a Second Chance and Learns to Respect His Owners

July 28, 2013 9:54 pm Published by

Sam is a four-year-old Australian Shepherd, pictured here on the left with his roommate, four-year-old boxer Ty. While Sam has lived with his owners since he was a puppy, Ty was recently adopted. While his owners think he’s a great dog and love him, they... Read More

Abe learns to calm down and listen to his owners

July 25, 2013 10:44 pm Published by

Abe is a six-month-old Shih Tzu. His owners had contacted me to help curb a few behavioral issues; jumping up on people, not listening and nipping his owner when she got home or tried to leave. When I arrived at his home for the appointment, Abe... Read More

Teaching Sandy to Listen to Her Owner When Outside

July 22, 2013 4:20 pm Published by

Sandy is a six-month-old German Shepherd mix. Her owner contacted me because she had a tendency to almost ignore her him whenever she went outside, even while on a leash. When I arrived, Sandy met me at the door but didn’t bark a single time. In... Read More

Helping Sissy Stop Chasing Four Wheelers

July 21, 2013 9:56 pm Published by

Sissy (Pictured here on the right, with her pal Merl) is a 1 YO mini Shepherd Australian who lives on a horse ranch. Her owner called me to help stop Sissy from attempting to heard and bite the wheels of their 4 wheeler. Ive helped a... Read More

Have to give mad props to Janel for setting up our blog!

July 20, 2013 10:30 am Published by

So a few weeks ago I got a message from a woman who rescues Shiba Inu’s. She asked if i could help a Pitbull that they were trying to rehome. His name is Pete and you can read about the session on my Facebook page.... Read More