Dog Training FAQs


NJ Dog Training Services

1. Obedience Training:
Obedience training is teaching a dog to perform unnatural behaviors, such as sit and stay, on cue. Joshua utilizes positive training methods that make training enjoyable and encouraging for both owner and dog. Some training techniques that are exercised to ensure a successful training program are: capturing, luring, shaping, and clicker training. All programs are customized to accommodate the different lifestyles of each individual and their pet.
  • Sit/Stay
  • Down
  • Stay
  • Leave it/Take it
  • Focus
  • Food luring
  • Recall
  • Loose Leash Walking
  • Fetch

2. Behavioral Problem Solving:
Behavioral Problem Solving is the prevention and elimination of behaviors that are classified as unacceptable by the dogs’ owner. According to each owners environment he/she will have a different concept of what is to be considered an undesirable behavior. Nevertheless, most dog owners will agree that chewing on furniture and going to the bathroom in the house are behaviors that need to be remedied.

  • Puppy Nipping
  • Reckless House Behavior
  • Begging
  • Stealing Food
  • Jumping on he furniture
  • Excessive/Obsessive Barking
  • Inappropriate chewing
  • Coprophagia (stool eating)
  • House Training
  • Bolting
  • Digging
  • Jumping


3. Behavior Modification:
Behavior Modification is the elimination and management of complicated and often hazardous behaviors. Many of these behaviors are not natural and are the result of a root problem that has not been properly attended to. These behaviors should be diagnosed and treated by a professional.

  • Fear Aggression
  • Dog on Dog Aggression
  • Dog on Human Aggression
  • Anxieties
  • Phobias
  • Compulsive/Obsessive Disorders