My business is called The Gentle Canine.

I serve the Camp Lejeune area including communities such as Sneads Ferry, Jacksonville, Holly Ridge, Hubert, and Richlands.

I like to use the tools of technology to help me as a dog trainer.

Video is a wonderful way to sit back and see what's really happening in a dog situation so we can make good choices about what might need changing instead of bullying through it.

What do you see as these dogs play? (I'll show you what I see after the video.)

In this video I want you to notice a few things.

The game of chase switches roles between the chasee and the chaser.

The little dog (Macho the Chihuahua) stays on the outside of the game - he's not into the heavy chase, but he's happy to referee.

The dogs all have soft open mouths and no signs of stress on their faces. There aren't any stiff body postures.

Right near the end both dogs do a full body shake.

Larry (the big white dog in the end) is squinting as much as he can to tell Macho the Chihuahua that this play is over.

Macho ignores this signal, but Larry is steadfast and finally Macho gets it.

This is healthy dog play. No one lingers too long in one position on the field and the game breaks up after 1 minute.

In the middle of the video Joey hurts his paw. He was fine afterward, we checked him all out.

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My Training style is not really a style, but it falls into the category of being hands off. Sometimes people call it the force free method of dog training. Don't confuse force free with lack of effectiveness or compliance. My goal is to teach you how to work with your dog so you not only get results, but you end up with a partnership.

Not sure if this style of training is right for you?

I understand.

In the past, I thought I had to force my dog into respecting me to get him to do what I wanted, but the more I studied this hands off style of training the better my training became.

I learned how to teach dogs things I could never have taught them using other methods.

Like teaching our extremely fearful husky Larry to play with toys when he had never shown any interest (let alone picked up an object with his mouth). I almost cried the day he walked over to a rope toy and started flipping it into the air all on his own. This just a week after working on this.

Who uses this style of training? Service dogs, Detection Dogs, Search and Rescue, Dog Mushers, Dolphin Trainers, Zoo Trainers, Horse Riders, Rally, Obedience, Agility, Hunting Dogs, Police Dogs, and people with Pet Dogs.

Read through the website and if you have more questions or want to get started, please fill out the contact form and I will personally respond as soon as possible.