Here at Canine Behavioral Services Inc., we are a cohesive team of skilled and knowledgable humans – along with a group of experienced, behaviorally sound canines – who utilize scientifically-sound, natural behavior training processes & protocols to help dogs safely extinguish Undesirable Behavior practices while “installing” new Positive Behavior Patterns that will last the rest of their lives.
Nobody…I mean NOBODY can help a dog learn to practice new behaviors, like another dog!
We do this through a process we call Behavior Training.
Unlike Obedience Training, with Behavior Training there’s no need for all those ineffective “verbal commands” and best of all, we’re not spending time on a type of training that doesn’t work when we need it to most!
What exactly is Behavior Training?
Behavior Training creates a natural learning environment that teaches the dog how to consistently choose the correct Positive Behavior on their own, in any given situation, without needing to be “told”.
While Obedience Training relies on the dog’s willingness to comply with the human’s often repeated verbal commands, Behavior Training “trains” the dog to choose the correct behavior before or without being told.
No verbal commands are necessary!
In a nutshell – Behavior Training teaches the dog to choose the correct behavior, in any given situation, without the need for ineffective verbal commands.
That’s it. It’s that simple and straight-forward!
An integral part of our all-natural approach to dog Behavior Training is what we call Pack Dynamic Training.
By matching dogs that lack social and self-confidence—or those who are socially challenged—with our confident, experienced Pack Dogs, we facilitate social behavior improvement unlike any other training modality.
Through consistent, positive interactions with our Pack Dogs, these imbalanced dogs learn to feel better about themselves and begin to exhibit more socially acceptable behaviors.
It has taken years of dedication to reach this point, but we are uniquely qualified to help dogs in ways others cannot—successfully addressing behaviors and issues where others have failed.
We achieve this largely through play and social interaction—without the use of force or verbal commands.
No Shock Collars. No Pinch Collars. No Anger. No Intimidation.
Supervised play and safe, structured social interaction foster a stronger desire and capacity for learning in dogs.
It’s amazing how much dogs learn when happy & safe!
Dogs leave our Natural Behavior Training programs with a newfound sense of calm and confidence—believing it was their idea to change their own behavior.
The best part? With consistent follow-through from the owner, these behavioral changes can last a lifetime.
Dogs who go through our Pack Dynamic Training process find it incredibly enriching and rewarding. Don’t just take our word for it—check out our Testimonials to hear what other owners have experienced here at CBS.
To our knowledge, no other trainer in the area offers this level of comprehensive Natural Behavior Training with the support of an experienced, well-balanced Pack.
In our Force-Free Natural Behavior Training, we rely on scientifically sound & proven safe practices, protocols & techniques to help dogs, and their owners, to experience once-in-a-lifetime type results in this dog-centric natural learning process.
With our Natural Behavior Training practices & protocols, we do not utilize or rely on pain, force, intimidation, or repeated verbal commands to get the dog to “listen”. Our process is the farthest thing from that!
We do NOT use Force.
We do NOT use eCollars, Remote Training Collars, Shock Collars, Pinch Collars, Prong Collars, or any other tool or technique that causes a dog pain when they choose the incorrect behavior – which is often due to the lack of effective training in the first place!
What types of Behavior Issues do you work with?
With Natural Behavior Training, we can successfully treat or work with all levels of Undesirable Behavior (UB).
This process is especially successful with cases that involve dogs exhibiting Fear or Anxiety Based Behaviors.
As well, our Natural Behavior Training has the ability to successfully treat almost all levels of Aggression.
Working with scientifically safe and proven Classical & Operant Conditioning processes and exercises while expertly harnessing the all-natural effects and benefits of Allelomimetic Behavior & Social Facilitation, we have the ability to help dogs and their owners in a way that simply isn’t found anywhere else.
Utilizing our exclusive Pack Dynamic Training Process, our highly experienced trainers are able to expertly harness the incredible all-natural effects and benefits of Allelomimetic Behavior and Social Facilitation, allowing us to help dogs and owners in need like never before!
What EXACTLY is Allelomimetic Behavior & Social Facilitation? (definitions below from Wikipedia)
While we strongly believe that there is no better way to help a dog improve their own behavior, we would not go so far as to say that this all-natural process makes us “better” than other trainers or methods, as that’s not our judgment to make. Nor did we somehow “invent” this process. However, we are confident in making the guarantee that we have a proprietary, unique, and proven successful approach that harnesses the all-natural power of confidently balanced dogs to “teach” other imbalanced dogs how to exhibit more proper, desirable behaviors. It’s taken many years of hard work to get here, but we are now uniquely qualified in our abilities and with our resources.
ALL dogs who experience our Pack Dynamic Training process find it to be incredibly enriching and rewarding. Just check out our Testimonials to see what other owners have said about their experiences with us here at CBS Inc.
Our proprietary Pack Dynamic Training process is not available anywhere else in Rhode Island; this we are certain of.
Almost every day we are asked…”What training method do you use?
It seems to have become fashionable for trainers, both new and established, to label themselves as one “type” of trainer or another – using a Singular Methodology, if you will. Take the well-known Providence area trainer who dropped any natural dog training methods in preference of using eCollars only. Or another training company that has adopted the Clicker Training Method only. In our experience, jumping on the current “bandwagon” and adopting the latest training “flavor of the day” method is totally short-sighted and does a deep injustice to those dogs and owners who don’t subscribe to that singular method.
There’s just no way possible that every dog will benefit from one single method of training. So, rather than limiting ourselves, we prefer to look at the potential for any and all force-free methods to have value but more importantly, we adhere to some basic fundamentals and principles below:
“A dog’s ability and readiness to properly meet the demands of domestic life is only half provided by its biological predisposition (Nature) – the other half is realized by the effects of socialization and training (Nurture). Without the guidance of a calm, assertive and effective Leader, a dog’s social adjustment and ability to respond well to an owner may suffer irreparable damage.
A calm, consistent and assertive owner can assist in guiding a dog’s choices until it is properly socialized and trained to make the correct and “balanced” choices on its own. In order to accept our Leadership, a dog must adopt a submissive and cooperative attitude at a very early stage of development and remain that way for the rest of its life.
In order to obtain true Leadership status, one must establish social limits (not permitting dogs to jump up, bite hands/mouthing, not pull on leash, etc.), maintain personal space limits, and develop a cooperative relationship based on gentle and positive compliance training and be able to apply corrective measures when necessary. As a result of these efforts, the dog will naturally become increasingly affectionate and cooperative.
Once basic social boundaries are established, other behavioral objectives are rapidly achieved by presenting or omitting rewards, such as affection, food, play and other activities or resources that the dog may desire to obtain.”
– Steven R. Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training
Owners often find numerous, and frequently confusing, options when researching the ever increasing number of dog training methods available to them. This over-abundance of “methodologies” can create a lot of unnecessary confusion, stress and anxiety for well-meaning dog owners who are just trying to do the right thing for their four-legged friends. Some trainers will even advise owners to pursue one single-method of training without any prior knowledge about the dog whatsoever!
It’s difficult to understand how any trainer can truly believe that ALL dogs will subscribe to one singular method of training. It just makes absolutely no sense to us, and I’m sure it makes even less sense to the dog who is being shocked for reasons unknown to them! We’ve even seen some trainers who will a spend a good amount of their “professional capital” trying to convince owners that “their way is the best way”. To us, that is just crazy!
The BEST way is really no secret at all and is widely known by truly qualified trainers. The best way to train ANY dog is the way that the dog finds enjoyable and enriching, intelligible and interesting and is eager to work with. There’s no way possible that ALL dogs find one single training method able to fit this criteria! This makes little sense and you don’t even need to be a dog professional to understand it.
Here’s how it works:
Most owners, as well as many other trainers, simply don’t believe it when I tell them that it’s not often that dogs exhibit Separation Anxiety while here in our care. This is something I can almost always guarantee. If you have a dog that has very serious Separation Anxiety…I can almost always guarantee that at least while the dog is in our care…his or her Separation Related Behaviors will be alleviated. In severe cases, relief can often take a considerable amount of time but for many owners, this is a long-awaited break for them and their dog as well!
While it’s true that our all-natural Pack Dynamic Training process is far and away the BEST way that we know of to help a dog with “dog problems”, this incredible process effectively aids dogs to significantly improvement almost ANY behavioral issue.
Spending time and working with well-behaved, behaviorally balanced dogs allows your dog to learn to establish and practice new Positive Behavioral Patterns. Remember, there’s simply no human alive that can teach another dog about balanced canine behavior more effectively or efficiently than a group of well-balanced dogs.
Here’s just a short list of some of the Undesirable Behaviors we successfully address on a daily basis here in our Kennel with our exclusive Pack Dynamic Training process:
All Training Programs include the following Foundational Training exercises daily: Impulse Control Training, Loose-Leash Walking, On-Leash Greetings and a very solid Recall.
Currently, they number 12. But this could change at any time when we meet a dog that would benefit as much from joining our Pack as we would with having them! For more information about each Pack Member, including their roles and responsibilities….please check out our Meet The Pack page.
That is a great question and one I asked myself for the first few years until I actually realized the daunting amount of work it took me to effectively develop a working Pack. Luckily, I had the foresight to set out on my own multi-year quest to get to where we are today. The dogs in our Pack did not begin here with us as balanced dogs. Far from it.
I can’t imagine many trainers having the ability to commit to the years it takes to obtain and curate a Pack of behaviorally balanced canines. The time and costs involved in building a Pack of multiple dogs, caring for (food, vaccinations, Vet care, toys, etc.) and training them…can be quite overwhelming. Add to this, the fact that you don’t get a “day off” when you own that many dogs. These are all serious “hurdles” that many trainers would not have the ability, or perseverance, to conquer. That said, I am so very glad that I did!
Not mention how difficult it actually is to train a Pack of dogs to be balanced enough to NOT engage with a dog that is exhibiting “high-arousal” behaviors. It’s far “easier” to press the button on an e-Collar than to work daily, for many years, training a group of dogs to be able to not only help other dogs, but often to fully rehabilitate some very severe behavioral issues. In my mind, relying on a “tool” or trick to train dogs to “do what you want” is nothing short of cheating. It doesn’t only cheat the dog….but it cheats the owners as well!
We would NEVER be able to achieve the results we are known for without this Pack of dogs that I have mindfully rescued and trained over the last 15+ years.
None of these dogs came to us “trained”. They were all either rescued from homes where they were not well-suited for or from a Shelter or Foster home. They were ALL troubled beyond the owner’s ability to help them. Most had been through numerous “trainers” or unsuccessful programs and were either slated to be euthanized or banished to life in a shelter or bounced around from foster home to foster home. For one reason or another, they ended up here with me and I took it as my duty to help these dogs find peace and behavioral balance.
Now….they are giving back to dogs in need on a daily basis. I love them like they are my immediate family and each and every day that goes by I thank the stars for allowing me to finding these wonderful four-legged-friends.
For more about each Pack member – Click Here!
Doing things like this, the right way, takes time. In short…it takes the amount of time it takes to do it right!
To put a short, artificially imposed time-line on the successful modification of behavior, using natural means, makes no sense. Sure, if we wanted to use e-Collars or Pinch Collars on every dog….we could probably change that dogs behavior in 2 weeks too! But, that’s not the “right” way to reach success and unlikely to produce long-term positive results.
Here at CBS, we first allow the dog several days or longer, if necesssary, to acclimate to their new environment and we always want to ensure the dog is fully comfortable and feeling safe before we begin training. As a matter of fact, in certain cases, if necessary, we’ll discuss with the owner, the benefit of the dog staying a little longer here in training. And, there is never an extra charge when we request an extension!
I would say this seems to be one of the largest “hurdles” for owners to get past. For many, the thought of sending their dog away for up to five weeks seems like an insurmountable sacrifice. We know it must be difficult…but we also know that from the dog’s viewpoint, who really has no clear understanding of the passing of time, it seems like just another day! Thank goodness dogs don’t come here and just wallow while “missing” their owners…..even though this is what many owners believe would happen. It’s simply not the case. Dog’s find every day here greatly enriching and wonderfully fulfilling.
So here’s what we know…
By taking a scientifically sound, all-natural approach to dog training, while prioritizing your dog’s needs and motivating factors, we can naturally lead and guide them into choosing the most proper, acceptable, and desirable behaviors without the need for those pesky, ineffective Verbal Commands. Natural Behavior Training eliminates the need for harsh corrections or intimidation, such as with shock collars & pinch collars) commonly used by some trainers to achieve quick results.
When using those “FORCE-methods”, owners run a high risk of serious side effects, as well as the inevitable degradation of the relationship between the dog and owner.
Not to mention those “quick” results almost never last.
We prefer to take a much more pro-nature stance when training dogs… no force or fear of pain.
Whether you are interested in simply teaching your dog to walk well on a Loose-Leash, or have a dog with severe behavioral issues, we here at Canine Behavioral Services Inc. have the proven professional ability and experience to help your dog vastly improve his or her behavior and set the tone for a future of peace, harmony and behavioral balance!
We know that finding the right trainer for you can be a difficult decision and we truly appreciate and thank you for your time and consideration.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or concerns. We’re here for you 100% of the way!
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