Diana Simonsen Dog Training

Diana is an exceptional trainer. Her facility is top-notch and makes training in the winter pleasant. The thing that separates Diana from other trainers we’ve worked with, is her emphasis on positive reinforcement, and helping us really communicate with our dog. Our rescued Belgian Malinois is doing great and we’re more comfortable taking her places and being in public with her. We are grateful for Diana’s advice and guidance every week.

Diana brings out the best in us and our dogs, patiently teaching us how to observe our dogs and understand their needs while we are learning together. Diana has studied with the best animal behaviorists and trainers around the world and generously shares her knowledge with her students. Her classes are fun, stimulating and rewarding. We have learned to advocate for our dog and communicate with her. Working with Diana, Koli, our rescue Belgian Malinois just passed her AKC Canine Good Citizen test, a major milestone for a beautiful dog dumped off at a CA shelter. Koli proves what love and good training can accomplish! Highly recommend!

Diana is the queen of communication, both verbal and body. Her ability to see how you and your dog are performing, or under performing as a team and suggesting solutions for ultimate success is an exhilarating experience. Her facility provides a relaxing and safe space for shy dogs like mine. I feel truly blessed to have Diana and her facility available to me and my dogs.

In 2020, well into the pandemic, I was looking for virtual rally classes for our 16 month old puppy, Jazz. I came across Diana's website. What luck! Diana is a top-notch dog instructor. She is very friendly, articulate, clear with her positive training methods, incredibly organized, and always has more than enough exercises for the virtual rally classes. She provides handouts ahead of time so that you can prepare, and she stays current on AKC rules and regulations. Six months after joining rally classes, our puppy was well into adolescence. After being in lockdown and away from other dogs for nearly a year, she was exhibiting some dog-on-dog reactivity while we were in public spaces. I turned to Diana for assistance and opted for private virtual training sessions. She helped us ri

In August 2019, we rescued a 2-year old Golden Retriever, Great Pyrenees mix named Brady. He had been adopted as an 8-week puppy and later relinquished when the family had a newborn child. Brady was 18 months old at that time and his energy and excessive alerting were not manageable for his first family. We understood his challenges and were committed to figuring it out. Brady is good natured, funny, sweet and friendly. He bonded very quickly with me my husband. When he's not at our home, he's pretty chill - we've taken him to dog friendly cafes, brewpubs, stores, dog parks, etc. and he's a delight - quiet, happy, friendly to people and other dogs. But at home, he is very much on guard. He “alerts” (aka barks) at various noises in the neighborhood: car doors, dogs or people walking by