Way of a Dog

Really glad we found Way of a Dog. Joe understands dogs in a way that feels natural. Our pup’s behavior improved almost instantly.

When Joe said he was coming for a three hour session, it sounded too long! But the time flew by and Joe stayed on top of our stubborn, nippy dog. He modeled what to do while giving us a running commentary. He knows dogs - and he sure knew ours! He also sent an audio clip with a rundown of what we did, which was great. I highly recommend this guy!

Joe is just fabulous with dogs and can gain their trust and respect immediately. Just look at the pic to see how relaxed she is with him. He had my dog following his unique commands in about 10 minutes. He is personal caring and very entertaining and I will have him back soon mostly to refresh me as I see now I was the main obstacle to solving my dogs bad habits. Thank you, Joe!

Joe was so pleasant and patient with Pepper and me. He taught both of us. Our only problem was Pepper wasn’t very “peppy” and wanted to sit the whole time once she learned to “sit!” Joe maintains great contact and is prompt to the scheduled appointment. He comes to you and makes himself very available to accommodate the client’s schedule. I look forward to using the tools Joe provided me with and building a wonderful and trusting relationship with Pepper.

We recently had a 3-hour session with Joe, and it was fantastic! His methods made total sense, and both of our dogs responded really well to his teachings. He uses slip leads along with a sight + sound + touch approach, which was easy for us to understand and start using right away. Joe helped us realize how we were letting the dogs run the show and how to take back our authority in a calm and assertive way, and now we can hopefully become the leaders our pups need us to be. In just one session, we saw a huge difference. He helped us get the dogs to: - Stay out of the kitchen while we were eating - Stop jumping on the furniture - Stop bum rushing the door when it's open - Stop jumping on us (or guests) - Avoid riling each other up (and preventing fights, which have been an issue recently