About South Bay Dog Training
South Bay Dog Training offers positive reinforcement training in a gentle and positive environment. Their curriculum includes PuppyGarten, Manners 1, and Manners 2 classes, and they offer many classes for training essentials or more specialized behavior needs. Classes are small, ensuring each dog and handler receive individual attention. Trainers, like Kimberly and Nathalie, are expert, effective, and praised for their helpfulness and positive energy. The training has been successful for many dogs and their owners. Clients report improvements and have the best behaved dogs. South Bay Dog Training helps dogs learn essential skills such as sit, stay, down, recall, loose leash walking, and body handling. They deliver awesome training of all kinds and the BEST Puppy Socials for young pups to learn how to behave, build confidence, and overcome fear. Owners feel their bond with their dogs has strengthened through the training process.
I am so happy to have found this place and Nathalie! Nathalie is a certified dog trainer who uses positive reinforcement methods. My labrador, Sammie, has taken Manners 2, 3 and 4 here. Each day I learned new things about dog behavior and discovered new ways to build my confidence, while developing a stronger relationship with my pup. Recently, we faced our biggest challenge in Manners 4, which involved taking our dogs through a very busy park past other walking and running dogs, a noisy dog park, ducks, geese, bikes and runners whizzing by, a narrow walkway, a bridge over a river and noisy freeway. Nathalie told what we might encounter, and provided skills for walking our dogs on narrow paths, and timing for reinforcement. Every session became easier, and by the final session, Sammie and I were both relaxed during our walk and we earned the Urban Canine Good Citizen certificate. Sammie is learning appropriate play and manners in day camp on "Retriever Tuesdays." Sammie loves going, and is ready to sleep when she gets to the car. Her stays and recalls have improved, too! Plus, I love the videos and photos that I receive. Many of the dogs in day camp have been with Nathalie since they were puppies. It's a pleasure to have a dog trainer who has years of experience, and who clearly enjoys the dogs.
Our pup Clementine is attending Manners 2 with Kimberly and we’ve had a great experience. Highly recommend signing up for classes with South Bay Dog Training! ♥️
Smith Dog Training uses positive reinforcement, proven to be the most effective (and kind) method of teaching a dog. This is REAL dog training, not using force or fear. When we use force, a dog suppresses their behavior. When we use positive reinforcement they become empowered and secure because they know what we want from them. They don’t have to guess. Any training company that uses positive reinforcement has your dog’s best interest in mind. It’s impossible to harm a dog using positive reinforcement. Choose wisely!