Empowering Owners, Transforming Dogs
Dog Behavior Solutions for Lasting Trust and Confidence
With over three years of behavior-focused dog training experience, Amanda brings compassion, clarity, and a realistic approach to solving dog behavior challenges. Whether it’s basic obedience, socialization, or advanced behavior modification, Amanda’s goal is to help dogs and their families thrive together.
My name is Amanda Lunsford (CBCC-KA), and I’m a certified canine behavior consultant. For over the past three years, I have focused on effectively resolving complex behavior problems in dogs. Now, I’m expanding to offer both behavior consultations and obedience training.
My goal is to empower dog owners, so they can feel confident and focus on more important things in life than managing life with their dog. With compassion and expertise, I can teach you and your dog lasting skills for a happier home and stronger bond.
What services does Amanda offer?
I’m expanding to offer obedience training and foundational skills.
But why?!
After years of focusing on complex behavior issues, I’ve learned that when dog owners focus on building communication and trust with their dogs early on, they can prevent future problems and save themselves months—or even years—of stress.
Alternative Dog Behaviors
Amanda shows dog owners how to train their dogs to relax using their natural instincts. In the video below, watch as Amanda shows the “Stiff to Sniff” technique.
This approach is a must because relying solely on obedience training might not be enough to understand your dog’s anxious or aggressive related behaviors. Amanda shows dogs how to stay calm in tough situations with tricks like “Stiff to Sniff.”
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Transform Your Dog’s Behavior with Amanda’s Proven Approach
Discover Amanda’s successful four-step process, P.I.T.S., that has helped countless dog owners achieve positive results:
- Prevent unnecessary stress and ensure safety, recognizing how chronic stress affects learning for both dogs and humans.
- Interrupt and recognize early signs in dogs’ body language to prevent your dog’s behaviors from escalating.
- Train substitute behaviors to replace maladaptive ones, creating better adaptive responses from your dog.
- Sustain behavior improvements by understanding when to pivot your approaches.
In-Home Behavior Assessment & Sessions
When you work with Amanda, you begin with a comprehensive initial assessment that examines your dog’s history, behavior patterns, and daily routines to eliminate stress factors.
After your discussion, Amanda uses various techniques and collaborates to create customized sessions. These sessions address behaviors before they escalate, promote lasting change and resilience.
Understanding your dog’s behaviors is necessary!
You and your family are the key to modifying and managing your dog’s behavior. Behavior therapy focuses on improving your ability to communicate effectively with your dog; meaning, you need to be able to provide the behavior therapy. – VCA Animal Hospitals
Work with an Advanced Trainer
As of December 2022, there are only 474 CBCC-KAs worldwide. The exam to become a certified behavior consultant includes: applied behavior analysis; consulting skills and best practices; ethology, body language, and observational skills; health, development, and life stages; biology and anatomy; scientific method. – Certification Council For Professional Dog Trainers