Better Together Canine Learning, LLC believes that dogs learn best when they feel safe, engaged, and successful. My reward-based approach focuses on building skills, confidence, and strong relationships through positive reinforcement and other science-based training methods. Depending on the individual dog, I may use techniques such as shaping, capturing, luring, targeting, differential reinforcement, default behavior training, the Premack Principle, and the 300 Peck Method, among other behavior-based training approaches, to build reliable skills and encourage lasting behavior change. I also help dogs develop positive emotional responses through systematic desensitization and counterconditioning, making challenging situations feel safer and more predictable. When addressing unwanted behaviors, I may use negative punishment by removing access to something the dog values, while ensuring the training environment is set up for success. Management tools such as baby gates, exercise pens, long lines, enrichment activities, and environmental modifications further support learning, safety, and long-term success.