Dog Behaviorist
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Natural canine behaviors, such as chewing, digging, biting, scratching, running away, and barking can be challenging for dog owners to manage and can be helped with dog behaviorist training.

With Fon’s Dog Training, your fur baby is in the most capable of hands. From correcting ‘bad behaviors’ to strengthening the bond between pet parent and pet, we can help you and your dog through virtually any challenge.

A dog behaviorist is a professional trained and experienced in interpreting and understanding WHY a dog may exhibit certain behaviors. Dog behaviorists, such as those from Fon’s Dog Training, seek to discover and understand the motives (good or bad) that drive such behavior.

In other words, dog behaviorists treat the action (barking, biting, chewing, etc.) as a symptom of an underlying motivation or cause. This enables behaviorists to effectively address the reason behind the behavior, getting to the root and origin of the problem.

By understanding a dog’s reasoning behind its action, trainers, and owners will be better equipped to help their dog work through the issues in the most effective way possible.

Dog behaviorists work with pets and their owners to evaluate, observe and interpret dogs’ behavior in various settings, ranging from the home to dog parks, with people or when introduced to other dogs, and more.

Now that you have a better understanding of what a dog behaviorist does, let’s take a closer look at dog trainers.

Dog trainers typically work hands-on with the dog and its owner(s) both separately and together. The goal of a dog trainer is typically to correct ‘bad’ behaviors and/or teach dogs certain desirable actions or traits. Dog trainers will often teach ‘tricks’ such as handshaking, rolling over, etc., as well as commands such as ‘sit’, ‘stay’, ‘come’, and more.

Other aspects a dog behaviorist is responsible for taking into consideration include the dog’s age, breed, health, history of neglect or trauma, and the pet’s unique personality type.

Other aspects a dog behaviorist is responsible for taking into consideration include the dog’s age, breed, health, history of neglect or trauma, and the pet’s unique personality type.

The role requires years of experience, and a natural intuition with regard to pets, people, and the environment. Dog behaviorists aren’t always trying to alter the pet’s behavior, such as to encourage or discourage a particular action (i.e. tail wagging), but rather seeking to help pet owners understand how to interpret their dog’s communication.

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES:

Let’s recap the major similarities and differences between these two roles.