Viva Dog Life — Respect First

Training programs

Training that ends with a happy, engaged, and reliable dog.

Pick the behavior that matters most to you. We train it until it works in real life — and I put a 90% money-back guarantee behind it.

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Reliable Recall

Your dog comes when called — the first time.

  • Off-leash at the park
  • Around other dogs and people
  • Mid-chase, mid-play, mid-anything
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Loose-Leash Walking

Walks become enjoyable again — no pulling, no dragging.

  • A loose leash past distractions
  • Calm around dogs and strangers
  • Anyone in the family can walk the dog
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Impulse Control

Your dog stops on command — even at a distance.

  • “Drop it” and “leave it” that work
  • A down in full run
  • Commands from 10+ yards away
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Crate Training

The crate becomes a calm place your dog chooses.

  • Settles quietly — no barking or whining
  • Relaxed at home, overnight, and when traveling
  • Real rest for your dog, real breaks for you

How the guarantee works

Reliable — or 90% of your money back.

At your evaluation we choose one behavior and define “reliable” together, in writing — what your dog will do, where, and around which distractions. Then we train until your dog gets there. If I don’t deliver, you get 90% of your money back.

Free 2-minute assessment
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Why it works

The relationship does the heavy lifting.

Reliable behavior isn’t drilled in — it grows out of a dog that trusts you, plays with you, and wants to be near you. That’s the part we build first.

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Not every dog starts at the same place.

01

Puppy Foundations

Confidence, curiosity, play, and communication — so the reliable behaviors above come easily later.

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02

Behavior & Relationship Coaching

For recurring struggles that quick fixes haven’t touched. We look at what’s underneath and rebuild from there.

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How it works

Four steps to a reliable dog.

Free 2-minute assessment

Four quick questions about how reliable your dog is today.

Submit Dog Evaluation

Tell me about your dog in more depth before we meet.

Get your plan

We meet, I evaluate your dog, and you get a plan — with the guarantee in writing.

Train until it’s reliable

Real-life training in the places your dog actually lives.

Learn at home

Courses I recommend.

Online courses by Ivan Balabanov — the Training Without Conflict® program I certified through. Excellent groundwork between our sessions, or a first step before them.

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The Perfect Puppy Bundle

The complete Training Without Conflict start for your puppy — confidence, play, and communication from day one.

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02

Chase & Catch 2.0

Build drive, engagement, and the play connection that makes real-world training possible.

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03

The Possession Games

Games that teach your dog to win, share, and let go — the heart of play-based training.

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04

Teaching the OUT Command

A clean, conflict-free release — the foundation of impulse control around toys and prey.

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If you purchase through these links, Viva Dog Life earns a commission at no extra cost to you. I recommend them because I trained through this program myself.

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Not sure which program fits?

Take the assessment — I’ll recommend the right starting point after reading your answers.

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