CDT trainers are balanced in their methods and use a blend of praise and correction to communicate with a dog to shape and/or eliminate behaviors.  Taking into consideration the three fundamental elements; obedience, socialization, and fitness, trainers develop an individual training program for each dog and owner.  We do not focus on formal or competition obedience or agility, but rather on creating stable and happy family pets that are comfortable in different situations and are easy to manage in the home.  We work to keep training plans as simple and practical as possible so that owners can be successful and maintain the training. 

CDT staff have worked closely with the SPCA and other rescues, so understand what it takes to rehabilitate a dog that has an unknown or difficult past.  In transforming adult dogs with behavior problems, CDT also recognizes the extreme importance of raising puppies well using basic obedience and socialization with other animals.

Our trainers regularly attend workshops and complete courses to learn more about the constantly evolving field of dog training.  Learning new skills and techniques to pass along to our students is critical to creating such individualized training programs.