About Us
Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
For over 15 years, we have been serving the pets and families of Middle Tennessee with certified professional dog training and behavior consulting as well as board and train here at our farm.
We love caring and connecting with animals and creating everlasting relationships.
We provide a variety of training and behavior services for all ages and breeds of dogs. Our training philosophy is to teach safe, humane and effective dog training through positive reinforcement. The methods we use are rooted in the science of learning theory with a focus on force free, error free learning. Through gentle and human methods of training, we strive to meet the dog where they are most inspired to learn.
Professional Dog Training
JULIE FARRIS -CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA is Nashville's only professional dog trainer certified in both dog training and behavior consulting through the Certified Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT). Farris has over 20+ years of experience training dogs and counseling owners while specializing in behavior modification for shelter and rescue dogs for adoption.
In 2012 she joined the behavior medicine department of Blue Pearl Veterinary Specialists in Franklin, TN where she worked for 4 years as the behavior technician for animal behaviorist Dr. Beth Strickler - MS, DVM, DACVB.
Farris continues to provide follow-up training services for those patients of Dr. Beth Strickler, MS,DVM,DACVB,CDBC , who are in need of behavior modification and training as part of their follow-up care.
Over the years, Farris has worked with wolves, foxes and coyotes at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Naples Florida, mentored student trainers enrolled in Animal Behavior College, taught cell dog programs in conjunction with the Davidson County Sheriff's Department and is currently a board member and behavior consultant for Bonaparte's Retreat, a Nashville dog rescue owned by country music legend Emmylou Harris
Training Solutions
We offer basic obedience training as well as solutions for common behavior problems such as:
- Jumping
- Barking
- Pulling on leash
- House soiling
- Unruliness
Behavior Modification for the following:
- Fears/phobias
- Anxiety based behaviors
- Aggression
- On leash reactivity
- Destructive behavior
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