DIANA SPARACINO
Diana is a proud Certified Professional Dog Trainer with over 40 years of experience training & breeding. She is currently working on being a ‘Certified Behavior Consultant’. Her passion and love for dogs has resulted in a very successful lifetime spent doing what she absolutely loves and enjoys.
She has appeared on TV with Caesar Millan and is also featured in one of his bestselling books, 'How To Raise The Perfect Dog'. She is also a proud member of APDT, Association of Professional Dog Trainers and IAABC, International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.
"It is my mission to responsibly breed for the very best in temperament, health & beauty - and to keep the same dog in one home for life. To patiently guide dog owners and educate them on how to gently handle, train, & manage their dogs, using positive proven methods, resulting in an appropriate, trusting, & loving relationship with their best friend"
~ Diana Sparacino
Our approach is simple, what is the dog trying to tell us? We look at the problem behavior from what is going on inside the dog. What is his emotional state when he displays this behavior? If its stress, why is he stressing? What is bothering him? What is he getting out of it? How is it rewarding him or helping to release tension?
There is always a reason for any behavior, good or bad. It is important to access the emotional state of the dog when he is misbehaving. Rather than ‘correct’ the inappropriate behavior, we take the time to look deeper into the dog’s emotional state and anxiety level and focus on reducing his stress and or confusion.
When we change the emotion, we can change the behavior. We can then teach a new behavior, by redirecting and rewarding when the dog makes the right choice.