
Introducing Dogs and Bonds, dog training services to enhance lasting connections.
What we do
We provide quality behaviour care for families seeking to troubleshoot behavioural challenges and bring their animals up with kindness, respect and the strongest bond. Our approach is force-free, rewarded-based and committed to science and animal welfare: Let us help you find the right training plan or tailor one that meets your needs.
Learn about our Training Programs
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A 3-session bundle packed with key skills for an awesome foundation to support a lifetime of successful learning on top of helping to manage undesirable behaviours you might be experiencing.
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This is the program for the little puppy that is starting right. Packed with foundation exercises and games to build on connection, confidence, impulse control, repertoire and alternatives for better communication, gaining manners will follow naturally.
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This program is to bring your teen dog back on track and help them across the bridge to adulthood. Navigating these months (not years phew!) can be full-on and challenging as the road to sexual maturity and social maturity includes hormones cocktails, brain rewiring, attention shift and risk taken drive, and can be potential bumping and overwhelming either for the guardian as for the dog. They sure need us to guide them as the guardian may benefit from some perspective to keep safe and sound during this journey. This program aims to bring connection and focus tools and the repertoire they need to cross the bridge with fun and safety.
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This is an intensive approach to bring mechanics skills to life and build on alternatives around the triggers that may be overwhelming your dog. The goal here is to manage their perception and bring alternatives other than react in a way that is uncomfortable either for the dog, the human and everyone involved.
Behaviour Consultations
When we need a behaviour change, an initial consultation is the starting point to bring clarity and gain perspective on what is happening. With a better understanding of the big picture, we can have more elements to see the pathway choices and draw the most effective plan.
Meet Alida Gerger
“My mission has been to support an awesome relationship between animals, their families and professionals involved in their care through an approach that brings about low stress, respect, joy and well-being, ultimately based on science."
— Alida Gerger