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Dog Behavior Training & Modification in San Diego

If your dog is experiencing reactivity, anxiety, fear, or other challenging behaviors, Kindred Dog’s specialized force-free dog behavior modification training plans and professional guidance can help.
Hire a dog behavior consultant in San Diego for expert intervention and achieve a happier, more harmonious home with your pet.

Training Focus

  • Leash reactivity/Barrier frustration
    Help your dog learn calmer emotional responses around triggers, whether on walks or behind windows, fences, or gates.
  • Separation anxiety in dogs
    Improve your dog’s ability to cope when left alone using structured, gradual desensitization and confidence-building routines.
  • Excessive barking or whining
    Identify underlying causes and replace stress-driven behaviors with healthier coping strategies.
  • Resource guarding
    Our San Diego dog behavior training strengthens your dog’s sense of safety and reduces guarding through positive associations and gentle behavior change techniques.
  • Phobia treatment for dogs
    Support fearful dogs through systematic desensitization, high-value reinforcement, and controlled exposure to triggers.
  • Compulsive behaviors
    Address excessive licking, tail chasing, fly snapping, and similar behaviors using evidence-based modification strategies.
  • Multi-dog household issues
    Improve harmony between dogs with structured guidance, boundary-setting, and safe interaction planning.
  • Aggression
    Offer compassionate, nonjudgmental help for dogs struggling with escalating responses.
Gentle behavior modification techniques allow your dog to learn healthier, more positive actions and reactions for a safe and harmonious family dynamic.

Program Details

Kindred Dog’s behavior training program begins with a comprehensive assessment to evaluate your dog’s specific needs. Behavior modification plans are tailored to your dog’s specific needs, so San Diego pet owners can be confident in the efficacy of our early intervention techniques.
Duration: 4–6 private behavior modification sessions
Evening and weekend appointments available upon request.
Training Resources:
  • Comprehensive behavioral assessment
  • Customized training plan
  • Video recaps & homework support
  • Ongoing communication and progress refinements
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Assessment
Comprehensive evaluation of behavior triggers and patterns.
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Custom Plan
Tailored modification plan based on your dog’s specific needs.
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Implementation
Step-by-step training with ongoing support and adjustments.

San Diego Dog Training Services

Our in-home obedience training for adult dogs is just one program we offer. Kindred Dog can help with multiple dynamics and life stages.

Puppy Training

A supportive early learning program focused on socialization, foundation cues, house and crate training, and setting up healthy habits from day one.
Includes 4–6 private sessions available in person or virtually, personalized to your puppy’s needs.

Adolescent & Adult Dog Training

Support for dogs coping with fear, reactivity, anxiety, or overwhelm, using gentle, evidence-based behavior strategies that create lasting change.
Includes 4–6 customized private sessions available virtually or in person.
Dogs & Storks® / Dogs & Toddlers

Family Paws Training: Dogs & Storks® / Dogs & Toddlers

A specialized program for teaching dogs how to navigate life with infants and toddlers, covering boundaries, body-language awareness, and positive early introductions.
Available through private sessions or in-person workshops.

Why Choose Kindred Dog?

Effective behavior modification training requires expertise, empathy, and a science-driven approach. Kindred Dog’s methods help dogs work through fear, anxiety, reactivity, or other complex behaviors via:
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Clear communication
  • Emotional safety
Founder Susie Petrucci brings a unique blend of advanced education and specialized training to every case.
Credentials include:
  • Ed.S. in Education
  • Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator
  • Fear Free Certified Trainer
  • CCTA
  • CCDT (with distinction)
  • CAATP
Kindred Dog’s San Diego behavior modification programs focus on changing emotional responses, teaching alternative behaviors, and supporting both dogs and their families through the learning process.

Get Your Personalized Behavior Modification Plan

Every dog deserves a chance to learn healthy behaviors with gentle, force-free behavior training techniques. Connect with Kindred Dog for evidence-based intervention in San Diego.