FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ABOUT TAZ K9

  • TAZ K9 Academy is currently located in Los Angeles, California.

  • TAZ K9 Academy proudly serves a wide range of Southern California regions, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County, San Bernardino, San Diego, and the San Fernando Valley.

TRAINING

  • We do balanced training with a pack mentality.

  • Balanced training is about using about finding the right amount positive and negative reinforcement and punishment for the dog along with the owner to have proper communication between the two.

  • Dogs are naturally pack animals. By allowing them socialize in a controlled environment between training fulfills their genetic need for it. It also has many other benefits such as: learning their position in the pack, assisting with dog neutrality, dog socialization, and much more.

  • Slip leashes, martingale collars, prong collars, e collars and many more. However, we don't use any tools without authorization of the owner and only utilize tools that in the best interest of the dog and communicating with them. In short, not every dog needs a prong collar.

EVALUATIONS

  • Before we begin we need to know the levels of your dog’s drives, behaviors, socialization, and temperament to determine what is the best training route to take and what we should focus working on.

  • Although we believe everything the owners say and videos they've sent us, sometimes dogs can be misunderstood or things can get lost in translation. We need to see it and test it in person in order to properly diagnose or become aware of a behavior.

  • We would love to see any and all paperwork from other trainers, but we will still need to conduct our own evaluation. Although we have respect for other trainers and the various styles of training dogs, we don't all operate exactly the same. Some trainers can miss things and misdiagnose as well.

BOARDING

  • We can for an additional fee.

  • Please provide us with the instructions and food required for your dog, so we can ensure they're properly fed while staying with us.

  • Yes, as long as you provide us with instructions and the proper resources then we can administer most medications and supplements.