NeuroDog Training

NeuroDog Training offers private in-person lessons in the Phoenix metro area, conducted in clients’ homes or public places, focusing on teaching owners how to work with their dogs. These lessons cover a range of goals from new puppy training to addressing specific in-home behaviors and more concerning issues like fear of strangers, providing clients with exercises and action plans.

Virtual private lessons mirror the in-person experience, offering live coaching and expert, in-the-moment advice, with demonstrations using the trainer’s dog when necessary. These virtual sessions have proven successful for training family pets, facility, therapy, and service dogs nationwide.

For working dogs, NeuroDog Training assists families in acquiring ideal puppies and training them into Service, Therapy, Facility, and Emotional Support Dogs, or refining the training of existing working dogs. They utilize tools like Public Access Tests to ensure training progresses according to plan.

The business also provides tutoring for K-12 students, where they learn concepts from behavior analysis, ethology, and biology through collaborative, hands-on experience with animals, often dogs, but also cats, horses, or pigs. This aims to strengthen the bond between child and animal, teach new skills, and introduce students to animal-related careers.

Furthermore, NeuroDog Training offers an online FluentPet course, co-taught with Alexis Devine, designed for those beginning to introduce communication buttons to their pets. They also provide guidance on using FluentPet Dog Communication Boards, emphasizing layering button communication with a dog’s natural body language and behavioral skills as a form of enrichment.

Policies

NeuroDog Training operates under principles of doing no harm and believes every client is capable of training their dog. They are committed to setting up dogs and people for success, supporting disability rights for Service Dog Handlers, and maintaining continuous education for professional dog trainers.

The business believes in collaborating with other ethical professionals, including trainers, veterinary behaviorists, veterinarians, groomers, and pet sitters, when it benefits dogs and people. They uphold client confidentiality and require prior consent, specifically stating that photos of individuals under 18 are not shared online without parental/guardian and child/teen consent. They also note that there are no guarantees in dog training, as results depend on unique individual animals learning in a safe and ethical manner.

NeuroDog Training, LLC provides effective, positive dog training services for both family pets and working service animals. Owner Dianne Keck, KPA-CTP, specializes in training Service, Therapy, Facility, and Emotional Support Animals, including dogs for Autism, ADHD, Mobility, Psych, and Medical Alert.

The business offers private in-person lessons in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area and virtual lessons via video conferencing, allowing them to train Service Dog Teams across the country. They utilize well-researched training methods, following the principles of Karen Pryor, to help clients achieve desired training outcomes and build loving, trusting relationships with their dogs.

NeuroDog Training is a Neurodiversity affirming business, taking a positive and validating approach with both people and dogs, ensuring client confidentiality. Unique offerings include tutoring for K-12 students in animal behavior and evaluation services for Breeders and Rescues to assist with ideal puppy and dog placement.

Additionally, NeuroDog Training is an official Affiliate Guide for FluentPet Dog Communication Boards and co-teaches an online FluentPet course with Alexis Devine of @WhatAboutBunny, focusing on introducing communication buttons to pets. Dianne’s own dogs, Scarlett and Spirit, participate in ongoing scientific studies at the University of California San Diego Comparative Cognition Lab.

Accomplishments

Dianne Keck, the owner of NeuroDog Training LLC, is a certified dog trainer through the esteemed Karen Pryor Academy for Dog Training (KPA-CTP). She is also an AKC CGC Evaluator, a Certified Service Dog Coach (SDC), and a Fear Free Certified Professional (FFCP), as well as a supporting member of the IAABC.

Dianne regularly engages in continuing education, consuming books, articles, and academic papers, and participating in courses on topics such as Service Dog Training, Puppy Start Right Instructor Program, Rattlesnake Avoidance Training (Positive Reinforcement / Shock Free), Abnormal Behavior, The Role of Arousal in Aggression, The Role of Genetics in Behavior, Cooperative Care & Husbandry, and Fear Free Handling. She also attends various online and in-person conferences and trade shows to stay current on research and best practices.

NeuroDog Training has been featured on Good Morning Arizona, where Dianne and her dog Scarlett discussed using Soundboards with dogs and a Kids’ educational STEM Curriculum. Her dogs, Scarlett and Spirit, are participants in ongoing studies at the University of California San Diego Comparative Cognition Lab.

How to Get Started!

To schedule a lesson or inquire about training goals, clients can email NeuroDogTraining@gmail.com or fill out the contact form available on the website. The contact form asks for the dog’s age and breed to help serve clients efficiently. Inquiries about acquiring and training Service, Therapy, and Facility dogs are also welcomed through these contact methods.