Venture Dog Training Austin

Steven Tallas, owner Venture Dog Training, worked miracles for me by teaching me the best training techniques for my dogs Millie and Gus to gain the confidence, trust and skills to live happier and calmer pooch lives. Mixed-Terrier Millie was rescued at 8 months-ish with a broken femur along with malnourishment by a Houston Good Samaritan. Consistency with her training has reduced her fear-based reactivity on leash by 95%, and night-time panic attacks plus fearful car rides by 100%. Now 3, Millie and I are happier and less stresed. Next, Labrador Retriever Gus came to me at 1 year from a foster-like situation where he had the freedom to run many acres. His farm-like upbringing along with high energy and anxiety made adaptation to urban life in Austin very challenging. Learning to walk on a leash was a major struggle for him; there was sooo much to see. Working with Steven has given me the training tools, knowledge and resources (consulting with a Behaviorist Veterinarian) to make leash walking possible and home life calmer. Now 2, Gus doesn’t fight being on leash and doesn’t get as so excited seeing people or dogs. He fully trusts me. Committing to training initially was hard for me because thought I knew what I was doing after raising dogs for years. Finally got that I needed new training skills specifically for Millie’s and Gus’ unique reactivite behaviors. Uncertain about theuseful of training for your dog or dogs, reach out to Steven Tallas, Venture Dog Training and learn why his training is a game changer.
– Client

I really loved working with Steven! He was a kind, skilled and knowledgable teacher. I’m neurodivergent and can struggle with task switching between processing verbal in person instruction and actually training the dog, but I try to take in person classes as well as online ones because there’s so many benefits to training in a controlled environment like a class. In spite of me having a generally harder time with in person instruction, Steven was very patient, encouraging and a joy to work with. He also was always very flexible if I wanted to do something a different way, and was even creative enough to come up with new solutions himself if I preferred training a skill in a different way, which I did not at all expect. I would not hesitate to take a class with Steven again.
– Client

Steven is an attentive and genuine trainer, who knows how to handle a reactive dog with care. With our dog Ozzy he helped us better engage and refocus a smart, but powerful animal. With home visits he was better able to understand how this dog reacts to other dogs and people in our own neighborhood (leash-aggressive, curious but territorial) and give us the tools to help redirect his fear-motivated behaviors while also working on how to keep his mind occupied. With practice this dog was much more restrained when noticing other people and dogs and helped us introduce others into our home much faster, and more safely.
– Client