A free 45-minute workshop where you'll learn why your dog falls apart outside and what to do about it. With real strategies you can try on your next walk.
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Wednesday, April 29
7:00 PM Eastern
Live Online Workshop
45 minutes with Q&A
Completely Free
No credit card needed
With Pam Brown, CPDT-KA certified trainer
Does this sound familiar?
Your dog sits, stays, and comes when called inside the house. Step outside and it's like they've never heard your voice.
The second they see another dog, you stop existing. Treats? They don't know what those are anymore.
Pulling, barking, lunging. You've tried tightening the leash, walking faster, crossing the street. Nothing sticks.
You dread walks. You time them around when fewer dogs are out. You've started taking shorter routes just to avoid the stress.
This is very normal.
And it doesn't mean your dog is broken.
In 45 Minutes You'll Learn
Not theory. Not "just be more calm." Actual things to do differently starting tomorrow.
More dogs outside. More movement. More stimulation. Your dog isn't regressing. They're dealing with a harder environment. You'll learn how over-arousal and frustration show up on walks.
Tightening the leash. Walking too fast. Waiting too long to create space. These feel natural but send the wrong signals. You'll see why and what to do instead.
Start walks slower. Allow decompression time. Create distance before your dog hits their limit. Simple changes that shift the entire walk.
Name recognition. Check-ins during walks. Rewarding calm attention. You'll leave with a specific exercise to build your dog's focus around distractions.
Your dog stops taking treats on walks. The reactivity is getting worse. You feel overwhelmed. I'll walk you through the signs that mean it's time for hands-on support.
Real Dogs, Real Walks
Graham
Mini Goldendoodle, 11 mo
Couldn't walk past another dog without lunging. After consistent training, he walked just 5 feet from a barking dog without pulling. No warm-up needed.
From reactive chaos to calm parallel walking.
Moose
Standard Poodle, Adult
Fine at daycare. Fine with family dogs. On leash with a stranger dog? He'd snap. His family went from "my dog is broken" to confident walks with a plan.
Owner's mindset shift changed everything.
Archie
Mixed Breed, Young Adult
Great in training class. Total mess on real walks. The fix wasn't more commands. It was teaching his owner when to create space and how to read timing.
Skills transferred from class to real life.
Your Trainer
I'm a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer and owner of Down 4 Paws Dog Training in the Boston suburbs. I work with families every day who deal with the exact problems you're facing on walks.
I don't train for perfect. I train for real life. That means working where the problems actually happen: on real walks, in real neighborhoods, with real distractions.
"This workshop gives you the same starting point I use with every family I work with. Understand why it's happening, stop the habits that make it worse, and build skills that transfer from your living room to the sidewalk."
Pam Brown
CPDT-KA Certified Trainer
Down 4 Paws Dog Training
Free Registration
Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00 PM ET. Free. Live. 45 minutes.
Can't make it live? Register anyway and I'll send you the replay.
Your dog isn't giving you a hard time. They're having a hard time. This workshop shows you how to help them (and yourself) without pressure or punishment.
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