Phoenix
Twenty years ago I adopted my first dog from a local shelter. All seemed to be fine for a few weeks until it wasn't. The honeymoon period wore off quickly and the issues started piling up. I called the local shelter to ask for help, and they referred me to a local dog trainer with 30+ years of experience who was an exclusively positive trainer. The trainer’s staff signed me up for their basic group class. After 8 weeks of training, Phoenix was still pulling on the leash and could not be trusted off-leash because he would run away and kill small animals.
After talking to the trainer on the 8th week of training, I felt like I had failed.
The trainer didn't offer to help me in any other way despite my struggles. I asked for more help and was not given any other advice but "keep training for another 6-12 months and maybe things will turn around".
3 weeks later I found myself crying on the side of the road. I had come to the end of my patience. I couldn't take it anymore, his pulling was so bad that my back was in serious pain, off-leash was not an option and I couldn't see a way to move forward. I looked at Phoenix with tears streaming down my face and said "Buddy if you don't get better, I'm going to take you back to the shelter". I was so lost, so hopeless.
Over the next year, I left the positive only techniques that I was taught and started using a more balanced approach which actually worked for Phoenix. As it turned out, the missing link for Phoenix was that he knew that he could get away with his bad behavior because there were no negative consequences. I used positive wherever I could and negative wherever I had to.
Fast forward a few more years, I met an incredible balanced dog trainer who was willing to teach and mentor me and I worked under him for five years honing my skills as a dog trainer. These days I've trained thousands of dogs with problems. Aggression issues are my specialty, but we cover all types of issues. If your dog is stressing you out, Our Mango Dogs trainers can help you. We’ve struggled so that you don’t have to anymore.
How We Help Dog Owners
Location: We the entire Charlotte NC area.
When: We work around our client's schedules. That means we work mon-sat, morning till late night. 10am-10pm, Mon-Sat. Closed on Sundays.
Who: The people who we work with are motivated. Many of them have tried training that didn't work and are ready to do things the right way. They are not somewhat in need of a dog trainer, they are in desperate need, and are seeking the best of the best. Getting to the root of the issue is important to our clients. Our clients have lost the trust that they once had with their dogs, and want it back.
What we are good at: We train small, medium, large, XL-sized dogs of all breeds. We are highly specialized in a few areas.
1: We can train your dog to come every time! (Off-leash training all dogs)
2: If you dog is attacking or biting other dogs or people we can help! (Aggression rehabilitation or all types)
3: If you dog pulls on the leash like a maniac or barks excessively (Leash aggression and pulling)
4: If you dog has Behavioral issues of all kinds, you name it, we've fixed it
- Not coming when called
- Leash pulling
- Dog aggression
- Human aggression
- Animal aggression
- Barking at other dogs/people
- Lunging at cars
- Destroying things in the house
- Guarding people, food, bones, toys
- Stealing food from the counters
- Excessive barking
- Separation anxiety
- Going insane when people come to the door
- Jumping on people
- Eating poop
...and many more
The Mango Dogs Difference: We start all of our clients out in private training, and then progress into group classes as the clients are gaining control and confidence.
- We refuse to throw our clients into the fire by starting them out in a high school gym with 25 other dogs
- We support our clients over the long term
- We are specialized, we refuse to take money from people unless we know we are the best trainer in the world for that person and dog
Group classes: Our group classes are awesome. Our clients can drop in when they have time, no need to book ahead. Our group classes are judgment-free, everyone in the classes has already done our private training, and had struggled with the same issues your dog struggles with. No weird looks and no being set off to the side or segregated from the rest of the class. Our classes are held in a local park, we go for group walks, do obedience drills, exchange dogs, etc, in the real world.
We hold group classes in Charlotte and in Cornelius NC.
What Changes Will You Need To Make?
While many dog trainers force their clients to make a lot of changes in their lifestyle with their dog, we actively try and avoid that as much as we possibly can. If you love to snuggle your dog/dogs on the couch, we couldn't care. Like to spoon your furry friend all night? No big deal. Want to play rough with your dog, that’s fine with us.
The thing is, we only pick a battle with a client if we have to.
For example, if your dog sleeps in the bed with you, and growls at your spouse every night when they crawl into bed, ok, now we have an issue that needs to be addressed. But for most dog owners, they don't have issues surrounding play, couches, sleeping on the bed, so we don't take issue. We only address things that are issues for our clients. We don't impose our views on others unless it's absolutely critical.
How much do you love us now?
As balanced trainers, we are able to take the great aspects from each style or training and utilize it where needed.
We use food, treats, praise, toys to encourage our dogs and our clients dogs to do the things that we want them to do. This type of motivation is particularly important when training fearful dogs and dogs with anxiety.
- Positive methods are easy and fun for anyone to implement
- Positive methods keep the dog being trained happy and engaged
- Positive methods will increase the likelihood and speed that your dog will comply with your command
Where things fall apart...
- Positive based methods do not help create humility in the dogs that need it
- Positive based methods are un-reliable when the distraction is very high
- The our clients do not want to have to carry around treats for the rest of their dogs life
The majority of our clients have tried only using positive methods by way of training classes that did not meet their expectations. Not to worry, our training is easy for anyone to do, and won't require you to live completely differently with your dog. Our training works in the real world. At your front door. On your walks, at the park, anywhere!
Positive only training works really well... until it doesn't
The tools we use to implement corrections will be described and shown below
Corrective techniques are incredible when looking to STOP bad behaviors
An essential part of training hard to train dogs off leash, we routinely train beagles, huskies, even wolf hybrids off leash
An essential part of getting to the root of things, every dog should understand that no means no and come means come. Jumping on people, pulling on the leash, attacking other dogs or people are not acceptable and will result in a correction
If corrective techniques are improperly used by an owner or trainer, the dog can lose confidence in the training process. This is why you need a qualified trainer to help implement these methods
E collar training is by far the most misunderstood tool in the world of dog training. Often referred to as shock collars, they do not shock. The e collars that we use have three functions for communication.
- Tone
- Vibrate
- Pulse
They can be used in the water for dogs who swim, and have a minimum of a 1/2 mile range. They are used to get your dogs attention and can be used on leash, off leash, in the house, in the car, in the ocean, etc.
Typically we use the tone to communicate with our dogs that they should come back to us, and we use the pulse as a corrective measure. The stimulation feels like a Tens Unit that chiropractors and physiotherapy clinics use as a muscle simulator. This pulse is adjustable from 1-100 levels which makes it a versatile tool that can be used on dogs of all sensitivity levels.
Programs And Pricing
At Mango Dogs we only provide program based training. That means that we don't work per hour or per lesson.
All of our programs start in private lessons, and then progress into group training classes so that our clients can maintain their training.
We'll help you in the comfort of your home!
All training tools, private lessons, group classes, additional support, TAX, is include in the cost of our programs.
Transform Your Dog In 4 Weeks Or Less
This program is for clients who struggle with calling their dogs back, leash pulling/leash aggression and also covers many behavioral issues too! We typically do 4 private lessons in your home and then transitions into our weekly group classes. Group classes are provide for 12 months. An e collar is used in this program and provided for you.
Book Your Free In Home Evaluation Now To Get Pricing For Your Dog/Dogs
Aggression Rehabilitation
Human aggression, dogs aggression, animal aggression, we've got you covered. We typically do 4-6 private lessons your home and then transitions into our weekly group classes. Group classes are provide for 12 months.
An e collar is used in this program and provided for you.
Book Your Free In Home Evaluation Now To Get Pricing For Your Dog/Dogs
Clients with aggressive dogs who have multiple dogs in the home who are fighting, or own a dog/dogs who are aggressive towards children that they live with can expect additional costs.
Meet Us For A Free Training Evaluation
Start by filling out your information below. Sandra will contact you ASAP about booking a time to come in for your evaluation. (All training is done at your home)
**** If you have a spouse, they must come to the evaluation (they don't have to come to all of the training if that's not possible)
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