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CELEBRATING 15 years of HAPPY PUPS and their

humans!


INDIVIDUAL TRAINING

SESSIONS AT YOUR HOME


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Let's do this!

...with a little help, we can all have a happy, well-behaved dog.


let’s get real with
positive, relational, real world dog training

Let’s get real and have some fun teaching you and your dog how to communicate in the real world! Dog training is about communication and my approach is practical. It is communication among two species that do not speak the same language. The role of a dog trainer is to help bridge the communication gap. I help teach the human how to speak more “dog language” and help the dog to learn more of our “human language.” You want compliance from your dog and your dog wants to know what your expectations are. Let me guide you and your dog into a rewarding relationship built on education, understanding, compliance, and trust.

Amy Jacobsen is the owner and operator of Paws On Dog Training, LLC which serves select towns throughout Mercer and Somerset counties. Training begins the day you bring your puppy home. Full services range from housebreaking your puppy to basic manners such as greeting people and leash walking, mouthing and nipping, as well as behavior modification addressing fear and reactivity.

Amy is motivated by creating rewarding relationships that are strengthened through proper education and training. Her goal is to provide the best training methods available to dogs and their humans. Strengthening the human-animal bond is her highest priority. She has a passion for communicating with people to better communicate with their four-legged friend.


Paws On Dog Training believes in the “LIMA” philosophy of dog training.

What Is L.I.M.A.?

Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive, effective behavior intervention

LIMA describes a trainer or behavior consultant who uses the least intrusive, minimally aversive strategy out of a set of humane and effective tactics that are likely to succeed in achieving a training or behavior change objective with minimal risk of producing aversive side effects. LIMA adherence also requires consultants to be adequately educated and skilled in order to ensure that the least intrusive and aversive procedure is used. LIMA does not justify the use of punishment in lieu of other effective interventions and strategies. In the vast majority of cases, desired behavior change can be affected by focusing on the animal’s environment, physical well-being, and operant and classical interventions such as differential reinforcement of alternative behavior, desensitization, and counter-conditioning.



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