-B.S. Canine Studies, Bergin University of Canine Sudies.
-AKC certified Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. puppy trainer
-Experience raising, training, troubleshooting, placing service dogs, and testing placed service dogs for a Non-profit service dog organization
-Experience with behavior modification for shelter dogs and for private clients.
-Fun to work with technique based on rewards, self-corrections by the dogs, and verbal guidance or corrections as necessary.
-Maybe the best ever at teaching loose leash walking 🙂
My name is Brian Grasberger and I am a dog trainer that uses positive reinforcement with a decreasing random reward schedule. I work to train the trainer so that you have the tools to communicate with your dog and effectively lead them. I will show you how to get your point across and build a relationship with your dog based on your leadership, their love, and the occasional treat.
I was taught at Bergin University of Canine Studies where I received a B.S. in Canine Studies and studied under Bonnie Bergin, the founder of Service Dogs in the United States, and Laurel Scarioni, master trainer of scent detection and nose work who’s dog has won national competitions. My education involved learning how to train; service dogs, obedience, rally, agility, nose work, hunting, search and rescue, and of course pet classes and behavior modification.
While earning my degree I housed and trained several service dogs and saw them placed with disabled clients. Through my course work IÂ also volunteered helping train and rehabilitate dogs at the Sonoma Humane Society and the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter, which was both rewarding and heartbreaking.
After graduating I took a position as Puppy-Raiser-Manager and on site dog Trainer for a non-profit service dog organization called Canine Support Teams in Meniffe. While there I helped oversee the training of our service dog candidates by our puppy raisers, ran classes and private lessons, and trained dogs to do specific tasks needed by our clients. I picked out the puppies to become service dogs and scoured the local shelters and humane societies for possible service dog candidates. I also taught and oversaw a work training program at South West Juvenal Hall in Temecula, that I am very proud of, which involved teaching a small group of kids the skills of dog training, while they raised and trained some of our service dog candidates for short periods, in hopes that they might peruse it as a profession one day. The program won a state award and I believe it actually did help some kids and dogs.
Since leaving Canine Support Teams I have been teaching classes and doing private lessons for clients with pet dogs and service dogs.