Emily Markham Dog Training

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND GROUP WALKS IN SAN FRANCISCO

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Emily is a Certified Trainer and Counselor, Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, and a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT). Her training methods are science-based, humane and proven to work. She has over a decade of experience training and managing groups of dogs on off leash hikes. Emily’s training is based on the idea that our beloved dogs deserve science, enrichment and full lives that allow them to feel safe and to be dogs. The results are happy dogs and happy clients! Training should be a team activity that is fun for everyone! She is results-oriented, relationship-focused and tailors specific plans based on each team’s specific goals and capabilities. From the enthusiastic leash-puller to the chronically terrified, Emily can help!

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House- manners
Polite greetings
Chewing and destructive behaviors
Leash pulling
Recall
Play and social skills

Avoiding people, dogs, things, places
Aggressive behaviors towards people and animals
Resource guarding behaviors
Noise phobia behaviors
Separation related behaviors

Lunging and barking on leash
Pulling towards dogs and people on leash
Excessive barking
Excessive attention-seeking
Chewing and destructive behaviors

Enrichment
Potty training
Crate training
Basic manners
Play and social skills
Alone time training

SEPARATION ANXIETY

Are you concerned about your dog’s alone-time behaviors? Learn more about how the program works and why training for separation anxiety online is ideal.

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DOG TRAINING & WALKING

Professional Dog Training Services for San Francisco dogs and their families, and beyond. Now offering virtual training for most behaviors, globally.

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Nutmeg ❤️ Our sweet, special girl has moved on from this world. She was the OG, an integral part of the pack. She grew so much in confidence and joy and friendship over the years. She loved the beach, barking with excitement when I picked her up, the occasional chase of dogs and balls, sniffing and rolling. Sending her on with so much love and thanking her for sharing her life with us 🌈☀️

We’ve been seeing a lot more of this in our separation anxiety sessions 🎉 Go Buster!!

Welcome to new training pup, Sadie! Isn’t she scrumptious?!

Hi friends! It’s been awhile. Bunz and I are adjusting to our new schedule, staying positive despite missing you all so much 😭 I cry on the reg but I don’t think that’s a bad thing at all. I’m so grateful to have so many friends to miss! We love you all and will keep you posted on all our upcoming adventures ❤️☀️#newchapters #bittersweet #missyouloveyou #seeyousoon

My two favorite things 😍 🐕🌳
#dogsandtrees @tuxedo_jax

Who knew watching a dog put their head down could be so exciting! Here’s @sandstorm.the.doodle rocking a ten minute absence today! 🎉🥰 she’s had some inconsistencies which just means she’s is a totally normal, perfect dog overcoming a huge fear. So proud of her! ❤️

There’s literally nothing better than seeing a fearful dog have fun 💓

Guess who spent 3 whole hours alone yesterday, like no biggie?! 🎉🙌💞

Dress rehearsal + the real (gross) deal. The environment is full of wonderful, fascinating things to see, smell, chase, bark at, eat 😝 so we are teaching her to reorient her focus to her hooman around various distractions and temptations.

I’ll buy you a coffee if you guess which one rolled in 💩.

Jax the Jumper. It’s a hard habit to break 😝 so we keep practicing!

Oh Marlow 💞 This pretty lady made it to an hour and twenty minutes of comfortable alone-time this summer in Cape Cod. She’s back in SF, and we’re back at it! We knew she would likely have a regression in duration after the move, because that is totally normal. So, we let her get settled for about a week, made sure she was doing really well in her routine and general comfort, and started SLOW again. It’s been a few weeks and she’s slowly but surely climbing that ladder again 🪜 Setting your pup up for success is everything! Take the time, make changes to the environment and be patient. 🐥

5 month old Rosie learns what gets her walked, and it’s NOT jumping all over people, bouncing off the wall or biting clothes/leashes! 🙃🐶

Recall tip- Don’t overuse your verbal cue! Reward staying close and checking in without cues or names, so you can keep your precious recall cue strong and special. This also prevents accidentally training a behavior chain associated with your cue, where pup gets cued (and reinforced because every cued recall should be) to come back repeatedly when running away, therefore strengthening the behavior of running away. They should be SO pumped to get that cue, and overusing it makes it less exciting. Use higher value/different reinforcement for your verbal cue too!

A big shoutout to this cool cat @enzoingold for KILLING it this past week with his separation anxiety training!! I am just so proud of him and his very dedicated hoomans. This can be a slowww process but when results start popping up, man is it exciting and FUN! Yesterday we had to make sure he was breathing 😆 because he was so relaxed while alone on his longest successful duration yet!! Enzo’s got a bright, relaxed future ahead of him😍🎉🎊☀️🐾💞

Learnin how to live with hoomans.

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Best little monkey pup 🐒 🐶❤️

#monkey #pup #bunny #monkeypup #smol #smoldoggo #dogsintrees #trees #havefun #play #cairnterrier #muttsofinstagram #offleashlife #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #upup

Mr. Can’t stop won’t stop has met his match and it’s the sun ☀️😂 #hotdog #sanfranciscosummer #sanfranciscodogs #spoilt #beachday #coolingoff #happydog #dogsmile #idowhatiwant #owndrum #hikingadventures #hikingwithdogs #offleashlife

So proud of this sweet guy! The first picture is Ollie 2 weeks ago, howling in his sunbeam on his initial assessment. He started barking and howling as soon as his family left. Today, he spent 38 minutes alone, and was able to truly enjoy his sunbeam ☀️💞 #separationanxietyindogs #separationanxietytraining

It works! What a sweet pair these two are. 4 month old Rosie has had a habit of jumping up on Eleanor’s lap in the evenings when she needs to play. In addition to giving her several things to do and chew, we are preventing the jumping with the gate and teaching her that sitting and laying down earns her attention and treats, not only in the position we like but also tossed away so she can run and burn off some energy in more appropriate ways. Next step is a bed she can more easily differentiate from the carpet.

Size of smile equal to size of beach-stink rolled in.

Emily is patient in training (both me and my dog), and as a result, we always feel relaxed and grateful for Emily’s work and presence in our lif... Read More

Linda B.

Emily is outstanding. Her training is top notch and she goes above and beyond for daily walks, which can last 2 hours or more. She often sends photo... Read More

Austin M.

There is no better way to say this – Emily is THE best! Bruno has been going on hikes with her and her group for the last 7 months and we’... Read More

Tian L.

Emily is truly a miraculously skilled and unendingly kind dog trainer. She has been training and walking our two dogs for a few years now. For wha... Read More

Chris E.

Emily has walked/boarded/trained my dog for nearly 4 years, and she is reliable, trustworthy, competent, and SO patient. My anxious/fearful shelter pup h... Read More

Sara M.

We have trusted Emily with our best friend Boo Radley for years and we couldn’t be happier. Emily treats every dog that she cares for like famil... Read More

Erin L.

Emily is amazing! We’ve worked with her for years now, and she’s been great with our pup, including helping our dog with anxiety and being... Read More

Jen L.

Emily took amazing care of our dogs for over a year. She picked our two large dogs up for play group 5 days a week and we boarded our dogs with her wh... Read More

Ilanna M.

Emily is fantastic! She’s been our dog walker for over 7 years. Our rescue pup, Dexter, had fear based aggression, as well as separation anxiety (wh... Read More

Nikki A.

Emily was great! She trained us how to work with our dog to make him feel more secure. He was a terrified guy, probably a stray. Now with Emily’... Read More

Diana B.

We love Emily. She has been a care giver every week for our favorite furry gal. She is an amazing person and excellent with dogs. She is reliable and ... Read More

Amy F.

I’ll start with the most important part – Emily is AMAZING! The saddest day for Honey (and us) is when we had to move away from San Franci... Read More

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