Elite Dog Training

Unlike many training styles, Matt’s approach shapes your dog’s behavior by emphasizing the importance of engaging the canine brain — not by using food as a reward. Elite Dog Training treats each dog as a unique individual, based on the dog’s knowledge, attitude, and temperament. Matt works closely with you and your dog to achieve three goals:

Balance: Learn to provide appropriate motivation, praise, and correction to help your dog become a stable, confident, happy member of human/canine society.

Respect: Understand your dog’s canine nature, instill confidence and a well-balanced attitude, and build trust in you as a leader.

Results: Engage your dog mentally and physically to build stability, dramatically accelerate learning, and address behavior challenges quickly so you can enjoy your dog — not ostracize it.

Elite Dog Training blends custom techniques honed during Matt’s work with hundreds of dogs — from precision-trained protection and police dogs to companion and service animals — with the best practices of top European trainers in obedience, Ring Sport, and Schutzhund competition. Matt’s extensive experience with protection dogs, both as a trainer/handler instructor and a top-ranking bite decoy, contributes to his deep respect for what dogs can do — whether they’re balanced, confident, stable, and well mannered; aggressive; or just plain out of control.

Most important, Matt’s work is people-focused — dedicated to helping new and experienced dog owners alike become skilled, confident handlers.