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Sensitive Dog

Seattle, Washington

5/5· 122 Google reviews

About Sensitive Dog

Sensitive Dog helps people & their dogs thrive. Offering a holistic, balanced, refreshing & effective approach to dog training & behavioral wellness. Based in Seattle, we teach people to deeply understand their dogs, address behavior challenges, including puppy fundamentals, leash skills, reactivity, separation anxiety, anxiety, fear/phobias, post-traumatic stress, aggression, excessive barking, & behavior around strangers, and profoundly improve quality of life by addressing the interplay of genetics, psychology, environment, & relationship dynamics. Many clients come to us after traditional methods (positive reinforcement/balanced/e-collar/medications) have fallen short. Expect an in-depth and elevated experience. Private services only.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation
  • Canine Good Citizen preparation
  • Crate training
  • House training
  • Leash training
  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training
  • Socialization

Behavior support

  • Aggression training
  • Barking
  • Fear and confidence
  • Jumping up
  • Reactivity training
  • Separation anxiety

How training happens

  • Board and train Customer-reported
  • Online or virtual training
  • Owner coaching Customer-reported
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Puppies
    Program details

    Puppyhood Online Course with Julie Forbes

  • Senior dogs

Training level

  • Advanced training

Assistance and working dogs

  • Herding training
  • Therapy dog training

Your dog’s background

  • Deaf or blind dogs
  • Rescue dogs

Training approach

  • Balanced training
  • Positive reinforcement

Other listed services

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  • Behavioral challenges
  • Dog learning and education
  • Holistic dog training and behavioral support
  • Veterinarian collaboration
  • In-Person Training
  • Anxious dog training
  • Behavior Specialists
  • Canine Behavior
  • Dog Behaviorists
  • Private Trainer
  • Training & Behavior
  • Training Programs
  • Behavior Challenges
  • Ongoing Training
  • Senior/Old Dog Support
  • Intensive training
  • Relationship based dog training
  • Dog behavior consultants
  • Positive dog training
  • Herding breed training
  • Dog training school
  • Canine behavior specialist
  • Holistic dog behaviorist
  • Behavior Cases
  • Behavior Consulting
  • Cattle Dog Training
  • Certified Dog Trainer
  • Collar Training
  • Companion Animal End-Of-Life Doula
  • Dog Parents
  • Dog behavior assessments
  • Dog's Behavior
  • Dog's Learning
  • End of life consulting
  • Help Dog
  • Holistic Dog Training
  • Holistic approach to dog training
  • Initial Training
  • Leash Skills
  • Online Course
  • Private education/training for dogs of all ages
  • Relationship Building
  • Sensitive dog training
  • Training Coaching
  • Training Curriculum
  • Training Options
  • Herding breeds
  • Dog behaviorist
  • Seattle dog training
  • Dog Offers
  • All breed training
  • All ages training
  • Lifespan training
  • Balanced dog trainer
  • Balanced dog training
  • Coaching Programs
  • Dog's Leash
  • Personalized Learning
  • Help Dogs
  • Leash Behavior
  • Online Course Consulting
  • Pet Care
  • Seattle Dog Trainer
  • Seattle Dog Behaviorist
  • Noise phobia
  • Sound sensitivity
  • PTSD
  • Dog Menu
  • Person Sessions
  • Support Dogs
  • Tailored Dog Training
  • Tailored Learning
  • Customized Training
  • Intensive Training Programs
  • Anxiety
  • Dog Training Near Me
  • International Association of Canine Professionals IACP (Member)
  • Private Dog Behavior Consulting in Seattle
  • Dog behaviorist Seattle
  • Anxious dog training Seattle
  • Dog behavior help Seattle
  • Fear and anxiety training

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Customer reviews

Google listing
5
out of 5122 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Leash reactivity 14
  • Reactive dog training 14
  • Leash walking 11
  • Tailored training 10
  • Cattle dog training 9
  • Dog behaviorist 8
All 10 topics
  • Sensitive dog training 5
  • Understanding dogs 5
  • Anxious dog training 4
  • Crate training 4

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100 collected reviews

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Lauren Light
5/5
We can not speak more highly of Julie and sensitive dog. We have a dog who has developed separation anxiety after several life changes and a move. He now barks the second we leave and we are completely unable to leave him alone. After just one session with Julie we are seeing so …Read full reviewClose full review

We can not speak more highly of Julie and sensitive dog. We have a dog who has developed separation anxiety after several life changes and a move. He now barks the second we leave and we are completely unable to leave him alone. After just one session with Julie we are seeing so much progress. Everything was explained in a thorough but clear way that allowed us to come home and get started on training right away. We can’t thank you enough, Julie, and are excited to continue working with you soon.

Courtney Geilenfeldt
5/5

Had our initial consultation with Julie with our 4 year old wiener dog. It was our first experience with professional training and was a very encouraging session. She taught us a lot of tangible skills that we can work into our training routine and made us feel hopeful for getting into a healthier and easier routine with our dog. Thank you Julie!

Liz Steig
5/5
Julie was so good with Chaco! She really brought our nervous dog out of his shell. She taught us games that we could then play at home with Chaco in order to increase his confidence and his bonds with us. Julie also gave us some advice on food which I believe has improved Chaco's…Read full reviewClose full review

Julie was so good with Chaco! She really brought our nervous dog out of his shell. She taught us games that we could then play at home with Chaco in order to increase his confidence and his bonds with us. Julie also gave us some advice on food which I believe has improved Chaco's energy level. She is a wonderful source of knowledge and we definitely appreciate what we learned in our first session. We plan to go back for more.

Keri Pfeifer
5/5
I brought my girl Jemma to Julie last week for some fresh insight and clarification on my handling/training. Not only was she super clear with the training sides of things, she presented all her information in ways that made complete sense. No extra jargon, no overly deep dives w…Read full reviewClose full review

I brought my girl Jemma to Julie last week for some fresh insight and clarification on my handling/training. Not only was she super clear with the training sides of things, she presented all her information in ways that made complete sense. No extra jargon, no overly deep dives with confusing terms, etc. She also presented a lot of alternative treats, food, and ways to take care of fleas/ticks that was all healthy and safe for dogs. Both my dogs go WILD for food time now that they are getting a frozen raw diet. They know what the Smallbatch brand bag looks like and I'm pretty sure that bag is more exciting than the treat bag to them! Julie was also awesome at tuning up my handling skills with Jemma. As well as really pushing me towards 'job training' for Jemma to help her with her anxiety. Thinking she was a more a shepard/doberman mix prior, Julie lead me embrace that Jemma is definitely more cattle dog than the others. Being such a working breed, I understood that would require adjustment for training on my side. Overall, my initial session with Julie was amazing. 100% worth traveling over 2 hours (thanks traffic!) to attend. I would absolutely suggest Sensitive Dog Training to other people. I will often be referring back to the material she handed out, as well as the email with more links and information to check out.

matt stemle
5/5
We have had 2 incredible sessions with Sensitive Dog to work with our high-energy cattledog Momo. She came to us as a stray in September, and we quickly realized we needed professional help to meet her many needs. all of Sensitive Dog‘s suggestions have been very helpful and our …Read full reviewClose full review

We have had 2 incredible sessions with Sensitive Dog to work with our high-energy cattledog Momo. She came to us as a stray in September, and we quickly realized we needed professional help to meet her many needs. all of Sensitive Dog‘s suggestions have been very helpful and our pup is super happy and so are we. Then, when we found out we would be expecting a baby, we went back to Sensitive Dog to help Momo with the transition. Just last week we utilized the training and preparation that Sensitive Dog gave us to introduce Momo to our newborn successfully. We are overjoyed that they are get along so well, and we could not have done this without the guidance of these amazing, amazing dog trainers… Highly recommend!

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