Belinda is terrific! I brought my rescue dog in for basic manners and to correct some bad behavior. Boy did she deliver! He’s a joy to be with after just a few sessions! Thank you Sonoma Dog Training! Highly recommend!

Sonoma Dog Training
Sonoma, California
About Sonoma Dog Training
Sonoma Dog Training run by Belinda Head provides individual coaching and training for pups and their people. I use a common sense approach honed over 40 yrs of working with competition dogs and movie animals. Let's build a strong,reliable bond between you and your pup, creating well mannered behaviors and instant recalls. Let's stop the jumping up and pulling. Let's create structure and boundaries, and let's reward your pup "off leash freedom" by training him properly! Call me on 415 948 7905 to set up a free phone consultation to see if this is a good fit for you!
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Behavior support
- Jumping up
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- Day training
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- Puppies
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- Agility Customer-reported
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- leash training 5
- rescue dog 5
- recall training 4
- masterful trainer 3
- private training sessions 3
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If you are looking for a dog trainer who truly delivers results, look no further than Belinda. We would highly recommend her to anyone looking to build a better relationship with their pup. Before working with her, we struggled with several common but frustrating puppy behavio…Read full reviewClose full review
If you are looking for a dog trainer who truly delivers results, look no further than Belinda. We would highly recommend her to anyone looking to build a better relationship with their pup. Before working with her, we struggled with several common but frustrating puppy behaviors. Belinda gave us the specific tools and confidence we needed to see real progress. Thanks to her guidance, our Labrador now walks nicely on a leash without the constant pulling. She is sleeping soundly in her crate, which has been a game-changer for our household routine, an her "come when called" is significantly more reliable, giving us much more peace of mind. Belinda’s approach is clear, effective, and easy to follow. It was well worth the investment to see such a positive transformation in our dog's behavior. If you want a trainer who actually provides the roadmap to success, Belinda is the answer!
We are two weeks in of private lessons with Belinda and have already seen so much progress! Cannoli is learning and adapting quickly, and even enjoying some of his new rules and boundaries. We are seeing a more confident and well behaved boy each and every day! Excited to see how much more he learns and grows during our time together.
Belinda has been a gift in our journey of welcoming home our first ever puppy. Highly responsive, communicative, creative- she has been an immense help in creating the right conditions for success and learning. Sundae also loves working with her and learning new things! In fact we all do! Thanks Belinda!
We’ve had dogs for years. Mostly Boxers. We’ve admired those with dogs that mind well, stay in place as instructed and can move thru public spaces without reactivity to other dogs or stimuli. Recently we got a Vizsla puppy and quickly realized he is a real dog, not a human-like B…Read full reviewClose full review
We’ve had dogs for years. Mostly Boxers. We’ve admired those with dogs that mind well, stay in place as instructed and can move thru public spaces without reactivity to other dogs or stimuli. Recently we got a Vizsla puppy and quickly realized he is a real dog, not a human-like Boxer. He can be “headstrong” and get locked onto distractions so our old school way of training just wasn’t cutting it. We quickly reached out to Belinda and in the first meeting learned a few things. And each lesson since we’ve continued learning and unlocking a whole new relationship experience with our pup. It’s way easier than we expected and actually fun connecting with our new family member in this way. Belinda makes it really simple, straightforward, and approachable. Not only have we learned better training techniques but we’ve learned how to unlock our pup’s learning interest in a way that makes us all excited and not stressed. Building a tighter relationship with him through all of this.
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