The Human Dog Team

Gonzalo has my highest recommendations if you have ANY concerns about your dog. I give out his contact information at least once a week to friends and co-workers. I worked with a previous dog trainer before who taught me click training which was great in the beginning, but as Kari's personality came out, I realized she had some worrisome behaviors (likely from being abused) that I didn't know how to fix. He helped me turn my fearful Pit-bull who snapped at anyone coming over to my house to a well behaved little lady. Most importantly, he taught me that my dog wasn't 'aggressive,' but lacking in self control, and if I could control her excitement and environment my dog would be transformed. I swear it was like a light bulb moment, and from then on my communication with my dog has improved immensely. Most importantly, I trust this man implicitly. He is professional and honest and never late. His rates are reasonable and he always flexes his schedule around my 12hr shift work. He has helped me out so much in the past year while my husband was deployed, I can't thank him enough.

Gonzalo is one of the most present, kind, thoughtful, insightful humans you will ever interact with. He deeply listens, he cares and he is a Master with understanding dogs and their behavior. Don’t hesitate, from small undesirable quirks to dauntingly exhausting behavior... call Gonzalo. There’s no better trainer or human to call for help. He will give you the exact support and information that you desire. His first goal is to give you insights and suggestions and tangible and realistic actions that you can take on your own to train your dog in the way you need to experience more ease & harmony together. And if you’re too busy with life Gonzalo will train your dog, working together with you over time to create sustaining good health and behavior in your dog. We adopted a 4-year-old dog who is guessed to be some sort of mix including English bull terrier & Australian shepherd. She was found starving, laying down, not much more then a skeleton, on a mountain about two years ago. When we got her home we realized that she had a seriously neurotic tic... of spinning, spinning round and round and round relentlessly, all day spinning. It was maddening. Entering into a committed relationship that will last over a decade, I sunk in despair, how could I live with this? It caused so much anxiety in me. Gonzalo came over and in one visit that lasted a few hours he gave us insight into her emotional and mental body and left us with a handful of precise tips for action that we with integrity committed to. She was cured her of her seemingly uncontrollable spinning. We are so happy with our angel dog. Her and our 5-year-old son are best friends. She’s so incredibly sweet and chill.

It is my genuine pleasure to endorse the uncommon dog training skills of Gonzalo, the Human Dog Coach! I adopted Joey from a pet sitter's home where he'd been abandoned, quickly discovering he was much younger than had been guesstimated and was doing all the crazy-making things that an untrained pup will naturally do. I was dismayed, as I really wasn't up for all that - especially as the intensity was compounded by a phone call from my landlord soon after I'd gotten him saying they were selling the house and wanted me to move! I reached out to Gonzalo for help. I knew Joey had the temperament and intelligence to make a great companion for me so I really didn't want to give him away. I just needed him to learn a few things to be more cooperative during the transition so that once I moved I'd be able to properly focus and he'd already have some understanding of following commands. In just one extended session, Gonzalo demonstrated a mind-blowing level of mastery in canine behavior! A veritable treasure trove of tips and insights, we watched Joey respond instantly to his gentle instructions and transform into a happily obedient pet before our eyes. Clearly, he loves dogs and is passionate about what he does. Gonzalo was incredibly generous with his time and knowledge. He patiently answered our every question and gave us a crash course in dog psychology that has given us so much to draw upon and practice for months! Quite honestly, had I not moved far away from him, I would be continuing to call upon him regularly. If you are fortunate enough to cross paths with him and could use support in creating a more mutually satisfying relationship between you and your "best friend" you will be incredibly pleased and grateful, as I am! He really has a special gift.

I reached out to Gonzalo after getting my very first, very energetic Boston puppy, Gus. Gonzalo taught me the building blocks like sit, stay, come. Then later how to translate that from the home to outside, along with loose lease and heel walking. Gonzalo is so good with Gus and can point out what Gus’s body language and subtle cues mean and how to react to them. Gonzalo has helped me so much so far and I can’t wait to continue training.

I contacted Gonzalo (The Human Dog Coach) in March - I had commiserated with someone over dog troubles and she spoke very highly of him and the amazing work he had done with her pup. I decided to give him a shot. I had gone to one dog trainer prior who gave me some tips but didn’t fully answer all the questions I had had about my dog. Short background – Gigi is a 7yr old bulldog with history unknown that I had adopted last May. She had a slew of behavior issues I needed addressed and mainly I wanted to work on recall. When first speaking with Gonzalo I could hear the reservation in his voice about my goals with Gigi being a bulldog, upon meeting her the work started to begin. Gigi is motivated, but needs a cheerleading section of excitement to make her go - and I found out how little I knew about bulldogs. Gonzalo spends the time and energy - he is very energetic and passionate - he gets to know your dog. Yes, he probably has the history of the breed embedded in his brain but he gets to the core personality of your dog by their behavior and works with them to motivate, train and succeed. He has gotten to the inner workings of Gigi, why she reacts the way she does, when she is going to react, and how to prevent her from reacting in a negative manner. He is very straightforward with how what you may be doing may be negatively impacting your dog. It is incredible how well he is able to read and predict animal behavior. Not only does he spend the time with your furry family member he truly wants to incorporate you into the lesson. He knows if you’ve done your homework – so don’t try and pretend you did something if you didn’t. But he also wants you to really understand what is happening and why and what to do to fix it. It has been an incredible turn around with my girl Gigi she has a ways to go but the progress is so obvious. When we began I was unable to bring her to one of her favorite spots, the ocean, because of how reactive she was to the dogs and environment she was in. I could not and did not know how to manage it. She was finally able to enjoy one of her favorite activities, and it was so awesome to see her so happy and well behaved to boot!!! Gonzalo is highly recommended.