Always Faithful Dog Training of Pittsburgh
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Dogs in Human Environments
When dogs are born in the wild, they are born in a natural environment. Their mother and older pack members instinctively guide them to learn all the skills for survival. The dogs learn quickly to use those instincts to thrive and survive.
Dogs living with humans are living in an artificial environment. The artificial environment can create artificial problems. We see a range of behaviors including leash pulling, jumping, excessive barking, nipping, anxiety and aggression.
The solution to ALL of these problems is found by using our leadership-based training. Check out the videos below to learn more.
At Always Faithful Dog Training, we teach you to lead your dog using the instinctive methods of a pack leader. Our founder, Abraham Mashal, explains what we call Leadership Training.
Our Founder Abraham Mashal explains how the human created artificial environment takes a dog away from their instinctual natural environment.
No Treats, No Clickers, No Shock Collars, No Gimmicks ®
Dog Training Services
Private lessons are located in your home and focus on meeting your specific training needs.
CALL FOR PRICING DETAILS FOR MORE THAN ONE DOG.
WE OFFER 10% OFF ANY TRAINING TO MILITARY, POLICE OR FIRE DEPT.
Puppy Obedience
Training Packages
Puppy Basic Obedience Package
This training package is five lessons and includes the following: potty training, preventing jumping up, nipping and any other typical puppy behavior issues.
It also includes the 5 basic obedience commands: Come, Sit, Down, Heel and Stay.
Cost: $550
Puppy Advanced Obedience Package
This package is 8 lessons and includes everything in the basic package, but adds off leash training as well.
Cost: $800
Dog Obedience
Training Packages
Basic Obedience
This training package is 4 lessons and includes the five basic obedience commands: Come, Sit, Down, Heel and Stay.
Cost: $450
Advanced Obedience
This training package is 8 lessons and includes everything in the basic package but adds off leash training as well.
Cost: $800
Advanced Obedience High Distraction
This training package is 12 lessons and includes everything in the advanced package, but adds high distraction training as well (listening off leash with other dogs/people/distractions around).
Cost: $1200
Dog Obedience
Training Packages
Basic Obedience
This training package is four lessons and includes the five basic obedience commands: Come, Sit, Down, Heel and Stay.
Cost: $450
Advanced Obedience
This training package is 8 lessons and includes everything in the basic package but adds off leash training as well.
Cost: $800
Advanced Obedience High Distraction
This training package is 12 lessons and includes everything in the advanced package, but adds high distraction training as well (listening off leash with other dogs/people/distractions around).
If you have more than two dogs, we offer bigger discounts with each additional dog. Please call or email for that information.
Cost: $1200
Specialty Training
Therapy Dog Training
Teach your dog to provide affection, comfort and support to people in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, libraries, hospices, or disaster areas. At our assessment, we will evaluate your dog to determine if his/her temperament is a good fit for Therapy Dog work. Level of basic obedience may affect price.
Please call for prices.
Service Dog Training
If you want to use your dog, he/she must pass our behavior evaluation to be considered for Service Dog work.
We also offer an option where we purchase and train a dog that best suits your needs. We cannot guarantee a specific breed but will do our best to fulfill all breed specific requests.
We train and provide the Service Dog certificate once training is complete.
Please call for prices.
All services are offered throughout Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh Metro Area including; City of Pittsburgh, South Hills, North Hills, Cranberry, Sewickley, Bellevue, Moon Township, Robinson Township, Kennedy Township, Green Tree, Carnegie, Crafton, Ingram, and surrounding areas.
Our Pack
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Joel
Packleader and Owner
Level 2 IDTA
Joel has been passionate about dogs all his life having been raised with them since birth. His goal is to help dogs and people live happier and healthier lives, strengthening their bonds and building long loving relationships. Always Faithful Dog Training has allowed him the opportunity to continue making an impact to help people live their best life with their dogs.
Joel has held multiple roles throughout his career having spent over 6 years in Banking as a Vice President in Investment Management. He has managed Operations, Project Management and Client Reporting teams. Joel is a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve with over 16 years of decorated service. His experience includes two deployments overseas and he is currently responsible for managing the operations and logistics for over 95 USMCR personnel. He has also been active in giving back to his community having co-founded non-profit chapters of The Mission Continues and No One Left Behind in Pittsburgh.
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Bonny
Packleader and Owner
Level 1 IDTA
Bonny is a native Pittsburgher and has lived in the area for most of her life. She spent over 11 years working for the public library system beginning as an outreach specialist fostering a love of literacy with elementary school students, then becoming a youth services librarian at a neighborhood library branch. The experience led her into workforce development, where she drives efforts for equity-focused systems change.
Friends like to say that Bonny has always been a dog person without knowing it. Growing up around cats, she never understood the dog-hype. That is until she met Joel and his love of dogs became contagious. Bonny’s status as “adoring dog mom” became cemented when a tiny fluff-ball of a puppy stole her heart during a fateful visit to a farmer’s market. Piper became her first official doggo, followed a year later by Yocco the long dog.
Always Faithful Dog Training brings together many of Bonny’s personal and professional passions. “Our dogs are a part of our family. Training allows us to make the most of our time together. I love teaching and supporting people in reaching their goals, especially when it means building the bond between a dog owner and their best friend.”
