Behave!

Alex is such a find. She has worked with me and two of my foster dogs. The first foster had high anxiety and was extremely scared of people. He would pull like a sled dog on walks so we practiced simple techniques for keeping him at my side and looking to me for leadership. The second foster dog was anxious and dominant to my dog so we practiced enforcing pack roles, not doling out affection to reward his poor behavior, etc. This all may seem on the surface like fairly simple advice… but I tell you it is NOT intuitive to those of us who don’t professionally work with dogs every day.
Alex is very down to earth and practical. She can read and assess dog behavior and tailor the technique to the dog and pack. She is exceptionally accessible and responsive. She also is very community-​oriented and supports many rescues. I have the utmost respect for her. I have recommended Alex to many of my dog owner friends will most definitely continue to do so.

Alex is the best!!!
Our border collie/​cattle dog is not okay with pit bulls. This is problem since our grown daughter’s pup is a pit bull. We became frustrated after spending less time together on account of our dogs not getting along. We already had one emergency vet visit for a bite. So we hired Alex to help us.
She started with teaching us doggie psychology and the basics of behavior training. I had previously heard most of what she said at one time or another. But she put it all together in a way that it all makes perfect sense now. One session helped us with two problems that we had not anticipated. For one, I used to have trouble walking our dog with ease. He would pull me off balance to sniff this or that. He would also pull against the leash till the skin on my hands were raw. I followed some very simple steps and, presto, he is a dream to walk. Who would have thought it were that easy.
By the second session, we were able to address the two dogs being together. Things have improved greatly. I have all the confidence in the world that the dogs will be fine together.
I will be so sad when we don’t need Alex anymore. I guess it will be time to get dog #2.

Alexandra did a wonderful job educating us on how to understand our dogs. That education is critical when doing behavioral training so that you as an owner are properly equipped to handle your dog. I can’t say enough good things about Alex as she is very patient, understanding and knowledgable. I think she trained us more than she did the dogs which is really the most important part. She teaches you so you can teach your dog. Alex has a great way of explaining to you and showing you what she’s talking about that just makes sense! I highly recommend Alex and Behave! for you and your dog. It’s not training, it’s education!

Love love love! Alex Grant saved us! The newest addition to our family, an Alaskan husky, was super bratty. Sasha, our husky, was very possive of whatever she considers hers. The couch, toys, bowls and impossible to walk. Now she is more like a perfect lady! After only one session the change was AMAZING! Seriously! And we are booking another session for this weekend to work out the last few kinks :) I will always go to Alex for any issues from now on! Very highly recommend!

I can’t say enough good things…
Alex is calm and understanding. She took the time to listen to the issues I was having and came up with a great strategy. She taught me how to recognize and understand my dog’s bad behavior, and how and when to make corrections. I have a 70lb. Pit/​mix with dog aggressive tendencies and that was no deterrent to Alex and Behave.
My goal is to get my dog to be able to enjoy Fiesta Island off leash with out any issues. Although I’m not there yet… Alex has me convinced it’s attainable where before all hope was lost.
Bottom line Alex is great and me and my dog’s life has improved.

I don’t even know where to begin… We have a 2 year old pit mix with fear based aggression towards other dogs and generally a mind of her own. Despite a prong collar, taking her for a walk was a daily nightmare-​enter Alex with Behave! Within 5 minutes Alex had her walking calmly and attentively without the prong collar! Over course of our sessions, we have learned how to deal with our pup’s temperament and even though she still needs some work, she’s a different dog than she was before Alex came into our lives!
Alex is knowledgeable, patient, and a genuine pleasure to spend time with. Most of our sessions have far exceeded the allotted 1 hr, because if either one of us, or our dog isn’t «getting it», Alex keeps the session going until she sees the progress that she wants.
We are so grateful to have found such an amazing trainer, and would highly recommend Alex and Behave! to anyone looking for a trainer of the highest caliber.

Alex at Behave is amazing. Our family has 2 chihuahua terriers who had a hard time listening. Every time they had the opportunity to head out our front door they would bolt! After two sessions with Behave, they actually started behaving and listening.
We learned that running after them wasn’t the answer, rewarding properly is. Training a dog doesn’t require common sense, it requires speaking the dog’s language. This is what Behave taught our family. Highly recommended!

We have had Alex out to the house for both training and dog sitting and she’s terrific. Always friendly, even when our four dogs are being very bad! And always really professional, patient, reliable, and detail-​oriented. She’s a GEM!

I would definitely recommend Alex of Behave to anyone needing behavioral help with their dogs! My dog had an issue with fear-​based aggression towards both people and other dogs. Working with Alex even after 2 – 3 sessions there was noticeable improvement, and both myself and my dog learned something new from Alex each time she visited. In fact I learned so much that when my ex split and took our dog, I was able to work with my new boy I adopted who had similar (but not as severe) issues as my girl dog had had.
This was almost a year ago and throughout the year I received the occasional note from her saying she hoped Lucy & I were doing well; not only is Alex professional and knowledgeable, she genuinely cares about both her human and four-​legged clients!

I started using alex as our dog trainer about 3 weeks ago. My dog now walks on the leash like he is supposed to. We are working on food aggressions and agression toward other dogs. Alex is very knowledgeable and spends extra time with us. She is only suppose to be here for a hour but has stayed 30 minutes extra twice to help us even more. Id recommend her to anyone who needs help with behavior or obedience.

Alex is wonderful!!! Our Basset Diego Bacon was having trouble playing nice at the park and he thought he was the alpha… After he started trying to dominate people we called Alex to help us get him back on track. Diego loved Alex immediately and was very responsive after his first session and by his third session he was well on his way to being a very good boy. What I really like about Alex though is that although she does speak dog language very well she also did an excellent job of training us on the proper techniques and methods for recognizing the signs of aggression and how to stop it before it escalates.
Bottom line is Alex is knowledgable, effective, friendly and affordable. I would recommend Behave! to any family needing help with their baby!