TRAINING DETAILS:
Travel Radius
Tanzi visits homes about a 10-minute drive from Meadowood Park on Falls Road. Further away? Please ask if virtual services are an option. Hybrid work may be an option, too, where we start virtually to learn skills at home, and then you can visit Meadowood Park, Hampton Mansion, a home improvement store, or a similar, centrally-located place to practice with Tanzi. Don't knock it 'til you try it, I am mostly training the people in most cases, not the dogs! Check out reviews from virtual clients.
Availability & Scheduling
Tanzi is not available in-person on evenings or weekends. Virtual options are sometimes available on Monday and Wednesday evenings by request. Outdoor work is available from approximately April - October (many leash walking skills can be practiced at home and in home improvement stores.)
After you send in your contact info on the Get Started page, Tanzi will arrange dates with you. You then get 2 messages with invoice and paperwork. Please review carefully, then sign and return, then pay your invoice. Once Tanzi has that all back, she will email you calendar confirmations via Google Calendar.
Training Methods
You believe in working with a dog training and behavior professional who prioritizes continuing education and uses evidence-based training methods to prioritize dogs' behavioral health, particularly since the dog training industry is completely unregulated. Anyone can claim to be a dog trainer with no education, expertise, or credentials which might be unsafe for your dog.
You don't want to train your dog with methods using pain, discomfort, yelling, hitting, or intimidation of any kind, whether you've done so in the past or not. That includes aversive tools such as prong/pinch collars, choke collars, shock collars, shock fences, slip leads, leash pops, bonkers, chain bags, penny cans, sprayed water, compressed air, and ultrasonic sound. The AVSAB recommends humane training methods only to maintain your dog's behavioral health.
You do not use a shock fence or plan to install one in the future; instead, you either have a physical fence, use a leash, or visit other fenced areas like those available via Sniffspot.com.
You seek out appropriate veterinary expertise when your dog exhibits pain, itching, anxiety, fear, or phobia that prevents them from having a good quality of life, including learning and retaining information, and you are open to the appropriate use of medication for physical and mental health when recommended by a veterinarian or veterinary behaviorist who is knowledgeable about behavior.
If you have more questions, visit FAQ or Zoom Office Hours.
"Tanzi is the best dog trainer I have ever worked with. She is incredibly knowledgable, kind and patient. She explains not only the how, but also the why, which is so important for training your dog when she is not right there with you. She will work with you and your dog to create a customized training plan for YOUR dog, not a cookie cutter one-size-fits all approach. I cannot recommend Tanzi enough!"
-Denise & Jax, Perry Hall, MD
"Tanzi is the best! She knows SOOOOO MUCH about dogs AND people and how they interact. She is a lifesaver and we are so lucky to have found her. We were very experienced dog owners with a very anxious puppy, unlike anything we had ever experienced before. She helped us get things on the right track! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!"
-Kirsten & Olive, Owings Mills, MD
