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Straight talk from thirty years and twenty thousand dogs. No fluff, no bribery, just what actually works.

Where can I find reliable dog training advice from a real trainer?

The Dog Savant publishes 13 free guides written by Brett Endes, a Los Angeles trainer with 30 years of experience and more than 20,000 dogs trained. They cover aggression and reactivity, separation anxiety, leash pulling, treat dependence, adopting a shelter dog, and why balanced training differs from positive only methods.

Does Brett Endes offer board and train in Los Angeles?

No. There is no board and train program at any of Brett's locations. Training happens in your own home with you present, because the owner is half of what gets trained, or remotely by Zoom and telephone. The in home workshop is $495 and the Zoom equivalent is $295.

Training Guide · 7 min read

Twelve Steps to Ending Your Dog's Treat Addiction

If your dog only listens when you are holding a treat, you do not have obedience, you have a negotiation. Here is how to fix it in twelve steps.

Training Guide · 6 min read

How to Stop a Dog Pulling on Leash

If every walk is a tug of war, the problem is not your dog's strength, it is the structure. Here is how to fix leash pulling for good.

Training Guide · 7 min read

Dog Separation Anxiety Solutions That Actually Work

The howling, the chewed door, the panic the moment you grab your keys. Separation anxiety is real, and it is fixable. Here is how.

Training Guide · 8 min read

Dog Aggression Training in Los Angeles, What Actually Works

An aggressive dog is almost never a hopeless dog. Here is what actually fixes lunging, snapping, and biting, and why the untrainable label is usually wrong.

Training Guide · 7 min read

Leash Reactivity in Dogs, Why It Happens and How to Fix It

If every walk ends with your dog barking and lunging at other dogs, you do not have a vicious dog, you have an overwhelmed one. Here is why it happens and how to fix it.

Training Guide · 7 min read

Board and Train in Los Angeles, Read This Before You Send Your Dog Away

A kennel can teach your dog to obey a trainer in a facility. It cannot teach your dog to obey you at home, which is the only place it counts.

Training Guide · 7 min read

Puppy Training in Los Angeles, The First Year Done Right

Everything your puppy learns, or fails to learn, before its first birthday sets the next decade. Here is the first year done right, starting at eight weeks.

Breed Guide · 7 min read

Pit Bull Training in Los Angeles

Some of the best dogs I have ever trained were pit bulls. Here is what the breed actually needs, and why a trained pit bull is the best argument against the label.

Breed Guide · 7 min read

Rottweiler and Doberman Training in Los Angeles

A Rottweiler or Doberman does not need a heavy hand. It needs a calm leader worth following, and here is how to become one.

Breed Guide · 7 min read

Goldendoodle and Doodle Training in Los Angeles

Everyone told you the doodle was the automatic easy family dog. Nobody mentioned the poodle brain that needs a job, or what happens when it does not get one.

Breed Guide · 7 min read

German Shepherd Training in Los Angeles

The smartest dog on the block is also the quickest to invent its own job. Here is how to give your shepherd a better one.

Online Training · 7 min read

Does Online Dog Training Work? An Honest Answer

Online dog training works when someone is actually coaching you, live, on your dog. It fails when it is a video library with no feedback. Here is the honest difference, from a trainer who does both in home and Zoom sessions every week.

New Adopter Guide · 8 min read

Your Newly Adopted Dog: What the First Month Should Look Like

NBC put Brett in front of new adopters nationwide for thirty seconds at a time. This is everything that did not fit: the quiet first weeks, the gentle start to training, and the difference between a dog that is adjusting and a dog that needs help.

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