Balanced Behavior Dog Training Center specializes in professional dog training and behavior modification for dogs struggling with reactivity, aggression, anxiety, fear, and resource guarding.
We go beyond basic obedience by addressing the root cause of problem behaviors and creating lasting results. Our programs are designed to help dogs learn calm, reliable behavior while teaching owners how to provide structure, leadership, and confidence.
From leash reactivity to stranger danger to separation anxiety, we transform difficult behavior into cooperation and trust, helping families build safe, happy, and balanced relationships with their dogs.
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultationProgram details
Crate trainingProgram details
Leash trainingProgram details
Obedience trainingProgram details
SocializationProgram details
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Aggression trainingProgram details
Fear and confidenceProgram details
Reactivity trainingProgram details
Resource guardingProgram details
Separation anxietyProgram details
How training happens
Board and trainCustomer-reportedProgram details
Group classesProgram details
In-home trainingProgram details
Struggling with specific behavior challenges at home? An in-home training session provides targeted, one-on-one coaching in the environment where your dog lives, learns, and demonstrates behaviors. Bill or Krista will come to your home for a one-hour session tailored to your dogs immediate needs and your familys goals.
During the session, your trainer will:
Evaluate your dogs behavior in its natural home environment to identify triggers, habits, and areas for improvement.
Provide step-by-step guidance and strategies to address pressing concerns, including obedience, reactivity, anxiety, threshold manners, and more.
Create a customized action plan designed to help you and your dog build consistent routines, reinforce training, and achieve long-term success.
In-home sessions are ideal for owners who want practical, real-world solutions applied directly where they matter most. They offer the unique benefit of coaching you as the handler, ensuring you gain the confidence and skills to guide your dog effectively.
Please note that availability for in-home sessions is limited due to Bill and Kristas schedule at the training facility. Scheduling is handled directly with your trainer; after booking, Bill or Krista will reach out to confirm a convenient time. · Listed price: [object Object]
Online or virtual trainingProgram details
Owner coachingProgram details
Pack walksProgram details
EXCLUSIVE TO GOAT CAMP GRADUATES!
Loving Leaders Pack Walk Program
This monthly program gives GOAT Camp graduates the opportunity to refine social skills, maintain training, and practice real-world application of learned behaviorsall in a supportive, guided environment.
Led by Bill, each hour-long walk takes place in local parks and focuses on reinforcing handler engagement, calm leadership, neutrality, and precise leash communication amidst the natural distractions of other dogs, people, and the environment.
Spots are limited to 10 dogs per walk to ensure personalized attention and hands-on guidance.
Program Goals:
Community Building: Connect with other dedicated dog owners and cultivate a network of like-minded individuals who are committed to positive, results-driven training.
Handler Engagement & Skills: Strengthen your ability to remain neutral, maintain focus, and communicate effectively with your dog in dynamic, real-world scenarios.
Dog Socialization & Pack Drive: Enhance your dogs cooperative behaviors, reinforce pack-oriented play and work drive, and cultivate harmonious interactions within a group setting.
Training Maintenance & Generalization: Apply and generalize skills learned in GOAT Camp to new environments and situations, helping your dog stay reliable and responsive outside of the home.
Real-Time Feedback: Receive individualized guidance and corrections from Bill and Krista throughout the walk, ensuring practical application and continuous improvement.
Participant Expectations:
Arrive on time with exercised, well-prepared dogs.
Dogs must remain leashed, maintain safe distances, and follow learned commands.
Owners actively follow Bills guidance, remain calm, and reinforce positive behaviors.
Bring high-value rewards to support focus and engagement.
Participate in post-walk discussion and Q&A to review progress, troubleshoot challenges, and deepen understanding.
Walk Structure:
Arrival & Briefing (10 min): Check-in, introductions, and a controlled start with initial guidance on positioning, engagement, and leash handling.
Guided Walk (30 min): Variable-distance walking while navigating distractions. Bill and Krista provide live feedback, coaching, and demonstrations tailored to each dog and handler.
Q&A & Review (20 min): Post-walk discussion to ask questions, address challenges, and review lessons learned during the session.
This program not only helps maintain your dogs skills but also empowers you as a handler, reinforcing the principles of leadership, communication, and positive guidance that make GOAT Camp so effective.
Join the pack today and keep your dog learning, engaged, and fulfilled! · Listed price: [object Object]
Private trainingProgram details
Our private 1-hour training sessions are designed for clients who may not needor be ready forour full GOAT Camp program but still want hands-on, professional guidance. These sessions are offered a la carte, giving you the flexibility to work on exactly what matters most for you and your dog.
During your session, well focus on your specific goals. Whether its leash manners, obedience, behavior issues, or simply building a better relationship with your dog, well tailor the training to your needs. If youre not sure where to start, dont worrywell begin with the foundations and build from there.
All sessions take place at our training facility, giving us the ideal environment to set your dog up for success. By the end of the hour, youll walk away with practical skills, clear guidance, and a plan to continue progress at home.
Perfect for dog owners looking for professional support without committing to a full programthese sessions are flexible, effective, and all about you and your dog. · Listed price: [object Object]
Dog age
PuppiesProgram details
Support between sessions
Follow-up supportProgram details
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Rescue dogsCustomer-reportedProgram details
Additional services
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GOAT CampProgram details
GOAT Camp is our signature, results-driven training program for owners who want meaningful transformation and a clear, teachable system they can confidently apply at home. It delivers all the benefits of a traditional board & trainintensive, high-quality training for your dogwithout sending your dog away or leaving you out of the process. Instead, you learn alongside your dog every step of the way. This program blends immersive daily training with thorough owner education, structured homework, and real-world practice so your dogs progress continues long after each session ends.
Included:
8 Training Days focused on behavior improvement, obedience, leash skills, neutrality, confidence building, settle training, and breed-appropriate fulfillment.
Eight 30-Min 1:1 Owner Sessions to teach you exactly how to handle, guide, and maintain your dogs training.
Daily Training Video explaining the concept youll practice during your 1:1 session.
Daily Homework with step-by-step instructions to keep your routine consistent.
Lifetime access to six of Bills behavior-focused programs designed to build solid foundations, prevent owner-created issues, and guide you through resolving the most common behavior challenges.
GOAT Camp is perfect for owners who want structure, clarity, and a proven training system. You gain everything needed to build a reliable, fulfilled, and well-balanced dogpaired with the guidance to maintain those results long after the program ends. · Listed price: [object Object]
GOAT Camp PlusProgram details
GOAT Camp Plus is our most complete, results-driven training program for owners who want real transformation and long-term success. This program blends intensive daily training with thorough owner education, clear structure at home, and real-world follow-up support so your dogs progress continues well beyond the program.
Included:
8 Training Days focused on behavior improvement, obedience, leash skills, neutrality, confidence building, settle training, and breed-appropriate fulfillment.
Eight 30-Min 1:1 Owner Sessions to teach you exactly how to handle, guide, and maintain your dogs training.
Daily Training Video explaining the concept youll practice during your 1:1 session.
Daily Homework with step-by-step instructions to keep your routine consistent.
Lifetime access to six of Bills behavior-focused programs designed to build solid foundations, prevent owner-created issues, and guide you through resolving the most common behavior challenges.
Plus These Extras:
1 In-Home Session to address your dogs behavior where it matters most.
1 Refresher Session to tighten things up after graduation.
1 Pack Walk to practice neutrality around other dogs in real life.
1 Stay & Train Day for a tune-up at the facility.
GOAT Camp Plus is perfect for owners who want structure, clarity, and continued support. You gain everything needed to build a reliable, fulfilled, and well-balanced dogalong with the guidance to maintain those results for the long haul. · Listed price: [object Object]
Field Trip Training SessionProgram details
True success with your dog goes beyond obedienceits about having a dog who can navigate life calmly, confidently, and reliably. In this one-hour Field Trip Training Session, Bill personally accompanies you and your dog to a public location, providing hands-on coaching and guidance tailored to your dogs current skill level and real-life challenges.
During the session, you will:
Practice engagement and focus in distracting environments such as pet stores, coffee shops, malls, or other public spaces.
Receive professional guidance in high-stress locations, including veterinary offices, grooming appointments, or anywhere your dog may struggle with anxiety, fear, or excitement.
Learn strategies to manage challenges in real time, building trust, confidence, and self-control in your dog.
Gain actionable tools to maintain and reinforce these behaviors at home, ensuring lasting success beyond the session.
Each outing is fully customized to your dogs abilities and needs, emphasizing not just exposure, but teaching your dog to process new environments correctly and respond reliably to your guidance. Whether practicing calm behavior, polite greetings, or self-regulation around distractions, these sessions provide real-world experience with expert support.
By the end of your Field Trip session, youll leave with practical strategies, a more confident and composed dog, and the peace of mind that comes from learning directly from Bill in real-life settings. · Listed price: [object Object]
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5/5We are so grateful for the help and guidance we received from our dog trainer, Bill. We adopted a rescue dog who was struggling with resource guarding, and it was becoming a stressful and concerning situation for our family. We weren’t sure what to do or how to safely manage the …Read full reviewClose full review
We are so grateful for the help and guidance we received from our dog trainer, Bill. We adopted a rescue dog who was struggling with resource guarding, and it was becoming a stressful and concerning situation for our family. We weren’t sure what to do or how to safely manage the behavior.
From the very beginning, Bill was patient, knowledgeable, and incredibly understanding. He taught us how to recognize the triggers, respond appropriately, and—most importantly—help our dog feel more secure rather than simply trying to correct the behavior.
The difference we’ve seen has been remarkable. I would highly recommend Bill to anyone dealing with behavioral challenges, especially with a rescue dog. He truly cares about the dogs and the families he works with, and we are so thankful we found him!
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Toni Antonetti
5/5If you've ever been afraid to venture outside with your dog for fear of barking, lunging and other scary behaviors, see Bill and Krista at Balanced Behavior Dog Training Center.
I couldn't get my Australian Shepherd/Cattle Dog mix into the car even to go to the vet without plann…Read full reviewClose full review
If you've ever been afraid to venture outside with your dog for fear of barking, lunging and other scary behaviors, see Bill and Krista at Balanced Behavior Dog Training Center.
I couldn't get my Australian Shepherd/Cattle Dog mix into the car even to go to the vet without planning it like a military mission. He barked at everything: Amazon trucks, motorcycles, dogs and assorted cars and neighbors started to avoid me. Instead of moving to the Outback, I decided to get some training for both of us. Speedy needed some structure and I needed to provide it. Bill and Krista's gentle guidance enabled us to make some amazing changes. They showed me how to help Speedy calm down and not scan constantly for impending threats outside. Speedy learned to heel and I learned how to walk him calmly and with more confidence. To my surprise, during his lessons, Speedy was able to quietly coexist with other dogs in the vicinity.
As a result, my dog and I have a much closer bond. He's ignoring vehicles and other dogs on walks and he rarely barks at the window any more. He loves car rides now and I can take him to see my 96-year-old mother and other places that I wouldn't even consider before. Our world is so much bigger now. We're both incredibly grateful!
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Alina J
5/5
Our dog Nova has changed so much since training with Bill and Krista! They did a great job guiding us through what Nova needed in order to get better at facing her reactivity and anxiety. The GOAT camp program really helped set a good foundation for her and helped us understand what she needed in order to improve!
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Lauren Larios
5/5We had such a great experience with Balanced Behavior Dog Training and trainers Bill and Krista! Our dog Gus Gus attended the GOAT program, and while he definitely learned a lot, I honestly think we learned even more as his owners.
Gus Gus had some separation anxiety and was rea…Read full reviewClose full review
We had such a great experience with Balanced Behavior Dog Training and trainers Bill and Krista! Our dog Gus Gus attended the GOAT program, and while he definitely learned a lot, I honestly think we learned even more as his owners.
Gus Gus had some separation anxiety and was reactive on walks. Neither issue was terrible, so we actually weren’t sure if he really needed professional training. We are SO glad we decided to do it. He has made such a noticeable improvement with learning how to settle on his own and he is so much better on leash.
What I really appreciated about Bill and Krista is that they didn’t just train Gus Gus, they taught us how to communicate with him and how to continue reinforcing everything at home. And that’s probably the biggest thing we took away from the program: you have to stay consistent. The training doesn’t end when the program ends. If you do what they tell you to do and actually put in the work, you will see results, but it really is a lifelong process.
We’re so happy we invested in the program and would absolutely recommend Bill, Krista, and Balanced Behavior to anyone looking to better understand their dog and build a stronger relationship with them!
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Mary P
5/5Bill and Krista were amazing!! They were so knowledgeable about my dog's behavior and how to go about correcting it. I brought in Scout because of her anxiety and reactivity and now life is becoming so much more manageable. Bill and Krista helped me understand why Scout behaved t…Read full reviewClose full review
Bill and Krista were amazing!! They were so knowledgeable about my dog's behavior and how to go about correcting it. I brought in Scout because of her anxiety and reactivity and now life is becoming so much more manageable. Bill and Krista helped me understand why Scout behaved the way she did and gave me hope that she could be friendly with dogs one day. After the GOAT camp, Scout has improved so so much and doesn't go nuts when she sees dogs anymore. I thought there was no fixing her reactivity but balanced behavior quickly turned that around. Scout is 4 1/2 so I thought training wouldn't be as easy as if she were a puppy, but my heeler loved going! She always had a smile on her face and loved getting put to work. I am so appreciative of the effort put into her training and I'm so glad I found this place. I highly recommend!!
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