Mindful Training

As first time puppy parents, Joshua helped to empower us as leaders for our little boy. He was patient, passionate, timely, and everything we could want in a trainer. Through our six at-home sessions, Joshua trained us to train our rambunctious teenage golden retriever to deter unwanted behaviors like jumping and countersurfing, reinforce good behaviors like place and heel, and conquer some fears like walking outside on the scary streets (he would hardly step foot out of the front door before Joshua). In a nutshell, Joshua gave us the confidence and knowledge to know we are going to raise a good little citizen. The changes don’t happen overnight, but we’ve made tremendous progress with our pup by continuously reinforcing what Joshua taught us. Thank you, Joshua!

Thank you Mindful Training for instilling discipline, obedience, and fun into every session with our dog! Our golden doodle always looked forward to his classes with you, and we are so fortunate to have built a foundation with our dog for years to come that we are proud of. Highly recommend this team to anyone in the Austin, TX area looking for highly engaged trainers that love animals of all kinds!

Mindful Training is the BEST in the business. I have a silly, spunky, stubborn, ENERGETIC 2 year old black lab named Maeve. After a horrible experience with a board-and-stay trainer when she was a puppy (and being told that my girl was essentially unresponsive to training), I felt hopeless and stuck with a lab whose energy I could not contain or control. I was also frustrated that I'd spent $2000+ for no results. After that experience, I went on for a year trying to self-train. I made some progress on basic commands but I could not control my girl's mischievous behaviors or leash reactivity. After my friend Carly had a wonderful experience with the Mindful Training team, I finally decided to give professional training another try and booked a consult. Josh, our trainer, came to our home to meet Maeve and they formed an instant connection! Josh walked through all of the strategies and tools he would teach us, tailored to Maeve's exact needs and problematic behaviors, and gave me a few different price/service packages to choose from before beginning our sessions. We began our sessions back in December, and incredibly, Maeve really thrived in the mindful program. Unsurprisingly, the issue was never her, but rather ME! I needed to learn the tools to get Maeve to give me her trust, attention, excitement and obedience -- and that's exactly what this program gave us. Josh always arrived promptly before our sessions, he had an *instant* connection with Maeve that immediately unlocked her potential, he wrote long summaries of our sessions as a follow-up email along with all of the steps for our repetitive practice at home, and even enlisted his own wife and dog to come to our RCAT sessions so Maeve could work on her leash reactivity in a controlled environment. They bring everything you need to your doorstep! Maeve now gets so excited to show off her new behaviors, she finds joy in training, she's less reactive on walks and our bond has never been stronger. Moreover, there's much more joy and peace in our household. I couldn't be more grateful to this team nor could I recommend them enough. They are animal whisperers who absolutely love what they do and that really shines through in every session. If you're on the hunt for a trainer -- stop scrolling and look no further. MINDFUL is what you've been looking for! It'll be the best decision and investment you'll ever make for your fur baby <3