Virtual Intensive One on One Support with Maia Huff-Owen

What Life Would You Like to Live With Your Dog?

Tell us what you'd like to do and enjoy with your dog. Whether your goal is small and specific or part of a bigger change, we'll help you figure out where to begin, what skills to build, and what kind of support will help you get there.

Appointments are typically available within 14 days, so you can start building that life together right away.

What's your goal for your dog? Let's start building the skills to get there.

Our virtual training sessions offer individualized guidance grounded in behavior science, with appointments typically available within two weeks (often the same week!).

Whether you want your dog to feel more comfortable around visitors, enjoy walks together, learn new skills, or navigate a challenging situation, we'll help you identify what you need to make progress.

Why Train Virtually?

Virtual training has advantages that are impossible to achieve during in-person sessions.

We can see your dog as they really behave.

 The presence of an unfamiliar trainer in your home can change your dog's behavior, particularly when fear, excitement, or reactions to visitors are part of the problem. Working remotely allows us to observe your dog in familiar surroundings without adding another person to the situation.

We can review behavior that happens outside appointments.

Some of the most important moments occur when a trainer isn't present. Videos of your dog's walks, interactions, and daily routines allow us to examine those moments carefully, replay details, and identify patterns that might otherwise be missed. Video review between sessions is included in the package price.

You learn skills you can use independently.

Because you're the one working directly with your dog, you get to practice observing behavior, making decisions, and adjusting your training. Rather than relying on a trainer to handle your dog, you develop the skills to help your dog yourself.

Training happens in your everyday environment.

We can work with your actual routines, spaces, and equipment, without requiring you to travel or your dog to adjust to an unfamiliar training location.

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Who are virtual sessions for?

These sessions are especially well suited to people who are motivated to work with their dogs independently, with expert guidance, feedback, and support along the way.

They're a great fit if you:

  • You want to improve leash walking, teach a great greeting ritual, make household routines easier, or work on another specific skill for performance, dog sports, or general life together.

  • Your dog is behaving fearfully, anxiously, reactively, or aggressively and you aren’t sure what to do. We'll help you identify the conditions in which these behaviors occur, understand what your dog may be trying to accomplish or avoid, and develop new skills and strategies for navigating those situations.

  •  Share videos for detailed review of your dog's behavior, your training techniques, and the progress you're making.

  • Learn to recognize what influences your dog's behavior, identify what is working, and make informed training decisions.

  • You're comfortable trying exercises, observing your dog's responses, and sharing what happens so we can make adjustments together.

  • Virtual sessions can be a useful introduction to working with a professional trainer and help us determine whether ongoing virtual support, in-person training, or another arrangement would best serve your goals.

How does virtual training work?

Through live online sessions and video review, we'll examine your dog's behavior in everyday situations, teach and practice training techniques, and develop a plan around your goals. You'll receive specific feedback and clear steps to practice between meetings.

Our approach is grounded in behavior science and informed by constructional teaching. This means we begin with what both you and your dog can already do, then build the skills and arrange the conditions that help you succeed together. Rather than focusing only on stopping unwanted behavior, we teach dogs new ways to get what they need and help people develop the observation, handling, and training skills to support them. The aim is to give both you and your dog more opportunities, more choices, and more control over everyday life.

Sessions are offered in three-session packages with full support between live sessions, giving us time to understand your goals, begin training, review your progress, and adjust our approach as needed. 

For some families, three sessions may be enough to establish a plan and begin making progress independently. For others, these sessions provide a foundation for continued virtual coaching, more comprehensive behavior support, or in-person training when that's appropriate.

Book your virtual sessions now!

Meet Your Trainer

Virtual services are provided by Maia Huff-Owen (she/her). Maia is a professional animal trainer (KPA-CTP) with two decades of experience working with multiple species. She is also a lifelong student of behavior. Maia is currently pursuing a master’s degree in behavior analysis at University of North Texas.

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  • "DBI's scientific approach for understanding and working with the behavior on the dog’s level is so clear and valid."

    — Isabel with Skylark Supermutt

  • "Ran picked up on things in the videos that I never would have noticed. I was incredibly pleased by his progress."

    — Cat with Moose

  • "It was so helpful to be reminded that training can start from love and curiosity, not discipline and finding something wrong."

    — Tama with Io

  • "DBI removed so many barriers; training went from something inaccessible and seemingly impossible to a genuine pleasure."

    — Keisha & Zeus

  • "Since working with Stephanie, we’ve completely changed how we relate to Sunny and how we communicate with her."

    — Hillary with Sunny