Owner-guided program · 6 weeks · 12 private sessions
The Echo Method: you and your dog learn it together
The Owner-Guided Foundations Program. One-on-one coaching with you present at every session, so the results stay in your home.
Chapter 01
Why trainer-only results fade
A dog can look perfect after a stay with a professional and fall apart the first week back home. The dog learned to respond to someone else's timing, and the household never learned the system.
The Echo Method flips that. You are present at every session, leash in hand, and Anthony coaches you in real time. Dog and owner learn together, which is why the motto is Learn Together. Grow Together. Succeed Together.
A Malinois lies on tile with a long training leash during an owner-guided session
What a session looks like with you on the lead
Each of the 12 private sessions is one-on-one coaching. You practice the skill, Anthony adjusts your timing, your reward placement and your leash handling, and your dog gets a clear answer every time. You also learn how dogs learn, how to read canine body language, and how to manage unwanted behavior without force.
The skills build in order: marker training and focus first, then sit, down, place, wait and leave it, then loose leash walking, recall, and calm greetings at the door. Everything is force-free. No prong collars, e-collars or fear-based tools.
Chapter 03
Homework, tracking and what comes after week six
After every lesson you get customized homework that fits a real day, plus progress tracking and support while the program runs. Family integration coaching means everyone in the house uses the same cues.
The program closes with a graduation evaluation, a long-term success plan and a maintenance training strategy. The point is that you understand what your dog has learned and how to keep building on it for years, with or without Anthony in the room.
“He's shown great patience and educated us throughout the entire process.” Jerika Clemson, Google review.
Owner-Guided Foundations Program
The facts, plainly
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Lessons
- 12 private training sessions
- Format
- One-on-one coaching, owner present at every session
- Investment
- $997 - $1,497
- Customized homework after every lesson
- Training progress tracking and support during the program
- Family integration coaching
- Graduation success plan
Ideal for first-time owners, rescue dogs that need structure, adolescent dogs (5 months and older) and families after better household manners. Younger than 5 months? Look at the Puppy Foundations Program, or book a free evaluation and Anthony will point you to the right one.
Program breakdown
Week 1
Communication & Relationship Building
Training assessment, goal setting, marker training, engagement, name recognition, then sit, down and focus with a homework review.
Week 2
Structure & Household Skills
Place, duration building and household boundaries, then wait, door manners and crate manners.
Week 3
Impulse Control & Focus
Leave it, impulse control games and distraction training, then advanced place work, calm greetings and family integration.
Week 4
Walking Skills & Recall
Loose leash walking foundations and proper leash handling, then recall foundations and come games.
Week 5
Real-Life Application
Household challenges, boundary reinforcement and advanced impulse control, then combining commands in real scenarios.
Week 6
Reliability & Graduation
Proofing every command, troubleshooting and confidence building, then the graduation evaluation and a long-term success plan.
Skills your dog learns
Marker training, engagement and focus, name recognition, sit, down, place, recall, wait, leave it, loose leash walking, door and crate manners, calm greetings and settling in the home.
What you learn
How dogs learn, timing and reward placement, proper leash handling, reading body language, managing unwanted behavior, and building reliability through consistency.