Our Team
Kaytlyn Perin-Tate
At 10 years old I was writing my own business cards for dog walking and putting them in mail boxes in my neighborhood to whomever had a dog in their yard and never slowed down.
I went on to compete in 4-H with my soul dog Troy, a doberman mix, and then started interning under a local trainer.
From there I went to the Michael Ellis school for dog trainers and got certified in the following courses; 30 hours of Behavior Management, 30 hours of Behavior Modification, 12 hours of Proper use of E-collar and 60 hours of Obedience Intensive.
I came back and started at another local dog training company learning from and working for Kinsey Rising of Take the Lead dog training.
While there I was certified through the Canine Human Relationship Institute in 4 courses;
Lost dog recovery seminar, Art of leash handling and understanding, Relationship based behavior modification and CHRI’s 9 Day course called ‘Course 2’.
Now I am studied the Jentle Method created by Oregon Tails and hosted their workshop in Foundations Workshop in Maple Valley Wa. We then attended their Student of the pack training in Oregon for 2 days.
I just received my second Movement Markers certificate from Marina Ozuna on dog kinesthetics to help with learning.
We believe understanding and education never ends.
Jason Tate
My story starts out a little different with dogs. I was raised with dogs, but they were seen more as items than pack members. I met Kaytlyn in 2009 and all of that changed for me. Since then I have been learning about what a true human-K9 connection is. I started to see the personality of each dog that I met and saw the depths of purity they displayed.
I started my professional journey when I became a K9 fulfillment expert at Take the Lead Dog Training. I got fantastic training underneath Kinsey Rising and Kaytlyn Perin to officially become a Behavioral Trainer in 2021.
During my time there I became certified through 4 courses with the Canine Human Relationship Institute;
Art of Leash Handling and Understanding, Intro to Nose Work, Relationship Based Behavior Modification, and CHRI’s immersive 9 day course called ‘Course 2’.
I am currently studying the Jentle Method created by Oregon Tails.
My goal is to help you and your dog live a more harmonious and connected life together.
“It feels good to feel good”.
Our Technique
First and foremost we believe in Dog Psychology. This is the understanding that dogs are their own species that cope with & see the human enviornment they live in very differently than you and I perceive it. It is our duty to learn how our dogs think and feel in everyday situations and this is what Jason and I bring to the table. Species specific understanding.
For example, the simple understanding that a dog sitting on your lap is more prone to guard you from your husband getting into bed or another dog coming up to sniff you is not bizarre behavior. When we look at the species and what their language is we can see that anything they are on top of they own. Yes, including you, your bed or that stuffed toy they are keeping you away from.
By choosing to look at dog psychology FIRST, we are honoring the beings we have chosen to share a life with. Learning where our dogs are coming from helps us shift small moments of communication throughout the day to help our dogs feel like they are understood and start closing the gap in misunderstanding between species.
This is just the beginning. Then we get into specific and fine tuned behavior modification. This is where we assess the best place to start, which, if we are being completely honest is usually going to be the walk.
Birds fly, fish swim and dogs walk. The start of any healthy relationship with a dog is the walk. And not kind of walk most people experience. You know the one where you are just a weight at the end of the leash. You don’t exist and god forbid you drop that leash. Your dog is usually either visually fixated, looking for the next thing to bark at or worry about OR their nose is so glued to the ground you are positive the pee mail has all the neighborhood tea!
Once we establish the start of working on getting your walk together then we get to work on the other things. Recall, counter surfing, jumping on guests, fence fighting with the neighbor dogs etc. We can use several different tools to achieve your goals. We have training in many motivators such as, toy play, physical praise, use of food, verbal praise, E-collar stimulation and leash pressure techniques. Having a vast understanding of different tools allows us to assess what would work best for not only the personality and learning style of your dog but also what fits in best with your family.
We are motivation focused (positive reinforcement) but have an understanding of when and where to use punishment when necessary.
Check out our Holistic Approach page for how we look to change behavior for good.
“The greatest gift we can give our dog is learning their language and guiding with fair & consistent leadership ”