Expert Training for Happy, Well-Behaved Animals!

Many pet parents struggle with behavioral issues that disrupt their home and daily lives.

Our expert animal training services provide personalized, effective, positive solutions to transform your pet's behavior, ensuring a harmonious and happier household.


With our proven methods, we turn chaos into calm, helping your furry friends reach their full potential.

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How I can HELP

Online Pet Training class

From Basic Obedience to Adventure Training Classes.

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Fun way to build a stronger connection with your pet.

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Personalized consultations to 1-on-1 Zoom lessons.

Hey, it's nice to meet you, we are Nina and Flounder

As an experienced Animal Behaviorist with over 15 years of expertise, Nina specializes in behavior modification using positive reinforcement for a wide variety of species including dogs, cats, dolphins, river otters, harbor seals, and even monitor lizards.

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15+

Years of Experience

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150+

Pets helped

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Online Pet Training

Our online Pet Training classes offer things from basic obedience to button teaching to Adventure training and even Enrichment Essentials and Cooperative Care. These engaging programs will teach you and your pet how to use positive methods to make a stronger relationship.

Happy Clients

Read what clients have to say about me

5 stars

I have a really active border collie mix. I struggled for years to get him to settle down, looking for ways to help keep his brain and body active. Flounder's Pet Training Academy is the perfect solution! A lot of great advice for active pets for both mental and physical enrichment! Thank you!

Ben Hughes

Dog Dad

5 stars

I've been thinking of these buttons for well over a year for both my cat and dog but it was watching Flounder and her thought processes and how the buttons helped her that made me jump in. This has helped us so much as well!

Cindy Steer

Cat/Dog Mom

5 stars

I did not previously work on training with my 2 cats and we did the ballet class and it has helped us so much on a daily basis. My cats both listen better and are more engaged and focused even when we aren't doing training sessions. I definitely recommend doing this class!

Sharon Miller

Cat Mom

FAQs

Find answers to commonly asked questions about our services.

Is there an age (range) that is best to begin training?

No! The saying may go: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks", but in my personal experience, older animals have better attention spans, love learning new things, and have basic concepts figured out already which helps them learn faster.

New puppies and kittens have brains like sponges so they are taking everything in and eager to learn as well. More patience is necessary as their attention spans aren't as great as older pets, so you have to be prepared to break up the training sessions into smaller time spans.

How time consuming is it to train my pet? I'm short on time with my busy schedule.

Training actually works better in shorter sessions that can easily fit into your daily routine. Investing a little time now can save a lot of time and stress in the future by having a well-behaved pet.

I have tried training before and it didn't work. I'm not sure my pet is smart enough to learn to change his/her behaviors. What are the benefits of coaching?

The classes are designed to encompass all aspects of training, not just behavior. What a lot of animal behaviorists don't tell you is that all of these aspects directly impact the overall behavior of your pet.

If you have solely focused on behavior training in the past, it may not have worked. The training you have learned before may need to be supplemented with other training techniques to inspire your pet to do better.

I believe in setting (you and) your pet up for success, which eliminates frustration and produces results of which you can both be proud!

How does your pricing work? I'm not sure I want to commit to a year if I'm able to learn faster than that, I may just want a month to month.

Our pricing is split up into yearly and monthly options. If you choose the monthly option, you will still have access to all of the content that you get in the yearly package (minus "special event" tutorials; example: Thriller tutorial for Halloween). 

We should caution you, though, if you are thinking your pet will learn everything in one month, that is not realistic. A lot of pets need patience and learn on their own schedules. Each pet is different. We discourage you to "push" your pet to learn, or implement longer training sessions with your pets in an effort to fast track training because this will lead to them having negative feelings about their training.

Both pricing options renew automatically until you cancel the subscription. If you're unsure and want to purchase a monthly package, you can always cancel if you don't have the time, and renew again when you do. There's no pressure on you - and never any pressure on your pets!

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Begin your journey towards a better relationship with your pet today.

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