Obedience Training-Is generally teaching a dog to perform specific behaviors, such as sit, down, and heel on cue. A dog can still be ill-mannered (jumping on people etc) even if he has been completely obedience trained.

Activity Training- Is teaching a dog a specific activity. These may include agility, herding or fly ball for example.

Behavior Modification- Is the elimination, curtailment or management of complex and sometimes dangerous behaviors. These can include dog on dog aggression, dog on person aggression, separation anxiety, phobias, and compulsive disorders. The treatment plan generally requires an advanced amount of knowledge and skill.

Problem Solving- Is the elimination, curtailment or prevention of common behaviors that are labeled undesirable by dog owners. Dog owners will have different ideas of what they consider ‘problem behaviors’.
A behavior not believed to be an issue with an 8-week old puppy will become so when the dog is older.