Jerry Patillo’s objective is to save dogs’ lives through the training and behavior modification of dogs and their humans. He specializes in undesirable dog behaviors including dog-dog and dog-human aggression and much, much more. Jerry believes in humane, dog-friendly methods of training. He uses:

• Operant conditioning (emphasizing positive reinforcement)
• Classical conditioning (changing associations, what a dog thinks or feels about various stimuli)
• Counter-conditioning (instead of responding this way, do this other thing that’s more desirable)
• Desensitization (gradually reducing the dog’s reactivity or discomfort in an aversive or undesirable situation)
• Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) (determining the function of an undesirable behavior and developing a more desirable behavior that serves the same or similar function)
• And so much more!

Jerry has demonstrated countless times that treating undesirable behaviors is a two-step process: (1) Remove the reward of the undesirable behavior and (2) teach the dog what you want it to do instead.