Margot Vanoni
Professional Dog Training
Foundational Obedience and Behavior Solutions

Margot is a certified professional dog trainer and has worked with dogs in obedience and behavioral issues for several years. After completing a rigorous, science-based dog training school, she participated in several dog training internships. In addition she took three levels of dog behavior and training at the Humane Society, where she volunteered. Margot's formal studies and personal experiences have molded her belief that clear communication based dog training with humane consequences produce the best results. Patience and consistency are the most effective training tools. Aside from her education with canines, Margot holds a Master of Arts degree in Somatic Psychology (Mind/ Body Studies) which aides her in using her own body language to communicate with dogs, and sharpens her observation of canine body language. Thirty years of practicing Yoga and ten years of teaching it enables Margot to maintain an even temperament while working with the challenging behavior problems of some dogs, and helps her provide calming coping advice to frustrated dog owners. She owns a willful Catahoula Leopard dog and a Chinese Crested Powderpuff with quite different personalities. One is gentle and obedient, the other often high energy and assertive towards other dogs modification. Margot has trained both dogs to perform over sixty commands with great success.