Cosmic Dog Training
Ready to enjoy all that Boulder County has to offer with your dog?
CONNECT WITH USDog Behavior Struggles?
Need a Behavior Specialist?
Did you get a dog thinking how fun it would be to explore the area with a friendly companion, only to find your dog struggling with behavior issues?
Are you experiencing any of the following behaviors:
- Pulling on a lead
- Barking or lunging at other dogs, people, or vehicles
- Separation Anxiety
- Destructive behaviors
- Mouthing, biting, unable to settle
- Jumping up on you, family, or household guests
Believe it or not, there is hope! You CAN have a great relationship with your well-behaved dog WITHOUT having to resort to harsh or cruel training methods.
Most people are unaware that these undesirable behaviors come from a place of over-stimulation, stress and fear. When we train our dogs with correction methods, we are changing our dog's behavior with more stress and fear. While they might work in the short term, these methods are shutting your dog down, suppressing behaviors, and not fixing them.
Instead, when you work with a Behavior Consultant you'll discover how to build trust with your dog and help alleviate their fears so that they'll understand how to work with you instead of against you.
Cosmic Dog Classes
Cosmic Dog offers dog training, behavior consulting, and is now offering train your own Service Dog, along with a variety of classes in person or through video conference. Servicing: Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Erie, Broomfield, Boulder, Gunbarrel, Lyons, Longmont, Niwot, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn, Denver, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, and via Zoom - internationally. We offer dog training options to suit your lifestyle and dog needs, including One-on-One and Group Classes.
In each class, our focus is to teach you and your dog the skills that will help you achieve your dog-owning dream!
Absolute Dogs Certifications of Achievement
Kathleen Valentine, PDT, owner, and trainer of Cosmic Dog Training, has been Knowledge Assessed and Certified as a Pro Dog Trainer by Absolute Dogs. She has achieved the Geek Certification with multiple other certificates through Absolute Dogs. Kathleen continues her education regularly, learning the latest research about dog behaviors and solutions.
Sign up for a class and learn the secrets of the Pros.
Client Testimony
“Kathleen is the dog trainer every dog and dog owner should have. She is positive, patient, respectful, and professional. Her knowledge about training is unfathomable. You will get results."
"I appreciate all of Kathleen's wisdom, kindness, calmness and neutrality. She really is one in a million."
"I can’t say enough good things. Kathleen helped both myself and my pup, Atlas, forge a strong bond. In addition, Atlas learned a great deal of positive behaviors through many different games. Game based training I found both effective and fun for Atlas and me. Along with an effective curriculum, classes were fairly priced. I would highly recommend using Cosmic Dog’s services."
"Kathleen is devoted to the well-being of dogs and their families. I don’t think there could be a better match for learning about your own pup and how to work with them as companions. Highly recommend."
"Wonderful, knowledgeable person who uses game based training to get the results you are looking for in your dog training journey."
“Kathleen is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable about dogs and how their brains work, and was able to give me quick, easy, simple changes to make that work with my lifestyle to help alleviate the anxiety and stress with my dogs in my household.”
“If you have adopted a rescue dog, Kathleen is a miracle worker. Her training is based on playing games, so it’s not stressful and is so much fun for the dogs. Our dog was shut down, barking at everyone, and didn’t sleep enough. With Kathleen’s help, her sweet, loving nature is shining bright. Kathleen emphasizes the importance of bonding with your dog and building safety and trust for them. Because this helped my dog to feel calm, training and behavior work really clicked. She understands traits of different breeds and offered advice and customized training to fit our dog’s many different breed traits. Our dog loves her and looks forward to training. And so do we!”
