Private Dog Trainer in Fort Lauderdale, FL

If you’ve looked at group classes and want something more direct, this is the difference: private training means Laz Trista works with just you and your dog, no other dogs or owners in the room, for the full session. That matters most for dogs that get overstimulated in groups, dogs with reactivity or aggression history, or owners who want faster, more targeted progress on one specific problem.

How Private Sessions Work

After an in-person evaluation of your dog’s current behavior and your specific goals, Laz builds a session plan around what you actually need fixed, not a fixed curriculum. Sessions happen at your home, a nearby park, or a location relevant to the behavior you’re addressing (for leash reactivity, that might mean training on Las Olas Boulevard or along the Riverwalk, where real distractions exist).

Common reasons Fort Lauderdale owners choose private sessions over group classes:

1. Reactivity or aggression toward people or other dogs — this needs 1-on-1 attention from the first session, not a group setting
2. A specific problem behavior — jumping on guests, door-dashing, resource guarding — that a general class won’t target directly
3. Scheduling — private sessions happen on your timeline, not a fixed class schedule
4. A dog that shuts down or overreacts in groups — some dogs simply don’t learn well surrounded by other dogs

What’s Covered

Private sessions can address basic obedience (sit, stay, come, leash manners), behavior modification (barking, pulling, jumping, aggression), socialization work at parks like Snyder Park, or advanced skills like off-leash recall — whatever your evaluation identifies as the priority.

Why Fort Lauderdale Owners Choose Private Training

Laz brings over 20 years of experience as a certified trainer and behaviorist to every private session, with a track record that includes psychiatric service dog training. Training happens in the environments where your dog’s problem behaviors actually show up — which is often more effective than a classroom setting, since your dog has to learn to listen in real conditions, not just a controlled room.

Get Started

Call (305) 873-4555 or visit our contact page to schedule your dog’s evaluation.