COMPASSIONATE, EXPERIENCED, DOG TRAINERS!
~ HELPING YOU AND YOUR PET LIVE IN HARMONY ~
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSIONS
RICK YAZZOLINO, HEAD TRAINER
~ HELPING YOU AND YOUR PET LIVE IN HARMONY ~
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSIONS
RICK YAZZOLINO, HEAD TRAINER
We at Bones PDX Dog Training have more than four decades of experience training and caring for animals. We provide excellent, patient instruction for both owners and dogs.
You want the best for your pet! We are with you every step of the way helping you learn and implement the most effective training methods. Happy dog. Happy owner. Happy house!
A MESSAGE FROM RICK
Dog training has been a part of my life since I was a boy. The more complex the behavior, the more excited I am at tackling the training. My role isn't to tell you what you're doing wrong! I guide you and your dog to the BEST relationship ever! My years of experience include eight- week-old Dachshund pups to 11-year-old Mastiffs. Please call so we can talk!
Your dog can let you know when he needs a potty break! Bones PDX Dog Training can teach you and your dog this simple behavior. Watch!
Rick Yazzolino has more than four decades of experience caring for and training animals. During his nearly 30 years as a nationally certified Trainer at The Oregon Zoo, he developed and utilized operant conditioning using strategies and techniques he learned with giraffes, polar bears, penguins, hippos, rhinos, jaguars, leopards, wolves, eagles, parrots and, especially, domesticated dogs!
His training skills have been featured on the series "Growing Up Penguins," on Animal Planet. He was featured in the Oregonian and various zoo journals, and has served as an animal trainer for zoos around the country.
Rick has been a dog trainer since he was a boy. He's skilled at using all "tools" used for training and has successfully helped dogs of every breed and age - and their owners - learn calm, successful behavior techniques. He is respectful, professional, and caring. Whatever the behavior issue, he can help!
It's recommended that training starts ASAP. Don't let bad habits start! These in-depth, comprehensive sessions set everyone up for success. Rick helps you understand how to talk to puppy during training. Primary and secondary reinforcers are the cornerstones to training. You and Rick work together to decide the best way to train your puppy. Three, 2-hour sessions.
Training starts inside your home and then progresses outdoors. 3, 2-hour session.
The pencil circles on the egg are drawn by Rick as a way of knowing when the baby will hatch. Rick gently rotates the egg is it held up to a special light to measure the chick's growing air pocket or inner membrane.
Rick tube feeds the abandoned baby penguin!
We love caring for you and your friend! Please call for a phone consultation, or to book a training session. (503) 201-9422