Get your dog training skills to a behavior healing level

A dog licks Roman's face after one of their in person sessions together.

World’s Only Trauma Informed, Secure Attachment Based, Online Holistic Dog Behavior Healing Program

➡️ Schedule a mentoring interview, find out if this is the right program for you.

This is online mentoring program to become a certified holistic dog behavior healing consultant .

Changing dogs’ and PEOPLE’S’ lives by improving their relationship, helping them better communicate, helping them heal their emotional wounds, while helping the dog navigate successfully through our Challenging lifestyle and complex social rules.

It’s an investment can can pay off from the first month.

What is holistic behavior healing?

Through his holistic behavior healing, Roman earns the trust of the animals he works with as shown here by a three legged dog sitting contently next to Roman.

Holistic Behavioral Healing is an umbrella term for types of therapy and training modalities that treat trauma-based and attachment based behavior disorders.
Holistic Behavior Healing is a Trauma-informed, Secure attachment-based, force-free, free will method.
While classical trauma treatment generally centers on desensitization and counter-conditioning. The holistic Behavior Healing approach seeks to identify the root of the behavior and help change potentially aggressive or unhealthy behaviors. It functions on the idea that behaviors are either inherited, affected by environmental factors, caused underlying medical factors, or rooted in trauma, and that behaviors can be healed- instead of suppressed or corrected- based on the latest scientific knowledge of secure attachment, canine trauma, canine behavior, and applications of holistic veterinary therapies and intuitive healing modalities. We use the Least Intrusive Effective Behavior Intervention (LIEBI) model, and Do No Harm principles.

This self pace ( min.six months) program aims to provide a clear understanding of complex behaviors and to provide the necessary knowledge and tools to identify problem behaviors and their origins, and provide tools to successfully educate the caregiver about trauma, and force free – prevent, eradicate, or minimize problem behaviors and build successful, lifelong relationships with our dogs.

Requirements

  • Private individuals: at least 3 years dog handling experience required, as a shelter volunteer or Foster ( proof from involved shelter or rescue)

  • Dog trainers: Pet Trainer Certification CPDT

  • Veterinary Technician: Certification VT

Equipment

  • Access to high speed internet or 4G cellphone coverage.

  • A computer, laptop or smart phone, and basic computer skills. ( web cam, phone-tripod )

  • Stress free Harness, flat collar, training leash, treat bag, clicker

Discover Why Students Love Our Program!

  • Interactive Content: Updated terminology search and e-modules in the student portal.

  • Largest Holistic Student Community: vibrant online Holistic Student Community.

  • Short Lessons and No Deadlines: Your materials are broken down into short, manageable lessons.

  • Live interaction Webinars: Attend optional webinars and workshops to help you master your coursework.

  • Training Videos: Watch optional uncut videos of real training sessions

  • Private Mentoring Sessions: Get the extra help you need, when you need it

  • Hands on experience and practice: Gets you the exercise, experience and support you need to reach your potential.

  • Dig as deep as you want: All documents and training units are backed by scientific papers or peer reviewed evidence. If you want to dig deeper we participate in ongoing research programs to support or science communities.

  • You are not being judged for your past. We all want you to improve and step into your healing powers, your past is your experience, the future is your potential, now is the opportunity to step into this potential.

  • Virtual does not mean hands off : You still have to prove your skills by working with real behavior cases selected from local rescues, or animal shelter that are assigned and monitored by your mentor in real time.

 What You will Learn

A client of Romans does a final evaluation of the new skills their dog has learned.

Final evaluation of skills

  • How to Conduct a Trauma and Informed Behavior Assessment

  • How to build secure attachment relationships, using Force Free and Do No Harm techniques

  • You’ll get a deeper understanding of dog’s social relationships and behaviors.

  • Why dogs become reactive and how to help them navigate through their relationships with dogs, and humans In modern societies.

  • The Spiritual Aspect Of Dogs and How To Help Them Help Their Human Partners

  • How Dogs Get Traumatized and How To Heal Their Trauma

  • Learn how to use intuitive skills to find and heal emotional trauma

Your program Includes

  • Certificate of completion

  • Online Training classes (40 hours) with tests on different class components

  • Personal mentoring online training sessions with Roman Gottfried

  • Animal Healing certificate

 

Duration

Six months to one year.

Tuition

$3600 USD

NOTE:

  • To receive your certification as Holistic Behavior Consultant you need to complete all tests with at least 80% success

  • 25 units of continuous education needed for the yearly renewal of your certification

Certification Criteria

  • Understanding a dog’s hierarchy of needs

  • Basic and advanced Do No Harm training skills

  • Assess behavior issues and relationship dynamics

  • Locate, assess triggers, and write training plans for complex behaviors, anxieties, trauma, reactivity, and aggression

  • Understand dog/human attachment and how they contribute to behavior

  • Assess the emotional needs of the dog

  • Identifying systemic patterns between dogs and their human caretakers

  • Ability to do emotional trauma assessment

  • Ability to build trust and confidence between caregivers and dog

  • Troubleshooting complex dog behaviors

  • Familiarity with breed traits and common associated behavior problems

  • Being able to facilitate remote energy healing in animals

  • Implement alternative healing modalities into behavior modification.

Recommend bY experts, veterinarians and National Rescues and Shelters

Roman is one of THE best trainers I’ve had the pleasure to know. His unique ability to understand the nature of a dog’s distress and develop a plan to help overcome the challenge is a gift. Anyone would be fortunate to have Roman work with their dog.
— Linda Michaels, M.A., Psychology, Author and Behavior Consultant
We have been working with Roman through a virtual workshop to help our rescue provide better care for the dogs we serve. There are several benefits to the online workshop and behavior support that Roman has provided to our rescue, Mastiffs to Mutts Rescue. We are a foster based rescue that serves many Mid-Atlantic States. Through Roman’s workshops, our fosters across 8 different states were able to benefit from learning a skill base that can be used for their current and future fosters. He uses an interactive online method that allows him to perform live demonstrations as well as to answer specific questions during the trainings. Additionally, his trainings are available to review at a later time for those who misses the trainings or need to refresh their memory.

Roman is not symptom-based, as he tries to provide guidance through finding the root of the problem that is causing the behavior rather than using band-aid techniques. His focus is not to manage the behavior but to rectify it. He asks for questions regarding real-life struggles with dog behavior and will then virtually demonstrate the techniques that fosters can use and practice in between sessions.

Roman has been helpful to both our fosters and our admin team as the virtual trainings provided a safe outlet for us to discuss concerns and experiences in a judgement-free zone where we can learn from one another while being guided by Roman. We would highly recommend Roman as our fosters have reported direct benefits from his trainings.
— Peg Benoit, Director, Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue
I am happy to recommend Roman Gottfried’s online training classes. I have had my own fosters and personal dogs evaluated and helped by Roman , and have also just recently set up and attended an online canine holistic handler class for about 20 volunteers with the rescue that I volunteer for, National Great Pyrenees Rescue.
— Susan DeBili Secretary, National Great Pyrenees Rescue
Having a rescue and taking in the ones others won’t... I can assure anyone, that Holistic training works, as long as you listen and pay attention 😉 it’s a mindset and lifestyle change for the positive. And let’s face it, we all need reminders, coaching, and mentors to strive to be better than we were yesterday. Roman Gottfried thank you for always stepping up and helping me not only improve my rescues, but also making me a better person! https://saveasoulsanctuary.org/
— Ana Urbin - Founder Save A Soul Sanctuary and Rescue

Testing and Certification Process

  • Proof of previous dog training or handling skills required

  • Scenario test with a written training plan and course of action  

  • Being observed in an online training session with an unfamiliar dog by a certified trainer or live stream with Roman

Steve Kalko lead behaviorist at New Beginnings Kennel - Springfield Ohio

Steve Kalko lead behaviorist at New Beginnings Kennel - Springfield Ohio

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