Dog & Cat Behavior Training
Why choose Alana to help with dog and cat behavior problems?
Alana is passionately committed to animal welfare, humane behavior modification, and resolving pet behavioral issues in a compassionate, kind manner. She is deeply knowledgeable about both dog and cat behavior and has over twenty years of experience helping clients resolve dog and cat behavior problems, including those related to aggression and fear. She helps dog and cat owners navigate complex behavior problems that have been ongoing, often for years. These problems often result from people misunderstanding their dog or cat or are worsened, and sometimes even caused, by prior poor training methods.
Alana will help you understand why your dog or cat is behaving the way they do and give you the tools and knowledge to manage and resolve issues using techniques grounded in science and how animals learn.
Dog & Cat Behavior Services
Behavior consultations are provided online via video platforms such as FaceTime, Zoom, and Google Meet. Clients are accommodated from any time zone and behavioral recommendations are translated upon request.
In-home dog and cat behavior consultations and dog training lessons have been provided in the Boston area. In-home training and lessons will soon be offered in Knoxville, TN and surrounding communities, including Farragut, Bearden, West Hills, Cedar Bluff, Rocky Hill, Hardin Valley, Karns, Powell, Halls, Fountain City, Corryton, Oak Ridge, Maryville, Alcoa, and Lenoir City.
Training Methodology & Philosophy
Alana Stevenson has utilized humane techniques exclusively since she began in 2003. She has never used and will never use shock collars, leash jerks, pinch or “pronged” collars, choke chains, squirt bottles, shake cans, or aversive sounds to modify behavior.
Read (FAQs) common questions on Alana’s dog and cat behavior services.
Dog & Cat Behavior Testimonials
Meg, Bill, Izzie, Syd & Raphie, New Hampshire
Alana helps a couple with their dog and two cats coexist.
Jill, Dave, Boot & Harvey, Massachusetts
Help for a rescue dog who jumps, mouths, and play bites, and chases the cat.
I first met Alana Stevenson while Director of the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy Small Animal Program. I was so impressed with her commitment to animals and knowledge of animal behavior that I hired her to teach in the program as an instructor. Alana has great insight into working with animal behavior issues and fabulous gentle training methods…”
~ Theresa Gagnon, CVT, LMT, Colorado
Alana changed my life and the lives of the animals who she worked with at my shelter… Alana opened my eyes to science-based positive training methods and I have never gone back.
~ Nancy J Bersani, Animal Control Officer, Milton Animal Shelter, Massachusetts