about us

Located in Miami, Florida, The Well Heeled Dog is dedicated to improving the relationships between dogs and their owners. Our approach to dog training is based on the dog’s individual personality, past experiences, learning ability and social development along with the goals of the family.

No matter how much we love them and try to assign human characteristics to them; they are dogs that have specific canine needs. Most behavioral problems arise from mixed signals and poor communication from the owner. With proper leadership, structure and consistency; these problems can be eliminated and replaced with obedience and desirable behaviors.

Our dogs, like us, have varied and unique personalities; so training is individualized to suit each dog and their owner’s expectations. No dog is too young or too old; but different training goals are appropriate, given the life stage of the dog. Old dogs can learn new tricks, but we need to be realistic in our expectations.

The result is a happy, well adjusted dog that understands what we want and feels more relaxed and confident because he, himself, is understood. That’s right, it’s a two-way street and we owe it to our dogs to be the owners they deserve! This is why training does not stop at the completion of the course, it must become a lifestyle.

Our services include obedience training, behavior modification, puppy consulting, house breaking, proper socialization and doggy manners. Of course humans need to understand the “why and how” of the training process so we make sure time is spent educating and training the owner too!