When humans know better, dogs do better.

Dogs are struggling more than ever, and traditional training alone isn’t the answer.

Before you train your dog, there’s a BIG step most people miss and it's taking its toll. Our expectations, choices, and the environments we create for our dogs, hugely shape their behavior long before training begins.

Before you train your dog is a human-education initiative designed to help dog lovers prevent the most common breakdowns in the human–dog relationship. When we strengthen our side first, dogs feel safer, better understood, and more ready to learn.

Small shifts make a real difference.

And when shared, they create change far beyond one dog or one home.

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What if we've been focusing on the wrong species first?

When we bring a dog into our lives, we might start with with sit, stay, come — expecting dogs to figure out the hardest part on their own: how to live in our human world — how to cope, adapt, listen, and “behave". The first step is teaching humans how to set dogs up for success before any training begins...

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The Difference We Can Make

When humans feel clear and confident in their role, progress isn't only possible— it's often faster and way more sustainable. This isn’t about avoiding training or lowering standards. It’s about building the foundation that makes any training work better. Any issue. Any dog. Any family.

Everyone stands a better chance at success when people are more skilled.

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The Dial Method® is grounded in behavior and welfare science.

It aligns with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare, a framework used to assess and improve an animal’s physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing.

By focusing on human clarity, consistency, and understanding, families can meet all five domains for their dogs: nutrition, environment, health, behavior, and mental state.