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Trauma Informed, Behavior Focused, Dog Training

Yooper Paws of Love

At Yooper Paws of Love, we believe every dog and human deserves a relationship built on trust, communication, and joy. We offer force-free, science-based training tailored to your unique needs whether you’re just starting out or fine-tuning advanced skills.

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Before you Head Out...

Is Your Dog Ready for Pet-Friendly Events?

Download the FREE Community Events Planner & Checklist

Summer brings parades, concerts, baseball games, farmers markets, festivals, and plenty of opportunities to include your dog in the fun. But not every dog feels safe or comfortable in busy public environments and that’s okay.

Before heading out, it helps to ask:

  • Can my dog handle crowds, noise, and excitement?

  • Do they know how to relax in public spaces?

  • Can they comfortably ignore distractions and strangers?

  • Do I know their stress signals before they become overwhelmed?

That’s where the Community Events Planner & Checklist can help.

This downloadable guide helps you prepare for safer, calmer, more successful outings by teaching you how to:
✔️ Plan ahead for pet-friendly events
✔️ Pack smart for comfort and safety
✔️ Recognize signs of stress early
✔️ Support your dog’s confidence in real-world settings
✔️ Create more positive public experiences together

Because successful adventures aren’t about “pushing through!" They’re about helping your dog feel SAFE while exploring the world beside you.

🎉 Download the Community Events Planner & Checklist and start preparing for summer adventures with confidence.

More tips, training support, and real-world outing guidance coming this month on our blog!

Find the Right Path for You & Your Dog

At Yooper Paws of Love, we believe behavior is communication; not a problem to suppress.

Every bark, zoomie, shutdown, or struggle is a clue… and when we learn to Crack the Code, we can stop fighting behavior and start understanding the dog behind it.

Our training programs are designed to help dog owners become true Behavior Detectives learning how dogs think, feel, process the world, and respond to the environment around them.

Because when you learn to read the clues, you can Unlock the SAFE Keys to Success and create a calmer, more connected life together.

Whether you’re raising a family companion, supporting a fearful or overwhelmed dog, or training a future working partner, our programs combine compassion, education, games, and real-life skill building to help both ends of the leash thrive.

FAD Family Pets

For everyday dog owners who want better manners, calmer behavior, and more enjoyable adventures with their dog.

This track helps you Crack the Code behind common household struggles while teaching the life skills dogs need to succeed at home and in public. Through fun, relationship-centered training, you’ll build focus, flexibility, impulse control, and cooperation that carries into everyday life.

Because a well-behaved family dog isn’t built through pressure; it’s built through understanding, guidance, and practice.

SAFE for Fearful & Fizzy Dogs

For dogs who struggle with fear, anxiety, reactivity, overwhelm, or environmental stress.

This program helps you become a Behavior Detective, learning how to recognize the hidden emotional and environmental factors influencing your dog’s behavior. Instead of suppressing reactions, we focus on helping dogs feel safer, process the world more successfully, and build confidence from the inside out.

Using the SAFE Framework, we help you Unlock the SAFE Keys to Success through compassionate, game-based training that strengthens resilience, trust, and emotional safety without fear, force, or intimidation.

Because behind every “difficult” behavior is a dog trying to communicate something important.

Service Dog Support

Through Crazy2Calm Canine Coaches

Supporting service dogs, therapy dogs, and working teams through thoughtful, real-world training built on trust, stability, and partnership.

This track focuses on helping handlers and dogs Crack the Code of advanced learning, environmental confidence, and reliable public access skills. From foundational behaviors to complex task work, we help teams develop the focus, resilience, and communication needed for success in everyday working life.

Because great working dogs are built through connection, clarity, and confidence; not control.

From overwhelm to strength, one clear step at a time.

No matter where your journey begins, you’ll find support without judgment, training rooted in compassion, and guidance that helps both you and your dog feel seen, understood, and capable.

Together, we’ll help you unlock a safer, calmer, happier life with your dog; one clue, one game, and one success at a time.

Replay Available for a Limited Time!

Missed the SAFE Dog Experience? 🐾

Memorial Day Replay Access is Open for a Limited Time!

Get FREE access to the SAFE Dog Experience Replay for the next 10 days and start building a calmer, more connected life with your dog using the S.A.F.E. Framework.

Inside you’ll find:
✔️ Recorded dog training workshops
✔️ Adolescent dog behavior support
✔️ Loose leash walking strategies
✔️ Overwhelm & reactivity guidance
✔️ Printable checklists & worksheets
✔️ FREE downloadable training resources

Plus, everyone who joins before Memorial Day will be entered to WIN a FREE 30-Min Roadmap Planning Session!

If you’re ready to stop chasing problem behaviors and start creating SAFE teamwork with your dog, this experience was designed for you.

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Yooper Paws Training Center

611 N. Hooper St. Kingsford, MI 49802

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