Testimonials
Neil Sattin
I found Kevin Behan in my quest to help my dog, Nola, overcome her aggression towards other dogs, since no ‘traditional’ method of dealing with the problem had worked. Kevin’s Natural Dog Training methods transformed not only Nola’s behavior, but also my entire way of understanding the canine world…
Kevin’s impact on how I am living with and raising Spencer has been transformative. I brought him a troubled and confused dog and through a natural and organic process he enabled Spencer to channel his energy into becomming a confident, grounded, balanced, and happy dog.
Angelique LeeMy experience with Kevin and his Natural Dog Training method has been groundbreaking, influencing the work I am able to do with animals. He is an asset to the dog training community and dog owners worldwide.
News & Events
Natural Dog Training Seminar August 2009
June 4, 2009Learn how to work with your dog’s energy by learning how energy works within your dog.
This two day, intensive weekend seminar will be held at the beautiful Famolare Farm in Brattleboro, Vermont. The seminar is specifically designed for dog trainers, vet techs, groomers and dog owners who want to deepen their understanding of canine behavior.
Rowe Seminar – Journey to the Heart
June 1, 2009Kevin Behan and the NDT staff delivered a great seminar at Rowe! The weekend started out with discussion about theory, personal reflection on pets and some simple training ideas. The rest of the weekend was a mixture of hands-on training in the field, as well as more in-depth information on Kevin’s theory.
The Spring Rowe Seminar [...]
In the Press
Pet Training 101: Good DogDon’t be guilted by puppy dog eyes! Get the tips for taming bad pet behavior
By Melinda Dodd from Woman’s Day; March 3, 2009
Your puppy has broken into the pantry for a fifth time, and now he’s staring at you with those I love you eyes, trying to pretend that nothing has happened. As always, you [...]
By Anton Ferreira
Newfane, Vt. (Reuters)- In an earlier age, when Indians still roamed Vermont, Kevin Behan’s antics might have earned him the name “Dances with Dogs.” His lanky frame covered in torn overalls, Behan frolics on his farm outside Newfane with dogs of all shapes and sizes, making faces and gesturing as he seeks to [...]
By K.C. Baker
Daily News Staff Writer
Celest Guda’s husky mix, Chelsea, doesn’t much like people, often baring her teeth and charging at strangers. But when the 7-year-old dog met trainer Kevin Behan, she sidled up to him, wagging her tail as she let him slip a leash around her neck. “There’s just something about this guy,” [...]
The Debate Over Neutering
This article, “The Debate over Neutering” is likely to be the most controversial aspect of Natural Dog Training, but it is the inescapable conclusion of the belief that dogs are social by nature. Because if this is true, that dogs are the most cooperative animal on earth, then by definition, even their sexual makeup is [...]
Energy theory vs. Personality theory
Whether we know it or not, we all develop highly complex theories for animal behavior, most especially dogs. Even someone who doesn’t own a dog and never even thinks about why animals do what they do: nonetheless develops a highly elaborate theory for their nature and for their evolution as well, and without even knowing [...]
Toward a New Way of Seeing Dogs
The purpose of this section: why dogs do what they do is to demonstrate that dog behavior is a function of a “networked-intelligence”. The system logic of this intelligence is emotion. Dogs “know” what to do by virtue of how they feel.
To date explorations of why-dogs-do-what-they-do; from the days of Descartes versus Voltaire to our [...]
Why Do Dogs Smell Each Other
Why do dogs smell each other?
When people meet and greet, they shake hands or touch in some way and they exchange pleasantries. And when dogs meet and greet, they smell each other. However people don’t reintroduce themselves periodically throughout their interaction or every time they meet especially if they know each other well, whereas [...]
How I Developed The “Pushing” Technique
In the early eighties I found myself describing certain behaviors as “electric,” as for example when a dog is defensive, fearful or hyper, bristling, tense, taut and touchy, while other behaviors I intuitively would call “magnetic,” as for example when a dog is rolling on the ground, body contacting with others, supple to the touch, [...]
Why Do Dogs Do Everything in a Circle?
Why do dogs (circle before lying down or eliminating, play chase games on long round curves, spin like a top before a ball is thrown or when confined in a kennel or tied to a chain, approach other beings along an arc, quarter into the wind, twirl around a scent marking to position themselves, circumnavigate [...]
Why Are Dogs Attracted to Human Beings?
Because animals are emotional beings and human beings displace the most “emotional mass.”
I’ll never forget the first litter I helped my father raise when I was a young boy. They were housed in a stall set up in the back of our boarding kennel. It was quiet there and so the mother and [...]
Why Do Good Dogs Do Bad Things?
Question: if dogs are social by nature as Natural Dog Training claims them to be, how could a dog ever do something “anti-social?” Answer: because emotion must move.
A brief primer on emotion:
Emotion is energy. And as pure energy, before it becomes entangled in the higher processes of the nervous system and either [...]
