Who the “wuff” is Pawsitive Foundations?

Pawsitive Foundations LLC offers in-home, force-free dog training services (backed by science) to owners that live in the Triad of North Carolina, USA.

What is Force Free?

Force-free training is a method of training dogs without using force, coercion, threats, intimidation or inflicting pain. This involves avoiding punishments or anything that invokes fear and panic, cause pain, or harm the dog in any way.

Our goal is to help you understand and enjoy your dog, improving your family’s quality of life.

What makes Pawsitive Foundations different?

We empathize with owners and understand what you are going through because we’ve been there ourselves!

What you want:

You want a dog that will fill your life with joy but, you are embarrassed by their behavior and sad that you don’t understand their needs.

• You want a dog that listens but, the techniques you’ve tried aren’t working. You feel frustrated and afraid that something terrible might happen.

• You want to do what’s best for your dog but aren’t sure who to contact.

We can help!
How Our Program Works:

We challenge owners to think differently about their dogs. We want you to feel empowered! Our goal is to help you understand and enjoy your dog, improving your family’s quality of life.

• We teach positive reinforcement, how best to reward and encourage behaviors you like, but also, how to interrupt and extinguish behaviors you don’t.

• Our methods work without using e-collars or other aversive techniques (pinch collars, choke chains, spray bottles, soda cans with coins, etc).

• We focus the training on you — the human. We want you to understand what works, what doesn’t (and why) and help you build a relationship with your dog based on mutual understanding, communication, and trust.

Why is Positive Reinforcement Dog Training Important?

• We start at the foundation. We learn about canine behavior and why dogs do what they do.

• We learn how to bridge the gap between the skills we teach and real-life situations. 

• All of our processes are backed by science and it’s not only life changing but, a lot of fun!

Meet the Training Director

Meghan Prague

BS, CPDT-KA, CCDT

Meghan Prague is the owner and Director of Training at Pawsitive Foundations LLC, offering customized training plans using positive, force-free dog training and behavior modification methods.

Pawsitive Foundations comes veterinarian and veterinary behaviorist recommended.

Meghan’s accreditations include:

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA)

• Catch Certified Dog Trainer (CCDT)

• Fear Free Certified Professional

• Completed Michael Shikashio’s Aggression in Dogs Master Course

• The Association for Professional Dog Trainers Member

• CGC Title of her 7-year-old Cavalier

• Canine Good Citizen Test Evaluator