About Sit Happens...

Our training style, our mission & meet your team.

Matt's Yes/No Method

At Sit Happens, we believe that life is all about balance—there’s a "yes" and a "no" in both the human world and the dog world.

When it comes to training, we take a balanced approach that reflects this philosophy. You’ll hear countless debates over different training methods, but we like to keep things simple. We don’t rely solely on treats, nor do we believe in soley using punishment. Instead, we focus on finding the right balance that works for both you and your dog.

We work with a variety of tools and equipment, teaching you how to use each one correctly and responsibly, as we do not have a one size fits all approach we tailor make our equipment and teaching to you and your dogs needs. Whether it’s positive reinforcement or telling our dogs no, our goal is to guide you in building a trusting, respectful relationship with your dog where you can handle every day life together. Training is about understanding the full picture—your dog’s behavior, your own approach, and how the two of you can work together harmoniously.

At Sit Happens, we see you and your dog as a team, and our balanced training approach is designed to strengthen that connection in a way that feels safe, supportive, and fun!

Sit Happens, it's team and it's community is a safe space and we are highly protective of every single one of our humans and dogs.

If you wish to learn more about our training style and us as trainers we recommend heading over to Sit Happens Dog Training's Social Media where you can get a feel for us and our approach. You can use the social media icons below or if you wish to discuss our training further and how we can help you and your furry family member please do contact us.

Matt

Head Trainer & Owner.

I originally trained dogs in the Army for protection work as well as search work and I fought front line with my dog by my side. After leaving the Army in 2010, I started to train pet dogs and started Sit Happens Dog training. With over 18 years of experience I am proud to be able to say I can 100% help you and your dog, and I have picked the best team of trainers to work with and to trust with your dog. We are a team and when you train with us you become apart of our pack.

I use a variety of training styles and techniques, depending on your dog and their needs. We are classed as balanced trainers but we like to say the yes/no method. Yes that is the behavior's we want and no that is not what we want. Life is a balance and the same should be for our beloved dogs. I am constantly learning and researching, you are never to old to learn and adjust.

I have reverse engineered a lot of the training we would use to get out dogs hyper focused and alert for long periods to do a specific job... to instead relax and calm a frantic high energy dog that is uncontrollable to most.

We get results, as long as you stick with us and are consistent with your training we can get you and your dog exactly where you want and need to be.

Working with my 4 of well trained and amazing dogs, my team & their dogs we will get you to exactly where you need to be.