About me
Training Philosophy
I believe in changing the game by using a few minutes of fun and play, to solve challenging dog behavior problems.
Dogs and people learn best when they are playing games and having fun. So why shouldn’t dog training be fun and games?
Dogs have the cognitive capabilities of a 2-3 year old child. Dogs learn the skills they are lacking easily with 3-minute games and that make them well-behaved quickly.
I use food, toys, play, and fun to get the best results for you and your dog. And yes, this will work even if your dog is a picky eater or not food-motivated or toy-motivated. The games work well even with aggressive dogs that may be fighting other dogs, biting people, guarding things, or sometimes, even attacking their own family members.
We do not need techniques and tools that cause physical, emotional or psychological distress, pain, or discomfort on your dog. I will never use or recommend the use of electronic collars, choke/prong/pinch collars, slip leads or intimidation techniques (like shaking a can of pennies, throwing objects at the dog, using methods that cause fear or startle). Several studies now show that using pain, fear and force affects our dogs emotional states negatively and can cause more problems than are solved. You can see a reference list of some of these studies and read the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior's statement on training methods here.
Kindness, love and play go a long way in changing behavior. I am a full-throated proponent of happy, loving relationships with our companion animals. Anything less, and we are all missing out.
Our focus is on building your relationship with your dog to the strong bond that you’ve always wanted and converting your struggles into strengths through simple 3-minute games that you and your dog will love.
We believe that no dog-person relationship is truly lost and there is no dog-person relationship that cannot be healed through the power of games.
DoggEd was founded by Dr. Mayuri Kerr, a dentist, biomedical engineer and certified professional dog trainer in the Bay Area, California.
Mayuri grew up in India and spent 30 years with free-ranging Indian village dogs. After immigrating to the United States, Mayuri has volunteered in animal shelters and rescues for many years. In addition to dogs, she has also worked on understanding training other animal species. Below are a few pictures from her volunteer work and training workshops.
