Meet Your Reactive Dog Guru
Linda Ross, B.A.– Psychology, DN-DTC • FDM • FFCP • LSHC-S
The Companion Animal Decoder™
Linda doesn't just train dogs. She teaches people how to understand them.
For over two decades, Linda has helped reactive dogs and the people who love them move from reactivity to relationship — not by "correcting" the dog, but by teaching the human to read what their dog is actually saying.
Credentials
Trained to read, certified to teach
DN-DTC
DogNostics Dog Trainer Certification
LSHC-S
Low Stress Handling® Certification
FDM
Certified Family Dog Mediation® Professional
FFCP
Fear Free® Certified Professional
Dog Bite Safety Educator
Helping families stay together.
20+ years with companion animals
A lifetime of reading dogs.
Linda's Philosophy
Three ideas that shape everything
The reaction is information.
A reactive dog is experiencing an emotional response that can affect what they're able to perceive, process, and do in that moment. We read it — we don't suppress it.
We teach the human-dog team.
The goal isn't for Linda to become your dog's handler. The goal is for you to become your dog's decoder — because the dog comes home to you.
We don't set your dog up to fail.
Training should create opportunities for success — not intentionally trigger an explosion. Learning happens without unnecessarily overwhelming the dog.
"The goal isn't for me to become your dog's handler. The goal is for you to become your dog's decoder."
— Linda Ross
Ready to work with Linda?
Start with the free quiz, or tell us what's going on with your dog.