"EGGERS" The Rock-N-Roll Dog Trainer

Hello I'm Dave Eggers

Born in Monrovia and raised in Covina both suburbs of Los Angeles, CA I've been studying dogs and animals my whole life. My grandmother was a  breeder of Great Pyrenees dogs, so I ate a lot of dog biscuits growing up as a young boy. Maybe that's why I relate to dogs so well. My Aunt had a ranch and bred Arabian horses.  So I did a lot of hanging out on the ranch and with the dogs . We also had many of our own animals, horses, dogs, cats, chickens and assorted wildfowl. I grew up going to the Mountains and Deserts of Southern California. Learning to respect nature and all it's creatures at a very young age. I now reside in Pasadena, California.




I have the privilege of living with a 3 dogs.  Baloo an 14 year old male Mastiff/Golden Retriever mix 120lbs , Charlie a 10 year old male Corgi/Shepard mix 65 lbs and Lisa a 4 year old female Keeshond mix. Lisa lifts her leg on everything she can, no thanks to the influence of her two roommates.

 And I have a couple of cats. Eeyore a 18 year old female Manx (no tail, kinda built like a rabbit) And last but not least Burt a 8 year old Tabby.  I use them to train dogs not to chase cats.

  I am also a musician, hence the name The Rock-N-Roll Dog Trainer. A guitar player for 30 plus years.  And yes I'm still in a few bands. I've also been teaching  guitar and music education for about 20. It's given me the opportunity to study how humans of all ages learn and absorb information.

  

My Experience

 My style and techniques are based on positive reinforcement. My training is based on  the Eclectic Training Method.  Its all about what works for you and your dog.

Not all dogs or humans respond to the same methods.

 I work with you your family and  dog to create a custom program to fit your schedule and lifestyle.

Dogs as pack animals respect and expect leadership.

A side from growing up with animals all around me.

I've worked as a Kennel manager a Master dog handler and Head dog Trainer.

I had a ranch manager gig at an animal actor ranch in Acton, Ca. Working with Dogs, Cats, Raccoons, a Beaver, Birds, Rats, Mice and a pig. I learned a lot about how animals live and learn amongst each other.

I've been working, studying and observing dogs in a pack environment (in a cage free setting) for the past 9 years. As well as one on one lessons and group lessons.

 I specialize in the Sociology and Psychology of dogs.

This has given me the opportunity to learn and study about pack status, pack mentality and the prey drive of dogs first hand. I've learned how to socialize dogs into a pack setting without issues. Understanding body language and learning to read every action the dog makes has given me a much better understanding of the Social interaction between dogs and dogs and dogs and humans.

I've learned more about how dogs think and feel from these experience then from all my humans teachers put together.


Most of my training and studying is done in the Valleys,

    Mountains, Deserts and Beaches of Southern California.