Name: Thinking Canine
Price range: $$

During this comprehensive 1.5-hour video meeting, we will delve into your dog and how they fit into your family, their unique behaviors and history, and your goals. We will get to work right away on a management and treatment plan.

Follow-Up Consultations

During your follow-up lessons, we will continue to build upon our plan. Videos of your homework and behavior concerns can be reviewed, and each lesson builds upon the previous one.

Online Courses

Self-paced online courses are coming soon. These courses will cover many of the most common behavior and training challenges.

Meet Gia of Thinking Canine

If you’re here, you’re probably one of the one million-plus pet parents who follow me on social media. What many people don’t know is that I spent nearly a decade running my busy behavior practice in the New York metro area before moving my consultations fully online in 2025.

Over the years, I’ve helped thousands of dogs and their people learn, grow, and work through tough behavior challenges. I’m best known for working with aggression and anxiety, but I’m also an experienced obedience trainer. And I truly love raising puppies the right way so small issues never turn into big ones.

My goal is simple. I want dogs and their humans to feel more confident, less stressed, and genuinely happy living life together.

Learn More About Gia

We came to Gia for some niggling behavioural issues with our GSD - we had been to several trainers in the past and had some clearly articulated goals for what we wanted to achieve together. I loved that Gia met us where we were at. She incorporated aspects of our past training and pushed us to consider new strategies and ways of working with our dog which yielded amazing results. Gia's knowledge of dogs is fantastic, but her ability to work with HUMANS and get us to where we need to be to support our dogs is incredible!

— I. Poznak

Gia is amazing! She literally saved my dogs life! He was struggling with anxiety based aggression that was made worse from prior trainer techniques. Her positive reinforcement training and her vet referrals completely fixed the redirected aggression. He no longer looks to bite when he gets triggered. When the door bell rings he now goes to his “place” instead of panicking.
She’s extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what she does and very easy to work with. I highly recommend thinking canine, you will not regret it.

— A. Gallego

Navigating all of the dog training research, and sorting through misinformation, in order to train our golden retriever was incredibly challenging. Gia gave us the guidance we needed with simple instruction on how to help our dog reach his full potential. While virtual meetings can often feel awkward and stifling, our experience has been nothing but fun and interactive. Guest appearances by her border collies allow for great demonstrations!

— G. Conaboy

Let’s Talk About Your Dog

Dogs have a mind of their own, and what’s on their mind might not be what’s on yours. Owning a dog is not always easy, but it can be with a little help. With extensive experience working with dogs of all kinds, from puppies to severe behavioral cases, we are passionate about helping our clients and enjoy working with people just as much as we love working with dogs.

If you’re ready to get started, reach out and tell us a little about your dog.

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Meet Gia of Thinking Canine

Let’s Talk About Your Dog