What’s Up Dog?

Specialties

What’s Up Dog? provides modern training and behavior modification for dogs. We come to your home, and do what we do best — we train your dog! Once your dog has learned his new skills, we will teach you how to maintain this good behavior.

With What’s Up Dog? you do not need to learn how to be a dog trainer to have a well-​behaved dog. You will save time, money, and frustration — and you’ll enjoy all the benefits of a professionally trained dog.

Our training model is especially useful for reactive dogs. We are experts in resolving leash-​aggression and reactivity cases, and enjoy a booming referral business in this area. Working with a reactive dog is often a stressful, emotional experience for owners. Our expertise in handling aggressive dogs will help resolve issues quickly and with minimal stress to dog and owner.

Meet the Business Owner

Sara S.

Business Owner

Sara Scott is a certified professional dog trainer and behavioral counselor with over 10 years experience training dogs. She is certified by the Council for Professional Dog Trainers, received her certification in pet training from the Petsmart Pet Training Academy and received her dog trainer/​behavioral counselor certificate from the Marin Humane Society Dog Behavior Academy I and II. Sara is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Sara is the owner of What’s Up Dog Training, a training service for dogs that specializes in curbing leash reactivity. She teaches all levels of obedience classes, specialty classes, private lessons, and offers behavior consultations at various bay area locations. Sara has extensive experience with pit bulls and sits on the training committee for BADRAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls). She is the dog trainer for the Ambassadog Project, a joint adoption and education effort between Oakland Animal Control and BAD RAP.