Welcome to Confident Canine Coaching! I'm Derek Weaver, the founder and lead trainer. With a lifelong passion for dogs and over 35 years of experience as a dog owner, I specialize in working with the "difficult" dogs—the ones that require you to truly earn their trust and companionship.

At Confident Canine Coaching, we don't just train dogs; we craft lasting bonds through understanding and mutual respect. My extensive hands-on experience with shelter dogs and education from world-renowned experts, coupled with formal certifications in obedience, management, and behavior modification from the Michael Ellis School for Dog Trainers, equips me with the tools to address even the most challenging canine behaviors.

My philosophy of training is one that fosters trust between dogs and their humans, motivates the dog into the right behaviors, and clearly communicates what we don't want so we can move as quickly as possible into bigger and better experiences with our dogs.

Often, people ask me about methods. My best answer is that the methods are second to the philosophy I noted above. Each dog is an individual, and a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach is going to set a lower ceiling on our results than if we work and grow together with our dogs.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you and your dog.