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Gordon Fontaine is a certified dog trainer who developed the "The Fontaine Method" of dog training. He started Zen Dog Training after earning a Certificate in Training and Counseling (CTC) from the San Franciso SPCA's Academy for Dog Trainers. By incorporating Zen philosophy, he created a method of training dogs that does not involve scaring, startling, or other fear inducing methods, such as Dominance Theory, alpha rolls, and choke chains. Instead, his training uses positive reinforcement, consistency and a unique system for solving problem behaviors.

Biography
Gordon began training dogs when he was 11 years old, when he was given responsibility for training the family dog. He went on the study Entrepreneurship at St. Mary's University and graduated with honors in 1994. In 1995 he moved to Boston MA and earned his MBA at Boston College in 1997. After working in the corporate world he decided to go back to school and study to become a dog trainer to fulfill a life-long dream of working with dogs.

His early participation in dog training and business background impressed him with the value of professional dog training methods to improve the dog-human relationship. He began to build on his experience through helping family and friends address their dogs unwanted behaviors and developed his own system for solving problem behaviors.

In Boston began to study the ancient martial art of Aikido under William Gleason (aikidoka) Sensei and has earned a 2nd degree black belt at Shobu Aikido where he still studies and teaches the beginners classes.

Zen Dog Training
Gordon has created Zen Dog Training in 2005 to help clients better understand and communicate with their pets. With mutual understanding people meet their training goals and improve the dog-human relationship using gentle and kind techniques.

Based on positive reinforcement with a focus on early-intervention, Zen Dog Training offers In Home Training, Group Classes and a Video Solution Center that teaches people how to prevent bad behaviors and gently change established habits and problem behaviors.

The techniques used are simple, fun and effective. Quickly and gently getting results by teaching each client what truly motivates their dog and teaching people simple family-friendly games and solutions that gently change behavior.

Zen Dog Training has been recognized by the Improper Bostonian, South End News and Blog Radio.