Pet Peeves Training
Reactivity
Lunges, barks, and loses it at other dogs on walks.
Walks feel like a minefield. You cross the street, you walk at dawn, you dread the next corner. It does not have to stay this way.
Laura can help →The San Fernando Valley's Problem Behavior Specialist
Fix the behavior.
Keep the dog you love.
In home training and behavior rehabilitation for aggression, reactivity, and anxiety across the San Fernando Valley. Laura Rice has spent more than 20 years turning the dogs other trainers gave up on into calm, happy companions. Every program includes lifetime support.
20+
years rehabilitating the Valley's toughest cases, since 2004
★ 70+ five star Yelp reviews
People Love Us, 2024 & 2025
IACP Professional Member
AKC CGC Evaluator
Licensed & insuredIs this your dog?
By the time most people call Laura, they have already tried everything.
That is exactly who she is for. If your dog has you walking at dawn, crossing the street, or afraid of what happens next, you are in the right place.
Aggression
Growls, snaps, or has already bitten.
You love your dog and you are scared of what happens next. This is Laura's specialty, and the reason vets and other trainers refer to her.
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Separation anxiety
Panics, destroys, or cannot be left alone.
The barking, the scratched doors, the guilt every time you leave. Anxiety is treatable once you reach the root of it.
Laura can help →The method
A unique understanding leads to a unique approach.
“My approach goes far beyond teaching your dog to sit. You will learn what your dog needs from you to become his calmest, happiest, most fulfilled self.”
Balanced training means fair but firm guidance, clear boundaries, and a balance of positive and negative consequences, matched to the emotional root of the behavior. Not bribery, not intimidation. Real communication.
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About Laura
She trained a gibbon for medical care. Your dog is in good hands.
Laura Rice is a graduate of the Moorpark College Exotic Animal Training and Management program, with degrees in Animal Behavior and Animal Training. During her training she rehabilitated a traumatized macaw and taught a gibbon to cooperate with medical procedures. Then she found her calling: the hardest dog cases, the ones other trainers turn away. She has focused there ever since, one Valley family at a time, since 2004.
“The female equivalent of Cesar Millan.”
Angela S., Pet Peeves client
IACP Professional Member
AKC CGC Evaluator
Moorpark EATM Graduate
Licensed & Insured
Programs and pricing
Built around your dog, and your life.
Every program begins with a free phone consult and includes lifetime support by text, phone, or email.
Most popular
In Home Private Lessons
Fully customized 90 minute sessions in your home, obedience through serious behavior work.
From $299 · 3 lessons $749
Specialty service
Low Level E Collar Program
Humane, low level communication for reliable, joyful off leash freedom.
$1,399 for 6 lessons
Best value
Virtual Training
Live video coaching for almost any issue, anywhere you are.
From $225
Very limited
Board and Train
Your dog lives and learns in Laura's home, never a kennel. Two dogs at a time.
From $4,500 for 3 weeks
Sundays in West Hills
Reactive Dog Group Class
Walking manners and calm around other dogs, in a controlled group setting.
$180 for 4 weeks
Urgent help
Phone Support
Immediate help with no waiting. Free and unlimited for active clients.
$100 per 30 minutes
We are never satisfied until you get the results you want. It all starts with one free phone call.
Results
Real dogs. Real transformations.
★★★★★
“Best dog training in Los Angeles. Laura got our Molly into tip top shape in no time.”
Robyn Y. · with Molly
★★★★★
“I cannot say enough good things about Pet Peeves and my very own dog whisperer, Laura.”
Taina C. · with Indy
★★★★★
“My vet recommended Laura. I have never come across anyone as skilled.”
Kim K. · with Jetta
★★★★★
“Laura is incredible. Like magic.”
Lindsay C. · with Bailey
★★★★★
“We have had amazing results. Do not hesitate one moment.”
Claudette W. · with Emmett
★★★★★
“Calling Laura a great trainer would be an understatement.”
Arkady H. · with Keira
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five star reviews on Yelp
Service area
Proudly serving the San Fernando Valley.
In home dog training from our Canoga Park base, anywhere in the Valley.
Canoga ParkWest HillsWoodland HillsWinnetkaResedaTarzanaEncinoChatsworthNorthridgeCalabasas
FAQ
Straight answers.
Laura Rice of Pet Peeves Training has specialized in aggression, reactivity, and serious behavior cases for more than 20 years. Vets and other trainers across the Valley refer their toughest cases to her, and she carries 70 plus five star Yelp reviews.
In home private lessons start at $299, or $749 for a package of three. Virtual training starts at $225, the low level e collar off leash program is $1,399, and board and train starts at $4,500. Every program starts with a free phone consult.
Most owners notice a real shift within the first session or two. Laura addresses the emotional root of the behavior, not just the symptom, so the change lasts, and lifetime support is included with every program.
Balanced training uses fair but firm guidance and a balance of positive and negative consequences. It rewards the behavior you want and sets clear boundaries around the behavior you do not, all matched to what your individual dog needs.
Yes, when it is the right fit. Laura uses a humane, low level e collar as a gentle form of communication that is easier for your dog to tune into than words alone. It is how many dogs earn reliable off leash freedom.
Yes. Aggression and bite cases are Laura's specialty and the reason she is so often the last call families make before giving up. The breed is never the problem, and most dogs can be helped.
Yes, on a very limited basis. Your dog lives and learns in Laura's actual home, never a kennel, with only two dogs at a time. Programs start at three weeks and include aftercare sessions so the results transfer to you.
Every breed and every age, from new puppies to senior rescues with unknown histories. Laura works with German Shepherds, pit bulls, Dobermans, Rottweilers, doodles, and everything in between.
Yes. Live virtual sessions over Zoom or FaceTime handle almost any issue, including reactivity and aggression, and they are the best value way to work with Laura from anywhere.
It is a relaxed 15 minute call. You tell Laura what is going on, she asks a few questions, and together you decide the right starting point. No pressure, no obligation, just a real conversation about your dog.
Your dog is not a lost cause. Let's talk.
Book a free 15 minute phone consult with Laura. No pressure, no obligation, just a real conversation about your dog.