Ready for calmer, happier days with your dog?

Does your dog’s behavior make daily life stressful or keep you from enjoying time together? At Ruff to Ready Dog Behavior, we know how overwhelming reactivity, fear, or aggression can feel.
You deserve peace of mind and a happy life with your dog. That’s why Amanda offers compassionate, judgment-free support, creating personalized solutions that truly fit your family.
We use practical, proven techniques that respect your dog’s natural instincts and help you reach your goals – so you can move forward together, one small win at a time.
Are Dog Behavior Challenges Disrupting Your Life?
- Is your dog’s reactivity, fear, or aggression making daily life stressful?
- Do you feel overwhelmed or anxious about walks, visitors, or even relaxing at home?
- Do challenging behaviors steal the joy from your bond with your dog?
You are not alone. Many loving dog owners struggle with behaviors that make simple activities feel impossible and hope for change seem out of reach.
Our solutions use a collaborative, evidence-based approach
At Ruff to Ready Dog Behavior, we believe challenging behaviors are not a sign of bad dogs or bad owners – they’re symptoms with real causes that can be understood and addressed.
Here’s how we help:
- Judgment-Free Guidance:
You and your dog are doing your best. We meet you with compassion and practical solutions—never blame or shame. - Collaborative Plans:
We work as teammates with you, designing strategies that fit your unique situation, resources, and goals. No one-size-fits-all advice. - Root Cause Focus:
Our approach investigates why behaviors happen, not just how to stop them. By addressing core anxiety, fear, or frustration, we create truly lasting change. - Real-Life Solutions:
Using proven, science-based methods, we tailor our help to your daily routines—making behaviors manageable in your real world, not just in theory. - Small Wins, Big Progress:
We celebrate every step forward and adapt as you and your dog grow. One successful walk, one peaceful afternoon, one less worry at a time.
You shouldn’t have to choose between your dog’s happiness and your own peace of mind.
Let us help you and your dog rediscover calm, connection, and confidence – starting today.
What Sets Ruff to Ready Dog Behavior Apart?
Amanda’s Dog Behavior certification & evidence-based approach
Five-category reinforcement system (food, play, praise, exploring, pets)
Collaborative work with veterinarians & professionals
Adheres to Ethical Standards & The Humane Hierarchy
Holistic, species-specific enrichment
Success Stories
Then we met Amanda.
Amanda brought experience, empathy, and a smart, clear plan. No gimmicks. No shame. Just a thoughtful, well-structured approach tailored to our dogs and our life. She helped us shift from just surviving to actually enjoying our dogs. The chaos turned into calm. We can now work from home without constant disruption, and our home feels like a place of peace again—something we couldn’t imagine just a few months ago.
These dogs were on a fast track to becoming a lifelong problem. Amanda changed their trajectory—and ours.
If you’re struggling, don’t wait. Amanda at Ruff to Ready is the best decision we made. She is an absolute expert, a professional, and a genuinely kind person who loves our dogs like they are her own.
My husband and I have two Australian Shepherd siblings—Luna and Loki—who were, frankly, a nightmare when we brought them home as puppies. “High energy” doesn’t begin to cover it. We both work demanding jobs from home and have two busy teenagers, so chaos doesn’t even scratch the surface of what life felt like.
Before finding Amanda, we hired another trainer who handed us shock collars and a series of frankly ridiculous recommendations. Things didn’t improve, and we were even told we might need to re-home one of our dogs because it “realistically wouldn’t get better.”
Then we found Amanda Lunsford of Ruff to Ready. And everything changed.
Amanda is calm, incredibly knowledgeable, and truly cares. She took the time to understand our pups and us as a family. Her methods are smart, positive, and actually work. Thanks to Amanda, our home is peaceful, the dogs are affectionate and (mostly!) well-behaved, and we’re finally enjoying them the way we hoped we would when we brought them home.
Amanda didn’t just train our dogs—she saved our sanity and kept our family together. We are beyond grateful and cannot recommend her highly enough. If you’re at your wits’ end with your pup, call Amanda. You can get to the other side of the chaos—and she’ll get you there.
Our (then 8 month old) puppy nipped at a neighbor unexpectedly and broke the skin. We were upset, confused and worried about his future.
A friend recommended Amanda to us so we reached out.
We had an initial consult where Amanda observed our dog and his behavior. She immediately picked up on the fact that he was scared/nervous of anything outside of us/our house. Something we never even considered.
Amanda was extremely knowledgeable, patient, explained everything so well and gave us homework to work with our pup, Harry, between appointments. The improvement in him even after just the first two weeks was incredible!
It’s only been a few months but Harry’s behavior is night and day. He was initially terrified of my best friend but now loves when she visits. Harry is going from strength to strength and improving all the time.
We can walk around the neighborhood without him barking at everyone and he doesn’t react at all.
We highly recommend Amanda, and are forever grateful for her help.