About San Francisco Dog Trainer
Jeff Stallings, CPDT-KA
I’m San Francisco dog trainer Jeff Stallings. I founded Better Nature Dog Training in San Francisco in 2011 to exploit decades of experience teaching across a number of fields. I work in-person with clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and over Zoom locally and nationally. Please contact me to learn more about my services.
Since 2013 I have been certified by the highly-respected Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT). After attaining the required continuing education units in 2022, my CPDT-KA certification was renewed and is valid through 2025. I will be attending the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) conference in Richmond, VA in November 2025, in part to procure education units required to renew my certification through 2028.
My Approach to Dog Training
I take a scientific and holistic approach to dog training. The scientific aspect comes from understanding dog psychology from an evolutionary perspective, knowing how dogs are both similar to and distinct from their ancestors, including the grey wolf.
The holistic component derives from taking into account all facets of any particular dog’s situation, including upbringing, prior training, traumatic events and—most importantly—the characteristics of his home and family life.
For more information about my training experience and philosophy, please read through my blog posts and articles.
About Jeff's Dog Otis
Otis was born on Valentine’s Day 2011 and has been my loyal companion and co-worker since she was a puppy. While I have trained her to perform many behaviors and tricks, she has also taught me and great deal about dogs, life and happiness. Otis is now over 14 years old and going strong.
In addition to everything dog, my creative outlets include video editing and timelapse photography. This is a video I made of Otis’s amazing physical abilities: