About Anastasia

CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST

Anastasia Lavian, CCBC-KA

Anastasia has over 20 years of experience training dogs for various purposes — including service work, commercials, and movies. With a commitment to an effective and efficient reward-based, "dog-led" gentle approach, she leads every team with kindness and clarity.

Her philosophy is simple: let the dog show you the way. By reading each animal as an individual and building trust from the ground up, she creates lasting behavioral change that holds up in real life — not just in training sessions.

She specializes in service dog training, providing individualized Owner-Trained Service Dog programs across a wide range of conditions. Among her cases, she particularly enjoys working with on-leash dog-on-dog aggression, empowering clients with a comprehensive understanding of the problem and a clear plan for resolution.

CCBC-KA — Certified Canine Behavior Consultant 🐾

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

What Anastasia Does Best

Owner-Trained Service Dogs

Individualized programs for owner-trained service dog teams across a wide range of disability categories and conditions.

Medical Alert Dogs

Training dogs to reliably alert to blood sugar changes, seizures, POTS episodes, allergy exposure, and other medical conditions.

Mobility Assistance

Task training for mobility support dogs — brace, balance, retrieve, and more — built for real-world reliability and confidence.

Psychiatric & Autism Support

Specialized programs for psychiatric service dogs and autism support dogs, built around the handler's specific needs and lifestyle.

Dog-on-Dog Aggression

Comprehensive assessment and structured plans for on-leash reactivity — empowering clients to understand and resolve the behavior.

Film & Commercial Work

Extensive experience training dogs for professional productions — from behavioral preparation to reliable on-set performance.