What can you learn about yourself through the relationship with your dog?
Hi, I'm Marissa Martino! I am passionate about supporting behavior change and enhancing relationships for dogs, their people and others.
Canine Enrichment Ebook
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Learn about the various types of enrichment you can add to your routine to reduce behavior issues, meet your dog's needs, and deepen your relationship today!
Paws & Reward Podcast
The podcast where we stop and reflect on behavior change, dog training, the human-canine bond, and the relationships with our loved ones!
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Change behavior, enhance your relationship, and grow as a person!
This process is more than just dog training. It’s the pet parent and dog working together, learning from one another, and transforming simultaneously.
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Join Marissa & Sarah Stremming in their 3-part webinar series this February: The Connection Summit. Prioritizing the human-canine relationship for successful behavior change.

Enrichment can meet your dog’s needs, tire them out mentally and physically, and enhance the bond between you and your dog!
Human-Canine Behavior Connection Book
Building Better Relationships through Dog Training
The relationship with our dogs is a window into how we relate to the world around us. This partnership is a wonderful opportunity to understand how you show up in all relationships. Learn from author, Marissa Martino, how to cultivate self-awareness and intimacy in your life!
Dogs help us become better humans.
With over a decade of experience in animal sheltering, operating my private dog training practice, and my relationship with my dog, Sully, I have learned one glaring lesson:
Our relationship with our canine companions is a window into how we relate to the world around us. It gives us insight into what holds us back and shows us where we can expand & connect in our own lives and in ALL relationships.
My approach is called Human-Canine Behavior Connection (HCBC). The pet parent and the dog working together, learning from one another and transforming at the same time!
My hope is that you find awareness and connection through the resources on this site!
~ Marissa Martino
Founder // Paws & Reward
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