Obedience • Behavior Modification • Service Dog Training
Hazel
Owner & Head Trainer · 5+ years
Hazel is the owner and head trainer at Danemont Ranch. She works with both working dogs and family pets, with deep experience in Great Danes and mixed breeds, and builds every program around the individual dog in front of her.
Her approach is balanced and relationship-based — clear structure, fair communication, and a handler who understands the why behind each step. She leads the ranch's programs from puppy development through advanced obedience, behavior modification, and service dog training.
Hazel is a NePoPo® Silver graduate and holds multiple canine first aid certifications — a structured, motivation-first foundation paired with the practical readiness that daily fieldwork on a ranch demands.
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Training system
- NePoPo® Silver
- Certified
- Canine first aid
- Dogs
- Working & family/pet
- Breed focus
- Great Danes & mixed breeds
- Approach
- Balanced • Relationship-based
- Basic Obedience
- Advanced Obedience
- Puppy Development
- Behavior Modification
- Service Dog Training
- Private Lessons
- Group Classes
- Board & Train
- Puppy Programs
- Family Dog Training
Disciplines
Their dogs
Isaiah
Great Dane
Isaiah is a working example of the ranch's approach — steady, social, and titled. Passing the AKC Temperament Test means holding composure through novel sounds, surfaces, and strangers, not just knowing commands.
- Basic Obedience
- Advanced Obedience
- AKC Temperament Test
Eli
Breed TBD
Eli is worked daily on the ranch alongside Hazel's other dogs — steady in harness and easy to handle. Breed details and his full story are coming soon.
- Obedience
- Behavior Modification
Avory
Great Dane
Avory is the third dog in Hazel's household — a fawn Great Dane with an easy, social temperament around the barn. Full training history is on the way.
- Training TBD
Credentials & focus
- 5+ years of professional dog training
- NePoPo® Silver graduate
- Multiple canine first aid certifications
- Great Dane and mixed-breed specialist
- Balanced, relationship-based methods customized to each dog
- Working dogs and family/pet dogs alike
Team
Other trainers.
Protection • IGP • Detection
Mario Erazo
Trainer at Danemont Ranch
Sike
Working Dog Development • Protection & Bite Work • Sport (IGP/PSA/French Ring)
Caleb Tillman
Basic & Advanced Obedience • Puppy Development • Behavior Modification • Bite Work
Justin Fant
Trainer at Danemont Ranch