Balance Dog Training San Diego –

Professional In‑Home Dog Training You Can Trust

Welcome to Balance Dog Training San Diego

Balance Dog Training San Diego offers expert, personalized in-home dog training services throughout San Diego. With a proven and structured five-week obedience approach, we deliver fast, effective, and sustainable results. Our focus is on clear communication, confident leadership, and practical skills to ensure your dog behaves well both at home and in the community.

What Sets Our Programs Apart

  • In-Home Convenience: Training is conducted in the environment where your dog lives and spends most of its time.
  • Five-Week Transformation: Each program is structured to deliver measurable improvements within five weeks.
  • Owner-Centric Instruction: You participate in every session—building confidence and skill for yourself and your dog.
  • Proven Techniques: We use proven training methods with agreeable and disagreeable experiences that are proven effective and built to take advantage of the way your dog learns.
A german shepherd is sitting on a rock overlooking a desert landscape
A man is laying on a couch with his dog

Meet Your Trainer – Dave Sherako

Dave Sherako is a dedicated and experienced dog trainer serving the San Diego region. He began his career training German Shepherds and then worked with a national dog-training organization to hone his skills across a variety of breeds and temperaments. Dave’s philosophy centers on balanced, consistent, and positive training methods. He believes that involving the owner in every training session is essential for lifelong success. When you choose Dave, you choose commitment, knowledge, and proven techniques tailored to your dog and your lifestyle.

Our Core Training Programs

  • Intro to Obedience – A foundation-building program ideal for puppies or newly adopted dogs. Teaches essential commands such as sit, down, stay, and leash walking.
  • Basic Obedience on Leash – Advances leash skills including loose-leash walking, polite greeting behavior, and impulse control.
  • Basic Obedience Off Leash – Emphasizes reliable recall, off-leash control, and calm behavior in distracting environments.
  • Advanced Training – Customized training sessions based on specific goals like agility, trick performance, distance control, or behavior modification.

How It Works

Step One – Free In-Home Evaluation

Begin with a no-obligation session at home where Dave will observe your dog, discuss your goals, and suggest the right training program.

Step Two – Personalized Five-Week Training

Each session includes clear instruction, hands-on exercises, and strategies that are tailored to your dog and your daily routines.

Step Three – Owner Empowerment

Dave equips you with the skills you need to reinforce training every day, ensuring consistency and long-term success.

Caymus Basic Obedience Off Leash

Max Basic Obedience On Leash

Max Basic Obedience Off Leash

Isabella Basic Obedience OFF Leash.

What Our Clients Have to Say

"Serious training for serious results couldn't be more true in our case. We hired David who has turned a hyperactive puppy, incapable of having even the simplest of walks, and uncontrollable in social situations with other people, into a happy, relaxed, and well mannered dog in five weeks. If you follow his directions and work with your dog you will achieve positive results quickly. Want proof? Watch him work with any of the dogs he has trained, you can see for yourself. Open your mind to serious training, we're happy we did."

Patrick and Valerie

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How long does it take to see results?

    Most Clients experience some immediate results after the very first session, while it will take several weeks of repetition and consistency to set lasting new behaviors. 

  • Will the training work in public places?

    Yes. In-home training is complemented by real-life simulations in neighborhood parks and common spaces to reinforce reliability under distractions. The first three sessions take place in your home while the last two take place in public settings with the use of other trained dogs as distractions to solidify the training.

  • Can I train my puppy?

    Absolutely. Our Intro to Obedience program is specifically tailored for puppies and newly adopted dogs to establish early foundations for good behavior.

  • What is the cost?

    Pricing will be shared with you via email after the in-home evaluation with no expectation to commit to the program at the time of the evaluation.  It is important that all participants in the training agree that they are willing to follow the training program for best results. 


  • Ready to Start?

    Transform your dog’s behavior and strengthen your relationship today. Schedule your free in-home evaluation and discover how our five-week training programs can make a difference.

Contact Us Today!

Lets begin the journey to a confident well trained dog together.  To schedule your free in home no obligation evaluation, click on the contact us button below.