Check out our class for puppies 3-8 months of age –
Shoot for the All-Stars in our Puppy Dream Team class!
Conquer your training challenges.
Love life with your dog.
Treats and Triumphs Dog Training: Providing Dog and Puppy Training for Central Fairfax County Pets and Their People.
From “Extra Wild” to “Easy Wins”
Crazy dog energy got you losing your patience? Going hoarse begging your puppy to listen?
You can have a dog you relax with. A dog you enjoy. A dog you trust.
Let us help you get there.
Our carefully crafted dog training and puppy training packages and group classes will provide you with the skills and support you need to love life with your dog.
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Your Paths to Achievement
Private Training
Puppy
Exhausted from the overwhelming demands of raising a puppy? From sleepless nights to potty accidents we know it’s a lot to take on! Let us help you raise and train a happy puppy through our positive and expert-led puppy training programs.
Dog
Are you at a loss as to how to help your dog master the basics? Do you feel like they don’t listen? We know your dog can be the best companion ever, even if it doesn’t feel like it right now. We’ll help you both learn to live your best lives together through our training programs!
Dogs & Kids
Stressed out about trying to keep your young child and your dog safe and happy? Whether you’ve got a little one on the way or your little has already landed, we’re here to support you with our tailored training programs.
Group Classes & Events
“Rover-Achiever” Puppy Play & Learns
For puppies under 4 months old
Need to socialize your puppy but nervous about supervising play dates yourself? Your assignment is to attend a Puppy Play & Learn! While your puppy learns how fun it is to play with new friends, you’ll learn the ABCs of monitoring puppy play. Extra Credit: Watching puppies play is the most fun ever.
“Puppy Dream Team” Class
For puppies 3 to 8 months old
Exasperated by puppy mayhem and anxious about the approach of (gulp) adolescence? Our “Puppy Dream Team” class will set you and your puppy up to slam-dunk the “teen” stage like a pair of pros.
Success Socials
Support for people with dogs under ~2 years old
Are you in the “raptor” stage of dog parenthood? Could you use a bit of guidance and a chance to blow off some steam? Come to a Success Social! We get together as a small group at a cafe and chat about young dogs in all their frustrating, inscrutable, silly, loveable glory.
The One in Your Corner
Getting Silly for Dogs… Like a Boss
Hey there! I’m Kathleen Alvania (she/her), owner and trainer of Treats and Triumphs.
I enjoy helping clients find the fun in training their dogs. That could mean making high-pitched sounds and running around like a muppet, or assigning “reward yourself with ice cream” for homework.
Whether you need help with puppy socialization or resource guarding, we can have the best time as you and your dog rack up success after success.
Interested in my background, education, and credentials?
Training Triumphantly
We believe dogs should be rewarded for doing what we ask of them.
Our absolute favorite reward is food, and most dogs seem to agree! But anything your dog LOVES counts as a “treat” in our book. To change an undesirable behavior, we teach the dog, “That behavior doesn’t work anymore. This other one works much better!”
We never use pain, fear, or force in our training. Ever.
We believe in making things clear.
Often, dogs don’t do what we ask because they just don’t understand what we want. And that’s frequently because we don’t even know what we want! At Treats and Triumphs, we want everyone to know what their goal is and how to achieve it.
We believe our two-legged clients deserve the same kindness, patience, and respect we extend to our four-legged ones.
We don’t do blame games or guilt trips, and we won’t call you a bad leader. Who’s got time for that? We’re too busy helping you and your dog succeed!
Wall of Winners
Congratulations to our furry graduates for conquering their greatest challenges – like jumping up, pulling on leash, or just existing in this big, weird world!
Daisy & Carly enjoy bubble time in their front yard without fretting about other dogs passing by.
Lio learned to feel good about sharing the couch – what better place to collect his trophy?
Gorgeous Lucy shows off her fab graduation medal and her fab down stay.
Look at Rosie’s laser focus on mom: this gorgeous girl’s lasers are always set to stunning!
Hank practices his favorite new skill (“touch!”) with his graduation trophy.
Cupcake is all snuggles and smiles in her relaxation spot!
Henry would like to know where the muzzle went and when we can play with it again.
Cobber hangs out in his yard and watches the world go by.
Max knows that having a good time is essential to good training – that’s why we include play breaks in our sessions!
Benji shows us how to ace “four on the floor” while rockin’ a dino onesie.
Aurora takes a break from her peaceful walk by the lake to display her picture-perfect Sammy Smile.
No more cowering under couches for Remy! This former puppy mill rescue is loving life now!
Keeping “four on the floor” at graduation means a big “high five” for Ernie!
Cutie patootie Mabel models her graduation bandana in her special relaxation spot.
Happy, handsome Niko is ready for more recall practice, please & thank you!
After 7 years of not quite getting it, sweet Onyx learned to lie down on cue! There’s no stopping her now!
Tapdance scans for bunnies and wonders whether it’s too late to stop at the vet for a Happy Visit.
Rubble demonstrates how The Most Interesting Man in the World relaxes on a deck: unfazed by distractions – that’s how!
Baby Bellina kept her *sit* together for a picture at 13 weeks old. What a rockstar!
Keeping “four on the floor” at graduation means a big “high five” for Ernie!
Rubble demonstrates how The Most Interesting Man in the World relaxes on a deck: unfazed by distractions – that’s how!
Cobber hangs out in his yard and watches the world go by.
Henry would like to know where the muzzle went and when we can play with it again.
Max knows that having a good time is essential to good training – that’s why we include play breaks in our sessions!
Benji shows us how to ace “four on the floor” while rockin’ a dino onesie.
Gorgeous Lucy shows off her fab graduation medal and her fab down stay.
Cupcake is all snuggles and smiles in her relaxation spot!
Aurora takes a break from her peaceful walk by the lake to display her picture-perfect Sammy Smile.
No more cowering under couches for Remy! This former puppy mill rescue is loving life now!
Lio learned to feel good about sharing the couch – what better place to collect his trophy?
Happy, handsome Niko is ready for more recall practice, please & thank you!
After 7 years of not quite getting it, sweet Onyx learned to lie down on cue! There’s no stopping her now!
Look at Rosie’s laser focus on mom: this gorgeous girl’s lasers are always set to stunning!
Hank practices his favorite new skill (“touch!”) with his graduation trophy.
Cutie patootie Mabel models her graduation bandana in her special relaxation spot.
Daisy & Carly enjoy bubble time in their front yard without fretting about other dogs passing by.
Baby Bellina kept her *sit* together for a picture at 13 weeks old. What a rockstar!
Tapdance scans for bunnies and wonders whether it’s too late to stop at the vet for a Happy Visit.
Aurora takes a break from her peaceful walk by the lake to display her picture-perfect Sammy Smile.
Tapdance scans for bunnies and wonders whether it’s too late to stop at the vet for a Happy Visit.
Lio learned to feel good about sharing the couch – what better place to collect his trophy?
Gorgeous Lucy shows off her fab graduation medal and her fab down stay.
Cobber hangs out in his yard and watches the world go by.
Daisy & Carly enjoy bubble time in their front yard without fretting about other dogs passing by.
After 7 years of not quite getting it, sweet Onyx learned to lie down on cue! There’s no stopping her now!
Baby Bellina kept her *sit* together for a picture at 13 weeks old. What a rockstar!
Max knows that having a good time is essential to good training – that’s why we include play breaks in our sessions!
Benji shows us how to ace “four on the floor” while rockin’ a dino onesie.
Keeping “four on the floor” at graduation means a big “high five” for Ernie!
Henry would like to know where the muzzle went and when we can play with it again.
Cupcake is all snuggles and smiles in her relaxation spot!
Happy, handsome Niko is ready for more recall practice, please & thank you!
Cutie patootie Mabel models her graduation bandana in her special relaxation spot.
No more cowering under couches for Remy! This former puppy mill rescue is loving life now!
Rubble demonstrates how The Most Interesting Man in the World relaxes on a deck: unfazed by distractions – that’s how!
Hank practices his favorite new skill (“touch!”) with his graduation trophy.
Look at Rosie’s laser focus on mom: this gorgeous girl’s lasers are always set to stunning!
Their Happy Humans
“Kathleen was amazing at working with our two dogs and helping us learn how to work with them between sessions. Our dogs loved her and were responsive to learning even though they are both reactive and anxious. We all learned so much and our dogs are so much better behaved!”
– Zahra S.
“Kathleen is a great trainer! She really understood our needs, went to the point without wasting time, and made specific suggestions that are now making the task of managing our anxious dog, easy. I recommend her 100%.”
– Vivian M.
“We really enjoyed our sessions with Treats and Triumphs. We and our 5-year old pup learned a lot, and we’re much better prepared to deal with issues that have bedeviled us in the past.”
– Bud W.