Compassionate, Experienced Behavioral Consultation and Dog Training
Behaviorally-focused private sessions and programs
About Us
Quality and Experience
Max Birnbaum began training dogs professionally in the Los Angeles area over 15 years ago. He found his passion for working with canines starting as an animal care attendant at K9s Only, an all-inclusive training and boarding facility, learning the essentials of dog handling, health, socialization and overall care. He was offered an opportunity to participate in a training internship program at K9s Only, which he successfully completed and soon became a part of their training team. Eventually, Max became head trainer at K9s Only's Tarzana facility. He trained dogs utilizing boarding and training programs, offered private lessons, conducted group classes and evaluated dogs for advanced training and re-homing situations. Max has experience with clients from diverse backgrounds, having worked with both rescue organizations who need help finding homes for their animals as well as training dogs for celebrities such as Chris Pratt, Kaley Cuoco, Alisson Janney, Kevin Bacon, Jason Derulo, Army Hammer and Melanie Griffith, to name a few. Max left K9s in late 2018 to start Angeles Training. During the fall of 2024, Max decided to combine his passion for the American West's landscape and move to Utah to start Happy Trails Dog Training.
Highly Experienced and Well-Versed
When you live a busy life, it can be hard to do the research and put in the large quantities of time it takes to understand the complexities of a dog's mind, history and breed in order to provide the specific attention and care that they need. With years of experience in a variety of training and dog-care work, you can rely on me to help guide you through a process of relationship-based education and teach you how communicate with your dog.
Behaviorally-Based Approach
My years of evaluating a very diverse population of dogs has enabled me with the ability to pinpoint specific behaviors, both genetic and conditioned, within individual animals, allowing me to approach each dog's education at their required pace and using the appropriate methods in doing so.