Dogs with Dave is a private dog training practice run by Dave Tann-Dollar out of the Kensington neighborhood in San Diego, where he has operated since founding the business in 2006. The Terrace Drive base sits in the residential blocks east of Kensington Drive in the 92116 ZIP, and all training takes place in-neighborhood at parks, sidewalks, and home environments where dogs encounter the real-world distractions — joggers, cyclists, other dogs, delivery trucks — that define the Kensington and Normal Heights streetscape. Dave's three structured programs — Puppy Training, All Ages Training, and Rescue Rehabilitation — each run twenty 30-minute lessons using positive reinforcement and low-aversion techniques that build obedience through reward-based communication rather than correction-based suppression. The grooming half of a dog's maintenance schedule runs on a separate Adams Avenue calendar, and Top Dog Wash & Groom handles the bath-and-brush appointments that complement the leash manners and calm-greeting skills taught in Dave's sessions. The Rescue Rehabilitation program targets the specific behavioral challenges that shelter and rescue dogs carry — resource guarding, barrier frustration, fear-based aggression, excessive barking, and anxiety-driven destructive behavior — with confidence-building protocols that reintroduce the dog to routine household stimuli at a pace matched to its stress recovery rate. All three programs cover core commands — come, sit, wait, stay, leave it, heel — along with socialization with people and other dogs, leash training, and appropriate greeting without jumping. Dave holds an A+ BBB rating and has appeared on NBC7 San Diego during Pet First Aid Awareness Month, educating owners on emergency canine care protocols. Kensington's Adams Avenue corridor connects the training territory to the walkable village district where veterinarian kensington searches carry strong local intent. The supervised-socialization component of each program extends into group-play sessions at Wisdom of the Pack Dog Day Camp, where off-leash interaction reinforces the social skills built during formal training. Each twenty-lesson program prepares dogs for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test, with evaluation criteria covering attention on handler, sit-stay under distraction, controlled greeting of strangers, and calm response to sudden visual and auditory stimuli.