🐾 Pascal Flork — Canine Trainer & Behaviorist in Margeride (Lozère, Ardèche, Haute-Loire)

👤 My story with dogs

Passionate about dogs since early childhood, I truly began this wonderful journey at the age of 30 with the adoption of my very first companion. Like many people, I initially felt a little overwhelmed, but this experience became the starting point of a passion that has never left me.

Over the past 25 years, six dogs have shared my life—three of whom are still by my side today. From my second dog, Bahia, I rethought my approach to training so as not to repeat my beginner’s mistakes. With my fourth dog, Ollie, I discovered modern canine education—a true revelation.

Together with my wife, we completed the Canine Education Instructor Certificate (MEC1) and the Puppy School training program, enabling us to run club classes for over two years, always accompanied by Ollie, my constant partner. At the same time, Ollie and I explored many disciplines: agility, hoopers, tracking, herding, nose work…

Through numerous training programs and specialized readings, I decided to obtain professional certification and turn my passion into a profession. Today, Ollie still accompanies me during training sessions: she brings structure and helps me break down explanations, while Odin, imposing yet very calm, helps soothe the group. Each in their role, they are my trusted working partners.

Bonding & living in harmony with your dog

Living as a close and harmonious partnership with your dog brings a unique and incomparable sense of happiness. My goal is to help you develop genuine companionship with your dog—for their well-being, the harmony of your household, and ultimately your own.

Canine education is a set of techniques and knowledge aimed at achieving this harmony. Understanding the causes of anxiety, undesirable behaviors, or certain disorders falls under behavioral analysis, which represents the behaviorist dimension of my profession.

These are tools for living together with kindness and balance: a dog that feels good mentally and physically. All the services I offer are guided by this single principle.

Services offered

• Behavioral assessment and evaluation of your dog
• Basic or advanced training — from family dogs to working dogs
• Socialization
• Outdoor activity training: walks, hoopers, agility, and many more
• Working dog preparation
• “Bite prevention” interventions in schools or companies

All requests will be carefully considered.

My approach

My approach is based on natural and positive education: no brutality or excessive authority. It relies on reinforcing desired behaviors and understanding canine body language. There is, of course, no miracle method—rather a foundation that is adapted to each individual dog.

Without you even realizing it, your dog communicates constantly! The issue is that dogs do not speak “human”… or rather that humans do not always take the time to learn how to speak “dog.” Yet this is the key to a harmonious and lasting relationship.

“Better understanding leads to better guidance.”

Training & values

Holder of the ACACED certification, I pursue ongoing education in applied ethology, canine psychology, and communication. I regularly collaborate with veterinarians, trainers, and associations to promote respectful and effective practices dedicated to animal welfare.