Hi, I’m Josh Donahue, dog trainer, dog communication expert, and creator of the 30 Day Dog!
For the past 17+ years, I’ve worked with and trained more than 1,000 dogs using a method I developed called Silent Signals — a communication-first approach that helps dogs finally understand what their owners are asking.
I didn’t start with the easy cases.
I started at the extremes — aggression, anxiety, resource guarding, and the kinds of behaviors most trainers avoid.
Those dogs taught me something life-changing:
**Dogs aren’t “disobedient.”
They’re misunderstood.**
Once you understand how dogs think, communicate, and make decisions, everything changes — fast.
That’s what shaped the Silent Signals Method, and it’s why my clients around the world saw breakthroughs even when they’d “tried everything.”
And while most dogs don’t struggle with severe issues, those years working at the deep end gave me a level of clarity I now bring to every dog and family I work with.