Operant

Training,
without the circus.

A science-backed behavioral coach for the modern dog owner. Humane. Pocket-sized. Built to be kept.

Illustration of training tools — clicker, notebook, and leash on a warm surface
02 · The Science

Humane is a method,
not a mood.

Operant is built on LIMA: Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive. Applied behavior science. Five behavioral dimensions you can actually observe changing. Progress that means something.

The AI coach is IAABC-aligned. It reads your dog's history, uses their name, and only ever recommends what science shows works. It refuses punishment shortcuts, by design.

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Five dimensions

Shape the portrait.
Watch it shift.

Operant tracks the same five behavioral axes in the app: energy, sociability, curiosity, calm, and focus. Move the sliders and see how a dog's typology reads in real time.

Move the sliders below to see how a dog's typology reads in real time.

The Balanced Selective

A unique blend of charm, quirks, and unconditional love.

Illustration of a person checking their phone while walking their dog
03 · The Practice

Journal once.
Coach everywhere.

Log a behavioral moment in two taps: trigger, severity, context. The pattern engine reads your journal and surfaces coaching when it matters, grounded in what your dog actually did.

Not a chatbot. Not generic scripts. A coach that knows your dog's name, their five behavioral dimensions, and what day garbage trucks come.

Try the two-tap journal below
Two taps

Log it.
See the pattern.

Tommy's journal already shows a Tuesday barking spike. Add your own log and watch the pattern engine surface what matters.

Same flow in the app: trigger, severity, context. Coaching grounded in what your dog actually did.

Get notified when journaling goes live
04 · The Coach

Ask anything.
Get a humane answer.

The AI coach reads Tommy's journal, typology, and patterns. It uses his name, recommends LIMA-aligned steps, and refuses punishment shortcuts by design.

Separate chats for door barking, separation, puppy basics, and more. Built-in clicker and whistle when you are ready to practice.

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05 · The Plan

From pattern
to practice.

When patterns show up in the journal, Operant turns them into step-by-step training plans. Each roadmap stage is a guided exercise with multiple steps you run in the app.

Tap Run exercise to walk through Tommy's garbage-truck plan one step at a time. Mark progress as you go, same as in the app.

Get notified when plans go live
06 · The Handoff

Share care
without an install.

Generate a secure, read-only protocol link for any walker or sitter. They open it in their browser: routines, triggers, and emergency contacts, nothing to download.

This is the view from their side. One link, always up to date from your phone.

07 · Operant Guides

Read before
you train.

Free articles on positive reinforcement, LIMA principles, barking, and humane AI coaching. Written for pet parents who want science, not shortcuts.

Browse the guides →
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