We evaluate your dog through neuroscience, cognition and neurofunctional systems to find the real cause of its behavior, and design a plan that works. Family dogs and working dogs, at your home or remotely. Reports available in English.
Every service starts from the same place: understanding what is happening in the dog's nervous system before changing its behavior.
For family dogs with aggression, fear, anxiety, reactivity or a sudden change in behavior. A written report with the cause, the level of risk and a prioritized intervention plan.
Behavior is best understood where it happens. We evaluate your dog at home, with its family and routine, or remotely by video when the situation allows it.
With Academia K9 Lazos Kninos: training built on the evaluation, so you never train on top of an underlying problem.
Before you buy: we evaluate the litter and choose the puppy that fits your family or the job it will do. You receive a written selection and functional profile certificate.
Aptitude and functional profile for every working role, from puppy selection to the dog on duty. For units, companies, trainers and private owners.
Diet affects behavior too. With Dr. Diego León we design neuroscience-based feeding plans, including raw feeding (BARF), in coordination with your veterinarian.
Our K9 Suplementos Lazos Kninos line supports cognitive function, joints and digestion, recommended for each dog after evaluation.
Technical analysis of dog bite, dangerous dog and K9 cases for attorneys and insurers, in Costa Rica and the United States.
SECNA is a structured canine evaluation system grounded in applied neuroscience, co-founded by Jairo Molinarez and Dr. Diego Armando León Rodríguez. It connects 83 variables into a single causal chain and has been used in more than 2,000 evaluations.
The result is not an opinion: it is a written, traceable report where every conclusion rests on a criterion of the method.
The brain systems behind emotion, motivation and behavioral control.
How the dog perceives, learns, remembers and makes decisions in its environment.
The state of the body: stress, physiology, diet and factors that modulate behavior.
The environment, the family or handler, and the level of risk with and without intervention.
K9 behaviorist specialized in neuroscience applied to canine welfare. Works with family dogs and working dogs in Costa Rica. Founder of Lazos Kninos S.A.
University professor and researcher in neuroscience, neuropsychology and the psychobiology of stress. PhD in Psychology (Universidad de los Andes) and MSc in Neuroscience (Universidad Nacional de Colombia).
Google Scholar · University profile · ResearchGateEvery job calls for a different balance of drive, emotional stability and learning capacity. SECNA evaluates the dog's aptitude for the specific role it will perform.
Control under pressure and precise discrimination in high-stimulation environments.
Sustained scent work, discrimination and reliable indication.
Working at a distance from the handler, endurance and alerting in tough terrain.
Specific tasks for one person, calm in public spaces.
Broad sociability and tolerance of contact with many people.
Tell us about your dog on WhatsApp and we send you a questionnaire about the dog, its history and its environment.
At your home or remotely by video. We observe the dog in its environment and in the situations that matter.
You receive a written report, in English or Spanish, with the cause, the level of risk and a prioritized plan.
We support you while you apply the plan and adjust it to how your dog responds.
Reports do not replace a veterinary exam. If the behavior may have a medical cause, we will tell you so you can check it with your veterinarian.
Yes. It is the most common case. The SECNA evaluation identifies what is driving the aggression or reactivity (fear, pain, frustration, defense or other causes), how much risk there is, and what to do first.
Yes. The dog can be evaluated at home, in its real environment, or remotely by video when the situation allows it.
Yes. Written evaluation reports are available in English and Spanish.
Yes. SECNA evaluates aptitude for each working role: protection, detection, search and rescue, service and therapy, from puppy selection to the dog on duty.
Send us a short description of what is happening on WhatsApp. We will reply with the next steps and the best option for you: at your home or remotely.
