For all the most common challenges.
Programs for dogs 5 months of age and older.
Featured: Ready to Relax Comprehensive Training Program
We got our dog to walk beside us (literally and figuratively) through life’s ups and downs. Sure, we know dogs are dogs, but do they have to bite, jump, bark all the time? Do they have to cause us frustration, worry, or embarrassment? Through our Ready to Relax program, I help families struggling with their dog’s behavior understand and acquire the tools to succeed for life. Though the program is for 6 weeks, the tools you gain last forever.
What you learn:
- How to shape your environment for well-behaved dogs WITHOUT training
- How behavior problems happen (hint: it’s not your fault) and how you can understand your immediate issue and any that might surprise you along the way
- Simple, fundamental skills to not only accomplish your program goals, but to address new behaviors if they arise
- How FAST behaviors can happen with an experienced trainer on your side, training the dog for you
- How to respond confidently to anything life throws at you (and your dog)
- How a 6-week program turns into a lifetime of tools to help you and your dog live your best life together
What you get:
- 1 Initial consultation with a detailed, thorough written assessment customized to your family’s needs
- 5 Day training sessions where I help cultivate behaviors for your dog
- 5 one-on-one sessions where I transfer the day training skills to you and discuss challenges as they arise
- Personalized e-mail & text support throughout the program for any questions between sessions
Because of the detailed attention required for this program, slots are extremely limited.
Tuition: $2195
What is Day Training?
Day training is a part of our Frazzled to Fabulous and Ready to Relax training programs.
The best training is, at its heart, about the relationship between you and your dog. But what if we could give that relationship a jumpstart?
Starting and establishing new behaviors is often the hardest part of dog training. It’s overwhelming, confusing, and can be discouraging when it seems like other people have it easy.
Ever heard of board & train programs? That’s where your dog visits a facility for a certain number of weeks to impart new skills. Day training is board & train without the boarding. It’s also without:
- the expense of having your pup away from home.
- the mystery of wondering what’s happening to your dog. While ethical, humane board & train programs exist, there are trainers who will harm your dog in the name of looking skillful.
- being away from your pup through the week. You might be away at work, but you get to come home to your pet at the end of the day.
With my experience on your side, we can give your whole family the best start possible.
Day training features:
- Years of experience on your side to establish all kinds of behaviors
- Essential transfer sessions to pass those skills onto you
- Flexible scheduling – you don’t even have to be home
- Starting behaviors more quickly
Who is a good fit for day training:
- Dogs who are friendly towards strangers or visitors (even if they’re too friendly)
- Dogs who aren’t distressed when away from their family
- Families wanting to establish the best behaviors for their dogs and maintain them after the program, but need some help to jumpstart their progress
Private Training Programs
These rolling-admission programs are conducted in your home to help with the most common challenges.
Dog DIY
A one-session evaluation geared towards families needing to be pointed in the right direction.
Tuition: $250
What you learn:
- How your dog’s behavior works for them and why you’re seeing them do what they do
- How to manage your dog’s environment for their best behavior WITHOUT training
- The methods to help you on your behavior journey
What you get:
- 1 Evaluation session where we go over your dog’s background, likely challenges, and how to resolve them
Back to Basics
Including the same evaluation as the previous tier, this 3-session program gets you and your dog the basics of behavior & training.
Tuition: $749
What you learn:
- Everything from the previous tier, PLUS:
- Help in applying these core obedience skills to your dog’s life
What you get:
- 1 Initial consultation including ALL the comprehensive evaluation, assessment, and resources from the previous tier
- 2 1 hour-long coaching sessions focusing on core obedience skills
- Personalized e-mail or text support through the duration of the program
Pawsome Jumpstart
Our most popular program. Including the same evaluation as the previous tiers, this 5-session program includes a customized learning path for you and your dog.
Tuition: $949
What you learn:
- Everything from the previous tiers, PLUS:
- Customized behavior plan and implementation to help you live the best life with your dog
What you get:
- 1 Initial consultation including ALL the comprehensive evaluation, assessment, and resources from previous tiers
- 4 1 hour-long coaching sessions focusing on core obedience skills and behaviors based on your unique needs
- Personalized e-mail or text support through the duration of the program