Behavior Services
behavior consultation
A 90-minute consultation is required for any behavior cases including, but not limited to, any dog with a bite history, dogs experiencing anxiety, aggression, reactive or fearful behaviors. Consultations can be done in person or virtual. Virtual consultations are recommended for any dog that is concerned with strangers in their home. $120.00
behavior modification
Resource guarding, leash reactivity, intra-household aggression, owner or stranger directed aggression, dogs with bite history, muzzle training, aggression when handled, jumpy/mouthy, shy/fearful and demand behaviors.
No behavior can be modified in a session. Behavior cases will require multiple sessions to improve the situation. Packages are available but you can choose to go session by session.
- 1 private training session
- Applicable training materials at or after the session
4 sessions $500.00 (includes consultation)
6 sessions $660.00 (includes consultation)
$110.00 per individual session*
*Behavior consultation required before session
Leash reactivity
Are you a member of what is commonly known as the midnight walkers? Do you walk your pup late at night to avoid seeing triggers on a walk? Do you find yourself filling with anxiety at the thought of walking your dog out of concern that they may growl, bark, snarl or lunge at their triggers (cars, other dogs, people)? This package is geared for you.
What you will learn:
- How to read canine body language
- Management strategies to implement immediately to make walks more pleasant
- Leash handling skills
- How to handle triggering situations
- How change your dogs emotional association with triggers
- How to incrementally and systematically progress through the behavior change plan
Includes:
- 1 one and a half hour in person or virtual consultation
- 4 in-home training sessions (each session is one hour)
- 1 thirty minute virtual check-in
- Applicable training materials at or after each session
$500.00 (consultation included)
Cooperative Care package
Have you ever had to hold your dog down to give them medicine, eye ointment or ear drops? Is trimming their nails similar to wrestling a bowl of Jello? Imagine if you could have your dog willingly opt-in to having such things done? Cooperative care involves training your dog to not only tolerate handling and husbandry procedures, but to be an active, willing participant.
What you will learn:
- How to get willing consent from your dog
- How to complete a baseline body scan
- How to counter condition / desensitize your dog to being handled in areas of concern
- How to introduce your dog to husbandry tools
- How to create/use a cooperative care area
- And more
Includes:
- 1 one and a half hour virtual or in person consultation
- 4 in-home training sessions (each session is one hour)
- 1 thirty minute virtual check-in
- Applicable training materials at or after each session
$500.00 (consultation included)
Travel Fee: A $30.00 travel fee applies to clients that are more than 20 miles from the 15226 area code.