Positive Training with a Positive Attitude!
In Home Training
Puppy 101
These sessions are designed to get owners and their pups off to a good start. Puppies grow fast, and it is important to train early to avoid unwanted behaviors in the future. The importance of Socializing is covered extensively. Did you know by the time a puppy is five months old 70% of the opportunity to socialize has passed?
We will cover housetraining, crate training, kid chasing, biting, chewing, manners and obedience such as pay attention, sit, leave it, drop it, stay, heal, down, manners. Relationship skills are also addressed so puppy will develop a strong relationship with owner.
Adult Family Dog
These sessions are desired for dogs nine months and older. Whether it is to improve basic obedience or to address unwanted behaviors such as counter surfing, jumping on people, pulling on a leash, bolting out the door and digging. Also included is obedience such as pay attention, sit, wait, leave it, stay, recall, down, off and good manners. Impulse control will also be addressed.
Behavior Modification
These sessions are designed to help the dog who is experiencing fear, seperation anxiety, destruction, house soiling, excessive barking, extreme reactivity on leash, resource guarding and agression using desensitization and counter conditioning exercises.A Training program is carefully designed for each individual; as each dog is an individual.
Please contact Barbara for details and rates.
Group Sessions
This six week course is designed for adult canines and their owners to learn basic obedience, such as sit, down, stay, good manners, leave it, drop it and walking nicely on leash. Unwanted behaviors such as digging, jumping, counter surfing will also be addressed. Various locations are available, call for details.