TRAINING PROGRAMS

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• Medical history review and current fitness status
• Determining fitness goals
• Customized weekly exercise program
• Training you and your dog on correct exercise form
• Re-evaluation at 4 weeks

Initial evaluation and program design is extremely thorough and will take approximately 2.5 hours.  You will then have a clear idea of a beginning benchmark and how to reach the pre-determined goals with a straightforward implementation plan.  

• One-on-one training with your dog focusing on proper form
• Core, hind end, front end exercises
• 60-minute session with homework

Additional skills training may be necessary to teach proper form.  We will use FitPAWS canine conditioning equipment.

The Puppy Primer package includes five 60-minute training sessions.  It's never too early (or too late!) to train your puppy or new dog.  You will learn important commands and skills:

• Name game 
• Watch me (focus)
• Sit
• Down
• Leave It/Drop It
• Stay
• Come

We will also cover crate training and beginning loose leash walking.  You will be provided with homework to work on between sessions. Additional lessons are available at $90/hour.

Does your dog desperately need manners? We cover no jumping, destructive chewing, biting/nipping, and reinforcing your dog with the following commands:

• Sit
• Down 
• Come
• Loose Leash Walking
• Stay with distractions
• Impulse control
• Leave it/Drop it 
• Place (settle on a bed or in crate)
• Work through outside distractions ​

Package includes 5 private training sessions in your home as well as unlimited phone or email consultations.  Additional sessions are available for $95/hour.

If your dog has regressed with some behaviors or if you want to make his manners reliable, these a la carte lessons are for you.  I will evaluate what behaviors need to be reinforced and determine many sessions you are likely to need.  Examples would be more reliable recalls, loose-leash walking, better focus on you with distractions, solid stays and impulse control.  Sessions are 60 minutes.

Whether you plan to show your dog yourself or hire a professional handler, the experience of advanced preparation and practice is essential to showing your dog. Conformation (show) handling classes will include

• proper show ring handling 
• judge's examination
• movement
• patterns
• stacking (hand and free)
• baiting
• conditioning
• show ring procedures. 

Be prepared to accept critiques! 

Agility is one of the fastest growing dog sports in the country.  It's fun for you and the dogs just love it!  I can provide basic foundation agility training to get you started on the right track.  This will include fitness and conditioning work in addition to the basic agility work.  After this 6-week initial training, I will recommend instructors that will take you to the next level using equipment.