Private Training – Canine Counseling:
This program begins with an In-depth Evaluation of you and your dog’s individual needs, priorities, and goals. We want to learn and understand as much as we can about your current lifestyle with your dog as well as your aspirations and future goals for your life with your dog. Through this evaluation process, we can recommend a program that will best meet your needs.
Following the evaluation, we will meet bi weekly for a minimum of 5 sessions at my location. Each week, we will discuss your goals, as well as, demonstrate and practice the steps needed to reach those goals, improve your relationship and enhance the bond you have with your dog. It is our goal to give you the tools, skills, and confidence to help you know how to motivate your dog to be a responsive, well-behaved buddy you envisioned when you brought him home.
What’s Included, you ask???
- Free In-depth Evaluation via Zoom.
- A minimum of 5 bi-weekly training sessions to address the mutually agreed upon priorities such as:
- Daily Life-Skills: Reliable house-training and crate training – learning to be calm and quiet indoors – refraining from destructive behaviors – eliminating nipping, jumping, and stealing food/toys/inappropriate toys and objects
- Beneficial Obedience Skills: Sit – Down – Come – Loose-leash Walking – Place Command – Stay – Out – Loading up into a vehicle
- Tolerating Grooming and Health Checks: Ear Cleaning, Toenail Trims, Brushing/Bathing
- Proper Fitting/Application of all Training Tools
- References/Resources in the form of handouts, pdf files, videos, and/or homework assignments.
- Lifetime Support following the completion of training! We remain accessible throughout the life of your dog!
- Access to our Boarding Services!
Each session generally lasts approximately 1.5 hours. Any new skills will be demonstrated by the trainer and then practiced with direct supervision from the trainer to help you make any necessary adjustments or alterations as you train your dog. It is recommended that you practice the skills taught during the sessions multiple times a day over the course of each week in order to solidify the skills with your dog and obtain the most benefit from the training. In general, each week, we will build upon the skills taught in the previous week, so consistent practice is the key to your success.
Unless the evaluation and/or training plan dictate otherwise, the training sessions will take place at our location in Newton, MS. At times, private lessons at other locations may be necessary to address specific issues. Location changes will be determined on an individual, case-by-case basis. However, due to distance, time & alternate scheduling, there is an additional fee to cover trainer travel and/or expenses.
We offer individual sessions for any dog that may need a little fine tuning not requiring a full length course. These can be done at our facility or in your home. Call for more information to see if this is a suitable option for you and your dog.