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Quick call so I can learn about you and your dog, what you're looking for, and discuss possible next steps.
10–20 minute phone call: Free
Initial in-person or virtual consult to learn about your dog’s behavior and needs and discuss your training goals. We’ll go over your intake form, initial training steps, and management tips, if needed. I’ll follow up with a detailed training plan and educational resources to get you started.
1-hour intake: $100
One-on-one coaching, education, and training. I’ll work with you and your pup either in-person or virtually and follow up each session with an updated training plan and relevant resources.
1-hour session: $100
Drop your dog at my house for 3 hours of enrichment and learning (9a to noon). Solo sessions will focus on good human-dog play skills. Shared sessions (with a well-matched dog friend or two) will focus on good dog-dog play skills. Other positive learning will happen based on your dog's needs. I’ll send notes and pictures afterwards. You also have the option to arrive 15 minutes before pickup to review the session and ask questions.
3-hour session: $100
I'll provide overnight care for your dog in my home. Days will include play, exercise, relevant skill building, decompression time, and lots of love. I'll send updates with pictures daily and detailed notes at the end of the stay.
Per calendar day: $225 (first/last day discounted to $100 if you drop off after 4p / pick up by 11a)
Maintaining proper nail length is super important for your dog’s health and happiness. I can help you develop good routines in your dog’s life — the earlier the better! — so that they’re comfortable with the sounds, handling, and sensations that go along with nail care. Useful whether you plan to take your pup to a professional nail trimmer or groomer, want help doing it at home, or would like to learn how to safely trim nails yourself.
30-minute session: $65
60-minute session: $100
Video session to discuss progress on training plan, adjustments if needed, and next steps.
30- to 40-minute session: $30
For your convenience, here are answers to the questions we get most often. Please get in touch if you’re curious about anything else!
I coach dog parents in positive reinforcement, games-based training. As much as possible, I emphasize the dog making choices instead of being forced or told what to do. That’s how you get learning that lasts.
I provide in-person services within a 20-minute driving radius of my home in Southeast Portland (Oregon). For drop-off services at my home, you can come from anywhere. And virtual coaching can happen anywhere as well.
I work with all ages from 8 weeks on up.
Your dog isn’t broken! But I can help you understand and better meet their needs, give you strategies for managing unwanted behaviors, and coach you on teaching your dog how to be a better housemate and companion. And if I can’t help you, I’ll refer you to someone who I think can.
The shape and scope of the training will depend on both your dog and your goals. It could be as quick as a one-time consult. Or it could involve regular sessions over the course of weeks or months.
Before our initial intake, I’ll send you some questions to answer. Then at our first session, I’ll meet your dog in person, and we’ll go over your concerns and training goals in more detail. From there, I’ll suggest a training plan.
Some clients need just three or four sessions to get the foundations down and then take it from there on their own. If you have a puppy, an adolescent, or a dog with stickier behaviors, you might choose regular sessions for three to twelve months to boost the training you’re doing at home.
In every case, my goal is to help you become a confident trainer as quickly as possible (so that you don’t have to rely on a professional trainer!). That said, I’m happy to keep working with you and your dog as long as we’re making solid progress — however long, or short, it takes.
I do not train for specific tasks or services, but I can help you lay the groundwork for an appropriately socialized, well-mannered pup with solid foundation skills and an eagerness to learn.
This foundation is sufficient for an ESA, and it’s the basics to be considered for therapy dog training with specific organizations.
If you’re interested in your puppy becoming a service animal, this foundation will be a great start. When the time comes for your dog to learn specialized skills, you’ll need to work with a dedicated service dog trainer.
That said, please keep in mind that not every dog is emotionally or behaviorally cut out to be a service animal, therapy dog, or ESA.
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