All animals are unique - including you! Private dog training allows our trainer to listen to your behavior goals and select a training plan based on your dog’s needs and best practices. Replace frustration and embarrassment with knowledge and training to maximize the joy of having a dog! Using reward-based, force-free training, we'll work together to create a more perfect union between you and your dog. Currently accepting kind, motivated clients, and enthusiastic learners who want to better understand their dogs. Training is either all online or hybrid. Choose the dog training package or monthly subscription for your needs below!
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Holiday Package: Soon your home will be full of people and tempting treats or you’ll be traveling with your dog to another home - also with temptations. Now is the time to tune-up those manners! Does your dog need to brush up on loose leash walking and greeting people without jumping? Wish your dog would settle and not counter surf or beg from the table? Need a better “leave it” and “drop it” response? Looking for a quick start to training so your dog doesn’t embarrass you? If so, this Holiday Prep Package is for you! Includes written training reports, plus email, and text/phone support. In our inital live teletraining session, you’ll practice the skills needed when I come to your home for the remaining two sessions. 3 sessions total, 1 online and 2 in-person is $385. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
(This package does not address behavior concerns like fear, separation anxiety, reactivity, or aggression. Please see the packages below to address such behavior concerns.)
Assisted Living Package: You were there for your dog in the beginning. Now that your dog is middle-aged or a senior, you’re noticing changes in how your dog experiences life. Let’s meet your dog’s new needs with the Assisted Living dog training package. This is a dog training package for improving your aging dog's everyday life to keep your dog active and aging gracefully. We’ll point out subtle signs of discomfort for follow-up with your dog’s veterinarian. We’ll make recommendations for making your home an aging dog-friendly space. We’ll show you enrichment activities for middle-aged to senior dogs that go beyond food puzzles. And of course, we’ll train skills helpful to middle-aged and senior dogs. In our inital live teletraining session, we’ll discuss your dog’s needs and modifications before I come to your home for the remaining two in-person sessions. 3 sessions total, 1 online and 2 in-person is $385. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
Welcome Home Package: Have you recently added a puppy or dog to your family and are asking yourselves, “Now what?” Welcome Home helps you better understand and communicate with that new dog in your life! In this training package, we create a more perfect union between you and your dog through basic manners coaching, potty training, home alone preparation, decreasing nipping, socialization curriculum for dogs under 12 weeks of age, a daily activity schedule, resources, written training reports, plus email and text support. Great for newly adopted dogs of all ages from puppies to seniors (without fear, aggression, reactivity, or separation anxiety)! All online (5 sessions) is $410. Hybrid is 5 sessions with 1 session online and 4 sessions in-person at $685. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
Finding Your Brave: Great for dogs adopted during early days of Covid! Is your dog fearful or the environment? Does your dog need safe new experiences to build confidence and improve resilience? This dogcentric confidence building package allows your dog to explore new objects and experiences at their own pace. We'll show you how to use cues they may already know to improve confidence plus introduce new confidence building skills. If you have a puppy, the new experiences with novel objects in this package can foster resilience and check off one of your puppy socialization boxes! This is for dogs who are living with general environmental fears and not fear of people, dogs, or being home alone.
All sessions include a written training report, plus email and text support. All online (5 sessions) is $410. Hybrid (3 online sessions + 3 in-person sessions) is $720. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
Initial Separation Anxiety Package: The sooner we improve your dog’s separation anxiety, the sooner you can leave home without coordinating with/paying a dog sitter or doggie daycare. Let’s improve your dog’s home alone confidence now! This 8 week package includes 5 customized daily training plans per week (40 separation anxiety exercises total), 5 live Zoom working sessions, plus email/text support. Take advantage of the below local and national average pricing - $800. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
1 Month Separation Anxiety Packages are ideal for people who need a payment installation option or for dogs who need a separation anxiety tune-up with personalized support.
Monthly package: Includes 5 customized daily training plans per week, 2 live Zoom working sessions, plus email/text support. $410. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
It’s Complicated Package: This training package is for your dog living with issues such as barking, lunging, reactivity, aggression, resource guarding, and fear (not separation anxiety). Our first session sets you on your path to optimizing outcomes! The first session covers where this behavior challenge most likely originated, best practices to address it, stress mitigation, plus training games for attention, and answer your questions. Subsequent sessions provide more training and behavior modification addressing the behavior challenge. All sessions include a written training report, plus email and text support. All online (5 sessions) is $480. Hybrid (5 sessions) is $775 with 2 skill building sessions online laying the foundation for our 3 in-person sessions. Need to pay in installments? Consider our $400 monthly training subscriptions (2 online + 2 in-person) . I’m a great fit, let’s train!
Horizons Package: This package is designed for dogs who experience separation anxiety plus other issues such as barking, lunging, reactivity, aggression, resource guarding, and fear. This is a ten session program where separation anxiety training and the other issues are addressed on alternating weeks.
The five week separation anxiety portion includes 5 customized daily training plans per week (25 separation anxiety exercises total), five live Zoom working sessions (we coach you, answer questions, and watch your dog’s response to being home alone), plus email/text support.
The five week portion for the non separation anxiety issues include two live Zoom working sessions and three in-person sessions. This model allows you to practice the necessary skills before we train in-person.
All private training sessions include a training plan summary with the skills introduced and tailored to your dog's needs, your lifestyle, and your goals. Between sessions, we're available for support via email, text, or phone calls as you and your dog progress.
This hybrid model is $1275.00 for 7 teletraining sessions ( 5 for separation anxiety and 2 for the non separation anxiety issues) plus 3 in-person sessions for the other issues. If you prefer all 10 sessions online, the cost is $900.00. If you need to pay in installments, please ask about our installment program. I’m a great fit, let’s train!
Private Dog Training
Private training begins with filling out this behavior intake form. Once received, our first session may be scheduled. During this initial working session, we observe your dog, discuss your dog's behavior including your goals, demonstrate training and behavior modification techniques specific to your and your dog’s needs, plus coach you while we watch you train your dog. Using reward-based, force-free training, we'll work together to create a more perfect union between you and your dog.
Private Dog Training is Ideal for:
flexibility in scheduling
reactive, fearful, or aggressive dogs, and dogs who resource guard - It’s Complicated Package
separation anxiety - Initial or Maintenance Separation Anxiety Package
new puppies or newly adopted dogs - Welcome Home Package
dogs recovering from surgery or with other medical concerns
families with young children
homes with multiple dogs and other pets such as cats
various training goals, from basic manners to more severe behavior issues
All private training sessions include a training plan summary with the skills introduced and tailored to your dog's needs, your lifestyle, and your goals. Between sessions, we're available for support via email, text, or phone calls as you and your dog progress.
I'm fully vaccinated/boosted and offering hybrid lessons. Here's why: I speak dog and dogs know it. When I'm in the room, most dogs prefer to work with me rather than their own people. I'm a certified professional trainer, so my observation, timing, criteria, and rate of reinforcement are better than your training skills. Just like you're way better at your job than I could ever be! By starting online, YOU are the most interesting person to your dog. Your dog needs to bond with you, not me. If your dog has aggression issues, starting online gives you a jumpstart to practice necessary skills before we train in-person. Since offering hybrid lessons, dogs have a MUCH better bond with their people than when I taught all sessions in-person. Contact us now to discuss your specific needs and schedule an appointment.
Your package is meant to set you and your dog up for success. In order to do that, we must meet on a regular basis. I understand that life gets hectic at times! You will have 5 months to COMPLETE your training package. Packages not completed within 5 months will forfeit payment and remaining sessions.
behavior anywhere - WHere Dog and cat behavior Questions are Answered
If you’re not sure which training package is right for you and/or you have preliminary questions about your dog’s/cat’s behavior or training, book an initial tele-training session with one of our certified trainers. After learning more about you and your dog or cat through this behavior intake form, you’ll receive the scheduling and payment links.
Behavior Anywhere tele-training sessions are a half hour and include a personalized discussion about your dog or cat. I will demonstrate pertinent training skills with my own dog or cat, and coach you as I watch you practice with your dog or cat. I will also answer your questions and give you information about canine/feline well-being and stress mitigation. After our tele-training session, I will email you a training report reflecting what we discussed, including written instructions for the training skills demonstrated. All of this for $100. Length of sessions and prices may vary based on severity of problem. Contact us now to discuss your specific needs and schedule an appointment.
Wondering what’s behind our pricing? Pricing includes your trainer's expertise, training plan prep, commuting time, time in sessions, communication with you before and after the sessions, plus overhead expense. Overhead expense includes the cost of insurance, website hosting, administrative work, credit card fees, automative expense, supplies, continuing education, taxes, and so on. If it's out of your budget to do private lessons, we suggest options including group class and DIY work via our $25/month on-demand classes, webinar, podcast, blog, book, you name it. Just ask!
Teacher’s pet - Case-by-case basis
Wouldn't it be amazing if someone could train your dog while you're at work, running errands, or on vacation? Well, we can do that!
We can stop by during the day to help advance your dog's training while you're busy taking care of your daily life or enjoying a vacation. Our trainers can work on any of your training goals, from giving your puppy a head start on positive socialization to helping your distracted dog focus.
You're kept completely in the loop with session updates, photos, and videos so you can stay on top of reinforcing Rover's progress. We'll also have regular follow-up sessions with you to teach you how to keep up your dog's new behavior skills.
We begin with two sessions with you present - an online session and an in-person session for $200 total. After that, we train without you present, $70/45 minute session. Additional parking fees may apply. Follow-up sessions with you present are scheduled at your convenience and are $120/45 minute session.
This is a great service to take advantage of while you’re on vacation this summer!
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training for other pets
We've got love for all types of animals, not just dogs. If you've got pets of another species and are looking for behavior help, we have you covered. Private sessions in your home with your pet follows the same structure and includes the same perks as our private dog training.
Our trainers have experience with many different species, including cats, pigs, and chickens.
Get in touch today to inquire about your training goals with your pet pal.
