Focus

This course is designed for advanced training into preparation for a Therapy and Service Dog. Please contact us for more information

What is taught?

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Focus

This course is designed for advanced training into preparation for a Therapy and Service Dog. Please contact us for more information

What is taught?

PTSD service dog training

Schedule a services inquiry to discuss training options!

Board and Train

15 days – $1100.00
30 days – $2000.00

Group Obedience Classes

6 weeks – $135.00

Comprehensive Puppy Training with L.E.G.S. Model Integration

Ages: Suitable for puppies 10 weeks and older

Duration Options: Choose from 15, 21, or 30-day programs

Why Choose Our Program:

Welcome to our exclusive Comprehensive Puppy Training program, where we integrate the principles of the L.E.G.S. Model to provide holistic and effective training for your puppy. As a Licensed Certified Family Dog Mediator, I emphasize the importance of understanding who our dogs are, their shared history with humans, and the natural laws that influence their behavior. The prevalence of “behavior problems” among pet dogs signals deeper issues that can be addressed through comprehension, not just training.

Program Focus and Duration:

Our program is thoughtfully designed for puppies that are in a critical stage in their development. We offer flexible durations of 15, 21, or 30 days to ensure your puppy receives the right guidance during this formative period. The 15-day program establishes a foundational understanding, allowing you to begin reinforcing and building on what your puppy has learned. Opting for the 30-day program means your puppy gets more in-depth learning and the opportunity to work on specific cues you may desire. During this time, we also introduce new cues, such as ‘go to mat,’ ‘wait at the door,’ and provide extended focus on external environments, depending on your puppy’s shot status. This opens the door to suggested cues you may desire. Understanding the unique challenges and opportunities that come with this age group, our program is tailored to meet the individual needs of your puppy. We recognize that every puppy is unique, and the duration of the bootcamp will be customized based on your puppy’s temperament and your specific training goals.

A Holistic Approach:

We take pride in our compassionate and effective training methods. We firmly believe in positive reinforcement and never resort to harsh or outdated techniques like pinch collars, shock collars, or slip leads. Instead, we prioritize a comprehensive and humane approach, recognizing that dogs are part of a natural system guided by Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self (L.E.G.S.). ‘Behavior problems’ indicate imbalances in these elements, and our training focuses on addressing these imbalances while prioritizing your puppy’s well-being. Training alone may not address the root cause and can even cause psychological and emotional harm.

What We Teach:

Our Comprehensive Puppy Training program covers a wide range of essential skills and behaviors, ensuring that your puppy receives the best education possible. Here’s a detailed breakdown of what your puppy will learn:

• Behavior Modification:
  • Desensitization to External Stimuli: Gradually introducing your puppy to various sounds and visual cues, setting the stage for a confident response to their environment.
  • Potty Training Refresher: Providing guidance on potty training basics, ensuring a clean and stress-free environment for both you and your puppy.
  • Addressing Common Puppy Behaviors: Tackling issues like nipping, jumping, proper body handling sensitivities using family dog mediation principles, emphasizing clear communication and empathy.
  • House-Proofing and Car Rides: Preparing your puppy for a smooth transition into your home and enjoyable car rides. (Some dogs may be prone to car sickness, we do not guarantee a quick fix to this).
  • Confidence Boosting : Visual and Aural Exposure. Random day to day objects like vacuums, Nail trimmers, Vehicles, pots and pans and such…
  • Puppy Socialization: Our program prioritizes comprehensive puppy socialization, which includes active participation in our Group Training Puppy Class Play Sessions. These specially designed sessions expose your puppy to a diverse range of positive experiences, environments, people, and fellow dogs. During these interactive play sessions, your puppy learns to engage confidently and respectfully with different dogs and humans, enhancing their social skills and reducing anxiety around new situations. We emphasize supervised interactions to ensure a safe and enriching socialization experience for your puppy, setting the stage for a friendly and well-adjusted adult dog.
• Foundation Cues and Basic Training:
  • “Name Game”: Teaching your puppy to respond reliably to their name.
  • Food Bowl Manners: Instilling polite mealtime behavior.
  • Cues **”Down,” “Sit,” “Come”, “Doggy Zen,” and “Take It/Leave It.”
  • Loose Leash Walking: Intro to walking on a leash with minimal pulling, even amidst distractions.
  • Basic “Sit” and “Down Stay”: “30-day option-Gradually increasing duration, distance, and distractions, preparing your puppy for real-world scenarios.
  • Public Training: 15-day Light exposure to various public places (shot status will affect this). (30-day option enhances more time with reinforcing public)
  • Go to Mat (place or climb): 30-day option: Teaching a dog to jump up onto a cot or position onto a blanket or bedding on the ground. The dog learns to maintain the boundaries of the area. They can move play with toys but must remain on it until released. Beneficial for when guests arrive or dinner table. (We also have hacks to address those mannerisms without requiring this cue as well.)
  • Wait at Door: 30 day option Building a strong understanding to the entrance way barriers to prevent door rushing. This can allow you a sense of calm when leaving the home or for those instances someone is walking into the home and the dog may want to bolt through the door that could lead to tragedy or loss. Establishing a barrier will only strengthen home safety and security.

Unlocking Clarity and Relief:

If you’ve tried multiple dog trainers or methods without success, it’s essential to recognize that “dog training” often misses the point. It’s not about coercion or control; it’s about meeting your dog where they are, understanding their unique recipe of interacting L.E.G.S., and acknowledging their contribution to the relationship.

Nature and Nurture:

Dogs are biological animals influenced by both Nature and Nurture. It’s not solely genetics or upbringing—it’s a complex interplay of elements. Controlled breeding and captivity have disrupted this balance, leading to “behavior problems” in modern day pet dogs.

By choosing our Comprehensive Puppy Training program, you’re investing in a well-rounded, confident, and harmonious relationship with your puppy. We provide the knowledge and resources you need to make a customized difference in your dog’s life, and we also teach you how to reinforce what is taught, further strengthening the bond between you and your furry companion.

Throughout the process we prioritize equipping you, as a responsible pet parent, with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively pick up and build onto where we left off.

Join us in this transformative journey of understanding and nurturing your puppy’s full potential, guided by the principles of the L.E.G.S. Model. Your puppy’s success is our top priority, and we’re here to help you every step of the way. Click here to Enroll!

Age: 10 weeks and older

Duration: 1 hr for 6 Weeks

Welcome to our Puppy Foundation Class, designed to provide your young canine companion with a strong start on their journey towards becoming a well-adjusted and confident family member. In this introductory class, we prioritize building the foundation for a lifelong partnership with your puppy based on understanding, empathy, and positive experiences.

Our Puppy Foundation Class is centered around the principles of the L.E.G.S. Model of Integrated Canine Science, emphasizing the balanced interaction between Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self:

• The Path to Lifelong Learning: We understand that this is your puppy’s early learning phase, and mastery of cues will come with time. Our primary focus is to ignite their curiosity, promote healthy exploration, and lay the groundwork for future training success. Giving you a another lens to peer through.

• Promoting Natural Development: We prioritize allowing your puppy to grow and explore in a nurturing and safe environment. This class provides novel stimuli exposure without overwhelming distractions, encouraging their natural curiosity.

• Establishing Communication: Our primary focus is to establish effective communication between you and your puppy, emphasizing responsiveness to cues while nurturing their social skills through supervised playtime.

In our Puppy Foundation Class, you & your puppy will embark on an exciting learning journey that includes:

• Desensitization to External Stimuli: We lightly address external stimuli desensitization, gradually introducing your puppy to various sounds and visuals, setting the stage for a confident response to their environment.

• Potty Training Refresher: We provide guidance on potty training basics, ensuring a clean and stress-free environment for both you and your puppy.

• Behavior Harmony: We address common puppy behaviors like nipping, jumping, and body handling sensitivities using family dog mediation principles, emphasizing clear communication and empathy, consistent with the L.E.G.S. model’s principles.

• Foundation Cues and Basic Training: Your puppy will learn foundational cues, including responding to their name, ‘down,’ ‘sit,’ ‘come,’ ‘come with automatic sit,’ ‘focus,’ ‘take it/leave it,’ walking on a loose leash, and ‘sit/down stay’, confidence course exposure to food bowl. While mastery may take time, we prioritize a positive learning experience. You can also work towards earning the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy & APDT’s C.L.A.S.S. H.S. (Canine Life and Social Skills High School) Certificate. (optional your choice)

By enrolling in our Puppy Foundation Class, you’re not just investing in training; you’re nurturing a well-rounded, confident, and harmonious relationship with your puppy. This class is an introduction into the world of canine learning, connection, and success in more advanced classes.

Click Here to join us on this exciting journey of your puppy’s potential and growth in a fear free and supportive environment.

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Individual Sessions

Single Option
60 min – $100
Package Options
Four “60 min” sessions – $340
Six “60 min sessions – $450

Board and Train

15 days: 1300
30 days: $2400
30+ days: $75.00 per added day

All Ages, All Motivations

Training Duration: Tailored to Your Needs

Focus

We believe that every dog, regardless of age or motivation, can embark on a transformative journey of learning and growth. That’s why our training program is designed to be as versatile as your furry companion.

We understand that each dog is unique, with their specific learning pace and individual needs. Our commitment is to work closely with you to craft a personalized training course that caters to your dog’s requirements. Whether you’re starting with a puppy eager to explore the world or an older dog looking to refine their skills, we’re here to guide you.

Training Options:

You have the flexibility to choose the training option that suits you, your dog, and your goals:

• Board and Train: opt for a comprehensive 15, 30, or longer days of immersive training, allowing your dog to learn in a structured environment. During this period, we’ll also provide you with guidance on how to reinforce and build upon what your dog has learned.
• Individual Sessions: If you prefer a more hands-on approach, we offer single or packaged individual training sessions. We’ll collaborate with both you and your dog to address specific concerns and work through personalized training plans. In these sessions, you’ll learn alongside your dog to ensure consistent training and a strong bond.

What is Taught?

Our Pawsitive Creations program offers a wide array of cues and behaviors that can be tailored to your preferences. You can select from our list of fundamental cues, including:

• Sit
• Down
• Come
• Stand
• Leave It
• Take It
• Formal Retrieve
• Back
• Touch
• Open
• Go Get
• Wake Up to an Alarm
• Walks on Loose Leash
• Walks on the Left/Right Side
• Sits Automatically When Stopping
• Park It (Jumps into Vehicle, Chair, or Furniture)
• Turn on light
• Bump
• Go to Mat
• Sit Stay
• Down Stay
• Stand Stay

Moreover, we’re ready to tackle the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and CGC Advanced test items to ensure your dog excels in training and manners.

But our training isn’t just about dogs; it’s about empowering both dogs and their pet parents to thrive together. We’ll equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to maintain consistent training and build a harmonious partnership. Together, we’ll unlock your dog’s full potential and create a brighter and more fulfilling life with your canine companion. Join us in this journey towards a harmonious and enriching partnership between you and your furry family member.

Training duration: Dependent on situation

Focus

Challenge your puppy or dog in the various skill tests designed by the American Kennel Club. Canine good citizen demonstrates your dog has manners in public settings

AKC-CGC Canine Good Citizen

AKC-S.T.A.R PUPPY– less strict for puppies- Per AKC requires group class

AKC-CGCU- Urban testing

AKC- CGCA -Community Canine (advanced version of cgc)

AKC-ATT- American Temperament Test. Perfect for evaluating your dog’s response to various environmental stimuli. Gauges how shy or confident your pup is. **Requires registration on AKC Events Page on AKC website.

Board and Train

15 days – $1100.00
30 days – $2000.00

Group Obedience Classes

6 weeks – $135.00

Comprehensive Adolescent Dog Training with FDM and L.E.G.S. Model Integration

Age: Suitable for dogs 6 months and older

Training Duration: Choose from 15, 21, or 30 days

Focus

Our Comprehensive Adolescent Dog Training program is designed to address maladaptive behaviors that may have developed during the learning process and promote holistic development, all while peering through the lens of the L.E.G.S. Model. Adolescent dogs often face unique challenges during the timing of their secondary fear stage, resulting from the interplay of nature and nurture components in their domesticated environment. Our program aims to build their confidence while addressing common issues such as excessive leash pulling, impulsiveness, resource possessiveness, and providing essential training, all while incorporating enriching experiences.

By integrating the principles of Family Dog Mediation (FDM) and the L.E.G.S. Model, we take a comprehensive approach to understand and assist your dog. FDM reminds us of the shared history between humans and dogs and the natural laws that influence their behavior. The L.E.G.S. Model, endorsed by leading canine scientists, explores the foundational elements that guide behavior in all animals, providing invaluable insights into your dog’s behavior and needs within their domesticated setting.

Training Tailored to Your Dog’s Needs

The duration of training will be tailored to the specific behavior of your dog. We recognize that every dog is unique, and their training program will be customized based on their temperament, learning style, and your specific training goals.

We are committed to a positive and compassionate approach to training, and we do not employ any harsh methods such as pinch collars, shock collars, e-collars, or slip leads. Instead, we embrace a holistic approach that considers all aspects of your dog’s life, including the challenges they may face as a result of their domestication.

Potential Cues Taught

Our Comprehensive Adolescent Dog Training program covers a wide range of essential skills and behaviors, ensuring that your dog receives a well-rounded education:

Behavior Modification:

• Desensitization to Specific Body Handling: Gradually introducing your dog to handling of sensitive areas, ensuring they are comfortable with various types of touch.
• Addressing Jumping and Nipping: We work on curbing these behaviors through positive reinforcement and clear communication.
• Potty and Kennel Training: Reinforcing good habits and ensuring a clean and stress-free environment for both you and your dog.
• Exposure to Home and Car Environments: Preparing your dog for various real-life situations, including being at home and enjoying car rides.
• Hacks: Family Dog Mediation principles that label the environment, builds a form of communication, and an acknowledgement to allow our dog to feel heard and redirect nuisance responses like persistent barking, pacing…

Foundation Cues and Basic Training:

• Teaching essential cues: “down,” “sit,” and “come”, “Doggy Zen” and “Take It/Leave It”: Important skills for self-control and impulse management.
• Polite Food Bowl Manners: Instilling good mealtime behavior.
• Loose Leash Walking: Intro to walking on a leash with minimal pulling, even amidst distractions. “Down/Sit Stay”: Gradually increasing duration, distance, and distractions for reliable obedience.
• “Go to Mat” and “Wait at Door”: 30 day option. Valuable cues for safety and manners.
• Public Training: Learning to follow cues in various public places, ensuring your dog is on the path to a well-mannered companion within their breed dynamics.

By choosing our Comprehensive Adolescent Dog Training program, you’re investing in a well-rounded, confident, and harmonious relationship with your dog. We provide the knowledge and resources you need to make a customized difference in your dog’s life while strengthening the bond between you and your furry companion. Our goal is to pave a means to teach you how to reinforce and pickup from where we left off.

Throughout the process we prioritize equipping you, as a responsible pet parent, with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively pick up and build onto where we left off.

Join us in this transformative journey of understanding and nurturing your adolescent dog’s full potential, guided by the principles of Family Dog Mediation and the L.E.G.S. Model. Your dog’s success is our top priority, and we’re here to help you every step of the way. Click here to Enroll!

Age: 6 months and older

Duration: 1 hr for 6 Weeks

Our Doggie Initiative class is centered on the principles of family dog mediation, offering a holistic approach to canine companionship:

• Balancing Nature and Nurture: We emphasize the balance between your dog’s natural instincts and the nurturing environment you provide. This balanced perspective guides our training methods and helps address the root causes of behavioral issues.

• Tailored Solutions: We understand that every dog is unique, and we tailor our approach to meet your dog where they are. Our focus is not solely on obedience but on building a strong partnership that respects your dog’s individuality.

• Enhanced Communication: By applying family dog mediation principles, we foster improved communication between you and your dog. This class is not about control; it’s about understanding, connection, and mutual growth.

• Addressing the Whole Dog: We consider all aspects of your dog’s well-being, encompassing Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self (L.E.G.S.). This ethological view ensures that our interventions are comprehensive and effective.

In the Doggie Initiative class, we empower you and your canine companion with essential skills and knowledge that go beyond traditional dog training. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect to learn:

• Understanding Your Dog’s World: We begin by exploring the intricate world of your dog, focusing on their natural instincts and responses to the environment. This understanding forms the foundation for effective communication and harmonious coexistence.

• Behavior Harmony: We address common behavioral challenges such as nipping, jumping, and body handling sensitivities. Our approach is rooted in family dog mediation principles, emphasizing communication and empathy to create a harmonious living environment. Understanding how to offer consent and build agency within your pets think tank.

• Building a Solid Foundation: Your dog will acquire foundational cues, including waiting politely for their food bowl, learning cues like ‘down,’ ‘sit,’ and ‘come when called,’ and developing focus. These skills enhance your dog’s responsiveness while fostering a deeper connection.

• Unlocking the Language of Dogs: We delve into the fascinating world of dog body language, helping you decipher your dog’s signals and behaviors. This knowledge is invaluable for addressing issues and building trust. The first step is being able to recognize simple signals to help teach and redirect.

• Problem-Solving and Resilience: For dogs who may have faced challenges early on, our class equips you with hacks that will give them the tools to navigate their environment confidently. As a Family Dog Mediator i’m here to help establish principles to ensure your dog’s emotional well-being and behavior harmony.

The Doggie Initiative class blends the principles of ethology with traditional dog training to provide you with a unique and enriching experience. You’ll not only acquire practical skills but also gain a deeper understanding of your dog’s nature, leading to a more fulfilling and harmonious partnership by understanding the impact of the L.E.G.S model.

This class also allows you to work towards earning the AKC CGC (Canine Good Citizen) and APDT’s C.L.A.S.S. H.S. (Canine Life and Social Skills High School) Certificate. (optional your choice)

Click Here to join us in this journey of connection, empathy, and empowerment for both you and your beloved canine companion.

Location: Via Internet (Zoom or Google Meet)

Age: Any

Duration: Monday to Friday, 6 am – 5 pm

Focus

We understand that some dogs need a respite from the external world and the pressures that can push them beyond their comfort zones. Our virtual sessions provide a safe haven where your dog can be their best self while we work with you to achieve your training goals.

At our core, we believe in prioritizing your dog’s well-being. We recognize that it’s unfair to subject our four-legged friends to undue stress in the name of learning. In our virtual sessions, we take a holistic approach, guided by the principles of the L.E.G.S. Model. This model explores the foundational elements that influence your dog’s behavior: Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self. By understanding these elements, we can create a tailored behavior plan that suits’ both you and your dog, emphasizing their unique needs and comfort.

What is Taught?

Our virtual course covers a comprehensive range of training, encompassing fundamental basics and advanced cues. However, we go beyond teaching commands. We delve deep into understanding who your dog is as an individual, which enables us to focus on exactly what you both need.

Whether you’re seeking to reinforce basic obedience or work on advanced cues, our virtual sessions offer flexibility and adaptability to address your specific requirements. Through collaborative efforts, we aim to enhance your understanding of your dog’s behavior and needs, fostering a harmonious partnership built on trust and effective communication. Join us in this virtual journey of discovery and empowerment for both you and your beloved canine companion, all through the lens of the L.E.G.S. Model.