What We Specialize In

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• Down-Stay (for counter-surfing, greeting people, cooking/eating meals... date night... you name it. So many applications)
• Recall
• Loose Leash Walking, Eye Contact on Walks...
• Greeting People and Dog's (pro social)
• Take It, Drop It, Leave It (Tug of War, and Fetch) 
• Target Skills (Touch or Mat or Chin)

... and more

Various Lunging and Barking, On-Leash

• Dog-Dog - pro-social or fear based
• Dog-Rolling Things - skateboarders and more
• Dog-Wildlife, Cats
• Dog-People - People in general, kids, or people doing weird things (check out stranger danger section as we pair this and our stranger danger program together)

• Fear of Friends/Guests/People in General
• Meeting new people on leash, in various spaces, and coming into the house.
• Resource Guarding (family members inside the home), 
• Body Handling (petting, vet, getting harness/leash on - dog walker), 
• People walking, jogging/running, skateboarding, etc... Leash Reactivity
• Visitors in the house/room moving around, standing up or being loud 
• Fear of Kids/Babies 

All stranger danger training must be conducted virtually first. In Person services will be offered on a case-by-case basis. 

• Pre-Baby Prep
• Early Postpartum, Newborn, to Toddler - navigating all the developmental milestones a kid goes through with Dog!
• Toddler to Kid Phase
• Navigating your Kid's having friends visit the home (see stranger danger)
• Pre-Teen and Teenage Kids

• Resource Guarding
• Sound Sensitivity 
• The sky is falling - Fear of Outside or exploring out of their safe space
• Body Handling - harness/leashing up, grooming, vet care, petting/touching, nail trimming
• Barking 

... and more

• Early day decompression - and navigating next steps specific to your new rescue's current behaviours
• Meeting basic needs - setting up a potty space, navigating how to access vet care in emergency, relationship building with you and family members at a pace that will aid in other basic needs (grooming, routine vet care, potty breaks, and walks/exercise).
• All things listed in above sections

We can help in regards to housetraining and companionship skill building... but we focus more on fear/aggression prevention work:

• Chew Training, Acquired Bite Inhibition
• Early Socialization (during critical period), or navigating/understanding early signs of Fear, Aggression and Anxiety
• Loose Leash Walking, Greetings (dog + people), and Harness Conditioning
• Grooming, Vet Care, Body Handling
• Leash Reactivity, Stranger Danger, Resource Guarding - prevention work
• Alone Training

Dog's that struggle with being left alone at home. 

We suggest if your dog is struggling with being left alone at home only when confined to a crate (or applicable confinement space) but does fine being left outside of the confinement space to email us first. 

This is for dog's that struggle with being left at their own home. Please reach out if your dog is struggling being left at a pet sitters home but does fine being left alone at your home.