Does your dog bark or lunge at people or other dogs?
Is your dog fearful or anxious?
Does your dog have a meltdown when people come to your home?
Are walks a nightmare and home life stressful?
You've come to the right place. We can help.
The first question we ask is: what is driving the behaviour? It's important to look not just at the dog's behaviour, but at the motivation and emotion behind the behaviour so that we can implement the right strategy. Fear and anxiety are common causes of reactivity and aggression but other causes commonly include: frustration; guarding behaviours, especially in certain breeds; and chase or prey drive based behaviour. It's also possible the behaviour has become a habit.
If your dog is afraid, we can help them learn the world is not such a scary or difficult place. We can help nurture within your dog a sense of safety and curiosity about the world. Read about our work with Pepper and what Pepper taught us about fear: Who's Your Doggy? How to Help a Dog Feel Safe
We will work with you to determine what is causing the behaviour and to implement an effective strategy. The principles of our approach are to:
We can help with:
Connect with us today - we look forward to working with you!
If your dog is afraid, we can help them learn the world is not such a scary or difficult place. We can help nurture within your dog a sense of safety and curiosity about the world. Read about our work with Pepper and what Pepper taught us about fear: Who's Your Doggy? How to Help a Dog Feel Safe
We will work with you to determine what is causing the behaviour and to implement an effective strategy. The principles of our approach are to:
- Help the dog feel safe
- Work with the dog "under threshold", meaning that we work with the trigger at a level the dog can handle
- Prioritize the dog's emotions
- Use well known and effective techniques such as counter conditioning and desensitization and other positive reinforcement based strategies
- Set the situation up so that the dog can make good choices
- Use management to help the dog avoid practicing the undesirable behaviour in daily life
We can help with:
- Fear - including fear of handling, and fear of people, other dogs or noise
- Frustration-based reactivity on leash
- Aggression towards people, dogs, other animals
Connect with us today - we look forward to working with you!
Pricing
- INITIAL CONSULTATION and FOLLOWUP: $225: 1.5 hour consultation and one hour followup with written report. I will take a history and learn more about your dog's behaviour and experience. I'll make some initial recommendations and we will start right away to work on the issue during the initial consult. We'll then schedule a followup session and I'll email you with follow-up training notes after each session. I'll check in with you and be available for questions/concerns via email or phone during the intervening time. Depending on your dog's comfort meeting new people, I might recommend the initial consult take place via Zoom.
- FOLLOWUP SESSIONS: Booked after the initial consult:
- Single followup sessions: $90 per 1 hour session
- Bronze Behaviour Package: 3 x 1 hour follow-up sessions: $260 ($10 saving)
- Silver Behaviour Package: 4 x 1 hour follow-up sessions: $340 ($20 saving)
- Gold Behaviour Package: 5 x 1 hour follow-up sessions: $420 ($30 saving)
Cancellation policy
48+ hours notice required for any rescheduling or cancellations/refunds. Your appointment is forfeit if notice is less than 48 hours. Note that refunds are not provided once service has begun.
$20 processing fee applied for refunds/cancellations with sufficient notice
