Chewing, house-soiling, barking, nipping ... bringing a puppy into your home is a joyous event -- but also sometimes fraught with more stress and chaos than you maybe were expecting.
For all prospective puppy parents, I highly recommend you spend some time learning as much as you can about puppies before bringing one home.
The relationship you build with your puppy from day one is often the relationship you will share for that dog's lifetime.
Initial In-home Evaluation: 90 minutes $135.00
(Includes a copy of Puppy Start Right: Foundation Training for the Companion Dog by Kenneth Martin DVM and Debbie Martin, BS, RVT, CPTD-KA, KPA CTP and a Clicker)
During this first session I will give you all the latest information about how to give your puppy the best possible chances of becoming a polite, happy, healthy, grown up dog. Topics will include:
- Management: How to keep your puppy from destroying the house, soiling the carpet, jumping on the guests, chewing your shoes, etc.
- Reinforcement: The key to all good behavior.
- Health: Diet, vaccinations, worming.
- Socialization: How to build lifelong confidence through careful, safe exposure to people, other dogs, noises, new situations, etc.
Basic foundation skills such as sit, go settle, come when called, crate training, polite greeting, beginning leash walking, beginning clicker training (if that is one of your goals), are covered in the follow up visits.
All training packages include a clicker and session one will be devoted to teaching you how to use this powerful tool effectively.
One-time Follow-up Session 90 minutes: $85.00
3-Session Follow-up Package: $255.00
