DaySchool Training Packages
DaySchool Training is perfect for the dog with a skills-focused behavior plan, in need of a little jumpstart. As a professional trainer, I can come to your home and teach your dog specific cues in a structured and efficient way. However, dogs are not machines to be programmed. Your relationship with your dog and their daily routines are also powerful learning experiences that affect how your dog will respond in the future. In our transfer sessions, we will work together to practice each skill and ensure you have an understanding of overall dog behavior and training. We are a team, creating the best outcome for you and your dog.
Just the Basics
This program offers a solid start for the true beginner, whether you have a new puppy or an adult who never got the basics down. Over the course of my sessions with your dog, I will create a foundation of common cues and introduce important behaviors such as leash walking and coming when called.
Your puppy or untrained adult will learn…
Their name or attention cue
Sit
Down
Beginner come
Stay
Intro to leash walking
Puppy sessions will include potty breaks at the beginning and end, leash walking, and appropriate, structured play to break up training for a puppy-sized attention span.
In transfer sessions, we will also discuss….
Tracking and troubleshooting your progress with potty training, crate training, and chew training
Appropriate play
Introducing handling and husbandry
Socialization
12 week program may also include…
Additional leash walking practice
Socialization with new places, people, other dogs, and animals (as appropriate for the individual puppy)
Using cues in real-life scenarios
New and more distracting environments
Forever Home
Settling into a new home can be challenging, both for the dog and the home. This package provides your new rescue pup with key skills that will help you communicate and create a foundation for a happy life together. It is recommended to start this program within the first 3 months of your rescue coming home.
Your new rescue will learn…
Attention cue and/or new name
Sit and down (if necessary)
Stay/Wait
Go to place or crate
Settle (relaxing in a comfortable position)
Basic recall (coming when called)
In transfer sessions, we will also discuss….
Tracking and troubleshooting your progress with potty training, crate training, and chew training
Integrating your new dog into your life
Appropriate play
Addressing fears and new experiences – remedial socialization
12 week program may also include…
Using cues in real-life and more distracting scenarios
Longer stays and relaxation exercises
Intro to leash walking
More distracting recall
Wacky to Well-Mannered
Has your sweet puppy turned into a raging adolescent? Is your dog bouncing off the wall, the furniture, and you? The goal of this package is to build self-control and relaxation skills in your wacky young dog. Through training, you and your dog will learn proper communication to reduce conflict and create better behavior.
Your dog will learn…
Hand Targeting (gently touching nose to hand)
Leave it
Drop it
Wait
Settle (relaxing in a comfortable position)
Go to Place
In transfer sessions, we will also discuss….
Tracking and troubleshooting your progress with mouthing, chew training, counter surfing, crate training, and other issues
Enrichment for active dogs
Appropriate play
Introducing other people to your excitable dog
12 week program may also include…
Intro to calm loose leash walking
Longer relaxation exercises
Beginning proper greetings at the door
Leash-on Life
Does walking your dog feel like flying a kite in a hurricane? Both you and your dog should be able to enjoy walking together. The purpose of this package is to help your dog become comfortable with walking and learn to divide their attention between you and the big wide world. Calm, controlled walks are possible!
Your dog will learn…
Introduction to recommended walking equipment (leash, harness, head collar, and/or muzzle)
Attention cue
Loose leash walking exercises – U-turns, changing speed, following leash pressure
Leave it
Wait at doors and before crossing roads
In transfer sessions, we will also discuss….
Preparing the human side of the leash, including how to hold a leash for optimal safety for you and your dog.
What to do in the face of distractions and triggers
Your dog’s particular motivations and needs
Additional forms of mental and physical exercise
12 week program may also include…
Close walking/heel
Hand targeting
New and more distracting environments
Intro to triggers (when appropriate for the individual dog)
Recall Remedy
Coming when called is a difficult skill. First, the dog must leave what they are already interested in and then come to you without getting distracted along the way. Recall is so important that it must be built in steady steps, from the ground up. Whether you have attempted to teach your dog to come and it fell apart or your dog never wanted to come in the first place, this program can help you and your dog create a reliable recall.
Your dog will learn…
Attention (on cue and automatic)
Hand Targeting
Recall cue (“come” or “here”) and recall building exercises
Collar grabs (if needed)
In transfer sessions, we will also discuss….
How and when to use and not use your recall cue
Levels of difficulty in recall – distractions and motivations
How to continue to build and maintain a strong recall throughout your dog’s life
12-week program may include…
Additional distractions of increasing difficulty
New locations
To get started with any of these DaySchool Training Packages, schedule an initial consultation: