Advanced, Immersive Training Program

  • I provide an intensive, one-on-one, immersive training program. I only take a single dog at a time, which allows me to spend the entire day with your dog.
  • We will train at my PACFA certified in-home facility.
  • We will train at surrounding parks and trails.
  • We will train around dog parks.
  • We will train in local stores (pet stores, hardware stores, restaurants, etc.)
  • We’ll train in every sort of environment you hope to have your dog in. We have field trips most every day.

Day Training

  • You will drop your dog off every morning and pick him up every afternoon/evening. Typically this is around 9am to 4pm, but I regularly take them much earlier and much let them go much later. Drop off on your way to work; pick up on your way home. I’ll work with you on the times. 
  • I will transport your dog for you (drop-off and pickup) at the rate of $1/mile driving distance. There’s no charge for any transporting around town as part of our normal training throughout the day. 
  • The standard training plan is 10 days, Monday-Friday (no weekends), over two weeks. For puppies, I usually recommend a two-four week break between training. I also offer a 5-day plan, but only recommend it in limited circumstances. 

Your Involvement

  • If you do nothing, you’ll have a dog that obeys me but not you. Not very helpful.
  • Every day I’ll provide you with “homework” in the form of a ~15 minute video recorded during our training sessions. I recently started putting them here: HOMEWORK , so check them out to see what I’m talking about.
  • Ideally, you will watch the video each day and 10-15 minutes on the drills with your dog at home each day (she’ll be pretty tired from a full day of training so you won’t get much more from her than that). I am establishing new rules with your dog, and every day you are going home and showing your dog that those rules now apply to you as well. If you do this, the new skills and obedience translates pretty easily. There is no obligation to work with me hands-on with your dog, but if you can spare 15, 30 minutes or so when you drop off or pick up, I can pinpoint any misunderstandings or errors in your handling. It’s usually little things that owners aren’t noticing, but these little things make a big difference.