FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Whether you need help raising your puppy, or teaching your dog manners, or solving your dog's behavioral issues, the successful outcome is an investment into your dog's well being and your relationship for many years to come. Your dog is worth it and so is your peace of mind! With dog training, just like most everything, you can try to save money, do the research and try to DIY, or you can get professional guidance, invest some time and learn how to DIY then train your dog, or you can hire an experienced professional to get it done. We are not the cheapest, nor are we the most expensive in the area. You get great value because you will pay for and get the results you are looking for. Our prices just like our training programs are not cookie cutter, and neither is your dog! Our one-on-one lessons start at $200 for obedience and fitness, and our training camps start at $2900 for quick fixes or tune ups and go up to $6800 for advanced of leash obedience with a puppy program of $3800 and a good manners and obedience with behavioral corrections of $4800.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
First, we will chat on the phone or via email about your dog, your home set-up, and what goals you are looking to accomplish. Then we schedule a meeting for a free evaluation and a training plan of what is the best solution for you and your dog. (This depends on your dog's age, temperament, behavioral issues, your goals and skills as well as the amount of time and involvement you are willing to invest into training). During this meeting, we also do a lesson so you go home with lots of tips, homework and handouts. Sometimes, a lesson and a follow-up is all you need to take the matter into your own hands and make the issue disappear. You can choose to proceed with more lessons, or sign your pup for one of our boarding training camps. The cost for this is $250 is an excellent investment into your training and making a training plan If we proceed with the training lesson plan, then we will meet usually once or twice weekly, work, you will get homework to practice at home, then come back for the next lesson, we check on your and your pup's progress and work on the next step. If we decide on one of our training camps (can be boarding or daytime), your dog will be learning clear rules, communication, play, exercise, and training with me daily. I stay in touch by sending pictures and short update videos (which also help us as mini lessons for you during the process:) Once the dog is trained, then I will show you what we learned and teach you how to apply it. I provide lifetime support for my students and always welcome them here for boarding tune-ups.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
My obsession with dogs made me sponge and soak anything and everything I could come across. Including AKC Conformation, Competitive Obedience and Agility. I've been involved in IGP (Schutzhund) since 1995. It is a highly demanding complex and competitive working dog sport involving 3 disciplines at once - Tracking, Obedience and Protection. All being judged on the relationship of the handler and the dog team. It requires precise performance on the dog's part in high state of arousal while being in total control of the handler. This sport brings out the best in the dogs and challenges the handlers to always evolve as trainers. It is addictive and fun!!! I have attended lots of workshops and trained with most succesful top world dog trainers and champions in USA and Europe