My new puppy appointments focus on everything you need to know about potty training, socialization, basic commands, encouraging desired behaviors and avoiding unwanted ones (jumping and biting.)
Behavior Consultations
For dogs with behavior problems, such as leash pulling, reactivity, mild separation anxiety and destructive behavior, I provide in-person or Zoom behavior consultations to help you better understand and address these issues.
Training with Positive Methods
For basic training, including commands and recalls, I focus on positive training methods and effective use of reward-based methods, often incorporating marker training (clickers) and humane harnesses and collars.
Referrals to Other Professionals
I sometimes refer serious behavior cases to other professionals, including board-certified veterinary behaviorists in San Francisco and at UC Davis.
Rates
I conduct in-person dog and puppy training appointments and behavior consultations in San Francisco and the Bay Area. In addition, I offer tailored online training and behavior consultations, using Zoom or FaceTime.
In-Person appointments are $150 and include:
One 20-minute pre-appointment phone consultation, to determine how to best use our in-person time.
One 90-minute on-site session, for which I bring and leave behind printed training materials that I have developed over the last decade.
A training plan based on the session, delivered via email within 24 hours after the session is complete.
On-going support via email. Additional in-person appointments can be scheduled as needed.
Zoom/Facetime appointments are $95 and include:
A Zoom or FaceTime consultation lasting up to one hour.
All relevant training materials (PDFs) emailed prior to the session for the client to print or view on-screen.
A training plan based on the session, delivered via email within 24 hours after the session is complete.
Note that I do not schedule phone calls prior to the Zoom session. Instead, I customize the online session using information provided by the client on my contact form and subsequent emails.
