Personalized Support in the Comfort of Your Home
Learning a new skill—or changing an old habit—is never an overnight process. Whether you’re welcoming a new puppy, working on basic skills, or navigating challenging behaviors, private in-home training offers one-on-one support tailored to your specific goals.
Together, we’ll approach your dog’s behavior through a holistic lens that considers all of the factors that affect your dog. Your plan will reflect your dog’s breed, temperament, and history, and is always based in reward-based, low-stress methods. Methods that are not based in creating fear and pain.
“It takes as long as it takes. There is no time limit on behavior change.”
~ Deb Jones, Ph.D.
EVERY PROGRAM IS CUSTOMIZED TO FIT each CLIENT’S UNIQUE NEEDS
What’s Included
- Initial 90-minute assessment *
(60 minutes for puppies) - Two 60-minute in-home coaching sessions
(45 minutes for puppies) - Custom homework plan after each session
- Your New Dog/Puppy welcome booklet
- Lifetime access to Pawsitive Foundations course
- Relevant handouts & reading materials
- Video tutorials to support learning
- Ongoing coaching support between sessions
* Initial Assessment is VIRTUAL for fearful & reactive dogs. Why?
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PRIVATE IN-HOME PACKAGES
Dogs over 4 months of age
PRIVATE IN-HOME PACKAGES
puppies 4 months & under
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
~ C. S. Lewis
What We Can Work On Together
Basic to advanced Skills
- Sit, Down & Stay;
- Puppy issues
- Loose leash walking
- Recalls (come when called)
- Jumping up & Impulse control;
- Leave it, drop it & trades;
- Prevention of resource guarding/separation anxiety
- Safe interactions between kids & dogs **
- Handling for vet/grooming visits
Depending on your goals, even basic skills may require additional sessions.
Behavior Modification
- Fear of new people/environments/objects
- Reactivity (barking/lunging)
- Issues with people entering your home/property
- Resource guarding (food, toys, people)
- Leash reactivity
- Handling sensitivity
- Conflict between dogs in the same home
- Separation-related behaviors **
- Fence fighting
Behavior change takes time and consistency. These cases generally require more than 3 sessions.
Skilled Companion Dog (SKD) Training
Skilled Companion Dogs (SKDs) are pet dogs trained to help when cued for physical or emotional needs within the home. They are not Service Dogs or Emotional Support Animals (ESAs), and do not have public access rights.
Examples of cued SKD tasks include:
- Retrieving medications and other items
- Turning lights on/off
- Opening drawers or doors
- Deep pressure therapy
- Co-regulating anxiety
Minimum of 6 sessions required
Still Have Questions?
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What Clients Are Saying
Kim S. – Private In-Home Training client
“We hired Kerrie to help us train our newly rescued beagle. Her services were extremely affordable and she did a great job listening to our concerns and designing a training plan that workd best for us and the personality of our dog. Charlie has come so far since we’ve gotten her, and we’re incredibly grateful for Kerrie’s broad knowledge of dogs, their behaviors, and different training methods to help us get her there. Would highly recommend.”