Convenient. Effective. Personalized.
Whether you’ve just brought home a new puppy or are navigating challenges with an older dog, private virtual training offers a supportive, flexible, and highly effective solution. Every session is personalized to help you build trust, communicate clearly, and meet your dog’s individual needs.
I’ll guide you every step of the way—coaching you through practical skills, providing behavior support, and helping you foster a compassionate relationship rooted in trust and understanding.
What to Expect
Our work together begins by looking at your dog through a holistic approach 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.
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“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 in a Private Virtual Training Package
- Full coaching support between sessions via email or text
- Initial 90-minute assessment session (60 minutes for puppies)
- Two 60-minute 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 your learning
PRIVATE VIRTUAL TRAINING PACKAGES
dogs over 4 months of age
PRIVATE VIRTUAL TRAINING PACKAGES
puppies 4 months & under
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
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“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
~ C. S. Lewis