Private Coaching

For Behavior and Everyday Life Skills

Sometimes we experience challenges with our dogs that require help beyond what we can receive in a group class.  Behavior consultations  help you and your dog deal with challenges like:

  • Reactive behavior like barking and lunging at other dogs or people 

  • Struggling with daily care like brushing or nail clipping

  • Problems with touching or handling

  • Growling when possessing a valued object

  • Anxious or fearful behavior with new people

For this service, please complete the registration form by clicking here

Make sure to complete the entire registration form, including checking the box that acknowledges you have read, and agree to the terms and conditions.  Please be as thorough as possible when answering the questions. After I receive your form, I will reach out via email within 48 hours to schedule a call.

At the time of our call, I will ask you a few questions, and explain the process of the behavior consultations, and let you ask any questions you might have about services at that time.  If your situation happens to fall outside of the types of cases I work with, I will do my best to offer you a referral to another professional.  

During this first call, we will decide whether we will meet in person or remotely for our first meeting. If your dog is experiencing fear of people, and/or behaving aggressively toward people, your initial consultation will likely happen remotely.  This will ensure safety for all, and it will also help to keep your dog as comfortable as possible while we go through the thorough assessment process together and begin to build our behavior change plan. Viewing your home environment through your phone or webcam, allows me to see your dog in his or her everyday environment and see what’s working well, and where there might be opportunities for improvement. 

Documentation from a veterinarian that your dog(s) is up to date on vaccinations is required before my arrival.

Costs:

  • Initial session typically lasts about an hour and a half to two hours and is $150  required at the time of booking.

  • Subsequent in-person sessions are usually around an hour and are $100 a session if within the city limits of Cape Girardeau or Jackson, MO or if remote.

*If you are outside of the city limits of Cape Girardeau or Jackson, Missouri, and you are not interested in remote services, an in-person option in Cape may be arranged depending on availability and for a slight price increase.