Getting Help

Aggression, barking, chewing, digging, fear, anxiety?

During the Covid-19 pandemic, behavioral consultations and training sessions have been modified until conditions improve. Consults are available via video conference, or in-person but I request that clients maintain a minimum of 6 feet social distance and wear face masks. Meeting outside is also preferable. Let’s keep one another safe! 

 

Kickstarter packages jump-start behavioral change under expert guidance. Each package is tailored specifically for you and your pet and designed to give you all the information and skills you need to start to address your particular behavioral issues. Whether the issue is aggression, barking, chewing, digging, fear, anxiety, separation anxiety, or something worse, I’m here to help.

Each package includes an initial consultation and follow-up sessions. Many behavioral issues however require further consultations to modify or resolve. At the end of your Kickstarter package, we will discuss progress and whether further sessions are beneficial or necessary. I offer clients further 1-hour sessions at the reduced cost of $105 per hour for the evaluated pet. 

If you are unsure which Kickstarter Package is better for your dog please call 385-202-0087 today to discuss options. Otherwise, you can book a consultation using the online Booking Form.

 

Remote Consultation

1 hr video chat consultation & 2 x 1 hr video chat consultations  

Total Cost – $360

Remote consultations are a great option for clients that do not live in Salt Lake County or do not need to meet in person. Remote consultations address general training or behavioral issues that include but are not limited to leash pulling, barking, jumping up, unruly behavior, house training, chewing, and digging or humping***. Remote consultations are not suitable for addressing aggression. 

Remote consultations include:

  • An initial 1-hour video chat consultation of the behavioral issue
  • 2 x 1-hour video chat training sessions 
  • Training pointers after each session
  • A report for your veterinarian

 

Remote consultation

dog-dog aggression behavior

Kickstarter Package 1 

1-1.5 hr in-home consultation & 2 x 1 hr follow-up sessions 

Total Cost – $460**

**May be paid in 3 installments at the time of each session

Mileage will be added @ 2021 IRS rate for each visit over 20 miles round trip from 84105

Package 1 addresses general behavioral issues that may be problematic or annoying but does not represent a specific danger to humans or canines. Such behaviors include leash pulling, barking, jumping up, unruly behavior, house training, chewing, and digging or humping. Consider Package 1 if you need help getting a little peace and harmony back in your lives***

Package 1 includes:

  • An initial 1-1.5 hour in-home consultation of behavioral issue
  • 2 x 1 hour follow up session at 2 -3 week intervals
  • Training pointers after each session
  • A report for your veterinarian

Previous clients may purchase further sessions at a reduced cost ($110 per hour) for the evaluated pet.

 

Package 1

Aggression dog training

dog training aggression

 

Kickstarter Package 2 -Aggression/Reactivity

1-1.5 hr in-home consultation &  3 x 1 hr follow-up sessions

Total Cost – $590**

**May be paid in 3 installments at the time of each session

Mileage will be added @ 2021 IRS rate for each visit over 20 miles round trip from 84105

Package 2 is designed for behavioral issues that represent a danger to humans or canines, or are more challenging to address. They also include behavioral problems that have been occurring for longer than 6 months or occur in older dogs. Behaviors include but are not limited to aggression issues (dog-dog, dog-human), leash reactivity, fear, and anxiety (including separation anxiety). Consider this package to manage and handle your dog more safely in real-life***.  

Package 2 includes:  

  • An initial 1.5-hour in-home consultation of behavioral issue 
  • 3 x 1-hour follow up sessions at 2 -3 week intervals
  • Training pointers after each session
  • Report for your veterinarian

Previous clients may purchase further sessions at a reduced cost ($110 per hour) for the evaluated pet.

 

Package 2

*** BEWARE THE FALLACY OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE
There is no magic bullet or quick fixes in behavioral modification. There should be no given guarantees that a pet’s behavior is going to be ‘fixed’ or will match unrealistic expectations. As with your own behavioral habits that you want to change, behavioral modification requires work, consistency, dedication, and effort from YOU. The longer your pet has rehearsed the negative behavior or the older your pet is at the time you seek professional help, the longer your work and the modification journey is likely to take, but most behavior can usually be improved. Behavioral modification can take weeks (e.g., barking, leash-pulling, counter surfing, etc.), months (e.g., reactivity) or perhaps even years (e.g., fear and anxiety disorders) to see significant progress. Success rarely is a complete transformation. Rather, success is measured in the small incremental breakthroughs in a positive direction that you can have with your pet.