Behavioral Problems

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

Kickstarter packages jump-start behavioral modification of aggression, barking, chewing, digging, fear, and anxiety 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 email petsdecoded@gmail.com with specific questions. Otherwise, you can book a consultation using the online Behavioral Calendar.

BEHAVIORAL consultations are available Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 am or 4 pm for NEW clients.

 

Remote Consultation

1 – 1.5 hr Zoom consultation & 2 x 1 hr Zoom follow-up sessions  

Total Cost – $380

Remote consultations via Zoom 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 @ 2022 IRS rate for each visit over 15 miles round trip from 84105

Package 1 is for 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 on the behavioral issue
  • 2 x 1-hour follow-up sessions at 3-4 week intervals*
  • Training pointers if required after each session
  • Follow-up report for your veterinarian 

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

* Please note follow-up sessions with a cancellation of less than 24 hours notice will be forfeited. Unused sessions will expire 3 months after the initial evaluation

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 – $610**

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

Mileage will be added @ 2022 IRS rate for each visit over 15 miles round trip from 84105

Package 2 is for behavioral issues that represent a danger to humans or canines, or are more challenging to address, including 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 – 1.5-hour in-home consultation on the behavioral issue 
  • 3 x 1-hour follow-up sessions at 3-4 week intervals*
  • Training pointers after each session
  • Follow-up report for your veterinarian

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

* Please note follow-up sessions with a cancellation of less than 24 hours notice will be forfeited. Unused sessions will expire 4 months after the initial evaluation

Package 2

*** BEWARE THE FALLACY OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE
There is no magic bullet or quick fixes in behavioral modification for aggression, barking, chewing, digging, fear, or anxiety. 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 to some extent. 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.