Behavior Consultations
Sometimes even the best family members drive us crazy with their behavior. Is your dog shy, anxious or fearful? Does your dog lunge and bark? Are growls and fights happening too frequently? Catherine can help. She has coached thousands of pet owners through difficult canine behavior challenges successfully. As a former behavior program manager at a busy shelter, Catherine has successfully trained dogs with the most difficult problems including aggression, food guarding, and separation anxiety. You and your dog will receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based behavior counseling, customized to your situation and family.
- Baby and Dog
- Multiple Dog Household
- Aggression to People
- Barking
- Separation Anxiety
Initial Behavior Consultation $165
90 minutes.
Catherine will assess the intensity of aggression or other behavior problems and work with you to determine the causes and solutions. She will assess your dog’s potential for desired behaviors, establish a training plan, and introduce safety strategies customized to your situation. Catherine will educate you about dog body language, recommend training equipment and lay foundations necessary for training success. Video resources are provided to demonstrate discussed techniques. This initial session is about fully understanding the goals and expectations of the journey you are embarking on. Catherine will share resources to give you a quick start to managing and preventing the behavior issue for instant relief as well as lay the foundation for the longer behavior change work that is to come.
Subsequent behavior consultation sessions are available at the rate of $120 per hour. Each session is typically an hour long, though some clients benefit from having two thirty-minute sessions within a week, especially in separation anxiety cases. Included in this service is review of up to 5 minutes of your dog on video per week (best used to capture short clips for progress evaluation). After the session, Catherine will email you with links to resources discussed. All sessions include access to recorded video summary as a reminder for you.
Customized Behavior Consultation Packages with pre-paid, discounted rates are available following the Initial Behavior Consultation.
