Behaviour Consultations

FEARFUL/REACTIVE DOG PROGRAM: We are specialists in working with fearful or reactive dogs. Let our 20 years of experience aid in easing your dog's fear and anxiety to live a better life. The first session is always 1 hour, follow up lessons are 30 minutes. 

Reactive dogs are trained in a controlled environment to start, then the family is given direction on how to integrate the training to the 'real world' on the walk.­  

E-mail ustoday for our recommended protocol for your dog!

$130 per hour, $55 per 30 minutes
$145 per hour, $65 per 30 minutes - with Melissa Millett

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Puppy Classes (8 weeks - 5 months)

Positive experiences are critical for socializing a puppy to become a well adjusted adult free from fear or reactivity issues. In these dog training classes with other people, children and puppies, your pup will be socialized through supervised play sessions as a professional trainer shows you how to foster confidence and appropriate play.

According to the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviour, the recommended time to start is as early as one vaccination. A well run and sanitized puppy class is not the same as an off leash park. Preventing behavioural issues and starting your puppy off on the right paw will make a huge difference in having a well behaved adult!
AVSAB Position Statement On Puppy Socialization

Training in a group environment is fun for both the dog and handler and teaches your puppy to listen under distraction. Through our positive motivational methods, let us teach you how to motivate your dog so that he wants to learn and enjoys training. While we offer high levels of obedience training, our puppy program is geared towards having a wonderful and calm family pet, not an obedience competitor. Our exercises are based on calm, impulse control, greeting others with manners, teaching focus, walking well on leash, and relaxing on a mat.

Located right inside the city of London Ontario, our group and private dog training classes are all taught by an instructor with extensive dog training experience and you’ll receive written handouts with each class.

Curriculum

In this class we teach everything you ever thought that you wanted your puppy to know including; crate training, house training, puppy mouthing, self control, fading the treat lure and using environmental rewards, appropriate play in dogs and more! Obedience exercises include teaching your dogs to focus on you, sit/down/stand on verbal cue or hand signals, leave it, walking on a loose leash, drop it, coming when called and stay. 

$215+HST, 6 week in person program; 1 zoom thoery class Email today to register!!

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Basic Obedience (Aged 6 months+)

Do you have a rambunctious older puppy that gets over excited in public? Perhaps you have acquired a rescue dog that has not had much socialization or training, we can help! Group training will not only help teach you how to properly handle your dog, but also help your dog learn to listen under distractions. Through our positive motivational methods, let us teach you how to train your dog so that you can enjoy him when you are out in public or have visitors come over. All group obedience classes are located right inside the city of London Ontario in the beautiful Southside Animal Clinic. Our dog training instructors have extensive experience in dog training, dog behaviour and all lessons come with written handouts. This class is for both older puppies and friendly adult dogs, because it is never too late to teach an old dog new tricks! We agree that dogs are highly social animals that need leadership but it is clear that we can provide this using a positive approach.

Training in a group environment is fun for both the dog and handler and teaches your dog to listen under distraction. Through our positive motivational methods, let us teach you how to motivate your dog so that he wants to learn and enjoys training.

While we offer high levels of obedience training, our basic training program is geared towards having a wonderful and calm family pet, not an obedience competitor. Our exercises are based on calm, impulse control, greeting others with manners, teaching focus, walking well on leash, and relaxing on a mat.

Curriculum

In this class we teach everything you ever thought that you wanted your dog to know including; Leadership programs, teaching self control, fading the treat lure and using environmental rewards, appropriate play in dogs and more! Obedience exercises include teaching your dogs to focus on you, sit/down/stand on verbal cue or hand signals, leave it, walking on a loose leash, drop it, coming when called, stay and self control! We also address problem solving such as mouthing, nipping, jumping up and digging, using proven techniques highlighted on our Television show ‘Doggy House Calls!” 

$215+HST, 6 week in person program; 1 zoom thoery class Email today to register!

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Intermediate Training (Puppy/Basic recommended)

This is when training starts getting really fun! How would you like to impress your neighbours with a really well trained dog? We can show you how to take training to the next level and have a dog that can hold a stay on a mat while guests come through your door, heel nicely beside you, respond to your cues at a distance and hold a stand stay for examination. With focus on both obedience and exercises to continue working on self control and manners-this class has it all! Whether you want a better behaved pet, get involved in dog sports, continue obedience for fun or mental stimulation-we are experts in training dogs!

$215+HST 6 week program; Email today to register!