Services Available in Your Home or At Canine Techniques LLC:

Available by the hour or by the program

Behavior Problem Solving

Consultations and Evaluations
Obedience Programs
Service Tasks, Backyard Agility
and Seminars
Behavior Problem Solving:
From Mild to Severe: Common Behavior Problems:

- Dog to Dog Aggression
- Aggression towards People
- Possession and Territorialism
- Separation Anxiety
- Compulsive Behaviors
- Fears and Phobias
- Timid or Shy Behavior

- Jumping

- Chewing

- Mouthing - Stealing
- Barking - Whining
- Begging - Digging
- Housebreaking - Escaping
- Pulling on Lead
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Consulation Topics:

- Evaluations
- Attention, Communication, and Body Language
- Recovering from Prior Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment
- Desensitization and Therapy
- Puppy Development and Socialization
- Leaving and Greeting your Companion
- Crate Training and Housebreaking
- Pack Mentality and Sibling Rivalry for Multi-Dog Families
- Dogs and Children
- Exercise, Enrichment, and Games

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Obedience Program:

Enjoy every day with your canine companion using natural communication techniques. It's more than obedience; it's a relationship.

It is important that our companions learn not only how to listen to us when we are there, but how to think on their own when we are gone. Your dog lives in your home and should learn to behave with all the distractions and excitement that our homes enjoy.

Your dog learns not to beg, to stop counter surfing, to stay off of the furniture, and how to greet guests politely at the door. We address gaining attention through eye-contact to ask, instead of demanding through wining, pawing, barking, and/or pushing. Learning about body awareness teaches our companions to avoid bumping into us and pushing through us. Every program is tailored for you and your companion's needs.

In your home

- Training is based on 5 one hour sessions in your home.
- Sessions are over a period of 6-8 weeks to allow time for review.
- After completing the program, follow ups and refreshers are $45 an hour.

At Canine Techniques LLC

- 5 days of training
- Interview with client on drop off.
- Private lesson when I bring your dog home to you.
- After completing the program, follow ups and refreshers are $45 an hour.

Which Program?

The correct method for a dog tends to be based on the lifestyle of the owner.

House calls work better with dogs whose owners work from home, are retired, or are stay at home parents. This is mostly due to the dog's primary owner having the time to reinforce each behavior as needed. Progress is slower for families who do not have as much time to practice the routines during the training phase.

Board and train programs are more helpful for people who have busy schedules or are going away. The training is done in a shorter time span and allows the owner to continue routines that are established through the training process. At times it helps new mothers or older dogs that need a break from puppy.

Both Programs Include:

Basic Obedience and Greetings
- SIT, DOWN, STAY, WAIT, COME, GIVE
- HEEL - To walk politely on a leash without pulling

- OFF - To keep four paws on the ground, no jumping or pawing
- LEAVE IT - To ignore a distraction
- EASY- To be more gentle

- ENOUGH - To end a particular behavior
- To SIT and WAIT while being greeted by someone at the door or on the road
Gaining Attention
- Teaches your dog to use eye-contact to ask for what he or she wants instead of demanding attention, toys, food, or going outside by barking whining and/or pawing.

Escalating Distractions
- Introducing distractions when your companion is ready for a new challenge.
- Distractions include both stationary and moving toys, food on various surfaces, other dogs and people in the environment.

Body Language and Calming Signals
- Learn how to read your dog's body language and how to use your own to communicate approval and disapproval.
- Recognize your companion's stress level and how to respond to his or her calming signals.
Self-Control and Body Awareness
- Work with Impulse Control and Buffer Zones.
- Correct Body Slamming and Displacing.
- Use SIT and WAIT with your companion to properly greet friends and family without jumping.

Constructive Games and Enrichment
- Interaction that involves the entire family and expands your companion's knowledge of obedience.
- Includes find it, hide and seek, relay recall, catch, soccer, and more.

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Service Tasks:

Service tasks are not just for service dogs, they are commands used in many households.

Do you have a hard time bending? Bad back or bad knees?

Teach your companion to BRING you what you need.

Backyard Agility:
Work is done in your backyard with homemade agility equipment. Agility with your companion is easy and fun for the entire family.

Seminars:

Seminars are offered for veterinarians, animal rescues, humane societies, clubs, and any other interested groups.

Presentation topics include: canine behavior, fear aggression, and separation anxiety.

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