The Art of Dog aims to help you understand how your dog thinks and learns, to enable better communication and help you teach life skills that make living with your dog easy. I offer private dog training lessons at my property in Chiltern or in your own home. I teach you to train your dog in simple steps that can be accomplished in short sessions and provide tailored training plans based on your re
quirements. SERVICES
- Obedience: walk on a loose leash, come when called, sit, drop, stay etc.
- Basic manners: self control, doorway manners, leave food dropped on ground, be calm inside, get off furniture, nail trimming/grooming etc.
- Puppy training: settling into a new home, housetraining, mouthing, handling, leash training, socialisation, confidence building, prevention of behaviour problems etc.
- Behaviour problems: jumping, digging, barking, aggression and reactivity, shyness, resource guarding etc. All consultations include ongoing support via phone or email. METHODS
My training methods are largely reward based, motivational methods but will depend on your dog and your end goal. It is important to me that you are comfortable with the methods used and are confident in implementing them. QUALIFICATIONS
I gained a Certificate III in Dog Training and Behaviour in 2007 and am a Victorian Government approved trainer. I am also a certified CBATI - this is a technique for reactive and aggressive dogs - see http://empoweredanimals.com/ for more information on this technique. Subsequent lessons $70 per hour. Travel is charged at the hourly rate.
