This hour long appointment that takes place at your home. The Initial Consultation will lay the groundwork to get your training started on the right paw! Basic Training is for clients who are looking to teach their dog new skills, brush up on previously learned skills and solve common household problems like potty training, pulling on leash, excessive barking, and more. **Aggression or Reactivity are not covered by a Basic Training Consultation. You will need to book a Behavior Consultation for those issues. A Basic Training consultation includes: *Taking a full history of your pet and his place in your family. Getting a full picture of the dynamics of the household and needs of the Training Team. *Mapping out the areas that you want to work on or behaviors that you want your dog to learn (or unlearn!). *Discussing equipment and tools that you currently use with your dog and potentially recommending some changes. *Creating a Management Plan so that we can prevent your dog from practicing any unwanted behaviors while we are working to correct them and to simply make life a little easier for you and your dog! *Going over some basic training concepts and materials to get you ready for your first session. *Setting up goal posts for the following sessions. *Answering your questions. All Seventh Heaven Training Classes include the following: * You will have access to an online folder where you can upload video or download video, your handbook and bonus training protocols will be loaded onto your site. * You can ask questions in a chat with me and your training team. * You will have access to videos to go along with most of the lessons. * At our first session you will be provided a printed handbook, clickers for your family and a foot target.

Loose Leash Walking and Manners class is a five session outdoor class designed for non-reactive dogs that just need to polish up their walking skills to deal with distractions and learn to approach people and other dogs politely. This class uses long line techniques and group drills to practice loose leash walking. We focus more on environmental rewards than treats after the initial stage of capturing attention in challenging situations. Prepare to have fun with your dog. Lessons will end with fun activities like tunneling and taking a dip in the doggy pool!

Get your dog's reactivity under control with our 6 session reactivity training program from Seventh Heaven Pet Care Together, we'll learn the basics of reactivity and effective ways to manage your dog's reactive behavior. Depending on your dog's needs, we can either conduct the training at your home or exclusively at our training location. Plus, we'll even practice with my dogs to reinforce the training!

This class is the backbone of all training going forward. There will be some review of concepts and skills from Puppy Class, but no worries, we will be leveling up! This is a 5 Session class. You can choose to have the first session either virtual or in person. Since this is a private class, we can adjust the training sessions to add elements that you are either having trouble with or want to build into the session. All Seventh Heaven Training Classes include the following: * You will have access to an online folder where you can upload video or download video, your handbook and bonus training protocols will be loaded onto your site. * You can ask questions in a chat with me and your training team. * You will have access to videos to go along with most of the lessons. * At our first session you will be provided a printed handbook, clickers for your family and a foot target. Virtual Webinar or In Person Training: * We will start out with a session where we will go over the basics of theory and the positive reinforcement training process. We will explore methods and tools. We will talk about Management Plans and the evolving use of space in your home, the types of training sessions, how to plan and execute a training session, class rules and your training toolkit. Session 1: Clicking and Calming * Magic Mat, Dog Body Language, Thresholds, Holding Treats and Treat Tossing, Attention, Look, now Watch!, Treat/ Retreat, Clicker Mechanics and Capturing Calm & The Name Game, The Stop Signal, Jazz Up, Settle Down. Session 2: Luring, Calisthenics, and the Foot Target * Clicker Management and the art of Luring, Sit from Stand Stage 1: Sit in front of you on a verbal cue only, Down from Sit, Luring onto a foot target, Impulse control: Leave It!, teaching tricks, Spin! Session 3: Attention and Adding the Leash * Learning Loops, Conquering Fears and getting attention, What is That?, Hand Targeting, Touch Tag, Clicker Management, adding the leash, Capturing attention when outdoors, Pattern Games, 1,2,3 Cookie! Session 4: Stay, Avoiding Stress & Graduation * Foot Target and time to Bungee!, Taking the stress out of a tight leash, Beginning Defensive Leash Handling, Emergency U-Turns, Pushing Buttons, Long Line Recall 101, Review of Skills, Q&A and Graduation! You are ready for Basic Manners! See you there!

Our Private Puppy/Welcome Home Class helps you get prepared for your new furry family member! You can schedule your first visit either before or after you bring your pup home. All Seventh Heaven Training Classes include the following: * You will have access to an online folder where you can upload video or download video, your handbook and bonus training protocols will be loaded onto your site. * You can ask questions in a chat with me and your training team. * You will have access to videos to go along with most of the lessons. * At our first session you will be provided a printed handbook, clickers for your family and a foot target. Starting from the premise that our goal is for your dog to have freedom and agency, we will discuss setting limits while your dog is getting used to her new home, keeping a close eye on her, and starting as you want to have things go. This is a five session package. Each session is 45 minutes long. * Our first session which can take place either before or after you bring your pup home we will build a Management Plan. This plan will include things like potty training, using a house leash, creating zones in your home where your dog can expect play, quiet time, etc. and more. * If you have a puppy, we will start the potty training process and I will give you plenty of information and tips based on your setup and availability. * You will learn about body language, safe socialization, introducing new objects, sounds, and people without flooding your pup. * You will also learn about the value of nap schedules and letting your pup learn to be alone periodically throughout the day so that you don't end up with a clingy or anxious pup when you leave the house or need to work. * We will work on some beginning training behaviors and go through the outline of training a behavior. Mostly we will work on impulse control and stopping problem behaviors before they become an issue like nipping, jumping and problem leash behaviors. * There will be fun activities and training games for kids included in every session if there are children in the home or you have children over on a regular basis. Since this is a private class, we will customize the later sessions to work on issues that are important to you, we will get to work on behaviors in your home environment, and with the people in your home. You can choose to add some puppy play classes for socialization.

This is an outdoor class. Have fun in a group with the puppies not just playtime, but fun experiences like tunneling and

This is a great way for you and your dog to practice generalizing skills by working on guided exercises where dog's walk by one another, approach one another, practice polite greetings, and have a safe space to retreat to if they get over threshold. All students will have graduated from Reactivity 1 and most from Reactivity 2. You can book the sessions whenever there is a space available.

This is a follow up for either Private or Group Training. I will reinforce skills that your dog has already learned with training exercises that you are familiar with. For this walk, we will start with 15 minutes of training exercises on skills that you choose. Then we will go for a nice, relaxing walk. When we come home we will drill skills and then play! Great physical and mental exercise!

Our Puppy Training and Socialization Class helps you get off to a great start with your new furry family member! Starting from the premise that our goal is for your dog to have freedom and agency, we will discuss setting limits while your dog is getting used to her new home, keeping a close eye on her, and starting as you want to have things go. This class offers rolling admission. You can start when you see an open slot and then take the five consecutive classes. This is a five session package. Each session is 45 minutes long. Also included, a virtual session where we can put together a personalized Management Plan. Be prepared to walk around your home! If you want to schedule a private session to create a more detailed management Session 1: * Managing your Puppy: Learning the Stop Signal, The Sit/ Stand Game/ Luring the Sit/ Body Language of Play/ Potty Training Basics and Q&A Session 2: * Consent and Care: Getting consent for basic grooming and handling, Getting comfortable with the tools of the trade, Food toys and puzzle games DIY and suggestions, Hierarchy of Food Preferences for treats, Pushing Buttons, Body Language of Stress. Session 3: * Exercise and Rest: Beginning Fetch, Drop it!, Mat Training 101, Feeding treats, bite inhibition, Beginning Safe Leash Handling, Body Language: Relaxed vs. Flooded. Session 4: * Impulse Control: Leave It 1- No Mugging, Intro to Foot Targeting, Basic Stay on the foot target, Wait versus Leave It, polite greetings 1. Session 5: * Puppy and Dog life stages, Overcoming Fears, Socialization Bingo, Introducing new things demo and making your own list, Graduation, Long Playtime with new things! Now you are ready for Foundations! See you there!

For Hybrid session, I will work with your dog at your home one-on-one for two sessions and then meet you for the third to show you how to cue the behaviors and give you tips on managing the behavior. You choose the skills and the level of proficiency you want from your dog and I will work towards that goal.

This hour long appointment that takes place at your home. The Initial Consultation will lay the groundwork to get your training started on the right paw! Basic Training is for clients who are looking to teach their dog new skills, brush up on previously learned skills and solve common household problems like potty training, pulling on leash, excessive barking, and more. **Aggression or Reactivity are not covered by a Basic Training Consultation. You will need to book a Behavior Consultation for those issues. A Basic Training consultation includes: *Taking a full history of your pet and his place in your family. Getting a full picture of the dynamics of the household and needs of the Training Team. *Mapping out the areas that you want to work on or behaviors that you want your dog to learn (or unlearn!). *Discussing equipment and tools that you currently use with your dog and potentially recommending some changes. *Creating a Management Plan so that we can prevent your dog from practicing any unwanted behaviors while we are working to correct them and to simply make life a little easier for you and your dog! *Going over some basic training concepts and materials to get you ready for your first session. *Setting up goal posts for the following sessions. *Answering your questions.