Coaching and Training Packages for Harmony in the Home
Safely introduce a new dog or cat to the resident pet.
End quarrels between pets.
Help a fearful rescue dog learn to trust.
Pre-adoption Planning
Your new pet will have one chance to make a good first impression.
Let us help maximize the chance for peaceful integration.
We'll advise you on:
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Steps to reduce everybody's stress and maximize the chance that your beloved pet will make friends with the newcomer.
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Whether training might be advisable to smooth the transition
Help your pets become best friends
Improve a relationship
Your dogs are quarreling with each other.
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Your dog is chasing your cat
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You adopted a rescue who is afraid of people and other things.
Your cat deserves to feel safe near the dog
Package Details
What's the process?
The size of package you will need depends on the dispositions of the pets, the training foundations already in place and other factors. We recommend packages once we have met and assessed the situation.
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Sometimes a single consult is sufficient to lay out a plan for keeping the new puppy from provoking the resident dog.
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Sometimes a small package of coaching is needed to teach the pets appropriate manners towards one another.
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For complex cases where a very patient, gradual approach is required, we offer the option to blend in-person coaching with regular, brief followups via video conference (If you prefer an entirely in-person package, we're happy to oblige). ​
Initial consultation
I'll learn about your household routine, and your pets’ backgrounds and current behavior.
I'll teach you to see subtle signs of stress & calm, and help you make a plan to prevent conflicts.​
I'll help you start teaching your pets skills to promote peaceful relations.
Next steps
The rate of progress for cases involving aggression or extreme fear depends on many factors. Sometimes weeks or months of tiny steps are needed to achieve success.
To keep these very long projects affordable I offer a blend of in-person coaching and brief virtual check-ins (usually weekly) to help you stay on track and proceed at just the right pace during long periods of delicate negotiations.​​
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​I provide behavior benchmarks to help you progress at the appropriate pace during the period when we meet virtually.
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We meet periodically for short Zoom sessions to help you stay on track
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As each benchmark is reached, we will again meet in person to coach the skills for the next phase.
A Welcome From Your Trainer
Wendy and her dogs at the University of Kentucky Arboretum
Having fostered and adopted a variety of dogs over the years, I've experienced and overcome many of the challenges my clients face: The dog who wouldn't be touched, the cat chaser, the dog who wanted all the toys for himself.
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My specialized training in treating fear and aggression enables me to help you approach these issues with kindness and confidence.
I’m excited to help transform life for you and your pets.
Wendy
What our clients are saying
"Wendy is so helpful, we highly recommend!"
"We rescued a VERY undersocialized dog who was a flight risk and terrified of any human - so bad we had to keep a leash on her at all times for her first few months with us because we couldn’t get close enough to her to put it on. But Wendy helped us overcome this hurdle and many, many more!
We interviewed multiple trainers and settled on Wendy because of her approach. It wasn’t about the dog getting comfortable with the trainer and she didn’t require any buzzer/shock collars. Instead she teaches you, the owner, how to work with your dog to boost its confidence and make it comfortable with you. She also can do remote sessions with you, which was great for our pup because she was so afraid of all people
Now our dog is a happy, confident dog. We’re able to have her off leash, even in open areas, and she is extremely comfortable with my family and me. And we’re able to give her all the pets and love she deserves without her being terrified"
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Annie for Toski
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