The Art of Dog

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 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 requirements.

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.

I occasionally run 5 week basic training courses in the Craigieburn area - details are posted when available.

Service area: I service the northern suburbs of Melbourne within 25kms of Craigieburn. Consultations are available outside these areas for a small additional fee.

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.

Prices: Lessons start at $80 per hour for basic obedience. Discounts apply for multiple sessions. Please contact me for a quote.

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