Positive training for dogs... and their people.
Sometimes, sit happens...
Sometimes, it doesn't.
Learn how to listen to your dog, and find out why.
SERVICES
Certified Service Dog Training
New Puppy/Rescue Prep for Success
Certified Service Dog Training
Certified Service Dog Trainer services include:
- Service dog candidate selection process
- Setting your new service dog candidate up for success
- Relationship building
- Socialization and exposure training
- Foundation skills
- Tasks/job training
- Tublic access training
Basic Manners/Obedience
New Puppy/Rescue Prep for Success
Certified Service Dog Training
Private in home sessions available for everything from basic obedience/manners to solving problem behaviors. Let me develop a custom training plan designed just for you and your dog to address issues related to basic obedience/manners:
- Sit
- Down
- Stay/Wait
- Loose Leash Walking
- Place
- Crate/Potty Training
- Enrichment
- Management
New Puppy/Rescue Prep for Success
New Puppy/Rescue Prep for Success
New Puppy/Rescue Prep for Success
Whether you're getting a new puppy or new rescue, setting them up for success from the minute they join the family can ensure a smooth transition and avoid undesired behavior problems and conflict in the house. Let me set you and your new dog up for success:
- Crate & Potty Training
- Establishing boundaries
- Effective Management
- Enrichment
- Socialization/ Exposure
- Mediating Family Pet Introductions
Get a Job/Fun Task Training
Get a Job/Fun Task Training
New Puppy/Rescue Prep for Success
Does your dog need a job? Just because your dog doesn't want to be a service dog, doesn't mean they can't help out with some fun tasks around the house. Put your dog to work today!
- Putting their toys away
- Holding the door for you
- Carrying in the groceries
- Getting the laundry from the dryer
- Find your keys/phone
Leash Manners
Get a Job/Fun Task Training
Potty & Crate Training
Learn to travel as a team by listening to your dog's concerns and using fun games to encourage your dog to stick with you, because you've got everything under control.
- No more pulling
- No more barking or lunging
- Properly greet strangers
- Settling in public places
Potty & Crate Training
Get a Job/Fun Task Training
Potty & Crate Training
Crate training your dog is necessary for housetraining, their safety, damage prevention, when travelling, at the groomers, or maybe the vet.
- Easy to follow Potty Training Chart &
- Potty Training Tracker
- Fun crate games
- Relaxation/Enrichment games
What's Your Dog Saying? Dog Body Language
What's Your Dog Saying? Dog Body Language
What's Your Dog Saying? Dog Body Language
Did you ever wish you knew what your dog was trying to tell you? As a certified trainer with experience managing large groups of dogs, Let me teach you how to speak dog by identifying your dog's:
- Physical emotional cues
- Reactive Behaviors
- Calming behaviors
- Environmental Triggers
Fear Free Husbandry & Vet Visits
What's Your Dog Saying? Dog Body Language
What's Your Dog Saying? Dog Body Language
Nail trims, grooming visits, daily dental health, vet visits, and routine wellness checks can be very stressful for your dog.
- Alleviate fear, anxiety, and stressful vet visits.
- Consensual blood draws, x-rays, dentals, vaccinations
- Reduced need for sedation for routine procedures
- Improve after care at home
- Faster recovery
- Consensual at home husbandry
AKC Canine Good Citizen
What's Your Dog Saying? Dog Body Language
Family Pet Intro/Mediation
Certified AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and Instructor.
Preparation Training, Evaluation & Certification
- AKC Family Dog
- S.T.A.R. Puppy
- Canine Good Citizen
- Community Canine
- Urban Canine Good Citizen
Family Pet Intro/Mediation
Family Pet Intro/Mediation
Family Pet Intro/Mediation
Are you worried your new puppy or rescue won't get along with the current family dog, cat, horse, or chickens? My custom introduction plans will ensure these new relationships get off on the right paw, claw or hoof.
- Manage boundaries
- Identify appropriate communication
- Manage inappropriate behaviors
- Avoid unnecessary conflicts
- Create balanced respectful relationships
Boarding
Family Pet Intro/Mediation
Boarding
Let your pup enjoy a staycation at Baxter's Bungalow where they can enjoy all the comforts of home in our home.
Amenities include:
- Snuggles on our couch
- Sleep in our bed
- Complimentary snacks
- Half-acre fully fenced recreation yard
- Take a dip in our private brook
- Adventure Packages available