Cool Dogs - Hot Weather Games, Fitness and Conditioning $29.00
Join our fun 75 minute workshop and learn of set of games and canine conditioning skills you can use to keep your dog fit, focused and fulfilled when it's too hot to walk outside! Each participant will have the opportunity to lead their dog through a series of exercises that are easy to replicate at home any time!
Less Stress Nails - Audit Spot (Human Only) $30.00
If your dog has a hard time with routine care such as nail trims, you’re not alone.
Dogs experiencing such fear often resist, struggle, growl, and even bite. Labeled as “difficult” or “high maintenance”, necessary care often gets put off or struggled through, leaving dog guardians feeling frustrated, guilty, and even hopeless. Fortunately, we can help our dogs feel better about nail trims and so that they become willing participants, leading to less stress for you and your dog!
This workshop will focus mainly on building better cooperation with tips to restart your nail care routine with your dog. We will also be teaching a scratch board behaviour - so your dogs can help file their own nails!
Attending without a dog - you may still have the opportunity to work with a dog, provided that pet is comfortable.
Less Stress Nails - Working Spot (Dog & 1 Handler) $40.00
**You may register for a working spot if your dog is comfortable and can be in the presence of other dogs without barking, jumping, lunging towards other dogs and is able to settle during talking portions of this class. This session is not suitable to reactive dogs, consider an audit spot instead. You will be contacted to verify and confirm your dog's suitability for this class.**
If your dog has a hard time with routine care such as nail trims, you’re not alone. Dogs experiencing such fear often resist, struggle, growl, and even bite. Labeled as “difficult” or “high maintenance”, necessary care often gets put off or struggled through, leaving dog guardians feeling frustrated, guilty, and even hopeless. Fortunately, we can help our dogs feel better about nail trims and so that they become willing participants, leading to less stress for you and your dog! This workshop will focus mainly on building better cooperation with tips to restart your nail care routine with your dog. We will also be teaching a scratch board behaviour - so your dogs can help file their own nails!
Is your dog like a cirque de soleil act when they see another dog, person or wildlife?
Do they whirl, lunge, bark and leap around?
Whether the underlying feeling behind your dog’s behaviour is fear or excitement, your dog is struggling and needs some support.
This 90 minute workshop will help you better understand your dog's outbursts with you the information you need to help improve their behaviour.
Uncover the reasons behind your dog’s difficult outbursts and reveal how to break the cycle.
Discover why pattern games work better to reset your dog’s focus and make you both feel better.
This is a human only workshop - no dogs this time please!
Is your dog like a cirque de soleil act when they see another dog, person or wildlife? Do they whirl, lunge, bark and leap around? Whether the underlying feeling behind your dog’s behaviour is fear or excitement, your dog is struggling and needs some support. This 90 minute workshop will help you better understand your dog's outbursts with you the information you need to help improve their behaviour. Uncover the reasons behind your dog’s difficult outbursts and reveal how to break the cycle. Discover why pattern games work better to reset your dog’s focus and make you both feel better.
Includes a consultation, assessment and 6 private lessons. Work out that young dog's brain and body, while teaching them the foundations that lead to behaviours you like. Your dog will improve their focus, engagement and polish up their foundations skills such as down, stay, recall, door manners, leash walking and handling. You, the human, will learn all the tricks and strategies to make raising your dog a lot easier and less stressful!
Tired of being yanked around on your walks? Learn the building blocks of loose leash walking and reclaim the enjoyment in your walks - and your arm joints! Each class you'll receive coaching to learn and practice 2 - 3 components of loose leash walking. Flexible scheduling and open enrollment means that you can start any time there's space in a class. Most people require at least 6 weeks and practice at home several times a week to make progress. You and your dog are not just learning new things, but breaking old habits! **This class is for friendly dogs that need leash skills polished up, it is not suitable for dogs that lunge, bark or growl at other dogs or people while on leash. Contact us for private behaviour training, or the Roaring to Relaxed series instead.
Hello to Polite Greetings (Dogs to People) $230.00
Does your dog just looooove people? Are they jumpy and just too excited to listen to you when they see someone while out and about or at home? This 5 session class series is a blend of Group & Private on alternating weeks, optimize learning! We break down the individual building blocks of a polite greeting so you can have more enjoyable encounters while meeting people. Participants will receive handouts, tutorials and a training plan to follow between classes. Some classes will use volunteer "visitors" for you to practice. IMPORTANT: We will not be practicing dog to dog greetings, and this class is not suitable for dogs who are fearful of people.
In Person Class PEC. PREREQUISITE: Fearless Tails Sports Foundations class or previous hoopers or sport experience (please contact us before registering).
Hoopers is an incredibly fun, accessible dog sport, that we are pleased to offer in a supportive, non competitive environment. Your dog can run, they can walk, they can trot. You can walk or stay in one place, run if you want - but you don't have to run!
Working with various low impact sports props (low impact sports props - no jumps) individually and in a course layout, you and your dog will learn to work through Hoopers obstacle courses, most importantly having fun and building your bond. If you've never seen a Hoopers course - copy and paste this link: https://youtu.be/WGW0LgPO1pE?si=Flmq23ZP_mM7Q9rp
VIRTUAL CLASS - Join our fun 45 minute weekly class and learn of set of games and canine conditioning skills you can use to keep your dog fit, focused and fulfilled when it's too hot to walk outside! Get weekly exercises that are easy and fun to implement in your routine.
In Person - Prince Edward County.
Sports Foundations is an incredibly fun and accessible class for dogs of all levels. No running required on your part! You'll learn how to give your dog cues from a distance, sending your dog away from you to navigate an obstacle; How to create and harness your dog's enthusiasm to work (build drive); how to effectively use different kinds of reinforcers; and of course you'll teach your dog how to navigate various low impact sports props (no jumps) individually and in a course layout. Cones, hoops, poles barrels, oh my! You'll both have a blast together. Dogs that have taken Sports Foundations- Hoopers will be able to join level 1 classes.
A behavioural consultation is a 90 minute deep dive into your dog's life, routines, health, and behaviour history. You will meet with lead trainer, Tasha Shaw-Verbic and the trainer who serves your area. We will review your intake questionnaire in advance and will ask you questions to help us better understand the behavioural challenges you are concerned with.
We may ask you to gather video or other data tracking of your dog's behaviour before our consultation, and if so, we will provide detailed information on how to do this.
Within 3-4 business days after the consultation, you will receive a writen actionable training plan. This plan may include but is not limited to:
educational resources for the human side: recommended readings/videos for you to complete before any formal training begins, (others will be given during the training process).
management strategies with instructions on their implementation - there will often be some required prior to your first training session.
training activities, frequency, instructions and tutorials etc.
data gathering recommendations - we will frequently ask you to track information on your dog's behaviour so that we not relying on memories (which shifts and changes over time). We will ask you to share this with us before or during our training sessions.
Training sessions are scheduled after the consultation at 1 - 2 week intervals.
Roaring To Relaxed gives you a personal guide to help you uncover why your dog behaves the way they do, and gives you a practical training plan that’s easy to integrate into your routine.
In just 8 weeks, you’ll enjoy time spent with your dog, instead of feeling isolated, stressed out and powerless. And your dog? Well, they’ll be feeling calmer, happier and more content too.
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Upon completion of your initial consultation, we’ll work together to help your dog feel better about being alone.
The treatment plan includes:
Short daily training exercises
6 half hour sessions with your trainer to facilitate lasting behavioural change.
Separation Consultation & Assessment to determine your dog’s baseline alone time, dispel any myths you may be concerned about, as well as a discussion on how to plan out your various training scenarios based on your goals ( dinner out, a coffee with friends, a gym workout etc), adding departure cues, management and how to avoid common pitfalls. You’ll leave knowing exactly what your dog’s benchmark time is, how to set success criteria and how you’ll proceed with the training. Most clients opt for the 5 week private package that follows this private consultation.
If you’re struggling with being able to leave your dog alone at home, and want to get started on building confident alone time before the warmer weather comes back, then don’t miss this program.
Guided by a certified separation anxiety behaviour consultant, we will work together towards building your dog’s ability to be alone, so you can start to regain your freedom!
This is a group coaching program, you will work with your dogs on camera.
This program also includes
– 4 personalized weekly departure training plans each week of the program
– step by step guidance on working through your departure cues
– how to recognize often overlooked signs of anxiety, that might be ruining your progress
Fun Fit Focus - Hot Weather, Cool Dogs (Virtual) $19.00
Join our fun 45 minute weekly virtual class and learn of set of games and canine conditioning skills you can use to keep your dog fit, focused and fulfilled when it's too hot to walk outside! Get weekly exercises that are easy and fun to implement in your routine.
Toronto East (SOUTH OF EGLINTON, DVP TO VICTORIA PARK). This service is only available to book if you are an existing client of Erin's. If you have not had a behavioural consultation, please book that first.
This service is only available to book if you are an existing client of Tasha's. If you have not had a behavioural consultation or it's been more than 6 months since your last training session, please get in touch with us before booking anything.
Private 40 minute sessions (also available in 4, 6, 8 session packages).
This is a training service, available to existing clients, or clients who have completed a consultation. A commitment of at least 4 sessions is required, with a minimum weekly booking to start. Option to join for the training walk sessions, OR have us take your dog & transfer what we learned to you when we return. You'll receive post session notes on what to practice, hands outs and tutorial videos. Clients that get the most out of this service commit to practicing at least 3 - 4 times a week, and share their training progress with us via video for feedback. Price includes support and coaching between sessions and review of videos for feedback.
Not your average dog walk! We work on reinforcing desirable behaviours and tailor your dog's outing to provide a workout for their brain and body - time to sniff, lite canine fitness, exploration and practicing polite leash skills! Available in Picton, Bloomfield & Wellington. During the hottest days or poor air quality, we may take advantage of your backyard, or bring the activities to your dog. We walk one dog at a time, additional booking required for second dog. We do not offer off leash walks nor do we visit dog parks.
WHEN YOU REQUEST A TIME, PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT CONFIRMED. WE MAY NEED TO ADJUST YOUR TIME BASED ON OTHER BOOKINGS & TRAVEL TIME.
