Private In-home Training
Puppy Playtime
Classes
Day Training
Training Walks
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Whether it's in your home or in a group setting, I will teach you how to communicate with your dog to reach your individual goals.
Private Training: At Home or at Donna's Facility
We begin each behavior case with a phone call or Zoom conversation to gain an understating of the situation through a series of questions and a brief history.
At-Home Evaluation
A 60 minute visit at your home with your dog and the family. Due to Covid 19, home visits are done outdoors or in a well ventilated area such as a screened in porch or garage with the door open. During this visit we conduct a behavioral evaluation, take a history and talk about your goals. By the end of the meeting, we will create a program best suited to your lifestyle. Training will be conducting at your home and at Donna's in Norwell.
Help is here! Training issues such as:
- Puppy Basics: from Potty Training, Chewing to Controlling your new buddy on a leash, I have just the Puppy Protocol Plan for you!
- Basic Manners: leash pulling, polite greetings, counter surfing, sock stealing just to name a few
- Basic Obedience: Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Heel, Leave-it, Drop-it and Settle
- Canine Good Citizen Preparation
- Loose Leash Walking
- I'm Afraid to Walk My Dog!: Reactive Dogs on Leash (it's more common than you think.)
- Barky Bowzers! Find out why your dog feels the need to bark and take steps to restoring peace and quiet to your home
- Fraidy Fidos! Desensitizing fearful and anxious dogs
- Adoption of a Shelter/Rescue Dog. Learn what to expect and how to ease the transition into your home.
- Tricks: Want your dog to get his own leash or your keys? Have fun teaching your dog how!
- Beginning Scent Work for fun and mental stimulation.
Private sessions are held in your home, at Donna's Training facility and outside in public spaces, depending on the nature of your goals. Sessions are generally an hour long, spaced at least a week apart. We want to provide you with plenty of time to work on the exercises and management techniques covered during each lesson. You will receive unlimited email support as well as handouts and homework during the course of your training. Schedule directly with Donna via email or phone. 24 hour cancellation is required or you must pay full hour fee.
Zoom/phone intake + 1 Evaluation/Lesson: $130
3 Session Program: $300
5 Session Program: $450
Donna's Puppy Package (at Home Training)
Got Puppy? Need Socialization? Donna is here to help!
Designed for puppies 6 months and under, trainer-to-handler course covers the basics of beginner obedience, using different environments and real life scenarios. With a focus on attention, and relationship building, this program will give you and your puppy the foundational skill to a bright training future. Exercises covered may include: name games, sit, down, target touch, puppy push ups, stay, recall and loose leash walking, “choosing to heel”, and place/ mat work. During these private sessions you will also be getting personal attention in addressing your specific concerns with the adjustment of a new puppy in your home!
Phone/zoom intake plus 3 one hour visits $275
Day Training, "While You're at Work"
PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO OPENINGS AS OF JANUARY 2021
THE WAIT LIST IS APPROX. 2 WEEKS
Puppy Day Training (for pups 2- 12 months)
Starting your pup off with the proper socialization and consistency in training is crucial to their development Day Training is for pups 2 to 12 months. Puppies must have age-appropriate vaccinations (2 Distemper and Kennel Cough younger than 16 weeks). Must have Rabies vaccination at 16 weeks.
On site at Donna's in Norwell.
$90 per session (3 hours )
Packages: buy a 3 pack $250; buy a 6 pack: $500; 12 pack $1,000
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-12 (you can choose days depending on availability) Donna accepts 4 dogs maximum each session. Call or email to schedule 781-340-3365.
- We will conduct an evaluation (on Zoom or in person) and then schedule your pups first session.
- We’ll provide a balance of play, rest, training, field trips, and quiet activities designed with your puppy’s mental and physical health in mind.
- We provide a training plan, progress notes (pup dates!) and trouble shooting tips to help you through the process.
- Pups typically attend 3-12 sessions depending on training goals.
Adolescent Dogs: 9 months to 2 years
Now that your pup is becoming a teenager, you may need some extra training to deal with attention seeking behaviors such as jumping on people, pulling on leash and stealing food of the counters. Adolescent Day Training is for dogs over 9 months who need some extra reinforcement to work on polite manners and socialization with other dogs.
All dogs must be fully vaccinated (rabies, kennel cough, DAPP) and spayed and neutered if one year old.
Tuesdays Drop off at 9:00 and pick up at 12:00
$90 per session; packages available.
The length of the course is dependent on assessment made at the initial consult.
Training Walks
Has walking your dog become the most stressful part of your day? Does your dog pull you down the street or bark at other dogs? Or people? We can work together to make walking your dog the best part of your day. Donna will take your dog for 30 minute training walks while you are at work. $50 per walk.