Our Private Consultations
Your time is at a premium - you're balancing your work and family life. Training the dog has become just another item on your to-do list. We offer a wide variety of individualized programs and packages to suit you, your lifestyle and your dog.
Clever Canine makes it easy:
- You pick from a variety of days and times to fit into your hectic schedule. We offer single sessions or economical packages.
- You choose what you want your dog to learn so your sessions are focused on your concerns
- And best of all, we come to you!
All private sessions begin with an initial consultation (1-1.5 hours long) in which your training goals and the best way of meeting them, are discussed.
Home Schooling
You don’t have to fit a class into your hectic schedule. You don’t even have to fit training the dog into your hectic schedule – an expert trainer will do it for you! Janet will become your dog’s very own personal trainer in this intensive and highly customized service. Your dog doesn’t get sent off to a ‘doggie boot camp’ and the problems get fixed where they occur – in your home and neighbourhood.
Home Schooling is ideally suited for:
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Basic Training - Sit, down, no jumping, no biting, coming when called, walking nicely on leash, leave it, drop it, and stay
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Advanced training – off-leash reliability
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Puppy Training & socialization – the basics of the most important time in your young dog’s life
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Some forms of aggression – including guarding objects and food bowls, or on-leash reactivity to other dogs
This one-of-a-kind service includes:
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Three sessions a week in which Janet trains your dog while you’re at work, at play or observing
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Regular report cards – you’ll always know how your dog is doing
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Regularly scheduled owner transfer sessions – meetings with Janet so that you’ve got the tools needed to maintain your dog’s great behaviour
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Follow-up sessions after your dog has finished the training program
Personal Coaching: for dogs of any age and any level of training.
Personal, one-on-one coaching works well for owners who want to be fully involved in the training of their dog, but need a flexible schedule and enjoy work at a self-directed pace.
Our private lesson program covers the same material presented during Clever Canine’s group classes but with a focus on the special needs of you and your dog. We can work on the basics and you’ll learn how to get your dog to pay attention to you; sit, down and stay; come when called and walk nicely on a leash. Or we can work on really annoying behaviours specific to your dog like jumping up, counter-surfing, barking, eating inappropriate items or chewing on coffee tables.
Puppy Pre-School Program: For puppies too young for class but not too young to learn (under 9 weeks)
In this single session consult Clever Canine will provide advice on puppy-proofing your home, crate-training, housetraining and how to prevent and deal with common puppy problems like biting, chewing, jumping up, and barking. Learn how to manage your puppy so he learns what you want him to learn. When your puppy is old enough you can join our Head-Start classes for socializing and more education.
Behaviour Consultations & Problem-solving:
Our in-home consultations cover problems from housetraining, barking and jumping to the more serious problems of guarding food or objects, shyness, fearfulness, separation anxiety and aggression.
What you get:
Your initial phone consultation is free – this is the time to tell Janet about why you need the expertise of Clever Canine
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An in-home evaluation of your dog and the problem you are having. In this first session (which lasts approximately 1.5 hours) Janet will take a full behaviour history of your dog and the problem you are experiencing, discuss the prognosis and give you some solutions that you can implement right away.
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A recommended training schedule and protocol devised specifically for you and your dog.