Rehabilitation Program
Program overview
Designed for any dog requiring help to modify unhealthy, undesirable or unsafe behaviors
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Solution-focused training with a view to desensitizing extreme anxiousness and/or reactive traits by identifying the underlying cause of the problem
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Provides owners with the roadmap to a successful future with their dog
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Behavior modification is to be agreed upon prior to the course starting
Inclusions:
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Reestablish and refresh fundamental obedience by building trust, bond and confidence with your dog
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Commands & exercises tailored to the needs of the desensitizing process
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Evaluation and suggestions based on environmental triggers and lifestyle
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Specific focus on unwanted behaviors, setting you up for future success
Behavior Modification and Targeted Inclusions:
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Separation Anxiety
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Extreme nervousness
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Reactivity to
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Dogs
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People
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Vehicles
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Noises
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Lights
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Other animals
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Resource Guarding (growling, baring of teeth, dipping of the head, ‘freezing’)
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Obsessive/neurotic behaviors - staring and/or chasing lights, shadows or fast-moving items,
running compulsively or frantically rubbing against surfaces
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Extremely poor recall (life-threatening)
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Extreme pulling on the leash
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Destructive behavior in the home
Also included in the program
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Regular progress updates - explanations, tips, videos
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Detailed handover session upon drop off - demonstrations and coaching
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Tailored end-of-program report - summarising progress & future advice
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4 weeks of post-program text support
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1 hour complimentary 1:1 refresher training (up to 12 weeks post-program)