Coaching for you and your dog
Private personalized dog training plans in Fort Collins or by Zoom
Do you long for a calm home and calm walks? Let me help!
I fully understand how embarrassing it can be to have a dog who jumps, barks, pulls, and chases anything that moves! And how stressful it is to have a shy or reactive dog that needs help with their world.
These difficult dogs are often hard to live with. I am here to help! By the end of our sessions you will see a meaningful change in your dog. I really enjoy working with owners to create a better life with their dogs, as the results can be transformational!
We can create a future where your dog makes better decisions without you needing to tell them.
I customize coaching to your schedule and your dog’s needs using force-free methods. Work with me to have a dog that can be calm in the house, greets people pleasantly, and comes when called.
“It’s all fun and games!”
"What truly sets Sarah apart is that it’s all fun and games! The creative and interactive approach to learning not only kept my dog excited and engaged, but also made the whole experience much more enjoyable for me. The all-positive reinforcement methods taught me how to create a loving bond with my dog too. Her scheduling flexibility is great and made it easy to stay on track."
– Tara and Winston
Ready to have fun and play with your dog?
Let’s get to know each other in an initial training consult!
During this session we will discuss your struggles and goals with your dog. I will take a history of your dog, and develop a personalized training plan. Plus I will teach you some fun training games!
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Book your training package
I offer a variety of packages to help with a range of training issues, from small annoyances to major struggles.
Scroll down to see all packages!
In these packages I guide you through a personalized training plan, provide you tools, and explain the training games and what they will achieve. You get personalized support throughout.
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Have fun!
The training games become a habit - they are easy and fun!
You will soon be on your way to your dream relationship with your dog.
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Ready to begin the journey towards a calm and happy companion?
Book your training consult to get started!
Personal Coaching Services - Start here!
Initial Training Consult
Price: $180 Available in-person within 20 miles of Fort Collins or anywhere by Zoom.
The initial consult is a great way for us to get to know each other! In this consult I learn about your dog and immediately provide some solutions to help, and you learn about me and the games-based approach I use.
This package includes:
60-90 minute initial consultation in your home (or virtual).
Discuss a thorough history of your dog and your training needs.
Receive management tips and strategies that you can immediately implement.
Learn some great training games that will help your dog.
Suggestion for the best training package to solve your issues.
Includes a coupon for $20 off the Premium or Extended Training Plan!
Personal Coaching Plans
Essential Training Plan:
Price: $420 (3 sessions)
This is a basic plan designed to get you started or keep you on track. You will see changes in your dog and have some tools to help resolve your struggles.
Perfect for:
Helping resolve minor training issues.
Coaching to get a training plan back on track.
This package includes:
Three 60 minute in-person (or virtual) sessions, customized to address key training issues through teaching you training games to play with your dog.
Printed personalized training tracker and games handouts for you to keep.
I offer tiers of Personalized Dog Training Plans depending on your specific needs and goals. All plans work around your schedule and are designed specifically for your dog.
In each of the plans I apply my knowledge and experience, using games-based positive reinforcement methods. Some training may also apply nose work, and I follow UnChase! protocols to resolve chase struggles.
We will meet in your home if you live within 20 miles of Fort Collins, or virtually through Zoom.
Premium Training Plan:
Price: $750 (5 sessions)
In this package I craft a detailed, personalized training plan to give you tools to help your dog find calmness and happiness so you have your dream companion.
Perfect for:
Teenage dogs.
Rescue dogs that need some help settling in.
Resolving a single main issue like barking, pulling on leash, or chasing.
Working on a single chase trigger.
Providing you tools to continue working on the issue.
This package includes:
Five 50-60 minute in-person (or virtual) sessions, customized to address key training issues through teaching you training games to play with your dog.
Personalized written training plan and progress tracker, tailored to your dog’s specific needs and your goals.
Email follow-up after each session.
Support and guidance via text or email during the plan.
Access to exclusive resources and training materials.
Extended Training Plan:
Price: $1,200 (8 sessions)
In this package we follow a detailed, personalized training plan to fully work through training struggles you have with your dog - bringing out the best in your best friend.
Perfect for:
Rescue dogs that need more help.
Resolving multiple issues such as barking and pulling on leash and chasing things.
Resolving a single chase trigger or working on multiple triggers..
Providing a lot of support to work through a training issue.
This package includes:
Eight 50-60 minute in-person (or virtual) follow-up sessions, customized to address key training issues through teaching you training games to play with your dog.
Personalized written training plan and progress tracker, tailored to your dog’s specific needs and your goals.
Email follow-up after each session.
Support and guidance via text or email during the plan.
Access to exclusive resources and training materials.
Take the first step to achieving your dog owning dreams by choosing the option that suits you best
Private Personalized Dog Training Plans are perfect for:
Dog owners seeking a better way to live in harmony with their companion.
Dog owners experiencing challenges with their difficult dog such as barking, jumping, pulling on the leash, and not coming when called.
Owners of rescue dogs who need support teaching their new companion the skills required to happily adjust to their home.
No time to train? Check out my dog tutoring option!
Not local to Fort Collins?
Welcome to remote training!
If you need help getting started on training or need support as you work through an issue this package is for you! You get 5 weeks of tailored training with full support. This is a chance to resolve training issues at your speed from the comfort of your home.
For $545 you get:
- An initial Zoom call to discuss your goals, followed by a tailored training plan sent by email.
- At the end of each of Week 1 and Week 2 you send me a video via YouTube link (max. 15 minutes) and I send you email feedback.
- In Week 3 we have a Zoom call to assess progress and discuss any new training goals.
- At the end of each of Week 4 and Week 5 you send me a video via YouTube link (max. 15 minutes) and I send you email feedback.
- Throughout you have access to email feedback for any questions.
What do you need help with?
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In my coaching packages I can show you some fun training games that will help your dog go from being a nuisance to being awesome!
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Let a professional do the training for you! With my dog tutoring package I come to your home and train while you are at work or out playing. You come home to a better version of your best friend! I show you how to maintain this at weekends.
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I’ve got you! Whether you want help navigating training as your puppy grows, or you want me to take care of it all as a puppy tutor I have a package to help you.
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I put my scientific and practical experience to use developing a careful and kind Behavior Transformation Plan. Using management and training I will show you tools to transform your dog’s behavior so that you have the happy companion you dreamed of.
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Then let’s teach it to Un-Chase! From bunnies to skateboards to snakes, I can apply a proven fun and kind protocol to helping your dog look to you instead of running after something. Book my Premium or Extended Private Coaching Plans to resolve this issue.
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I’ve studied horse behavior for 20 years. I’d be happy to chat about how I can help you on a free zoom call.
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Check out my research! I can be contracted to design behavior or ethological studies or analyze data, and I am always happy to collaborate!
Want to chat before you choose?
Schedule a free 30 minute Zoom call today!
FAQs
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Yes! After I have shown you the training games you get to play them with your dog! You will be amazed at how this improves your relationship and is fun for you both.
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Owners have much more success when they purchase a package of training sessions - it keeps everyone accountable! I can offer single sessions for existing clients on request.
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it is considered professionally unethical to guarantee training results as how can you guarantee the behaviour of another living being? However I do guarantee that you will work with a highly credentialed instructor motivated to help you reach your training goals. I guarantee we’ll use only the most humane, modern, and scientifically proven positive reinforcement-based training methods to reach those goals. And I can guarantee that if you play the games you will deepen your relationship with your dog, and you will see improvement in the dog’s behavior.
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I use positive reinforcement-based methods and games-based concept training. These methods are force-free and focus on creating wins for both you and your dog. Concept training focuses on building your dog’s skills in aspects of their personality, such as increasing confidence or helping them turn their attention away from distractions and back to you.
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These training plans are designed for dogs that are over-enthusiastic about life, and just need some help learning how to be a better companion. If you have bigger behavioral issues, you may want to book a Behavior Transformation Plan.
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The Training Plans provide structured guidance using force free methods for owners struggling with their dogs being ‘a bit much’ (often labeled as fizzy, high drive, hard to settle, or a lot of dog) or showing some signs of anxiety. Typically this shows as the dog barking, jumping up, pulling on leash, not coming when called, or the dog not wanting to do what you ask. Together we will work through a training plan that will help resolve these problems.
On the other hand the Behavior Transformation Plan is designed for owners dealing with more severe issues with their dogs, such as aggression, extreme reactivity, a lot of anxiety, or separation related behaviors. In this plan we go into more detail about using force free methods to modify the dog’s behavior through management, training, and other techniques and I provide even more support.