Frequently Asked Questions
Your Questions. Professional Answers.
Is my pet too old to be trained?
No dog is too old to be trained, some behaviors will take longer to change because the dog has been practicing the behavior for a long time. With super senior dogs it is best to limit training to the essentials and prioritize safety, life skills and health.
What is your approach to pet training?
Everyone deserves to feel safe and comfortable while learning. Animals are no exception. Our approach to training is teach the dog what to do, when to do it, where to do it and why. When we teach the person or animal what to do, how to do it, the when and why the person or animal will typically do what is being ask. Our mission is to teach or train with dignity, respect, compassion which means we teach using positive reinforcement and fear free.
Which of your services is right for me?
We offer both in person and virtual private lessons or walk and trains. Walk and train could also be called day training. The main difference between private lessons and walk and trains is which is more ideal for the client and dog. In private lessons the learning is conducted one to one lessons teaching both the owner and the dog in the . In walk and trains the dog is taught first by the trainer and later the learning is transferred over to the owner.
What is the difference between a Service Dog, a Emotional Support Animal and a Therapy Dogs?
A service dog is dog that is trained to work or preform tasks for a person with a disability. The dog might be trained for guiding those with vision deficits, hearing alert, medical alert, psychiatric tasks, mobility and other types of assistance work. The dog does have public access rights once fully trained with some limitations.
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Emotional support animals- animals whose job is to provide emotional comfort to their owner. They do not have to have special training but general pet dog obedience is strongly suggested for dogs. Emotional support animals do not have public access rights but do have some access for public housing and transport that is not granted for pets.
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Therapy dogs provide comfort and emotional support to the public typically visiting schools, nursing homes etc. They typically have advanced obedience training but do not have any public access rights.
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