Think you need to meet with a trainer in person to learn about how to change your dog’s behavior? Think again! While we always enjoy the opportunity to meet people’s dogs, there are lots of behavior challenges that are totally feasible to address virtually, since they aren’t related to hands-on teaching of specific verbal cues. These include general puppy raising practices, settling in a newly adopted dog for success, housetraining, confinement training, laying the foundation for optimal learning and skills, as well as all the more complex behavior challenges. And for a good number of these, online is actually a superior option.

Many people find they actually absorb more useful information in a virtual session, and the convenience also means more flexibility with meeting times and learning from the comfort of your couch! 

Virtual sessions are highly recommended as a precursor to in-person sessions for all kinds of behaviors, and especially for timid/fearful dogs or those with behavior challenges. They are also an ideal route for setting the stage for success with a newly adopted (or soon to arrive!) dog, or a newly arrived (or soon to arrive!) puppy. For specific details about our Puppy Primer Virtual Session, Behavior Challenge Consults, and Newly Adopted Dog Support, see below.

Contact Krissi at 307-739-9185 or kg.jhpt@gmail.com to schedule a virtual session. initial phone consults are free.

Looking for some guidance with your pup that will be best served by some hands-on help? We offer one on one in person sessions, either at your home or out in the world. Many behavior questions are too complex to address in a class, or the class schedule doesn’t mesh well with yours.  Some dog families prefer personalized attention and a plan designed specifically for their situation, or have a physical situation that needs a set of experienced eyes. Teaching basic cues is often ideal for in-person sessions.

We often follow up virtual Foundations First sessions with in person support, especially for those pups with behavior challenges such as reactivity to other dogs, at one of our ideal meeting places in Victor, Idaho. 

In person One-on-One Sessions are $105 per hour; sessions are generally 1 to 1 ½ hours. An additional Travel Time/Fuel Fee is added to the first hour ($10-$50) depending on your location.

Contact Barbara at 307-690-7744 or Krissi at 307-739-9185 to discuss your pup and make a plan. Initial phone consults are free.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and nothing could be truer when it comes to a newly arrived dog!

There are lots of ways to set up a new arrival for success, but also lots of ways to unintentionally set up for potential problems.

We know that benchmarks for behavior change in a newly adopted dog are 3 days, 3 weeks, and 3 months. We are here to help you every step of the way to help you help your newly adopted dog develop into an enjoyable, confident companion with habits you love!

For more information, visit our Newly Adopted Dog Support page.

Contact Krissi at 307-739-9185 or kg.jhpt@gmail.com to discuss your newly adopted dog and schedule a newly adopted dog session. Initial phone consults are free.

There’s more to a well-behaved dog than training. Behavior is communication - an outward expression of what’s happening on the inside. This is particularly relevant when its comes to it comes to bigger, more complex behavior including aggression and reactivity towards people or other dogs, anxiety, fear, conflict in multiple dog households, resource guarding, and separation distress. Visit our Behavior Challenge Consults page for more information.

We take a holistic and comprehensive approach to address and resolve these kinds of behavior challenges, which negatively impact quality of life for both dogs and the humans they live with. Rather than focus on the symptoms, we aim to get to the source of the behavior. If we can change how the dog is feeling on the inside, the outward expression that is seen as behavior will also change.

Contact Krissi at 307-739-9185 or kg.jhpt@gmail.com to discuss your pup’s challenges and make a plan tailored to your individual challenges. Initial phone consults are free.

Have you just welcomed home a new little canine, or are you soon-to-be puppy parents? This session is for you! There’s lots to learn about puppy raising so that it proves enjoyable, rather than exhausting, for both humans and puppies. Learn about best puppy raising practices and how to make it as easy as possible in this comprehensive one-on-one 2 hour virtual session. That’s right - this session is virtual because it’s about the human learning! Topics covered include puppy raising priorities; what management is, how to use it, and the most useful management tools; housetraining; confinement training; what good socializing is all about; how to understand your puppy’s communication and why it’s important; addressing puppy biting, how to set up puppies and kids who live together for success, and more. This session will provide you with lots of essential information to set both you and your pup up for the beginnings of a happy life together.

Contact Krissi at 307-739-9185 or kg.jhpt@gmail.com to schedule a puppy primer virtual session.

For puppies 10-20 weeks old. There are many important lessons to be setting up our little canine friends to learn at this tender age; things that are time sensitive and much easier to accomplish when puppies are still itty bitty.

Puppy preschool focuses on teaching puppy parents about best puppy raising practices: how to teach all encompassing skills that make daily life so much more enjoyable, as well as how to help their wee ones to become as confident and comfortable as possible with what life is likely to throw their way in the coming years. Both of these set the stage for a successful life as a canine companion. Topics include puppy raising priorities; what management is, how to use it, and the most useful management tools; housetraining; confinement training; understanding your puppy’s communications; what good socializing is all about; addressing puppy biting, and more. This class only touches on laying foundations for cued behaviors like sit. Instead, puppy preschool focuses on giving puppies the opportunity to learn about all kinds of new things (including interacting with other puppies) in way that builds confidence.

Contact Krissi at 307-739-9185 or kg.jhpt@gmail.com for information about how to register or upcoming class dates.

A lot of busy parents and professionals don't have time for puppy socialization outings and/or dog training, or just want to get their pup’s skills jump started. And so we offer Day Training! We pick up your dog or puppy, work on their skills for an hour, and then bring your pooch home. To ensure success, these are offered in conjunction with One-on-One Sessions, so dog owners are sure to be on the same page when working with their dog.

Our Day Training Package is two sessions per week (dog training plus exercise) for 3 weeks. We meet at the end of each week for a 30-minute owner’s lesson. Hourly fee ($105) applies plus driving fees (additional $120 to $360, depending on where you live in Jackson Hole or Teton Valley).

Contact Barbara at 307-690-7744 or jhpt@silverstar.com to schedule day training.

Why hire a dog walker when you can send your dog out to be exercised both mentally and physically with a trainer? We can take your dog out for a really good romp while teaching and practicing those skills you desire him to have in real world settings, and bring you back a tuckered out pup. To ensure success, these are offered in conjunction with One-on-One Sessions, so dog owners are sure to be on the same page when working with their dog.

Our Day Training Package is two sessions per week (dog training plus exercise) for 3 weeks. We meet at the end of each week for a 30-minute owner’s lesson. Hourly fee ($105) applies plus driving fees (additional $120 to $360, depending on where you live in Jackson Hole or Teton Valley).

Contact Barbara at 307-690-7744 or jhpt@silverstar.com to schedule day training.

One of the biggest behavioral health programs for puppies is appropriate socialization. Early, appropriate socialization (before pup is 14 weeks old) can help puppies develop into well-adjusted dogs that aren’t overwhelmed or fearful when faced with new experiences as adult dogs. A dog’s early life experience can reduce the stress of new environments or novel situations when they reach adulthood, and helps develop the capacity to more easily cope with unique situations that may arise during a dog’s lifetime. The prime time for early socialization is brief, from birth to 14 weeks of age. If time is flying past and your puppy’s socialization has stalled because there is so much to be done when raising a puppy, we’re here to help! We’ll pick up your pup and take your puppy around Jackson Hole to experience all this world has to offer in a manner that will be confidence building, and of course we’ll be working on puppy manners at the same time.

Our Puppy Outings Package is two sessions per week (puppy socialization plus exercise) for 3 weeks. We meet at the end of each week for a 30-minute owner’s lesson. Hourly fee ($105) applies plus driving fees (additional $120 to $360, depending on where you live in Jackson Hole or Teton Valley).

Contact Barbara at 307-690-7744 or jhpt@silverstar.com to schedule puppy outings.