The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) is a professional organization of individual trainers committed to better training through education.
APDT Vision Statement
All dogs are effectively trained through dog-friendly techniques and therefore
are lifelong companions in a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.
APDT Mission Statement
Promoting caring relationships between dogs and people by educating trainers
in canine behavior and emphasizing professionalism and reward-based training.
Holly's Den supports and abides by the APDT vision and mission statements and further defines dog-friendly training thus: Gentle humane training that utilizes primarily positive reinforcement and excludes methods intended to induce fear, pain or physical discomfort.
In-Home Training Services include: Puppy Manners - Basic Obedience Training - Behavior Counseling
This page contains general a description of private training sessions.
Click here for: Fees and Enrollment Info
Holly's Den "Behavior Modification Training Guide For Reactive & Aggressive Dogs" is available for ordering in PDF format. For more information click here: Aggression Training Guide
*Group Classes and Board & Train options are not available through Holly's Den.
About Private training sessions: Private obedience training lessons that are structured around individual needs allow most owner-dog teams to progress somewhat faster than they would in group classes. Private sessions are also indicated for dogs with certain kinds of behavioral problems that are related to fear and aggression.
The only disadvantage is that private sessions won't provide your dog with the extra socialization opportunities or distractions of working around other dogs that he/she would get in a class situation. However, you can still independently provide this type of experience for your dog or participate in a class at some future time.
"T
eaching people, training dogs." We call it "dog training" but in reality you and your dog are a team. What you will be learning as we go along is every bit as important as what your dog will be learning! I will show you how to train your dog--but most of the real training occurs in the interactions between you and your dog in your every day life together.Sessions are geared to give you the information and skills you need to change your out- of- control canine into a polite companion. Emphasis is placed on teaching household manners and preventing/solving behavior problems using gentle, positive reinforcement and good management techniques. You and your dog will bond more closely as you work, train, and play together! Solutions for any behavior problems you are encountering will also be addressed.
Basic Obedience: Foundation training to help you deepen the bond with your dog while teaching him/her the obedience behaviors and skills that will make him a better companion. This series of four one hour sessions will show you how to win your dog's respect, not through physical punishment but through exercising control of access to all the things dogs love, while rewarding good behavior. As you learn how to motivate and communicate with your dog, your dog will learn how to Sit politely for petting instead of jumping up, and to Stay and Come when called.
Puppy Head-start/Manners Training for puppies 8-18 weeks will help you raise a happy, well-mannered, and well-adjusted puppy. In addition to training basic obedience behaviors (Sit, Down, Stay, Come and Walk on a Leash without pulling), private sessions offer guidance with house/potty training, crate training, tips on health care, and how to handle routine problems such as mouthing, nipping, jumping up, chewing, etc.
How many sessions are needed? Although occasionally a specific problem can be addressed in a single private session, it generally requires a minimum of 4 sessions for YOU to learn enough basic training skills to continue to practice and progress on your own. If your goal is more advanced training, you should know that professional and competition (obedience, agility, freestyle dancing, herding) trainers, similar to professionals in any field from athletics to music, think of training as an ongoing lifetime process in which they never stop practicing and learning.
The Holly's Den "Behavior Modification Training Guide for Reactive and Aggressive Dogs" provides a reliable positive training roadmap for both "Growly" dog classes and private training sessions.
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