Our Services

Train your dog for the life you lead together.

It all starts with a free consultation.

Every dog & every owner is different. Some owners dream adventuring with their dog, others want their dog to show off perfect obedience, and others simply want their dog to walk on a loose leash. Whatever your goals are, we can help!

The Process

Free Consultation

Bring your dog along and sit down with us to discuss your training and lifestyle goals.

Customized Programming

We’ll use what we learned in our consultation to build the most appropriate training plan for you & your dog.

Owner Education

Owner education is paramount to a dog’s success. We provide in depth owner education, including detailed training videos about lifestyle, training, and your dog’s progress.

Custom Training Services

  • Custom Training Components

    Private Lessons

    Lessons can take place at a variety of locations, including at Kat’s Dogs, at an owner’s residence, at a neighborhood park, or even at a brewery patio.

    Residency Stays

    A residency stay is when your dog stays with us at Kat’s Dogs to learn and practice new skills. They train in a home based environment and benefit from working and living with a trainer & a fully trained pack of dogs.

    We like to devote all our attention to our Residency Dogs, so we only take one Residency Dog at a time.

    Potential Training Targets:

    Lifestyle Skills like loose leash walking, not rushing through doors, and politely greeting guests

    Obedience Skills like sit, down, heel, come, & place commands

    Off-Leash Obedience

    Car, Roadtrip, & Drive Through Manners

    Hardware & Craft Store Manners

    Public Patio Manners

    Therapy Dog Certification Preparation

  • Adventure Dog Training

    For our clients who dream of taking their dog with them on every adventure, we can integrate adventure skills into our customized programs. Whether you want to paddle board with your pup, or bring them on your next backpacking trip, we can help your dog get familiar with all the relevant equipment and learn the skills needed to be a fit travel companion.

    Potential Training Targets:

    Specialized Equipment Training (Bikes, Paddle Boards, Tents, Dog Packs, etc.)

    Fitness & Endurance Development (Hiking, Running, Backpacking with a Dog Pack, Balance work, etc.)

    Long Haul Road Trip Preparation

    Hotel Lobby & Elevator Practice

  • Behavior Modification Program

    This is a Specialized Program designed to address major behavioral issues like resource guarding and reactivity.

    Owners with dogs who qualify for our Behavior Modification go through the same introductory process as all of our other clients and dogs, including a free consultation and custom program design.

    Owning a dog with behavioral issues can be stressful and overwhelming. We are passionate about doing everything we can to help owners better understand their dog’s behavior, identify and mitigate stressors, and building a sustainable lifestyle that works for both them and their dogs

    Potential Training Targets:

    Resource Guarding including Food & Toy Aggression

    Reactivity

    Intrahousehold Canine Conflict

    Separation Anxiety

    Crate & Barrier Frustration

    Stranger Danger

Pricing

While we customize every program to meet the individual needs and schedules of each client, below are examples of sample programs.

The Works

$3500

This program may be appropriate for a dog without behavioral issues (reactivity, resource guarding, etc) and an owner who desires the following:

  • Basic Leash & Household Manners

  • Basic & Advanced Obedience Commands like sit, down, come, and place

  • Off-Leash Obedience

  • The ability to take their dog with them to dog friendly public spaces and businesses

Components:

  • 2 Pre-Residency Lessons

  • 20-Day Residency Stay

  • 3 Mid-Program Lessons

  • 2 Follow-up Lessons

  • 1 Field Trip Lesson

  • Access to the Online Training Library

The Basics

$1500

This program may be appropriate for a dog without behavioral issues (reactivity, resource guarding, etc) and an owner who desires basic leash and household manners.

Components:

  • 2 Pre-Residency Lessons

  • 7-Day Residency Stay

  • 1 Go-Home Lesson

  • 2 Follow-Up Lessons

  • Access to the Online Training Library

Behavior Modification

$4200

This program may be appropriate for a dog struggling with behavioral issues such as severe leash reactivity on walks and an owner who desires the following:

  • Decreased Leash Reactivity

  • Basic Leash & Household Manners

  • Basic Obedience Commands like, sit, down, come, and place

Components:

  • 2 Pre-Residency Lessons

  • 25-Day Residency Stay

  • 3 Mid-Program Lessons

  • 3 Follow-up Lessons

  • Access to the Online Training Library

Puppy Services

  • Selection Counseling

    Starts at $150

    Thinking about getting a new dog? We can help! We provide breed, breeder, and puppy selection counseling to help you find your new best friend. We also offer rescue dog counseling to help clients find and adopt a dog that would be the best fit for their family, lifestyle, and home.

  • Intro to Puppyhood Series

    $400

    In a series of three hands-on workshops we guide you through the challenges of raising a puppy. We teach owners how to tackle things like potty training, crate training, and puppy biting. We also educate owners on key skills like how to trim your dog’s nails, how to assemble your puppy’s first aid kit, how to prepare your puppy for the groomer and vet, and more. This series includes appropriate socialization with your puppy and our fully trained & well balanced adult dogs so you and your puppy can learn the ropes of polite dog interactions!

  • Puppy Preschool Residency

    $2500

    From teething to potty training, puppyhood can be a ruff time for puppies and their humans. We take the guess work out of it by combining private lessons with residency training to help owners through all the challenges of raising a new puppy. We cover all the same information included in our Puppyhood Series, but in this program we take on some of those three a.m. potty breaks for you!

    This program is excellent for busy owners looking to create a solid foundation for their puppies.

Post Training Services

Day Care

  • Graduates of Kat’s Dogs are eligible for Day Care!

    We can watch your dog for you as you go about your day with the peace of mind the your dog is safe and happy, and that their training is kept up!

    Whether you just need Day Care for a specific date or you’d like to be a weekly client, we would love to help!

  • We accept a limited number of dogs for Day Care. Instead of a free for all, our Day Care Dogs are kept in a more structured and appropriately supervised environment.

    Day Care dogs will be watched and cared for by a Certified Professional Dog Trainer trained in Canine First Aid.

    Activities include:

    • Free play in a large fenced yard

    • Supervised play time with people & dogs

    • Training Walks

  • Single Day: $50

    Pack of 4 : $185

    Pack of 8: $375

Boarding

  • Kat’s Dogs Graduates are eligible to board with us!

    Our Boarders get all the benefits of staying in a familiar and comfortable home environment while maintaining all of their training.

    Come home to a happy dog whose training is even better than when you left them!

  • Our Basic Boarding includes:

    • Walks

    • Play with people & dogs

    • Free time in a fully fenced yard

    • Pictures & updates

  • Refresher Boarding is a great way to brush up your pup’s training while you’re away. Refresher Boarding is basic boarding plus up to three training sessions per day!

    We can also create a boarding plan that includes a mix of both basic and refresher boarding days.

  • Basic Boarding: $65/night

    Refresher Boarding: $100/night

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