Virtual Behavior Training
Online appointments make for stress-free sessions and is ideal for anxious, fearful, or reactive dogs. Read on for more to love about virtual behavior training, or submit contact form to book a discovery zoom or call.
Virtual behavior training
Finding the time, motivation, energy, and best strategy to address your dog’s behavior issues can feel overwhelming. Perhaps there isn’t a local expert who specializes in your dog’s behavior challenges, or maybe your dog’s current challenges prevent you from taking your dog in public or attending a group training class.
If this is you, virtual appointments could be a game changer.
The progress my clients have achieved during my years of training and coaching dogs and their humans online confirms how effectively we can address and improve almost all training challenges through live online sessions. In my experience, virtual sessions are more focused and less distracting, and my clients seem to progress faster than my in-person clients.
I currently see most behavior and training clients virtually, and I typically start even my in-person clients online.
Zoom is my preferred platform for virtual appointments, but let me know if you have another preference. I’m passionate about virtual behavior training, and I’m confident you’ll love it, too.
Click through to How and why virtual training works to learn more, and to learn some additional benefits:
Benefits of virtual training include
- Online appointments allow you and your dog to learn in a calm, familiar environment without distraction, facilitating learning and retention.
- Online appointments prevent the "trainer effect" where some dogs only perform well in the trainer's presence. Fosters a strong partnership between you and your dog, encouraging your active participation in the training process and equipping you with necessary skills.
- Virtual appointments are more cost-effective and flexible than in-home appointments, eliminating travel time and fees, and are not subject to weather or COVID-related cancellations.
- Family members can participate from different locations, so no one has to miss training sessions.
- We can review home assignment videos together, slowing playback and catching important body language and details missed in real-time.
- Allows us to fine-tune essential skills before introducing triggers, resulting in more efficient training.
- Transitioning to in-person training becomes easier once essential skills and concepts are in place.
- I’ll get more authentic information from your dog, as I’ll be able to observe them without being in their environment.
- Easy scheduling facilitates quick intervention, and can prevents problematic or unsafe behaviors from becoming rehearsed or established.
- Generally shorter wait lists for appointments.
- We’ll be able to work together, even if you live in an area I can’t get to in person.
- Safety measures such as muzzle conditioning can be addressed virtually, saving time and enhancing safety.
- Virtual appointments are ideal for clients who have challenges getting around, are immunocompromised or easily fatigued (e.g., due to medical treatment), or anyone preferring to avoid public spaces or visitors.
- Lastly, but equally important, there's absolutely no need for you to change out of your sweatpants ready your home for a visitor for sessions focused on preparing your dog for the arrival of your human baby. The same goes for teaching your adolescent dog emotional regulation. Teaching your dog mentally stimulating games while they're on bed-rest is also easily done virtually.
