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Cooperative Care

Uneventful Vet Visits? Yes, Please.

Vet examinations, nail trims, grooming, or administering topical medicine to your dog can be stressful. Dogs that resist physical handling or become defensive during examinations often miss routine vet checks or fail to receive timely care, potentially jeopardizing their health.

Vet visits often occur when your dog is already stressed or in pain, requiring restraint or handling of sensitive areas. Using cooperative care protocols and voluntary handling can make a big difference.

Through virtual coaching, you’ll become your dog’s trusted partner in making vet visits and grooming easier for everyone. By teaching voluntary handling, you’re not just ‘getting things done’; you’re you’re nurturing your relationship with your best friend, prioritizing their wellbeing, and ensuring you stay on top of their health and comfort.

Fear-Free Handling

Adding predictability and giving your dog the agency to request breaks when needed can significantly reduce anxiety, stress, and the risk of bites. In some cases, we may opt to condition your dog to comfortably wear a muzzle for added safety during stressful moments.

Online training is great for working on cooperative care and voluntary handling! It allows you to be your dog’s handler from the start, fostering a stronger partnership between you and your dog.

I will coach you online exactly the way I would if I were sitting in your living room.

Here are some other reasons to love online training:

  • Allows us to fine-tune essential skills before introducing triggers, resulting in more efficient training.
  • We can review videos together, catching important body language and details often missed in real-time.
  • Transitioning to in-person training becomes easier once essential skills and concepts are in place.
  • We’ll be able to work together, even if you live in an area I can’t get to in person.

Initial consultation: assessment of training needs and goals. $350

In this 90 minute consultation I’ll  gather more information about you and your dog, and I’ll assess your dog’s training and behavior training requirements. You’ll be given first step management, safety and training recommendations. When choosing a training plan after the consultation, this appointment will included in your training package. This appointment is conducted virtually, and can be a stand alone appointment.

Training Plans

It's not that bad

Navigating Vet & Grooming Visits with ease: Six Sessions to understand and introduce consent-based handling.

  • Initial assessment of training and behavioral goals, with management, safety, and first steps training recommendations. This appointment is 90 minutes long and is conducted virtually.
  • Five 60-minute virtual follow-up appointments.

It's pretty bad

Vet & Grooming Visits with Ease: A ten-session program to build real-life skills with consent-based physical handling.

  • An initial assessment of training and behavioral goals, with management, safety, and first steps training recommendations. This appointment is 90 minutes long and conducted virtually.
  • Nine 60-minute virtual follow-up appointments.
  • Access to weekly online client support office hours for the duration of the program.

Building trust and collaboration in high-stress environments can take time. This plan allows for more time to practice several specific vet visit or grooming tasks and can be customized to the client’s specific needs.

Oh, it's bad!

Navigating Vet & Grooming Visits with Ease: An Advanced Fifteen-Session consent-based physical handling.

  • An initial assessment of training and behavioral goals, with management, safety, and first steps training recommendations. This appointment is 90 minutes long and conducted virtually.
  • Fourteen 60-minute virtual follow-up appointments.
  • Access to weekly online client support office hours for the duration of the program.

This program offers everything in the ten-session package and is customized to fit your specific interest and goals. It is ideal for dogs inherently fearful or anxious dogs who may be working through medicine trials, working with a behavior veterinarian, or have additional challenges that impact their behavior.

What people say...

Rikke changed our lives. Chicken-the-dog had been experiencing noise-related agoraphobia in our New York City neighborhood. She had become so fearful of our block that she often wouldn’t leave the house to relieve herself for more than 24 hours.
Megan Neal
Megan Neal
After years of trying to DIY training on my own, the best decision I ever made was working with Rikke. She was so knowledgeable, supportive, and kind, we made more progress in a few months with her than we did in years working on my own.
Kaitlin C & Bruce
Kaitlin C & Bruce
"Rikke “gets” us and “gets” our dog, Leo. We find Rikke to be exceptionally adaptive, meeting us where we are each session. She’s a wealth of knowledge and offers a place to talk through our struggles and help us with a seemingly endless toolbox of ideas.
Alana S & Adam
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