Training

Shannon is a Certified Dog Trainer and has hands-on experience working with various breeds, both large and small, over the past 20 years.    She truly loves Working Dog Breeds such as German Shepherds and Border collies who love a good mental challenge and show willingness and eagerness to learn new things.  Her training methods revolve around always being a pack leader to your dog.  This doesn’t involve “alpha rolling” or physically dominating methods, but instead involves communicating to your dog in a “dog way” of understanding that you will be his leader by providing to him all his basic needs and keeping him safe.  So many problems and bad behaviors can be alleviated by treating your dog like a dog instead of like a human!  Shannon does not endorse a single method of training but instead uses the method that works the best with each individual dog.  Dogs tend to do whatever works to get their desired outcome, so Shannon does the same thing.  Besides, her best teachers are the dogs themselves, namely her Polka Dot Pack!

TRAINING SERVICES:

Private Session:  $100/hour

Shannon provides one-on-one training with you and your pup.  Sessions are typically 60 or 90 minutes.  Private sessions can be held at your home or out in public depending on where your problems are arising. To sign up for a session, fill out the request here.

Board and Train:  $150/day

Your dog will stay in Shannon’s home with the Polka Dot Pack and receive basic obedience training, behavior modification or any additional training as desired by the owner.  Required minimum stay is 1 week.  2-3 weeks is recommended and is ideal for commands and behavior modification to truly become engrained.  A one hour Private Session to transfer over what your dog has learned is included. If you are interested in this service, contact us for more details.