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
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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
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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
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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
While we customize every program to meet the individual needs and schedules of each client, we understand that cost is a significant consideration in selecting a training program. Below are examples of programs we have built for our past clients.
Pricing
The Works Residency
$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 Residency
$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
Adventure Ready Lessons
$975
This program may be appropriate for an owner and dog team who have already aced their training basics and want to advance into off-leash skills.
Considerations:
Private lessons are an excellent fit for dedicated owners who have the capacity to spend at least an hour a day training their dog.
Private lessons take place both at Kat’s Dog’s and in an owner’s home.
Lessons are scheduled for 60, 75, or 90 minutes each depending on our training targets
Components:
2 Introductory Lessons in your home to establish structure and consistency
5 Goal-Specific Private Lessons
Access to the Online Training Library
Puppy Services
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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.
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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!
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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
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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!
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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
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Single Day: $50
Pack of 4 : $185
Pack of 8: $375
Boarding
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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!
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Our Basic Boarding includes:
Walks
Play with people & dogs
Free time in a fully fenced yard
Pictures & updates
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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.
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Basic Boarding: $65/night
Refresher Boarding: $100/night
