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Enrichment
Building daily routines that meet your dog's species-specific needs — sniffing, chewing, foraging, problem-solving, and rest. Enrichment isn't a puzzle feeder; it's a way of life.
Consultations built around your dog, not a curriculum.
Every dog arrives with a different history, a different nervous system, a different household. The plan we make for you should reflect that — and it will.
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Book & share
Choose an initial consultation, pay securely online, and complete a short intake form about your dog.
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Deep-dive session
90 minutes together — online or in-person — to assess, observe, and start shaping a plan.
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Your written plan
Within a few days you'll receive a tailored written plan with next steps, resources, and optional follow-up scheduling.
How we meet
Two formats. Same depth of care.
Online consultation
Worldwide via Zoom, in English or German. I'll guide you through observation and hands-on exercises in your own home, where your dog is most themselves. Perfect for anywhere outside the Sacramento area, for ongoing follow-ups, and for quick check-ins.
Subject to time zone compatibility.
In-person consultation
In your home or a familiar outdoor location in the greater Sacramento area. Best for first sessions when in-person observation will give us the most signal — and for reactivity, leash work, or anything spatial.
Travel within ~30 miles of Sacramento; further afield on request.
What we work on
Where I focus.
These threads run through almost every plan, in different proportions depending on your dog.
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Cooperative Care
Teaching your dog to actively participate in their own care — vet visits, grooming, nail trims, medication. Built on consent signals and trust, not restraint.
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Essential Life Skills
The everyday behaviors that make life together easier and safer: settling, recall, loose-leash walking, polite greetings, and calm handling of novelty.
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Empowerment
Building your dog's confidence through choice, agency, and successful problem-solving. A confident dog is a regulated dog.
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Bonding & Relationship
Strengthening the connection between you and your dog through play, shared learning, and reading each other's body language fluently.
Rates
Simple, transparent pricing.
The same $25-per-15-minutes rate applies across all formats. Payment is collected online at booking through Stripe — secure, never stored on this site.
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Initial Consultation
$195
90 minutes
A deep-dive first session to understand your dog's history, current behavior, and your goals together. You'll leave with a tailored plan and immediate next steps. Available online or in-person in greater Sacramento.
- Pre-session intake form to review your dog's background
- A welfare-first assessment using the Five Domains Model
- Personalized written follow-up with your training plan
- Resource recommendations tailored to your situation
Full Consultation
$125
60 minutes
A full hour to work through behavior, training, or enrichment questions in depth. Available online or in-person in greater Sacramento.
- Live coaching on specific behaviors
- Progress review and plan adjustments
- Written summary with next steps
Focused Session
$75
45 minutes
A focused online session to dig into a specific topic or work through one or two behaviors together.
- Targeted coaching on a chosen topic
- Written summary with next steps
Short Session
$50
30 minutes
A shorter online session — great for follow-up questions, refining a technique, or troubleshooting one specific issue.
- Live coaching on a specific behavior or question
- Brief written recap with next steps
Quick Check-In
$25
15 minutes
A short, focused call for a single question — perfect for sense-checking a decision or working through one specific issue.
- Direct answer to a focused question
- Best for existing clients between full sessions
Working through financial hardship and need help keeping your dog? Please get in touch — I'd rather work something out than turn you away.
Pick a time that works.
Real-time calendar with same-day confirmation. Reschedule or cancel anytime from your confirmation email.
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