Behavior Modification (at your home)

Has your dog been displaying unwanted or aggressive behaviors or being destructive? Reactivity in our dogs is commonly labeled as aggression. However, there is a difference in the what and how they are expressed. Your dogs’ reactivity can provide a good deal of stress in your life and other people interpret it as aggression, so we feel as though we need to explain that our dog is not ‘mean’.

I will help you by assessing if the behavior is reactivity behaviors or aggressive responses, so you will be able to understand your dog much better! I will identify why your dog is behaving in an aggressive or reactive way.

The relationship between canine and owner is a very important component in behavior modification training. Any unwanted behaviors that your dog is exhibiting can be improved through building correct relationships. Regardless of how old or how young your dog may be, change is possible!

Signs that your dog could be a candidate for behavior modification training are resource guarding, food aggression, dog aggression, sibling aggression, leash reactivity, fearfulness, anxiety, excessive barking, being destructive, territorial behavior, male aggression, Growling, lunging, showing of teeth, snapping and biting.

Initial evaluation session (90 to 120 minutes) $250.00
Follow up sessions (60 minutes) $175.00

Training might involve some or all the following:

• Leash Manners to correct lunging and barking.
• Fence and Window Manners to correct rushing barriers.
• Car Manners to correct displays of barking and jumping in the car in parking lots or drive-thru situations.
• Door Manners to teach your dog how to greet guests.
• Separation Anxiety
• Inappropriate Jumping on people
• Demand and Attention Barking – how to have your dog be quiet.  Put alert barking on que
• Arousal Control: When dogs excitement levels get so high, they cannot control their responses

Dogs communicate all the time; we (humans) just do not speak dog and dogs do not speak human. Body, heads, ears, legs and tails form their “words”, and they know how to translate this language intuitively. As we work, you will learn how to read the basics of this language.

A mentally balanced dog:

• Can be examined and groomed by the vet and by owners without growling or trying to bite.
• Does not growl, lunge, or shrink away from strangers and/or children.
• Does not patrol windows, doors, car or yard.
• Does not bark at strangers or other dogs.
• Does not growl at or bite people to guard food, toys, or resting spaces.
• Is not afraid of new people, objects, sounds, or smells.
• Lives peacefully with all people and with other animals in the household.
• Can be in a room with other dogs and settle down without the need to interact with the other dogs.
• Can walk down the street and pass another dog and/or person without growling, lunging, and barking.
• Allows guests to enter the house without growling, lunging, and barking.

I can provide several ideas and solutions on how to use training and behavior modification to diminish the severity of the behaviors. Please call me at 770-375-0038 or email me at pawsatplaydogboarding@yahoo.com

Paws At Play Boarding with Manners Training – 14 day program

“What Have You done To Our Dog” is a common comment we get at Paws At Play Dog Boarding and Training … Yes, you read that right, your dog will never be the same. You will recognize your pup, but not his behavior. He will have manners and you will be able to enjoy a well-behaved pup. We understand that giving your puppy a manners foundation yourself, is sometimes just not possible in your very busy schedule. This is where we at Paws At Play Dog Boarding and Training come in the picture. We will take your puppy and, in a real home environment setting, teach your pup manners that you can build upon. This manners foundation training will ensure you have a dog that is happy listening to you. All training at Paws At Play is praise motivated and positive enforcement based to ensure your pup goes home not just well behaved but also a happy dog.

Included in the curriculum:

• Sit
• Down
• Place
• No pulling on leash
• Come
• Off (no jumping on people)
• Wait at doors
• Leave it
• Drop it
• Dog socialization
• A 90 minute in your home lesson on the go home day
• A 2 hour follow up lesson at the facility within 14 days of the go home day

Tuition:

14-day all-inclusive Manners Training $2150.00

7-day all-inclusive follow up Manners Training – choose 3 behaviors you want worked on from the 14-day program (your dog must have previously completed the 14-day manners program) $1100.00

Add-on days available for both manners programs

Custom tailored training programs available – ask about curriculum details and pricing

Paws At Play Boarding

Paws At Play offers dog boarding in a home environment setting limited to 20 dogs to ensure individual attention and care.  With 24-hour camera security and the owner living onsite to give you peace of mind 24 – 7 while your pet is away from home.

Included:

• All Play sessions
• Any medication that needs administered
• Special diet feeding
• Cage free sleeping area or if you prefer your pet to be crated at night a crate and blanket*
• 24/7 security with owner living on site
• All the love and cuddles your pet can handle

For your pup’s safety blankets* are only put in crates if your pet does not eat them to avoid your pet ingesting anything they should not eat.

All-inclusive rate of $55.00 per night

Holiday all-inclusive rate $60 per night

Drop off times: Drop off by appointment only

First time boarders drop off between 7am and 11am ONLY. This to ensure your dog is comfortable being at their home away from home by bedtime.

Pick up times: Pick Up by appointment only

If your dog is scheduled for a bath on the go home day pick up is after 4pm.

 What to bring for boarding?

• Shot records (titer tests and exception letters from vet accepted) (Rabies, Bordetella, and Distemper)
• Enough food for the length of stay + bring a little extra just in case
• Medication with instruction. All medication must be in its original container

Closed for drop off and pick up on: Easter Sunday. Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day

Taxi Service

Paws at play offers taxi service to pick up and/or drop off you dog(s) within a 30 mile radius from 1772 Ball Ground Road, Ball Ground GA.

Pick up and drop off times are between 12 noon – 1pm, and between 8pm – 9pm, every day of the week.

Classes Forming

Limited Space Available please call (770) 375-0038 for information

Private Lessons

Please call Sonja (770) 375-0038 for information and pricing

Beginner Obedience Group Class for dogs 6 months and up

6-week beginner Obedience Group class will teach you and your dog the following basic commands:

• Sit
• 1-minute sit in high distraction
• Down
• 3-minute down in distraction
• Stay (place) in distraction
• Threshold wait (car – doorway)
• Walking without pulling on the leash
• Come when called
• Wait for food
• ‘Drop it’ and ‘leave it’
• Name means come to me … call your dog by their name
• Off command – No jumping on people
• Fun tricks

6-week class $150.00

Class is limited to 6 people/dog teams to ensure ample attention for each team.

You will be given ‘home’ work instruction to help you with practice in between classes – as we all know – practice makes perfect.

Puppy Social and Introduction to Obedience for Puppies 12 weeks – 20 weeks

Puppy social 4-week class that will teach you and your puppy the following:

• Potty training solutions
• Crate training solutions
• Proper social interaction skills with both dogs and people
• No jumping on people
• Bite inhibition
• Wait for food
• Sit
• Various solutions to common puppy (mis)behaviors

4-week class $100.00

Class is limited to 6 people/dog teams to ensure ample attention for each team.

You will be given ‘home’ work instruction to help you with practice in between classes – as we all know – practice makes perfect.

Puppy Obedience for Puppies 5 months to 8 months

Puppy social classes is a 6-week course that will teach your puppy the following:

• Sit
• Down
• Place
• Wait (car/door)
• Drop it
• Leave it
• Proper social interaction skills with both dogs and people
• No jumping on people
• Bite inhibition
• Wait for food
• Various solutions to common puppy (mis)behaviors
• Fun tricks

6-week class $150

Class is limited to 6 people/dog teams to ensure ample attention for each team.

You will be given ‘home’ work instruction to help you with practice in between classes – as we all know – practice makes perfect.