Online behavior consultations are a great way to help people better understand their dog, as well as what options there are for bringing about behavior change. Learn about canine communication and why recognizing it is so important; the reasons dogs do what they do; and all the factors that influence your dog’s behavior. We then use this holistic approach to make a behavior change plan for you and your individual dog, so everyone can live more harmoniously and happily.

Virtual sessions are highly recommended as a precursor to in-person sessions, especially for timid/fearful dogs or those with behavior challenges. They are also an ideal route for setting the stage for success with a newly adopted (or soon to arrive!) dog, or a newly arrived (or soon to arrive!) puppy. For specific details about our Puppy Primer Virtual Session, see below.

Contact Krissi Goetz at 307-739-9185 or via email kg.jhpt@gmail.com to schedule a virtual session.

We are available for In-Person Sessions at your home or in the great outdoors to help whatever challenges you and your dog have. Many behavior questions are too complex to address in a group training class, and a One-on-One In-Person Session will create a plan designed specifically for you and your dog.

For most behavior challenges, as well as for fearful / timid dogs, an initial One-on-One Virtual Session is highly recommended.

In person One-on-One Session fees are $90 per hour; sessions are generally 1 to 1 ½ hours. An additional Travel Time/Fuel Fee is added to the first hour ($10-$50 depending on your location.

Have you just welcomed home a new little canine, or are you soon-to-be puppy parents? This session is for you! There’s lots to learn about puppy raising so that it proves enjoyable, rather than exhausting, for both humans and puppies. Learn about best puppy raising practices and how to make it as easy as possible in this comprehensive one-on-one 2 hour virtual session. That’s right - this session is virtual because it’s about the human learning! Topics covered include puppy raising priorities; what management is, how to use it, and the most useful management tools; housetraining; confinement training; what good socializing is all about; how to understand your puppy’s communication and why it’s important; addressing puppy biting, how to set up puppies and kids who live together for success, and more. This session will provide you with lots of essential information to set both you and your pup up for the beginnings of a happy life together.

One of the biggest behavioral health programs for puppies is appropriate socialization. Early, appropriate socialization (before pup is 14 weeks old) can help puppies develop into well-adjusted dogs that aren’t overwhelmed or fearful when faced with new experiences as adult dogs. A dog’s early life experience can reduce the stress of new environments or novel situations when they reach adulthood, and helps develop the capacity to more easily cope with unique situations that may arise during a dog’s lifetime. The prime time for early socialization is brief, from birth to 14 weeks of age. If time is flying past and your puppy’s socialization has stalled because there is so much to be done when raising a puppy, we’re here to help! We’ll pick up your pup and take your puppy around Jackson Hole to experience all this world has to offer in a manner that will be confidence building, and of course we’ll be working on puppy manners at the same time.

A lot of busy parents and professionals don't have time for puppy socialization outings and/or dog training, or just want to get their pup’s skills jump started. And so we offer Day Training! We pick up your dog or puppy, work on their skills for an hour, and then bring your pooch home.

Our Day Training Package is two sessions per week (puppy socialization and/or dog training plus exercise) for 3 weeks. We meet at the end of each week for a 30-minute owner’s lesson. Hourly fee ($90) applies plus driving fees (additional $120 to $360, depending on where you live in Jackson Hole or Teton Valley).

Why hire a dog walker when you can send your dog out to be exercised both mentally and physically with a trainer? We can take your dog out for a really good romp while teaching and practicing those skills you desire him to have in real world settings, and bring you back a tuckered out pup. To ensure success, these are offered in conjunction with One-on-One Sessions, so dog owners are sure to be on the same page when working with their dog.

Many behavior challenges are too complex to address in a group class setting. These types of challenges include: general anxiety and/or fearfulness, aggression towards other dogs or people; guarding of toys, food, or locations; separation anxiety; destructive chewing; housetraining; and conflict in multiple dog households. These challenges are best addressed with One-on-One Virtual/In-Person Sessions for creating a plan designed specifically for you and your dog.

Basic Manners is our foundation skills class. In this three week series we focus on Canine Life and Social Skills including calmly greeting strangers, sit, lie down, come, stay, and walking nicely on a loose leash. Dogs will learn to pay attention to their handlers with the distraction of other dogs! Basic Manners Class is held once a week for three weeks.

Basic Manners class fee is $90.00 and meets once a week for 3 weeks.. Classes are held at the Fairgrounds in Driggs, ID. Next class: January 29th, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. Pre-Registration is required for all classes. Sign up online or send us an email for registration information.

Our puppy class is for 10 to 18 weeks old pups. In this class we cover methods for successful housetraining, teaching pup to keep teeth on toys (and off your arms and hands), Basic Manners; sit, lie down, come, and walking nicely on leash. Playtime is a big part of class so your puppy can learn to play well with others. Owners will learn to train their puppies for ease of handling, grooming, and prevention of behavior problems.

Puppy class fee is $90; class is held once a week for three weeks at the Fairgrounds in Driggs, ID. Next class: January 29th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.. Pre-Registration is required for all classes. Sign up online or send us an email for registration information.

For puppies 10-20 weeks old. There are many important lessons to be setting up our little canine friends to learn at this tender age; things that are time sensitive and much easier to accomplish when puppies are still itty bitty.

Puppy preschool focuses on teaching puppy parents about best puppy raising practices: how to teach all encompassing skills that make daily life so much more enjoyable, as well as how to help their wee ones to become as confident and comfortable as possible with what life is likely to throw their way in the coming years. Both of these set the stage for a successful life as a canine companion. Topics include puppy raising priorities; what management is, how to use it, and the most useful management tools; housetraining; confinement training; what good socializing is all about; addressing puppy biting, and more. This class only touches on laying foundations for cued behaviors like sit. Instead, puppy preschool focuses on giving puppies the opportunity to learn about all kinds of new things (including interacting with other puppies) in way that builds confidence.

Do you think your dog has the right stuff for therapy work, and do you want to share their sweet nature with others? Therapy dogs bring many benefits to people in different settings. While therapy dogs are born with an easy-going temperament (therapy dogs are born with a great temperament, and not made), they do need to learn basic skills to pass a therapy dog evaluation. We can help you teach your dog the basic skills required to be a therapy dog, determine if your dog would be a good candidate for therapy work, and coach you through the therapy dog evaluation process.

Do you have a Retriever or Pointer in need of a job? Field Sports for Family Dogs provides the foundation training for all hunting dogs. If you’re not interested in hunting, you can still teach your dog the field skills: heeling, sit /stay with distractions, retrieving, whistle training, and hand signals for direction. Interested in further training? Continue with advanced field skills: desensitizing to shotgun, tracking live birds, and steady to wing and shot. Step by step program can be done at the owner's and pup's pace to prepare your dog for the field.