| Training & Services: I do all types of training with all types of dogs. A few examples would be: Basic and Advanced Obedience training, On & Off leash Obedience, House Breaking utilizing the Crate Training Method, Boarding services, Grooming, Personal Protection, Attack training, Guard dog training, We Locate,Import and Sale dogs, Confidence building, Problem solving and Behavior modification. We respect our clients privacy, so a list of references can be provided upon request only.
• Owners must supply dog food for the duration of the training • All dogs receive a bath upon arrival and before they leave • Programs include: Training collar, Certificate of Graduation, Written instructions and Commands. • Evaluations: Evaluations are $30.00; All dogs must have a current Evaluation before training. • All prices are subject to change based on Evaluation of Dog. • Payments: The balance is due upfront, Method of payment is cash or check upon verification. • When choosing a program: 90% to 98% of any and all problems can be corrected with a basic obedience program. Basic obedience allows you to interact more with your dog. The more obedience training you have; greater the control, discipline and confidence in the dog. Obedience Programs & Commands: All Programs come with a guarantee, if you should have any problems with your dog simply bring them back and we will correct the problem free of charge. Also, if your dog is required to stay longer then originally estimated, it will be at no extra charge to you. You can now purchase/pay for training online using a Credit Card, it's never been easier. Just pick the program, click the Buy Now button and follow the instructions. Once you're done, Just send us an email with your contact information along with the day you would like to drop off your dog. Once we receive your email, we'll contact you to confirm. 1st Program: Heel, AutoSit, No, Free, Come and implied stay. 6 Commands for 5 days. ( $ 585.00 ) 2nd Program: Heel, AutoSit, No, Free, Come, implied stay, Stay, Down from the side, Sit from the side, and Sit in motion. 10 Commands for 10 days.( $ 690.00 ) 3rd Program: This is a advanced On-leash Program: Heel, Autosit, No, Free, Come, implied stay, Stay, Down from the side, Sit from the side, Sit in motion, Down in motion, Sit from the front, Down from the front, Finish and Military heel. 15 Commands for 26 days.( $ 965.00 ) 4th Program: This is the most advance program I offer. 15 Commands On leash & Off leash for 30 days. ( $ 1,500.00 ) Private Lessons: Private lessons are one on one sessions, I show you how to train your own dog. Sessions run from 30Min's to 40Min's per session. You will receive a block of 5 session covering the basic obedience program, which is 5 commands. ( $ 275.00 ) Commands: Commands For Program #1: 1. HEEL: This command is for walking your dog. The dog should be on your left side. 2. A UTOSIT: The dog should automatically sit by your left side when you stop. You don't haft to say anything. 3. FREE: This allows the dog to do whatever they want within 6ft. of the leash. This is a fun command so there is not correction. 4. NO: This is the only negative command given to your dog. You will use it in conjunction with all other commands except free. 5. COME: Stand facing the dog, move your arm in a sweeping motion toward your chest saying "Come" excitedly. The dog should come and sit directly in front of you. 6. IMPLIED STAY: Dog will hold the last position he was left in for up to a minute. Standing beside your dog either in the Sit or Down position, step off with your right foot to the end of the leash. There is no voice or hand signal. If in the Down position, tug the leash toward the ground saying “No” then add “Down” or give the leash a tug straight up and add “Sit”. Commands For Program #2: Includes all of Program #1 plus the following: 1. DOWN FROM THE SIDE: While the dog is sitting at your side lift your hand at the wrist, arm straight, palm facing the ground, just above the head without touching him say" Down”. 2. SIT FROM THE SIDE: While the dog is in the down position by your left side tell him to sit while tapping your side. 3. SIT IN MOTION: While you're walking say "Sit”. Allow two steps for your dog to sit and allow slack in the leash as you move away: Keep you’re back turned until he sits, then you may turn around. 4. STAY : Stay has both voice and hand signal's, stay will hold the dog in the last position for up to two minutes or until he receives the next command. Standing beside your dog while he is either in the Sit or Down position, lower your left arm palm facing his nose without touching him, tell him to "Stay" and walk away with your left foot first, walk to the end of the leash then drop it on the ground. Commands For Program #3: Includes all of Program # 2 Plus the following: 1. DOWN FROM THE FRONT: Standing in front of your dog raise your left arm in a 90degree angle and tell him to “Down”. 2. SIT FROM THE FRONT: Standing in front of your dog raise your left arm from the elbow with your palm facing up waist high; tell him to "Sit". 3. FINISH: Standing directly in front of your dog move your left arm in a sweeping motion to your right hip, telling him to “Finish”. He should move around behind your back and sit on the left side in the Heel position. 4. MILITARY HEEL: Standing directly in front of the dog make a sweeping motion with your right hand towards your left hip, telling him to "Heel”. 5. DOWN IN MOTION: While you are walking tell your dog "Down" and keep walking. Allow slack in your leash then walk out to the end of the leash. Out of State Customers: We can help coordinate the shipping of your dog to our facility for training. Once the training is done we will send your dog back along with a detailed instructional video and Demo tape. Boarding Services: Yes, thats right we also do boarding. If you have already had your dog trained at the International K9 Foundation, then bring them back for boarding and we will work his or her Obedience while they are here.In addition to having the Obedience reworked, your dog will have at least 1 hour of supervised free and or play time. Boarding fee's are $25.00 per day. Membership: Membership gives you 24/7 support and help for all of your Dog questions. Ask questions and get advice any time of the day or night. You can email your questions or call, which ever is more convenient for you. This is great for Dog owners that have puppies that are still too young to start formal training but still need advice. Get the answers you need Now, Our members do. Plus, get a free evaluation of your Dog or Puppy. Membership is $125.00 ( One time Fee ). Puppies: 49days/7wks is the time when all the senses start to develop. Eyes, Hearing, Smell. This is a critical period for puppies. Social period: 7-16wk is the socialization period for puppies. This is the time expose them to as much as possible like without forcing them. Examples would be other dogs, people, places, and noises. DOGS: Behavior: 2 types of Behavior. • Genetic: Breeding, passed along in the Gene Pool, Genetics • Learned: Environmental influence, surroundings, observed behavior. All dogs have one of six personality types: • Happy go Lucky • Aggressive • Shy and/or under socialized • Hyper active • Fear biter • Basket case = Displays multiple personalities Drives: • Pray drive • Defense drive • Fight drive • Ball drive • Hunt search drive • Food drive Defense: • Pack defense • Handler defense • Object defense • Pole or Self defense |
| PRONG COLLAR: In 1942, Hans Tossutti wrote, in his book Companion Dog Training: "Another piece of equipment against which I warn is the plain choke collar. In order to obtain results with a collar of this type, the guide must pull on the choke to the point of strangling the dog until he loses his breath. I have seen dogs with necks strained and seriously injured from being trained with choke collars simply because of the strength that can be exerted when the guide brings the dog up short with a quick, hard jerk. But never have I observed the dog with the tiniest red mark on his neck from wearing the ordinary training collar." The "ordinary training collar" Tossutti writes about is the prong collar, an interlocking chain of blunt, metal prongs connected by a loop of small link chain. This collar, when tightened, evenly applies pressure around the dog's neck. Tossutti viewed the prong collar as "a well-thought-out, cruelty-preventing device which at the same time assists in systematic training," but felt that the choke collar, "though quite innocuous in appearance, is an instrument of torture in the hands of the beginner because of its unlimited choke." Hans Tossutti, one of America's first obedience trainers, would be astonished to know that today, the choke collar is used (and abused) extensively, while his "ordinary training collar, II the prong collar, is a controversial piece of training equipment that is misunderstood. To understand how the prong collar (or any collar) works as a stimulus, you must first understand how the dog learns. Briefly, the dog learns when the advantages and disadvantages of his actions are spelled out in black and white. When the choice between advantage and disadvantage is clearly defined; the dog is able to make his decision without stress or confusion. Training difficulties arise when the trainer has not made clear to the dog where his advantage lies. It is the trainer's responsibility to see that the stimulus, be it inducive or compulsive, is sufficient for the dog to clearly perceive his advantage, which is to respond to the handler's wishes. |
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