STRESS FREE HANDLING
Reduce your dog's stress during handling, grooming, and veterinary visits with stress-free, cooperative care training.
Stress Free / Cooperative Care Training
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Our Stress Free Handling Programs focus on cooperative care training to provide your dog with agency in handling and husbandry procedures. This approach goes beyond mere tolerance but instead empower your pet with confidence and cooperation during veterinary visits, grooming sessions, and other necessary procedures.
Stress free cooperative care training is based on the principle of teaching animals that they have control in potentially stressful situations. By doing so, we aim to reduce their anxiety and fear while increasing their comfort and willingness to engage in necessary care.
Certified Trainer, Jenn Stellbrink specializes in working with dogs who find husbandry procedures and veterinary visits stressful. As a Fear Free Certified Professional, Jenn understands the importance of minimizing stress in animals during veterinary and husbandry procedures. She has also completed specialized training in Better Vet Visits and Co-operative Care Husbandry at Home, ensuring that your dog receives the highest quality care in the most stress-free manner possible.
You Will Learn
Techniques to reduce your dog's stress: Gain practical skills to minimize anxiety during vet visits, grooming, nail trims, and more.
How to build trust and cooperation: Foster a positive relationship with your dog to encourage active participation in care routines.
Handling and training methods: Learn effective methods to teach your dog to willingly accept procedures like blood draws, vaccinations, examinations, nail trims and grooming.
Empowerment strategies: Understand how to empower your dog by giving them control over their experiences, leading to increased confidence and comfort.
Your Dog Will Learn
To feel less stressed: Develop techniques to help your dog feel more comfortable with handling and husbandry procedures.
Positive associations: Associate handling and veterinary procedures with positive experiences, reducing fear and increasing cooperation.
Improved behavior and cooperation: Learn to cooperate willingly during grooming, vet visits, and other necessary procedures.
Trust and confidence: Build trust with your dog, enhancing their confidence and tolerance for handling and husbandry tasks.
TRAINING OPTIONS
STRESS FREE HANDLING & VET VISITS CLASS
In collaboration with experts from All Paws Veterinary Clinic, we will teach you how to prevent and alleviate stress using Fear Free protocols.
PRIVATE COACHING
Receive personalized attention with training customized to focus on you and your dog's individual needs. Available in-home, at our facility, or in public places.
IN-HOME DAY
TRAINING
We can make dog training easy, by doing the work for you. We'll come to your home to work with your dog transfer the results through private lessons.
GROUP CLASSES
Join a small group class with a maximum of 6 dog. Receive the space and attention you need to create a well-mannered dog. Enjoy a supportive environment using modern, positive training.
Classes fill quickly. We highly recommend registering early.
What to expect
Need help determining the best training solution for you and your dog? Contact us describing your training goals and challenges. We like details!
Considering Day Training or Private Training? Contact us for more details. These are popular services and it may take a number of weeks to start working with a Wise Canine Trainer.
We train using only positive, science-based approaches using the latest modern research. This means that we will use things your dog enjoys (treats, toys, and games) to train your dog. Stressful or painful corrections are not included in our training strategies.
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