
Private Coaching
Private Coaching
Service Description
Unlock your dog's full potential with our personalized private dog coaching services! Erin utilizes classical conditioning, operant conditioning, counter conditioning, desensitization and conditioned emotional response (CER) while utilizing non-aversive techniques throughout. Erin is a dog trainer who also happens to have decades experience teaching people aged 11 to 77, so depending on her client she will aim to adapt to their best learning style. She focuses on the following training programs which with the exception of puppy socialization predominantly requires coaching dogs’ owners and working with them over 2 to 12 weeks depending on their training goals. Here are Erin’s current coaching specialties: 1. Puppy Socialization (to help prevent fearful reactions to common (and not so obvious) situations. Puppy must be between the ages of 8 to 14 weeks old for optimal progress. Erin will go through a very detailed socialization list and offers direct training with your puppy too in order to get through the long list during these optimal weeks. Puppy classes that encourage controlled play with bite inhibition is highly recommended concurrently. 2. Potty Training; ensuring no accidents indoors after 1-2 sessions. 3. Loose leash walking or heeling beside you. 3-4 sessions required with 5 walking techniques taught. 4. Separation Anxiety: guided steps to help prevent or manage it if it has already developed. 1-3 sessions required. 5. Resource Guarding: Most dogs do this to an extent and through desensitization, counter conditioning and 6 operant conditioning exercises, all types can be managed! Minimum of 4 or 8 package required. 6. Operant Conditioning recall, agility, search, fetch, and cute and practical skills! Book as many sessions as skills you want coaching. Pawsitive Benefits of Training: 1. Improves Mental & Physical Health 2. Safety for Everyone 3. Enriches Your Bond & Communication 4. Reduces Fear Aggression and Improves Resilience 5. Behaviour and Skills Build Confidence Massage & Acupressure Coaching: In addition to dog behaviour training, you can book private coaching to learn immune boosting and muscle relaxation massage, Tellington Touch techniques for anxiety reduction, and a selection of acupressure points specific for your dog’s needs. * Craniosacral therapy, TENs , Infrared Laser Therapy, and advanced massage techniques are excluded unless you are a licensed veterinary practitioner or technician.
Cancellation Policy
Booking Services • All booked massage, acupressure, near-infrared red laser therapy, walking and pet sitting services are due no later than the day of service scheduled. e-Transfer is the preferred payment method and a free Soul Paws package of treats will be offered as an extra thank you! • All 5, 10 or 20 packages are discounted and requested available time slots are reserved for the duration of the package commencing on the first day of service. Payment for package deals are required no later than 24 hours prior to the first scheduled session in the package. Cancellation/Change Requests & Refunds • Provide 24 hours' notice for cancellation of bodywork or dog walking sessions. Rebooking of sessions will be based upon availability of your preferred time slot(s). Payment is required at or prior to the service provided for non-package sessions. • For pet sitting cancellations, please provide a minimum of 48 hours’ notice for a 100% refund. Payment is required no later than 48 hours prior to the date of pet sitting services. Soul Paws understands that unforeseen circumstances can impede planned events, and therefore will do everything reasonable to accommodate any change requests. Soul Paws reserves the right to retain $75 (the first day) of a last minute (less than 24hrs) cancelled 7-day pet sitting booking. For a complete Waiver and Terms and Conditions form, as well as Soul Paws Duties & Obligations outline, you'll be prompted to review and confirm within the standard booking form below.
Contact Details
1-236-234-4793
erin@soulpawsmassage.com
Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC, Canada