JEKYLL AND HYDE. UNPREDICTABLE. ZERO TO ONE HUNDRED.
Aggression is a natural and complex behavior. It is also much more than a training issue. When aggressive behaviors arise in our pet dogs and results in a bite, it can be confusing, disorienting, stressful, and anxiety-provoking. There can also be other financial and legal implications. The first step in treating a struggling dog is education. This bundle of services combines our Complete Consult and private one-on-one work sessions - everything you need to both understand and help modify your dog's behavior.
The entire process can be done in our Clinic, virtually, or in a combination of the two formats. Here is the framework of the program:
SESSION ONE - The Complete Consult - History-taking and functional assessment session covering the items below. You will also come away with active management strategies to help your dog and activities to help with enrichment and decompression - a great first step toward healing.
• What are the conditions that make the behavior most likely to occur?
• What does the behavior look like?
• What is the function of the observed behavior?
• What is acting as the reinforcer?
• Environmental Management Recommendations
• Exercise / Physical Activity Needs
• Cognitive Opportunities
• General Levels of Reinforcement
THE WORK - Six private, one-on-one sessions to coach you and your dog through all of the skills, behavior modification, and management strategies necessary to help you and your dog move through life with more tolerance and confidence. We will cover behavior modification, replacement and coping skills, set-ups for practice between sessions, and tracking your work. Muzzle conditioning will also be covered as an added point of safety if we can move forward with interactions that may lead to physical contact.
CHECK-INS - Three 30-minute check-ins per month for three months are available to you after our main work sessions have concluded.
ADDITIONAL DELIVERABLES - Each dog gets a behavior folder hosted on our Google Drive. All Zoom calls and in-clinic work sessions are recorded and posted in their folders. The written behavior plan and all work session summaries and notes are delivered via email. Handouts will be available on our website in the Members Only section.
OUTLINE AND COST
The Complete Consult
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(1) 90 - minute session for history taking, functional assessment, and prognosis*
Work Sessions
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(6) 1-hour sessions to work on the skills, behavior modification, and setups for homework, scheduled every other week for 12 weeks
Check-ins
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(3) total - 1 30-minute check in per month for 3 months to be sure we are continuing to progress or we have identified your dog's behavior plateau
Total cost - $1425. (A savings of $200)
Additional Work Sessions
If The Bite Bundle has moved the needle forward but your dog is capable of more progress, we can schedule additional work sessions.
Cost for a Single Work Session: $175. per hour (includes notes)
In-Home Visits / Travel Fees
Must be within a 30-minute travel window of your coach to qualify for in-home work. The Clinic is available to all and if you are more than 30 minutes from us, we will pay you a Reverse Travel Fee of $20 to help with the drive.
Of course, there are no travel fee for virtuals! : )
