Behavior Rehab

It varies by case — timelines depend on the dog, the triggers involved, and how the plan progresses, which is why we start with an assessment rather than a fixed schedule.

We talk through your dog's history, triggers, and what you've already tried, so the plan we build is specific to your dog rather than a generic template.

Yes, assessed individually. Aggression cases are currently handled through private lessons rather than boarding, which is a deliberate safety call rather than a capacity one. Reactivity and fear cases are also assessed one at a time to find the safest fit.

Reactivity and aggression are emotional responses, not simple disobedience. Owners often see significant improvement inside the first two to three weeks of structured work, but real rehabilitation is a lifestyle change measured in months of consistent management and counter-conditioning. The goal is a new state of mind, calmness and neutrality, rather than a suppressed behavior that resurfaces later.

Only for appropriate non-aggression cases, and only after assessment. So much of this work is about your dog's specific triggers in your actual environment that lessons are usually the better vehicle, and for aggression cases boarding is not on the table at all.

Changing what a trigger means to your dog rather than punishing the reaction to it. If another dog at distance currently predicts stress, the work pairs that sight with something good, repeatedly, at a distance your dog can still think at, until the trigger predicts something else entirely. Desensitization is the companion piece: closing that distance slowly enough that the new association holds.