Expert Treating Multiple Behavior Problems Simultaneously &
Successfully Where Other Techniques Have Failed
All Dog Training
All Breeds, Ages, Problems, Disabilities/Challenges in Dog or Owner
NYC, Queens, Manhattan, Long Island, Brooklyn Dog Training
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Effective Treatment of All Problem and Abnormal Behaviors
The difference between dog training alone and the successful treatment/elimination of behavior problems in dogs is the ability to change the emotions producing the problem behavior, as well as the behavior itself. The emotions producing the behavior must change or the behavior will not. Further, traditional obedience commands often fail behavior problems because the dog is simply too frightened, agitated or aggressive to respond to them. We provide an in and/or out of home (where problem is actually occurring) effective treatment program for all problem
and abnormal behaviors tailored to each dog, owner and enviornment.
As a dog behavior expert, certified professional dog trainer, canine behavior specialist and canine behavior counselor with over 10 years experience Christina has created her Techniques for Successfully Treating Behavior Problems in Dog (SM) It includes her specific commands which physiologically calm and focus your dog and which your dog will able to obey effectively (unlike traditional obedience commands)in situations triggering agitation, fear and/or aggression along with effective behavior modification techniques to change your dog's negative emotions and associations fueling the problem behavior into positive.
Treatment of all types of aggression such as stranger, touch, dominance, territorial, dog-dog, aggression on leash/leash aggression, fear aggression, resource guarding, etc.
Treatment of all fears, phobias and anxieties including
separation anxiety, fear on walks, fear of noises, fear of objects, fear of people,
fear of dogs, etc.
Expert treating multiple behavior problems simultaneously.
Successful treatment of behavior problems where other methods have failed. Clients are taught how to understand and predict their dog's behavior by accurately read their dogs body language as well as techniques to alter their dog's emotions. Clients are given a through
understanding of the problem behavior, its causes and
actively participate in the treatment program. Extensive handouts are also included.
Number of sessions can vary based
on the severity of the problem.
Evaluations/Behavioral Assessments
An evaluation consists of the diagnostic assessment of your dog and clear determination of and treatment plan for all behavior problems. It includes completion of Christina's extensive questionnaire regarding your dog's behavior and 1 ½ hour in person assessment to clearly determine all behavior issues, intensity levels, triggers, contributing factors and tailor each treatment program specifically to each dog, client and particular environment. It also includes how to immediately reduce your dog's reactivity/stress level, sharpen your obedience relationship, how to understanding and predict your dog's behavior along with extensive handouts including reading your dog's body language, identifying stress signals in your dog and a behavior modification treatment handbook.
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of dogs with impoverished backrounds, past history of abuse, trauma
Specialist shelter/rescue dog adjustment, rehabilitation
Stress Free Adjustments
Including dog new to home, changes within home, moves.
Rescue Dog “Welcome Home!” Acclimation Session. This session is designed to successfully acclimatize your puppy/dog to his new home while avoiding the problems of destructiveness, housetraining issues and anxiety. It incorporates techniques to build confidence, reduce stress, promote your dog’s optimal development and help prevent behavior problems. This 1 ½ hour session includes: Optimal set up of your home including ways to create a calming and encouraging environment, a 10 page housetraining guide including how to housetrain adult dogs from a shelter environment, best toys to engage, mentally stimulate and even exercise your dog, easy and convenient ways to exercise your dog to provide consistent daily aerobic and mental exercise and keep your dog calm throughout the day and with a much needed routine and a successful job to perform, how to understand and read your dog's body postures and actions, how to identify signs of stress in your dog, creating stress free absences and ways to prevent separation anxiety from developing as described in Christina's article 8 Ways to Soothe Separation Anxiety and as seen on Inside Edition.
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Private Obedience Training Tailored to Each Dog
Dogs learn and act differently in different contexts.
Training takes place within the home where the behaviors
are to be learned or eliminated. The proper
set up of your home is also included. Training
also takes place outside of the home as part of your daily
life (e.g. walking, eliminating, playing etc.)All obedience training is off lead, consists of every essential command and is tailored to each individual dog. Housetraining,
the proper set up of your home, handouts,
ways to prevent behavior problems from developing and guidelines
for the total well being of your dog are also included.
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In addition to the above, the Basic
Tier consists of 12 commands and includes: Sit, Down, Stay,
Come, Controlled Walking with Auto sits, Off, Leave it,
Give. Basic Obedience consists of five 1-hour
sessions with you and your dog. Includes
housetraining and treatment of problem behaviors such as
jumping, excessive mouthing and destructiveness as well
as the proper set up of your home and ways to prevent
behavior problems from developing.
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Advanced Obedience Training
Follows the Basic Obedience
course. The Advanced Obedience Tier of commands
includes: Review of Basic Obedience with distractions,
Go to Place, Inside/Outside, Stand, Back up, Heel, Bring
the toy/remote/anything else; Tricks include Bow, Circle, Handshake,
High Five and Rollover. This Tier can be geared with a focus
towards further learning in the Obedience or Agility show ring.
Advanced Obedience consists of five 1-hour sessions with
you and your dog.
Accelerated Learning Program -Training while you are unavailable. For owners with limited time private training during work hours or other times when you are not available, also for owners who may have physical difficulties in fully participating in the training of their dog. This is an intensive program offering significantly less time and effort on your part and is an economical alternative to Board and Train, with the added advantage that training takes place in and out of your home in your dog's natural environment for maximum effectiveness. Dogs are trained to respond to verbal commands and hand signals, owner's attend every 3rd session where they are shown how to execute commands and maintain training. As with all programs, extensive handouts are also included.
American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Test
Open to all breeds. A test of your dog's
good manners and training. Upon passing, receive official
certification of your dog as a Canine Good Citizen from the
American Kennel Club.
How to prepare your dog and home for
baby's arrival; How to introduce baby to dog;
Maintaining a smooth adjustment for all. As demonstrated by Christina on CBS News.
Resolving Difficulties in Apartment/Tenant Living
Including those due to aggression, excessive barking, separation anxiety
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NY Clever K9 Behavior Center Group Classes
Basic Obedience 1
Dogs 5 months and older, non-aggressive. Aggressive dogs are very welcome to effective treatment of their aggression and training in private sessions.
In this class your dog will be taught essential commands for everyday living including sit, down, stay, release, come, give, loose leash walking and eliminating pushy behaviors such as jumping up as well as learning proper dog handling techniques. In addition, your dog will be taught an advanced behavior command geared to physiologically calming and focusing your dog on you in stressful, novel or over stimulating situations that trigger hyperactivity, anxiety or distraction. Extensive handouts include the best toys to occupy and channel your dog's natural energy and prevent destructiveness in the home, how to read your dog's body postures and actions in interactions with other dogs and those indicating calm, fear or aggression, how to identify signs of stress in your dog and a class handbook.
All Classes are Held at: Waggers Dog Daycare, 42-33 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361
Class is 6 sessions and meets on Sundays @1:30, start date 9/11/11, class fee $295.00
**$10 off Scholarship coupon to all verifiably adopted dogs
**$5 off coupon available at checkout
Coupons cannot be combined
For Enrollment please go to: Classes or call us at 917-589-6296
Perfect Playful Puppies Class
For vaccinated, healthy puppies under 5 months old.
Provides effective solutions for all puppy problem behaviors including mouthing, jumping and nipping. Emphasis is on fun and appropriate socialization in the group and practical application of obedience commands including sit, down, stay, release, come and walking. Includes proper leash handling techniques, ways to prevent behavior problems from developing in your pup, how to create the best environment to develop and promote your puppy's mental and physical growth and avoid the problems of destructiveness and boredom, and extensive handouts including a 10 page Housetraining guide covering all housetraining options. This class will provide a foundation for harmonious and effective communication to last a lifetime.
All Classes are Held at: Waggers Dog Daycare, 42-33 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361
Class is 6 sessions and meets on Sundays @12:15, start date 9/11/11, class fee $295.00
**$10 off Scholarship Coupon to all verifiably adopted dogs
**$5 off coupon available at checkout
Coupons cannot be combined
For Enrollment please go to: Classes or call us at 917-589-6296
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Phone Counseling by Appointment:
For certain puppy, shelter/rescue dog, adolescent and adult dog topics, phone counseling is available.
A 30 minute counseling session is $40, a 40-minute phone counseling session is $60, a 1 hour phone session is $70. Payment is via credit card or Pay Pal account. All phone counseling sessions include extensive additional handouts emailed directly to you. All phone counseling is directly with Christina Shusterich.
For Puppies:
Topics can include: Housetraining, best home set up for you and your puppy, critical time periods of development and how to best meet them, mental & physical requirements of your puppy and fun ways to satisfy them, ways to prevent behavior problems from developing, redirecting puppy chewing/biting/mouthing so as to not be a human toy, eliminating jumping up, destructiveness, whining/crying/barking behaviors for attention, best toys to occupy, channel energy and aid in your puppy's development. Handouts included and emailed to you: 10 page Housetraining Guide, best toys and where to find them, extra durable toys, proper dog handling techniques, and my Prevention and Treatment of Separation Anxiety article.
Shelter/Rescue Dogs:
Topics can include: Re-housetraining for adults and housetraining for puppies, best home set up for you and your dog, how to reduce anxiety as your new dog transitions to your home, ways to prevent destructiveness and channel your dog's energies, ways to build confidence in your new dog, enriching the home environment, best toys to occupy, calm and channel your dog's energy and ways to prevent behavior problems from developing. Handouts included and emailed to you: 10 page Housetraining Guide, best toys and where to find them, extra durable toys, Canine Stress Signals - ways to recognize stress in your dog, proper dog handling techniques, Tips for Preventing Behavior Problems from Developing in your adopted dog, my Prevention and Treatment of Separation Anxiety article (shelter dogs can sometimes be at risk for its development).
Adjustments:
Preparing dogs and creating smooth adjustments to new home do to moves, changes in household.
Not appropriate for phone consultations: Behavior problems such as all types of aggression, separation anxiety, phobias and other anxiety/panic related behaviors can not be adequately or responsibility addressed by phone counseling. Treatment for these problems requires a thorough, in person behavioral evaluation, diagnosis and my direct treatment program utilizing behavior modification techniques created to treat the change the problem behavior and the emotions producing the behavior most effectively and expediently. It also requires treatment where the problem is actually occurring and direct and active participation and inclusion of the owner.
Go here for processing and scheduling: phonecounsel.php
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Pre-Purchase/Pre-Adoption Counseling
Includes: Selecting the right dog for you and your lifestyle
including assessing the breed, exercise requirements
and temperament of your potential dog; Deciding whether
to purchase or adopt and where to do so; What age should
puppy or dog be when acquiring; The critical questions
to ask when purchasing or adopting; How to assess a
puppy or dog and the environment
you view it in. Also includes: Preparing your home and
family for your new puppy or dog including housetraining
and crate training, easing the transition and how to
help prevent behavior problems from developing.
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Quality of Life Counseling
A compassionate behavioral evaluation of your dog's
functioning, discussion of options and provision of resources available.
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