Life Skills for Dogs
A 30 day interactive online dog (and people!) training program that'll change your life with your dog. Life skills and good manners are just the beginning!
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Imagine feeling calm and confident, knowing you're on your way to having a well-behaved family member...
- Looking forward to going for a walk, with a dog who won't lose her mind every time she sees a person or another dog...
- Enjoying relaxed family time , while your dog lies calmly nearby (or on the sofa...if YOU want!)
- Having your dog be free to be a dog...just a better-behaved one!
Introducing:
Life Skills for Dogs
The 30-day interactive online training workshop that’ll have you enjoying your dog and looking forward to a lifetime of companionship
What makes this training different?
If you need to have usable skills, FAST, because you live in the real world, not some perfect training arena, this program will get you living your life in a matter of weeks, not months.
Unlike most beginner training programs, we focus on the dog's state of mind, not a checklist of skills the dog learns to perform indoors, on cue.
In Life Skills for Dogs, you'll learn how to teach your dog two simple life skills that will make a HUGE difference in your day-to-day, quickly--walking nicely on a leash, and going to/staying on a cot or dog bed.
We'll use these skills to teach your dog good manners at home and in public, and even introduce recall ("come").
As is the case for all good dog training, it's not just about the skills, as much as it is about the effects of teaching those skills.
develop your dog's ability to self-calm (and moderate her own arousal levels to be appropriate for the situation), so that she's pleasant to have around or to take with you
teach your dog to cooperate with you when it's time to navigate situations that might be tricky for her, so that you can move through life with more calm, less frustration.
teach YOU how to see the world from your dog’s point of view, so that everyone is set up for success, now and going forward
Meet Kirsten!
Hi there! My name is Kirsten Tolley, owner and founder of Free State Canine. I’ve been training dogs professionally for over a decade, and teaching this program for 5 years.
With recent unpredictability in the world, including everyone's schedules, travel or gathering restrictions, and safety concerns, I'm hearing more and more people asking for online dog training options.
This program is by FAR my most popular in-person; it provides relatively fast real-life-usable results, takes minimal daily time, and is extremely user-friendly.
While traditional obedience training often works best when ONE handler works with the dog for the duration of training, my Life Skills for Dogs program works best when the whole family is on board and implementing, right from the get-go.
Nothing is as rewarding to me as a dog trainer, as watching owners fall head over heels in love with their dogs, as THEY work to bring out the best in them, and start to look forward to a lifetime of companionship.