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Home Behaviour Consultations
$180 - 60 minutes
$230 - 90 minutes
For dogs with behavioural issues in public or around the house, we provide a one-on-one consultation service in the comfort of your home. This specialist service is aimed at providing you with the necessary resources and strategies to improve the living relationship between you and your dog(s).
Initial phone or email assessment
In-home session
Training plan (emailed within approx one week of home session)
Detailed online resources & recommendations
Follow-up call/email support
$180 - 1 hour consultation
$230 - 1.5 hour consultation (Suitable for multi-dog houses or complex behavioural issues)
Please email info@smartdogbehaviour.com.au or call 0425 773 154.
Available in Metropolitan Melbourne.
Other suburbs available with travel fees.
Puppy Raising Consultations
$180 - 60 minutes
New puppy? If you’re unsure how to properly manage the home environment, address critical issues such as house training, sleeping arrangements, separation and independence training, puppy mouthing and biting, jumping, environmental socialisation (introducing your puppy to different locations, surfaces, situations, sounds, people and unfamiliar animals), and generally bring your puppy up as a confident, polite and well-adjusted canine citizen, this can be a great option for you.
Initial phone or email assessment
1 hour in-home session
Training plan for puppy raising, environmental management, early training and socialisation / habituation for your puppy.
Help to successfully integrate your pup with exisiting animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, chooks
Detailed resources and recommendations
Follow-up call/email
$180 - 1 hour consultation
Please email info@smartdogbehaviour.com.au or call 0425 773 154.
Available in Metropolitan Melbourne.
Other suburbs available with travel fees.
Smart Dog Training Packages!
* $480 - 3 × 50 minutes sessions
* $850 - 5 × 50 minute sessions
Have you recently adopted or acquired a new family member and want to level up your training - or have you been putting off working on some behavioural issues that are not resolving, and getting worse?
This is likely your best option.
Initial phone / email assessment
Clear understanding of what to expect from the sessions
Custom training plan and support based on your individual dogs needs, your training goals and requirements and your specific environment.
Skills covered include (but are not limited to) setting up house rules, boundaries, leadership,learning to read, understand and build a healthy bond / relationship with dog.
A plan on how to settle in, socialise (people, other animals, the environment) exercise, enrich, feed and begin or build on basic training.
Foundation training skills including establishing a clear communication system, engagement skills, leash handling, loose leash walking, food and toy reward systems, and basics including sits, drops, recall, paying attention, structured play.
This is a particularly good option for dogs with more complex behavioural challenges including fear based behaviours, over excitability, reactivity, and dogs who have had an inadequate start to life.
You can expect experienced, compassionate and professional advice - Mia has years of direct experience working in shelters, advising and training for new adopters as well as working with dogs from all backgrounds, of all ages, breeds and behaviours.
For more information and fees please contact Mia. Email info@smartdogbehaviour.com.au or call 0425 773 154.
Available in South Yarra & surrounding suburbs.
Outer suburbs available with travel fees.
Dog Walking Service
Available in South Yarra and surrounding suburbs.
Standard Walks
Suitable for easygoing dogs and puppies - tailored to meet the energy requirements of your best mate!
$40 - 60 min walk
Please email info@smartdogbehaviour.com.au or call 0425 773 154.
Training Walks
Available in South Yarra and surrounding suburbs
For dogs who experience challenges out and about, we provide a walk & train service to correct unwanted behaviour. Training covered includes loose lead walking, recall, focus, waiting at curbs/gates, name recognition & more.
$50 - 30min walk
$60 - 45min walk
Please email info@smartdogbehaviour.com.au or call 0425 773 154.
Reactive Dogs
Please contact me on 0425 773 154 or info@smartdogbehaviour.com.au to discuss options if you have a reactive dog - depending on the level of reactivity and management required, this service can extend to reactive dogs - fee’s will vary.