Dog Training in the Truro Area

A little bit about me:

My name is Iris and I am from Maine! I am currently a student at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus studying agricultural science with a focus on animal science. I have over 6 years of experience working professionally with dogs in both a boarding and training setting. I have also spent 8 years behaviourally rehabilitating my own reactive and previously aggressive dog who initially got me interested in the science of training. All photos throughout this site are of her. Without her needing the help to live safely with me, I likely would have never gotten started learning about training dogs!

I am experienced in working through basic behaviours such as leash walking, calm in-home behaviours, and general management, as well as handling reactivity, aggression, muzzle training, confidence building, puppy development / foundations, training for sports like scentwork, and more!

Basic Private Pricing Structure:

Evaluation session - REQUIRED first session for a temperament test and discussion on goals - $25 in-home or meet up within Truro / Bible Hill area - typically about an hour long

Scentwork session - $60 / session in-home or meet up within Truro / Bible Hill area - typically around an hour to 90 minutes long

Basic behaviour modification / basic obedience session - $75+ / session in-home or meet up within Truro / Bible Hill area - price may change depending on what is covered - typically about an hour to 90 minutes long

Aggression / more intense reactivity behaviour modification session - $100+ / session in-home or meet up within Truro / Bible Hill area with a focus on management and mindset shifting - typically an hour to two hours long

For anyone looking to do off-leash focused ecollar training, I am well versed in the training but will require purchase of an appropriate brand of ecollar, and either a pre-paid series of sessions over a few weeks or a board and train targeted at ecollar training in order to make sure the collar is used and introduced properly! Price is typically $75-$100 / session in-home or meet up within Truro / Bible Hill area or board and train prices if going that route

**Please note that pricing is subject to change depending on behaviour, required time, safety of working with the dog, or distance I travel. Because I primarily do in-home training, I charge a flat travel fee for anywhere over 25km of driving from Bible Hill of 2$ / 5km both there and back. This can be avoided by meeting closer to or inside the Truro area.

Board + Train Pricing:

The base price for a board and train is 1k / week. They are typically done over 1-2 weeks of time with daily work and care as well as frequent updates. Included in cost, for the month following the end of the board and train, I will be available to work through any issues that come up with implementing the skills practiced in the board and train.

For B+Ts that are not a multiple of 7 days, I add $150 / additional day to the $1k / week (7 days) price

*B+T cost is set with the intention of affordability within the local area, but is subject to increase if a dog requires additional care, such as medications or concerns / challenges that increase the difficulty of the board and train. 

Group Classes:

I work hard to run group classes at times that are outside of the usual work hours and as accessible to as many people as possible. I also try to run a large variety of different classes to give lots of options because every dog and person are different, so check out the roster to see what is available!

Group classes are typically priced at $200 / dog for a standard four week class session.

Group class registrations can be filled out through my standard booking form.