Services
How We Can Help
Does your dog pull like a freight train when you take her for a walk?
This is very common, there are so many interesting things that your dog wants to explore when outdoors. We can help and in a way that will be fun for both you and your dog
Dogs are not born knowing where they should relieve themselves. It is up to us to teach them.
We can teach you how you can have a housetrained dog by following 3 steps.
Does your dog act like a maniac when on walks? Does he lunge and bark at every skateboarder, biker or jogger who goes by?
Call us we can help.
Is your dog frightened, worried or unsure of things. We can help you to teach your dog that his world his safe, using the most up to date, humane methods.
We can help.
Growls, snaps or snarls are a dogs way of communicating that they feel scared or threatened and want something or someone to move away.
We can help teach your dog to become more comfortable when you approach him while eating.
We understand how challenging this can be for you and realize that it can be embarrassing when your dog growls or tries to bite someone.
We can help you to understand what is going on and teach your dog to be more comfortable around strangers.
Many dogs dislike nail trims, ear cleans, baths or being touched in certain areas.
We can show you how to get your dog to not only tolerate these things but to actually enjoy them.
Services
Private In Home Training or Zoom
Initial in-person consult $200 (1.25hr), Follow up sessions $150 (1hr)
Does your dog have housetraining mishaps, does he go crazy whenever a skateboarder goes by or does he growl at strangers? Yaletown Dog Training can help. We are well equipped to deal with any issue in a safe and humane manner.
During this visit we will assess your dog’s behavior, provide relevant education, recommend management strategies, offer an educated evaluation, outline a plan and begin training.
Follow up Sessions are available through Zoom or Private in Person
Are you having a hard time finding a trainer in your area or do you live outside of our service area? A Zoom consultation may be the solution.
Zoom sessions are ideal if you don’t live in our service area. We are well equipped to help you with any issue or question that you may have whether it be fearfulness or basic house-training with a new puppy.
The Zoom sessions will focus on your goals. We will coach you on how to make a positive change in your dog’s behavior. After each session you will receive an email with the overall assessment and a step-by-step training plan for you to follow. We will guide you through the training process from start to finish and be available to answer any questions that you have along the way.
During this visit we will assess your dog’s behavior, provide relevant education, recommend management strategies, offer an educated evaluation, outline a plan and begin training.
Follow up Sessions are available through Zoom or Private in Person
Puppy Classes
$250 for 4 one hour classes. Please contact Barking Babies for prices and to register.
Yaletown Dog Training is committed to using proven, positive reinforcement methods. We want both humans and canines to enjoy the learning process.
Puppy classes -give your puppy a head start
We will show you how to train using positive methods that are fast and make learning fun for both you and your puppy. Your puppy will make friends, learn to play well, develop self-confidence and build important social skills.
Included:
Basic Obedience and manners – sit, down, stay, come and leave it
Social Skills – with people, with other puppies, confidence building in a variety of settings and aggression prevention
General puppy issues– biting, chewing, house training
Weekly training handouts will be provided
What To Bring:
- A hungry puppy
- Current vaccination records
- Standard flat collar or a front clipping harness, plus a 5 or 6 foot, standard leash
- Your puppies favourite soft, bite sized treats
- A Stuffed Kong or a bully stick for puppy to chew on during quiet time
Barking Babies and Yaletown Dog Training have partnered to offer puppy classes focusing on socialization and fear prevention. Puppies must be at least 8 weeks old, have received a minimum of one set of distemper and parvo vaccines at least 7 days prior to the first class and a first de-worming. They should be kept up to date throughout the class.” Proof of vaccinations are required.
- Puppies should be under the age of 16 weeks when they begin classes.
- Contact Barking Babies at info@barkingbabies.com
See American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior statement on the importance of puppy classes
For more information call –
604.647.bark (2275) or email training@barkingbabies.com if you have any questions.
All classes are held at barking babies™, 1188 Homer Street, Vancouver
Tiny Timid Classes
Please contact Barking Babies for Prices and to register
Yaletown Dog Training is committed to using proven, positive reinforcement methods. We want both humans and canines to enjoy the learning process. This class is for tiny dogs who are ok around other small dogs but are fearful of things in their world. It will include off leash time with other tiny dogs.
The focus will be on showing guardians how to help their dogs to become more confident in the world.
Barking Babies and Yaletown Dog Training have partnered to Tiny Timid Class focusing on gaining confidence. Dogs should must be at least 5 months old, and be fully vaccinated.
- Contact Barking Babies at info@barkingbabies.com
Basic Manners
$290 for 5 one hour classes
Yaletown Dog Training is committed to using positive reinforcement training. Does your dog need a brushing up on their manners? This class is for dogs 5 months and older who are friendly to people and other dogs. There will be 5 one hour classes.
Next session Begins March 12, 2023 at 4 pm
The Instructors of this class are both Graduates of the Academy for Dog Trainers. Sarah has been on faculty of the Academy for almost 9 years. One of her roles at the Academy is to coach the students (trainers) on their training mechanics. This class with teach you how your dog learns. It will also provide science based techniques to train behaviors in the most efficient way. These lessons will allow you to train any behavior following the same principals.
The class will include the following:
Sit from a stand and down from a sit
Go to bed
Sit stay for distractions (greeting people, leashing, brushing)
Leave it for dropped food and moving things
Come when called
Loose leash walking
Classes will be held at Crossfit BC 178 East 1st Ave. Vancouver on Sunday afternoons
To register email sarah@yaletowndogtraining.com
Testimonials
“Sarah Pennington is a Godsend!” - I run West Coast Cocker Rescue, and Sarah fostered many of our dogs. But she also helped rehabilitate many other dogs with serious behavioral issues who probably wouldn’t have been adopted without her help.
Bonnie West Coast Cocker Rescue
Sarah is the most amazing, compassionate, effective dog trainer!! Her kindness, patience, compassion and incredible results are something to witness! My little dog, Tykie, was very leash aggressive and would react strongly when he saw other dogs. Now he barely bats an eye at them!
Joy and Tykie
Sarah is terrific. Professional and easygoing , and always quickly responds to emails even if just to offer a suggestion or advice.Without Sarah assisting us we have no idea how we would have ever managed our little handful of a dog named Perk.
Lorne, David & Perk