Behavior Focused Group Classes!
Behavior Focused Group Classes!
Behavior Focused Group Classes in Fort Collins, CO
Positive Permissions: Compassionate Canine Consent Training For Veterinary And Grooming Care
Do you have a dog that struggles with the vet or grooming? Perhaps your dog tolerates restraint and brushing, but they seem progressively more stressed and anxious the more it occurs.
Join our Positive Permission Class developed and instructed by Ashley Foster, our Certified Behavior Consultant. Positive Permission is a 7-week hybrid class that alternates virtual (4, 1 hour) and in-person (3, 90- minutes ) sessions that take a deep dive to:
· Identify your dog’s why… get to know why your dog struggles in these areas and build an individual behavior plan starting from there.
· Develop management strategies to support your dog’s care needs immediately
· Learn the skills to develop and implement a plan that helps your dog experience a change in emotional state
· Create a community with fellow dog owners to expand support and collaboration.
· Open the doors of communication with your dog through consent behaviors!
7 weeks - $385.00
Class is limited to 4 dogs per offering. Dogs must be capable of being in a space with other dogs and people at a 20’ distance to be eligible for the class. If your dog struggles with reactivity to other dogs or has human-directed aggression not on-set by body handling at the vet or while being groomed, private behavior modification consultations will be better for you and your dog.
How the Program Works
You'll begin with the VIRTUAL FOUNDATIONS COURSE
3-week virtual course (Week 1: 90 minutes, Weeks 2 & 3: 60 minutes) with a small group (max 8 participants) for a lot of personalized support
After completing the Virtual Foundation Course, all participants undergo a required
Private Evaluation & Lesson to Assess Your Dog's Readiness to Join The Next Step…
The 4-week Unraveling Reactivity Support Cohort (4 dogs only per Cohort) for continued growth and skill-building, in-person and virtually. Each month, cohort members engage in a combination of virtual and in-person learning (in the real world).
The Unraveling Reactivity TM Hybrid Program
A transformative hybrid learning experience for reactive dog owners ready to stop coping and start changing and living.
Is walking your dog a source of anxiety instead of joy?
Do reactions to dogs, people, or the environment feel unpredictable and overwhelming?
Despite the isolation that reactivity can make you feel, you are not alone and don't have to figure this out alone.
The Unraveled Reactivity Program isn't just another training class. It's a rethinking of how to truly understand and help reactive dogs—and the humans who love them.
This innovative hybrid course combines science-based education, canine emotional wellness, and relationship repair. You'll gain tools to help your dog feel safer and more confident and learn to unravel the complex "knot" of emotions driving your dog's behavior.
Unlike standard training classes that focus solely on obedience or symptom management, this program takes a holistic approach:
33% Human Learning — Develop your skills as an observer, advocate, and teacher.
33% Changing Your Dog's Emotional States — Learn what's behind reactivity and gently shift your dog's responses.
33% Rebuilding Your Relationship — Rediscover joy, connection, and humor in working with your dog.
1% Permission to Celebrate Imperfection — Progress over perfection. Always.
In This Course, You'll:
✔ Understand why your dog reacts—and what your dog is trying to tell you.
✔ Map out the specific factors ("strings") driving your dog's unique reactivity profile.
✔ Learn practical prevention and management strategies to reduce stress for both of you – while ensuring you provide the necessary enrichment, engagement, and activity to enhance the quality of your dog's life.
✔ Learn innovative and highly effective behavior modification practices to settle, soothe, and help resolve your dog's reactive states.
✔ Create an observation and journaling practice that tracks real progress (not just perfect moments).
✔ Build confidence in handling tricky scenarios while setting realistic, compassionate expectations.
✔ Connect with other dog guardians who get it—our "Dark Walkers Club" community.
✔ Do critical work of changing both your dog's emotional responses and your own.
What Makes This Program Different
Most classes aim to manage, distract, or suppress reactivity. We unravel it.
You'll move beyond band-aid solutions and obedience drills into real emotional change—for both species.
The Unraveling Reactivity Program is an innovative initiative that demands a deep commitment, compassion, time, resources, and a sense of humor from all participants. Click here to access the complete course Information packet. Once you have reviewed the packet thoroughly and feel that you and your dog are a good fit for the program, email behaviorsolutions@dogsbyfoster.com to obtain information on dates and registration.