Well behavior German Shorthair Pointer

Fostering Understanding. Transforming Behavior. Changing Lives.

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Our Private Training Solution and Coaching Program

Is more than sit, stay, and come when called; it's about taking a complete approach that includes environmental adjustments, management, enrichment, self-regulation, and essential training skills. This program allows you and your dog to learn the skills you need to fit your life. Not only do we teach our highly refined core skills needed for real life, but we also ensure to incorporate the learning necessary for your individual goals for your dog.

Private Training Services are for dogs needing basic manners, obedience, and mild nuisance behaviors, such as jumping up, counter-surfing, etc. If your dog is experiencing aggression, anxiety, fears, phobias, reactivity, or other behavior concerns, please see our behavior consulting and coaching services.

The Options:

We Coach You to Train Your Dog

For those wanting to learn to train their dog with the help of a personal training coach. The coaching program sessions with Ashley Foster include:

  • 30-minute virtual onboarding session to identify your goals

  • Three 45-minute 1:1 sessions, either weekly or every other week. *Packages must be used within 8 weeks of purchase.

  • Written homework handouts

  • Ongoing email support begins at the package's onset, for two weeks following package completion.

$525|3-Session Package—$120 Additional Fee for a Fully Customized Cirrucla Plan (required for multi-dog households).

We Train Your Dog for You

For those with busy lives seeking a well-behaved dog through positive interactions with a trainer while the owners are away. The day-training program sessions with Monica Grimm include:

  • 30-minute virtual onboarding session to identify your goals

  • Two 30-minute training sessions with your dog in your home twice weekly for three consecutive weeks.

  • Written homework handouts

  • 30 days of email support beginning at the onset of the package.

  • 30-minute owner transition session at the close of the three weeks.

    $700|3-week Package/dog - $120 Additional Fee for a Fully Customized Cirrucla Plan.

The Cirrucla Options:

Your package lessons will be highly focused on the agreed-upon goals.

You can select our well-developed, systematic Levels training curriculum—with a successful track record (since 2007)—to develop a well-mannered dog that has learned the skills to navigate real life with its humans. This progressive program builds skills through each level. You start with Level One and decide whether you want to progress from there based on your training needs.

Or, we will create a customized training plan for your dog(s) based on your needs and desires. This package is for those with multiple dogs or those with a specific vision or goal for 3-4 specific behaviors (such as "I want my dog to go to his mat when there is activity at the door," etc.). There is an additional $120.00 fee for the customized plan to accommodate the coach’s time in developing the plan.

Fully Customized: We build a plan for your specific goals

We will create a customized training plan for your dog(s) based on your needs and desires. This package is for those with a specific vision or goal for 3-4 specific behaviors (such as I want my dog to go to his mat when there is activity at the door, etc).

Level One - Nuts & Bolts Foundations:

Nuts & Bolts Criccula is a great foundation for those who don’t have specific training in mind but are seeking to have dogs with good basic manners. The focus for Nuts and Bolts Foundations :

  • Communication and motivation

  • Self-control and regulation

  • Focus and Attention

  • Critical foundation skills (sit/down/leave it, etc.)

  • Plus, we will address two of your individual goal skills!

Level Two - Polished & Polite

This class advances Nuts & Bolts Foundations and covers the important skills needed for a well-mannered dog. The solutions covered in Polish & Poliste:

  • Jumping up

  • Polite Greetings

  • Counter-surfing, and more.

  • Solid leash manners

  • Stay for safety, good manners, and the cutest photos ever!

    Plus, we will address two of your individual goal skills!

Level Three - Calm & Focused

This curriculum covers the important skills needed to go out and enjoy life with your dog. Previous learning will be polished and expanded into the real world amidst big distractions in various real-life environments, the learning covered in Calm & Focused:

  • Navigate polite passing

  • Parking on a patio

  • Handling tricky terrain

  • Staying focused around unusual distractions.

  • Plus, we will address two of your individual goal skills.

Come Here! - Add-on

This curriculum covers the important skills to build a strong foundation for reliable recall behavior. We will help you motivate your dog, strengthen your relationship, and polish the mechanical skills to achieve recall success. 

The Community:

Once you have completed your desired level of private instruction (Level One is a minimal requirement), you will receive exclusive access to our invite-only group class opportunities. These one-hour classes will be held monthly and explore specific topics and environments, allowing you and your dog to continue polishing and expanding the skills you have learned in private packages.

Ashley Foster Behavior Consultant and her doberman

Hello. I am Ashley Foster.

I am a certified behavior consultant who has been professionally training and behavior consulting for over thirty years. If you asked me today why I continue to do what I do, I would tell you that the more we learn to know and understand our dogs and their behavior and work with them in ways that build relationships, therefore allowing us to enjoy the world and life together, is one of the most precious experiences in life.  My desire for others to experience this kind of human-dog relationship is why I passionately continue to do what I do.

Are you looking for immediate guidance and feedback on a situation or event you have experienced with your dog and are unsure what to do?

We provide emergency virtual consultations to help you navigate, typically within 48 hours of contact. In these sessions, we will listen to your situation, gather a history of your dog and their behavior, evaluate it, provide an honest prognosis, and discuss options with you. They last 60-90 minutes and are billed in 30-minute increments -$125.00/30 minutes.

 FAQs

  • Take a peek at our Service Decision Tree here!

  • Every dog (and human) is unique. We have developed a very clear progressive curricula in our training program, which means that you will start to see results in as soon as the first week. However, it is important to understand that consistency will be the key to help you and your dog succeed.

  • Yes! I offer in-person sessions in Fort Collins, CO, Loveland, CO, and Laramie, WY, and virtual consultations worldwide.

  • Once a client has committed to a least one training package, you may be eligible to purchase single follow-up sessions. Email doghelp@live.com to inquire.

    Additionally, if you looking for immediate guidance and feedback on a situation or event you have experienced with your dog and are unsure what to do?

    Additionally, we provide emergency virtual consultations to help you navigate, typically within 48 hours of contact. In these sessions, we will listen to your situation, gather a history of your dog and their behavior, evaluate it, provide an honest prognosis, and discuss options with you. TEXT 970-222-6942 to set up a session.

  • Many clients complete several packages to meet their training goals. At the end of each package, we’ll evaluate progress and decide whether continuing makes sense to keep your dog on track.

  • We use evidence-based, positive reinforcement strategies rooted in science and compassion. The focus is on understanding the root causes of behavior and building trust and emotional safety for your dog—never methods or tools that illicit fear, discomfort, pain, or intimidation.

  • While we can not and will not guarantee specific outcomes (no ethical behavior consultant can), we can promise a deep commitment to guiding you toward success. Your dog’s progress depends on their previous experiences, genetic tendencies, innate nature as well as consistency, time, and your dedication—but we’ll be with you every step of the way.

  • Yes! Payment plans are available. Email doghelp@live.com for additional details and information.

  • Payments: All program fees are due at booking and are non-cancelable, non-refundable, and non-transferable, except at Consultant's discretion. It is the client’s sole responsibility to complete purchased services within designated service windows.

    Cancellations & Rescheduling

    In-person sessions

    • A one-time reschedule is allowed if requested at least 14 days in advance.

    • Reschedules made within 14 days of the appointment will incur a $50 rescheduling fee.

    • No-shows will forfeit a package use.

    We Train Your Dog For You

    • A one-time reschedule is allowed per package if requested at least 7 days in advance, and all sessions can still be completed within the support window.

    • Missed or no-show appointments will be forfeited.

    • Exceptions for rescheduling may be made for verified illness, emergency, or severe weather.