Private Dog Training & Behavior in Olympia
Training that begins with understanding your dog.
From puppy foundations and leash skills to fear, anxiety, reactivity, aggression, and more complex behavior concerns, private training gives us the time to look closely at what is happening and determine the best way forward. Together, we build useful skills and strategies that support both you and your dog.
Looking at the Whole Picture
Behavior does not happen in isolation. Your dog’s history, environment, relationships, physical and emotional needs, previous learning, and experiences all contribute to how they respond to the world around them.
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Private training begins by looking at the whole picture. This helps us understand what may be influencing the behavior you are seeing, identify where your dog needs support, and determine which skills will be most useful for both of you.
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For some dogs, that also means working collaboratively with other professionals. When appropriate, I work alongside veterinarians, veterinary behaviorists, and other positive reinforcement trainers so that the different pieces of your dog’s care can support one another.
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From there, we can decide what to prioritize and move forward in a way that is realistic for both you and your dog.
Ways We Can Work Together
Puppy Foundations
Early learning focused on helping your puppy develop the skills they will carry into adulthood. Sessions can address life at home, experiences out in the world, communication, handling, and the foundations for learning together.
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Potty training • Crate skills • Alone time • Leash foundations • Recall • Handling • Environmental exposure • Everyday skills
Everyday Skills & Leash Walking
Practical training for the things you and your dog encounter in daily life. Sessions can focus on leash walking, recall, manners, handling, communication, or strengthening skills your dog has already begun to learn.
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Loose leash walking • Recall • Focus around distractions • Everyday manners • Handling • Communication
Behavior Support
For dogs experiencing fear, anxiety, reactivity, aggression, or other complex behavior concerns. Sessions focus on helping you better understand your dog's behavior, reduce the challenges they are experiencing, and develop strategies that are realistic to use in daily life.
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Fear • Anxiety • Reactivity • Aggression • Resource guarding • Environmental sensitivity • Multi-dog household challenges
What Working Together Looks Like
1. Start With the Whole Dog
We begin with a consultation where you can tell me what has been happening, what you would like to change, and what life with your dog looks like. I’ll spend time getting to know you and your dog, observing where appropriate, and gathering the information we need to decide where to begin.
2. Decide What Comes Next
From there, we decide what to prioritize and how to move forward. That may include teaching new skills, making changes to the environment, management strategies, enrichment, or other approaches depending on what will be most useful.
3. Learn, Adjust & Grow
Training evolves as your dog learns and circumstances change. We’ll evaluate what is working, make adjustments when needed, and help you develop the understanding and skills to make informed decisions moving forward.
Dog Training in Olympia: Private Training & Behavior Pricing
​Standalone Consultation
$170
For clients looking for professional guidance without ongoing training. We’ll review your dog’s history, discuss your concerns and priorities, and identify approximately three initial goals to help guide your next steps.
Initial Consultation for Ongoing Training
For clients beginning ongoing private training. We’ll review your dog’s history, discuss your concerns and priorities, and identify where to begin. Follow up training takes place during your scheduled sessions.
$125
Continue Your Training
Pay As You Go
$125 per session
Schedule follow up sessions as needed, with the flexibility to choose when additional guidance would be useful.
Six-Session Package
$660 | $110 per session
Six private follow up sessions for clients who prefer the consistency of a series while working through training or behavior concerns.
Puppy Foundations
5 Private Sessions | $450
Your five sessions include everything we need to get started. No separate consultation is required.
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Five private sessions designed to help you and your puppy build a strong start together. We can address potty training, crate skills, alone time, leash foundations, recall, handling, environmental exposure, and other early learning priorities as your puppy grows.
Dog Training in Olympia, Tumwater & Lacey
In Sync Canine provides private dog training and behavior support throughout Olympia, Tumwater, Lacey, and the surrounding Thurston County area. Sessions can take place at your home, out in the local community, or in other carefully selected environments, depending on your dog’s needs and the skills we’re working on. Training is individualized for each dog and may address puppy foundations, everyday skills, fear, anxiety, reactivity, aggression, and more complex behavior concerns.