Services Offered

In-Person training sessions catered to your families specific needs to excel in training your canine. Starting with a Complimentary consultation. It is my belief that solid training is done when owners are involved in training, building a consistent training experience. Private training sessions are done with my guidance, and one or all of her example dogs. 

In Private sessions we have the ability to work on:

• Basic obedience
• Advanced obedience
• Reactivity
• Puppy Training
• Neutral Behavior around other dogs and or people
• Behavior Modification
• Service dog training 
• Therapy Dog Training

PRICING BREAK DOWN

• Single session 
  • $100/hour

  
  

  If package is not purchased.
  

• 5 pack session 
  • $450 

  This package will get your dog on the right track toward solid off-leash control, and basic obedience. 

• 10 pack session 
  • $85/session $850

  This package will really solidify a solid training experience, overcoming reactivity, leash pulling, advanced obedience, and off leash control.  

Group Training is an excellent way for your dog to have exposure to other dogs and people in a distracting environment. Really hone those obedience skills. We will work on basic to advanced obedience, agility, neutral behavior to other dogs, loose leash walking, and people social skills. 

Both puppy and adult dog classes available.

• Priced at
  • $240 6 week course

 Virtual lessons are an option for those who would like to train with us, but live out-of-state or just too far to travel. Virtual lessons are offered as either phone calls, ZOOM, or FACETIME. Clients are approved on a case-by-case basis, as some more severe needs may be more safely handled by an in-person professional. Check to find out our recommendations. 
CANDIDATES FOR ONLINE TRAINING:

• Service dog handlers who need guidance on simpler tasks.
• Therapy dog handler dog teams needing additional guidance
• Puppy parents new or soon to be 
• Dog owners wanting to build a stronger more confident dog.

Prices are $85/session. Session time may vary, but averages on an hour. Packages available upon request. 

Taken to develop and build your dog in the area/areas they are struggling. 

2 weeks $1900

4 weeks $3800

8 weeks $7600 

When a dog stays with us for a board and train what to expect:

Each board and train is catered to each individual dog. 

In regards to their training needs. Whether the goal is “off leash” or leash refresher. Working through reactivity or basics. 

When a dog comes to us they get round the clock training & care. We will do daily outings to different dog friendly locations to work on neutrality to other dogs, people, and surroundings. 

They will participate in daily physical exercise by running, biking, swimming, agility, fetch, lure coursing, or treadmill. (All based on what benefits your dog most). Along with sniffing decompression walks. 

Minimum 2 to 3 training sessions a day. 

Pricing breaks down as $950/week.

Each board & train comes with 2 follow up sessions to be done for each week your pup is with us.

50% down payments to book. Then full payment by drop off unless otherwise discussed.

Therapy dog training is a long and rewarding process. Here at NW Confident Canines LLC we treat a therapy dog as intimately as training up a service canine. The largest difference is that a therapy dog is being trained to benefit all people verses just benefiting their handlers needs. 
We have successfully trained, picked, and guided clients to get their dogs certified. Unlike a service dog where there is no “Certification”, Therapy dogs are skilled trained canines that require being certified by an accredited Therapy dog organization. 

HERE ARE A FEW:

• Alliance of Therapy Dogs (formerly Therapy Dogs, Inc.)
• Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs
• Love on a Leash
• Pet Partners (previously Delta Society)
• Therapy Dogs Incorporated (TD Inc.) – new name is Alliance of Therapy Dogs
• Therapy Dogs International

Your service dog may also be a therapy dog, but they cannot be represented as a Therapy dog when working as a Service Dog, and vise versa. 

Antoinette is currently working towards becoming a Certified Therapy Dog Evaluator as well. Stay tuned as we go through the long process.

Contact us today to see if your dog would do well as a Therapy Canine. 

Finding a service dog is incredibly intimate, and should be an enjoyable process. We would be thrilled to help you take that next step.

IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A DOG. HERE IS HOW WE CAN HELP:

• THE BIG QUESTIONS - WHAT BREED? WHAT BREEDER?
  • We can match you to the perfect breed, and can help you find a healthy, temperamentally sound puppy.
• DISCUSSING TASK EVALUATION
  • Figuring out what Tasks will match your specific needs.
•  THE RAISING PROCESS 
  • From start to finish. WE ARE THERE.

  
  

  “IF YOU ALEADY HAVE A DOG” HERE IS JUST A GLIMPSE ON WHAT WE WILL WORK ON:

• Public access training
• Advanced obedience
• Airports
• Task assistance

TASKS

Here are some we can work on:

• Retrievals. such as getting their gear, medication or water.
• Psychiatric service dogs. Training a large variety of tasks. Behavior interruptions, deep pressure therapy, light pressure therapy, crowd control, blocking, and more.
• Medical alerts. 
• Handlers must understand there is scientifically no guarantee for alerts other than diabetic alert. If a trainer promises they can train an alert besides blood sugar, that is a red flag. However, we have trained, and are optimistic about your dog’s success with low blood sugar, high blood sugar, high heart rate, high and low blood pressure.
• Non-weight-bearing mobility assistance. Opening and closing doors, retrieving items, turning on and off lights, pushing handicap buttons, picking up leash when already attached to dog, and more.
• Weight bearing mobility assistance. Forward momentum pull, counterbalance, bracing (case-by-case).

The ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) provides a very loose outline of how a service animal should be trained. To them, an assistance dog must only be under control, potty trained, and perform tasks. 

To NW Confident Canines, that is the bare minimum. A team can, and should be so much more, let us help you get there. 

We do not train for guide dogs.