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Canine Services

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Helping You Help Your Pet

Offering individualized training plans as neither two people nor two pets are exactly the same.

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Basic Foundation Skills

  • Sit

  • Down

  • Name recognition

  • Targeting

  • Go to mat

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Basic Husbandry and Care

  • ​Potty training

  • Crate training

  • Basic grooming/brushing

  • Teeth brushing

  • Nail trimming

  • Ear cleaning

  • Anal gland expression​

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Advanced Foundation Skills

  • Settle on mat

  • Recall

  • Loose leash walking 

  • Leave it/drop it

  • Wait at a Boundary

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Advanced Husbandry and Care

  • Medication Administration

    • Oral (tablets, capsules, and liquid)

    • Eye

    • Ear

    • Topical (creams, sprays, preventatives)

    • Veterinary prescribed: Subcutaneous (SQ) administration of fluid therapy, allergen, etc.

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  • Diabetic pets

    • Insulin injection

    • Blood glucose sampling, glucometer testing and record keeping (If regular, in home monitoring is required by your veterinarian in between scheduled glucose curves and fructosamine levels.)

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  • Elizabethan/Recovery collar use

  • Basket muzzle use

  • Vehicle travel

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Cooperative Veterinary Care

Veterinary Visit Preparation

  • Accessing scale and staying in place for body weight collection.

  • Remain relaxed and calm for complete veterinary exam to include palpation, auscultation via stethoscope, ears, eyes, and oral exam with body temperature collection. 

  • Preparing for injections (subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous).

  • Preparing for blood draws (jugular, cephalic, saphenous).

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Nuisance Behaviors

  • Barking

  • Digging 

  • Jumping up 

  • Leash pulling

  • Chewing

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Advanced Cooperative Veterinary Care

Handling and positioning preparation

for diagnostic procedures: 

  • Radiographs

  • Ultrasounds

  • Blood pressure

  • Urinary catheter

  • Cystocentesis

  • Ear cytology

  • Skin scraping

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Fun Behaviors

  • Shake

  • High five

  • Spin

  • Play dead 

  • The options for fun or cute behaviors are endless. Let's get creative!

Don't see a service you're looking for? Contact Andrea to discuss your pet's specific needs.  

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