Training services
Behavior Consulting for All Species
Whether you’re a pet parent, managing an animal rescue or shelter, or working within a wildlife facility, I offer behavior consulting services for a wide range of species. Training is always force-free, science-based, and centered on mutual trust and understanding.
Contact us today to explore which option is the best fit for your needs.
Dog training
As a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, I provide expert, science-based dog training and behavior support tailored to your dog's individual needs.
Whether you're raising a new puppy, working on everyday manners, or addressing complex behavioral issues, I’m here to help you build a stronger, more positive relationship with your dog. My approach is learner-centered and holistic—emphasizing your dog’s emotional well-being, giving them agency in the learning process, and supporting them across all stages of life.
Training is about more than cues; it’s about communication, trust, and helping your dog thrive in your shared world.
One-hour Sessions
Cat training
Our cat training sessions are designed to strengthen the bond between you and your feline companion through effective communication, understanding of feline body language, and positive, reward-based techniques.
Teach skill sets for your cat to participate in voluntary nail trims, vet exams and medical procedures. These sessions provide compassionate support for challenges like inappropriate elimination, furniture scratching, or biting.
Behavioral change—always with a focus on your cat's emotional needs and environment.
One-hour Sessions
bird training
Bird training can be complex, but it all begins with learning to read and listen to your bird’s body language. Through our training sessions, we focus on building a strong, trust-based relationship that supports both your bird’s behavioral wellness and their unique care needs.
With experience training chickens, parrots, corvids and raptors I have the expertise to teach skill sets for husbandry, medical and mental stimulation needs for any bird in your care. I can help with goals such as voluntary beak and nail/talon trims, scale or kennel training or reduction in maladaptive behaviors such as biting or pacing. We can also focus on behaviors for mental stimulation like caching or A to B flights.
All training is force-free, consent-based, and focused on creating a safe, engaging, and enriched environment where your bird can thrive.
One-hour Sessions
reptile training
Reptiles are intelligent, capable learners, and training opens up a world of possibilities for you and your scaly companion. Whether you live with a snake, lizard, or turtle, positive reinforcement-based training can enhance their welfare, reduce stress, and make handling and care safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
Through these sessions, the reptile you are working with can gain confidence in targeting to support movement, choice-based handling, and enclosure entry/exit or color or shape discrimination, and scent-based behaviors.
All reptile training is species-appropriate, provides agency, and rooted in current behavioral science, helping you meet your reptile’s needs while strengthening your connection.
One-hour Sessions
small mammal training
Small animals deserve just as much care, respect, and opportunity for choice as their larger counterparts. Training supports not only their physical well-being but also their emotional health—improving daily life for both you and your pet.
Whether you have a rabbit, guinea pig, rat, ferret, chinchilla, or other small companion, training can strengthen your bond, reduce stress, and support essential husbandry.
Training is force-free, species-specific, and designed with empathy and understanding—because every animal, no matter their size, deserves choice, respect, and a voice in their care.
One-hour Sessions
large mammal training
Training sessions for larger mammals are as individualized as the animals themselves. Whether you’re working with goats, pigs, donkeys, cows, or horses, behavior plans are customized to meet the needs of both species and individual, with a focus on trust, safety, and long-term success.
Through thoughtful, evidence-based training, we can support cooperative care, reduce stress, and create meaningful communication between you and your animal. Teach animals to move calmly and voluntarily for management or medical needs, train skill sets for hoof trims, haltering and comfort with handling or increase confidence in the presence of people, novel objects, and new environments.
Training is always species-appropriate, force-free, and grounded in the principles of animal welfare and autonomy—ensuring safety and compassion every step of the way.
One-hour Sessions
Facility Training & Enrichment programs
Facility training sessions are designed to support animal-focused organizations—such as shelters, rescues, sanctuaries, and wildlife facilities—by bringing the entire team together to enhance animal welfare through consistent, effective, and humane training & enrichment practices.
These sessions are highly collaborative and tailored to the unique needs of each facility. I’ll work with your staff, volunteers, and caregivers to develop and implement behavior plans that support: cooperative care and voluntary medical procedures, enrichment development and implementation and staff development
These sessions are normally set up weekly or monthly based on what each facility is needing assistance with. Together, we can create a more enriched, efficient, and welfare-centered environment for both animals and caregivers.
Session length and quantity depends on facility’s needs
virtual training
For those who prefer the flexibility of training on their own while still benefiting from professional guidance, our virtual animal training offers the best of both worlds. This service is ideal for addressing a wide range of behavioral needs, including foundational skills, advanced training, cooperative care, and behavior modification. Each virtual session is tailored to you and your animal, providing personalized support and structured progress plans to help you stay on track. Whether you're building new skills or navigating behavioral challenges, virtual training empowers you to make lasting progress — all from the comfort of your own home.
These sessions are conducted through Zoom and are available for local clientele and worldwide. Online resources and supplemental pre-recorded videos are available when applicable.
One-hour Sessions