Single Private Dog Training Session
A Single Private Dog Training Session provides personalized, one-on-one support for dogs of any age. During the session, we will discuss your concerns, your dog’s needs and training history, and the goals you would like to achieve. This session can also help determine which Lucky Paws program may be the best fit for you and your dog. Your session will be focused on the concerns and goals that are most important to you. Depending on your dog’s needs. Location will be discussed in phone evaluation .
Serving Orange Park, Oakleaf, Middleburg, Fleming Island, and surrounding Clay County communities, each session is customized around your dog and your priorities. No behavior can be completely taught or permanently resolved in one hour. Lasting progress requires repetition, consistency, appropriate management, and continued practice at home. Dogs with multiple concerns or more complex behavioral needs may require additional sessions or a customized training program.
One Private Sessions | $125
Any Age | If program purchased at session, payment goes towards program.
What We may Address
- Discussing your dog’s behavior, training history, daily routine, and environment
- Identifying your most important concerns and establishing realistic training goals
- Observing your dog’s behavior, communication, and current skill level
- Creating a practical training and lifestyle plan
- Improving leash walking, handler engagement, and communication
- Introducing or sharpening skills such as sit, down, place, recall, heel, and release
- Addressing puppy concerns, household manners, jumping, or difficulty settling
- Troubleshooting one specific behavior or training challenge
- Reviewing the proper fit and use of appropriate training equipment
- Teaching hands-on techniques for you to practice with your dog
- Evaluating your dog’s needs and goals to determine which Lucky Paws training program may be the best fit
Classical / Operant Conditioning
- Using classical conditioning to help your dog form healthier emotional associations with people, places, sounds, equipment, and new experiences
- Identifying what your dog values- such as food, praise, play, affection, movement, or access to the environment and building an effective reward system
- Using positive reinforcement to reward desired behaviors and make them more likely to occur again
- Explaining the four quadrants of operant conditioning: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment
- Teaching owners how to reward, guide, redirect, interrupt, and appropriately correct behavior with clear timing and consistency
- Selecting fair training techniques based on the dog’s age, health, temperament, confidence, behavior, and individual needs
TrainingTools That May Be Needed
- A properly fitted flat collar or harness
- A standard six-foot leash
- (If needed) a prong collar or special lead, as determined by the trainer
- A lightweight long line when appropriate
- A correctly sized crate
- Baby gates for household management
- A place cot, bed, or training mat
- A treat pouch
- Small, high-value food rewards
- Appropriate toys, chews, and food-enrichment items
Requirements
- Up to date on required age-appropriate vaccines
- Household engagement in training for all members dealing with dog in house hold
- Medical conditions, medications, bite history, aggression, reactivity or behavioral concerns must be disclosed
- Signed training agreement before first session
- Payment due by session , unless payment plan discussed
- • Recommended training equipment must be available for each lesson