The Howly Hound
Dog Training & Behavior Modification
The Howly Hound
Dog Training & Behavior Modification
Positive. Force-free. Science-based.
Let's improve your dog's life.
If our classes are not suitable for your dog at the moment, or your schedule doesn't align with our class offerings, we offer private sessions tailored to meet your specific needs.
NOTE: We are not taking any more new clients for 2019.
Get on our waitlist by signing up below:
Some of the issues we often deal with:
Note: all prices include GST/HST
||| Price ||| Hours
New Client package ||| $330 ||| 5.5 hours
Evaluation/Assessment ||| $120 ||| 2 hours
Follow-up packages ||| $100 ||| 1 hour
||| $180 ||| 2 hours
||| $325 ||| 4 hours
||| $440 ||| 6 hours
||| $525 ||| 8 hours
||| $600 ||| 10 hours
We limit our class numbers to provide you the highest quality instruction and attention to every student.
NOTE: 2019 classes are over.
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Puppy Class I
For puppies up to 18 weeks of age to learn and socialize in a safe environment.
Duration: 8 weeks
Price: $320 (incl. GST/HST)
The class will teach puppies the following:
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Puppy Class II
For puppies who are anywhere from 18 weeks to 1 year old.
Duration: 6 weeks
Price: $265 (incl. GST/HST)
Puppies will learn an advanced level of:
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Adult Class
For quiet, people-friendly and dog-friendly dogs between 8 months and two years of age to learn basic manners. Taught on leash first, with the possibility to be off-leash depending on class development and progress.
Duration: 6 weeks
Price: $280 (incl. GST/HST)
Your dog will learn:
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Tricks and Treats!
For people-friendly and dog-friendly adult dogs to have fun learning new tricks and games that translate into real-life desired behaviors and/or strengthen the human/dog bond.
Duration: 4 weeks
Price: $180 (incl. GST/HST)
Some activities covered are:
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Scent Games
Did you know your dog’s strongest sense is their sense of smell?
Did you know it is part of their natural and calming behavior to sniff and forage?
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Duration: 4 weeks
Price: $180 (incl. GST/HST)
Join this class to learn how to create and design multiple different activities to enrich your dog’s life through their sense of smell.
Some of the things your dog will learn:
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Husbandry
Every dog should undergo husbandry training either through private sessions or in a class setting.
This class is ideal for people-friendly and dog-friendly adult dogs. Fearful dogs may be able to enroll in this class but require prior assessment. Wiggly dogs and those that struggle during vet visits are encouraged to attend this class.
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Duration: 4 weeks
Price: $180 (incl. GST/HST)
Some of the things covered:
Growl Class
Ideal for dog-dog aggressive/reactive dogs.
Duration: 8 weeks
Price: $375 (incl. GST/HST)
Claudia G., BSc., MSc.
My name is Claudia and I started The Howly Hound Dog Training & Behavior Modification to follow my passion: improving the lives of dogs and their owners!
I became passionate about dog training and animal behavior thanks to my rescue dog ❤️ who had all sorts of behavior "problems", and opened up a whole new world of science to me: animal behavior! I hold a BSc. and MSc., which sharpened my trouble shooting skills and persistence immensely (I rarely ever give up).
I'm a very optimistic person, am very compassionate and understanding, love the environment an animals, and when I learned that more animals get surrendered and/or die due to behavioral issues than physical health issues, I knew I had to help.
Furthermore, I'm against force- and fear-based training, including the use of prong/choke/shock collars. I've published a brochure to educate the public about damage that such tools can do here: http://tiny.cc/8eepaz.
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Testimonials
Peter N.
I really would like to thank Claudia from The Howly Hound for giving me the tools to train my dog, Sigma. He is aggressive towards other dogs but her patience and her positive reinforcement training has brought him a long way! She helped me identify Sigma’s body language when he’s stressed or relaxed and showed me many exercises to try at home. I’ve had a very positive experience with Claudia.
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