Smart Dog Pet Training

Pricing Plans

In-Home Consultations – Included

• Meet n Greet
• Answer all your questions
• Discuss dog’s behavior
• Hands on demsonstrations

4-Week Foundation Program – $375

Perfect for

• Puppy basics
• Leash manners
• Jumping
• Household boundaries
• Basic obedience skills

Includes:

• Every program begins with a comprehensive in-home behavior assessment and customized training plan — included in your program.

• Four private in-home sessions (1 hour each)
• Customized training plans
• Homework guidance bewtween sessions
• Ongoing support during your program

6-Week Transformation Program – $445

Best for

• Stronger obedience goals
• Reactivity or behavior challenges
• Adolescent dogs
• Off-leash reliability foundations

Includes:

• Every program begins with a comprehensive in-home behavior assessment and customized training plan — included in your program.

• Six private in-home sessions (1 hour each)
• Step-by-step behavior plan
• Customized homework and progress tracking
• Ongoing support during your program

Public Distraction Training Program – $475

Take Your Dog’s Training Beyond the Living Room

A dog that listens at home isn’t always prepared for the real world.

The true test of obedience happens when your dog encounters people, children, bicycles, shopping carts, other dogs, loud noises, and countless everyday distractions.

Our 6-Week Public Distraction Training Program is designed to bridge that gap by taking training into real-world environments where lasting behavior is developed.

Every session is held entirely at public locations throughout the Salem area, allowing your dog to practice obedience and manners where it matters most.

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What Makes This Program Different?

Unlike traditional obedience classes held in a controlled environment, every lesson takes place in a different public setting. Your dog learns to remain calm, focused, and responsive while navigating the distractions encountered in everyday life.

Each week introduces new challenges that help your dog build confidence, improve impulse control, and strengthen reliability in increasingly distracting environments.

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What You’ll Learn

During this six-week program, you and your dog will work on:

✔ Loose leash walking around distractions

✔ Reliable Sit, Down, Stay, and Come

✔ Maintaining attention despite distractions

✔ Calm greetings without jumping

✔ Passing people and dogs politely

✔ Ignoring food and environmental temptations

✔ Public manners and proper social behavior

✔ Confidence in unfamiliar environments

✔ Improved impulse control

✔ Building a stronger relationship between you and your dog

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Training Locations

To help your dog succeed in everyday situations, each lesson is held at a different public location.

Possible training locations include:

• Riverfront Park
• Lowe’s
• Home Depot
• Salem Center Mall
• Pet stores
• Local parks
• Walking trails
• Outdoor shopping centers
• Other pet-friendly public locations throughout the Salem area

Each location provides new sights, sounds, people, and distractions, helping your dog generalize their training rather than only responding in familiar environments.

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What’s Included

✔ Six private one-hour training sessions

✔ Weekly training at a different public location

✔ Personalized one-on-one instruction

✔ Progressive real-world distraction training

✔ Public manners and obedience coaching

✔ Loose leash walking instruction

✔ Confidence-building exercises

✔ Weekly homework and practice plans

✔ Ongoing trainer support throughout the program

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Is This Program Right for My Dog?

This program is an excellent fit for dogs who:

• Have completed basic obedience training or understand basic commands
• Walk reasonably well on a leash
• Are comfortable around unfamiliar people and dogs
• Need improved focus in distracting environments
• Want to become calm, well-mannered companions in public

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Is This Program NOT Right for My Dog?

This program is not appropriate for dogs that display:

• Reactivity toward people or other dogs
• Aggression
• Fear-based behaviors
• Severe anxiety in public environments

These behaviors require a more individualized approach before introducing public distractions.

If your dog exhibits any of these behaviors, we recommend beginning with our Behavior Modification Program, where we address the underlying causes and create a solid behavioral foundation before progressing to public training.

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Our Goal

By the end of this program, you and your dog will have the confidence to enjoy everyday activities together—whether it’s shopping at a pet store, walking through Riverfront Park, visiting Lowe’s or Home Depot, enjoying a local trail, or relaxing at a pet-friendly outdoor café.

Because the best-trained dogs aren’t simply obedient at home—they’re confident, reliable companions wherever life takes you.

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Program Length

6 Weekly Private Sessions

Training Location: Public locations throughout Salem and surrounding communities

Session Length: Approximately 60 minutes each

Training Style: Positive, reward-based, relationship-focused instruction

Private One-on-One Coaching: No group classes

6-Week Behavior Modification Training Program – $525.00

Best For:

• Dogs who listen at home but not in public
• Dogs who become distracted around people, dogs, or new environments
• Improving leash manners outside the home
• Owners ready to take training to the next level
• Building reliable obedience in real-world situations
• Dogs who show lease reactivity or aggression in the home and in public

Includes:

• In-Home Assessment
• Evaluate your dog and establish a clear training plan
• 6 Weeks of Training Sessions
• Guided, hands-on training in real-world environments
• Training Locations May Include:
• Pet stores, Riverfront Park, Salem Center Mall, Home Depot, or Lowe’s
• Distraction Proofing
• Leash Reactivity and/or aggression
• Understanding Thresholds and utilization
• Counter-Conditioning and Desensitization
• Teach your dog to stay focused and responsive around distractions
• Leash Manners in Public
• Develop calm, controlled walking in busy environments
• Impulse Control & Engagement
• Improve focus, patience, and decision-making
• Owner Coaching
• Learn how to reinforce and maintain results

Service Area & Travel

Optional – Assessment – Only Session – $90.00

Tier 1 – Salem & Keizer

(No travel fee)

4-week Foundation: $375

6-Week Transformation: $445

6-Week Public Distraction: $475.00

6-Week Behavior Modification: $525.00

Tier 2 – Nearby Communities

In-home training is also available in surrounding communities. Extended area pricing reflects additional travel time and scheduling considerations.

(Aumsville, Stayton, Silverton, Jefferson, Monmouth, Independence, Dallas)

4-Week Foundation: $425

6-Week Transformation: $495

6-Week Public Distraction: $525.00

6-Week Behavior Modification: $575.00

Extended Service Areas

Tier 3 – Albany & Corvallis

4- Week Foundation : $495

6-Week Transformation: $565

6-Week Public Distraction: $595.00

6-week Behavior Modification: $625.00

Tier 4 – Eugene & Portland

4-Week Foundation: $575

6- Week Transformation: $645

6-Week Public Distraction: $695.00

6-week Behavior Modification: $725.00

If your unsure which zone applies to you, just reach out – I’m happy to confirm.

Not Sure Which Program Is Right?

Schedule a quick call and we’ll discuss your dog, your goals and the best starting point.