{"id":63,"date":"2020-03-24T14:26:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2020-07-17T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T14:04:09","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/?page_id=63","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lessons are private and are generally held in the client\u2019s home.&nbsp;In-person indoor sessions are not feasible now. <strong><u> I can still help you by working in-person outdoors or remotely on-line with you. <\/u><\/strong>  We make just as much progress as we would in-person indoors.  \n\n\n\n<p><strong>My work with most clients begins with  teaching or reviewing basic foundation cues such as Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Leave it, Drop it, and Leash Walking.<\/strong>&nbsp; I have found that a solid knowledge of foundation cues solves a lot of problems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since each situation is different, I tailor each session to address the specific concerns of that client, their family, and their dog.&nbsp; Most clients need from one to four sessions to reach their training goals.  I happily provide email and phone support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<u>Here are some examples of issues that I help owners with:<\/u>\n<br>\n(The names have been changed to protect the guilty.)\n<br>\n<ul>\n<li> We are planning to get a dog.  Can you help us pick the right one? <\/li><li> I just got Oscar, he&#8217;s chewing my house! peeing everywhere! and he doesn\u2019t listen to me! I need help teaching him everything!<\/li><li> I just adopted Sky and I really, really need help with house-training her.<\/li><li> Mr. T doesn\u2019t know how to go down the stairs in my house.<\/li><li> Jessie barks at my husband when he reaches down to pet her.<\/li><li> Charlie is pulling me down the street. Help!<\/li><li> Lucy doesn\u2019t listen to me unless I\u2019m holding a treat.<\/li><li> Edward won\u2019t always return to me when I ask him to.<\/li><li> Stanley steals food from my counters in the kitchen.<\/li><li> Jeanie is barking and barking and barking. It\u2019s driving me crazy!<\/li><li> Oscar tries to bite my guest\u2019s ankles when they get up to leave.<\/li><li>George keeps peeing on my expensive rug! <\/li> <li> I want Juliet to stop jumping on everybody.<\/li><li> Oreo keeps getting in my way when I\u2019m preparing dinner.<\/li><li> SuSu runs under the couch when I want to brush her or give her a bath. <\/li><li> Arthur doesn\u2019t like to go for walks. He tries to run home.<\/li><li> Dot goes nuts when the doorbell rings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lessons are private and are generally held in the client\u2019s home.&nbsp;In-person indoor sessions are not feasible now. I can still help you by working in-person outdoors or remotely on-line with you. We make just as much progress as we would in-person indoors. My work with most clients begins with teaching or reviewing basic foundation cues &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/?page_id=63\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Services&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232,"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmarterdog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}