Polite Paws

Get the fundamentals right with Pawsitive Foundations for puppies or basic manners training for adolescent or adult dogs

Do you want to see your puppy grow into a confident, resilient adult? OR Do you need help to get your older dog's training on track?

Polite Paws is perfect for:
  • Turning puppies into confident and resilient family members
  • Developing frustration tolerance and impulse control to make adolescence easier for you and your puppy
  • Teaching core foundation good manners behaviors
  • Overcoming those frustrating typical puppy issues – housetraining, biting, chewing
  • Calming bouncy adolescents and improving their focus
  • Developing key life skills to make living with your dog a breeze
  • Improving basic manners such as walking well on leash, polite greetings, and coming back when called

The first four are achieved with the Pawsitive Foundations: Raising Resilient Puppies package. The rest with Polite Paws in-person training sessions.

With a certified dog trainer in your corner, you’ll learn to understand your dog’s behavior and train them more effectively.

Develop a confident, resilient puppy from the beginning. Improve your relationship with your older dog. And build basic manners that will serve them – and you – for years to come.

How it works

Pawsitive Foundations: Raising Resilient Puppies

In-person package for puppies aged 6-14 weeks. $750

Initial 90 minute consultation discussing common puppy challenges and beginning confidence building, working towards your goals. Three weekly hour sessions aimed at developing a confident, resilient, well-mannered dog. Includes post-session emails, office hours, online video and spreadsheet support and progress questionnaire.

Polite Paws private training

In-person sessions in your home. $150/hour

Individual training sessions in your home. Includes post-session emails with a customized training plan to ensure you and your dog succeed, and online video and spreadsheet support.

10% discount for seniors (over 65), new rescues adopted within the last two months, and dogs in foster homes.

“Ann Marie’s outstanding professionalism and kind assistance has thoroughly exceeded any expectations I had!!! She performed a comprehensive analysis of our dog Shelby’s strengths and areas for improvement, in a compassionate and kind manner. My family was provided excellent written guidelines for each behavior area we worked on together. Ann Marie demonstrated great insight and advice to help us curb undesired actions and replace them with attentive and engaging more appropriate ones. She was a delight to learn from every step of the way.”

Vaughan Dewar PMP, CSSBB

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