Our Services
Welcome to Freedom of Dog Training Academy
Hi there!
I’m passionate about delivering excellent service to both my clients and their beloved fur babies. My top priorities are your satisfaction and the safety and well-being of your dog. I use force-free, science-based methods to help your dog thrive, focusing on shaping behavior and building a strong foundation tailored to your dog’s unique needs.
Services Offered:
Initial Consultation: 1–2 hours in-person, phone, or video – FREE
We’ll discuss your goals and what you and your dog hope to achieve.Private Training Sessions: 1-hour sessions held weekly at my location in Salem, Keizer, or Silverton, Oregon. During winter months, we do virtual training sessions.
To get on my schedule, a deposit is required
Payment plans are due monthly at the start of your session.
Package payments are due on the first training session.
Please note: All payments are non-refundable.
Additional Services:
CGC Test Prep: Once I feel your dog is ready, we can begin practicing for the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test – $20 per test session.
Accepted Payments: Cash and credit cards and PayPal are welcome.
Please note: Same-day cancellations will incur a $100 fee.
I’m fully insured through State Farm, and I take pride in creating a safe, supportive environment where both you and your dog can succeed.
If you're committed to your best friend, then so am I! Together, we’ll work to ensure they’re not only in good hands—but also have great manners by the end of our training.
Looking forward to meeting you and your pup!
Thank You
From all of us at Freedom of Dog Training Academy Team
Service Dog Program
2 Year Service Dog Training: $800 for 96 sessions. Optional Payment Plan is 2 payments of $200 monthly.
Our Service Dog Program is to provide skilled, devoted companions to support and assist veterans, and others with disabilities, creating teams focused on building a life of greater freedom and independence. We provide individual tasks for every need of our clients and their dogs. Before any mobility work your dog must be cleared by a licenses veterinarian for hip and shoulders checked and must show proof of that exam if the dog passes the exam we can proceeded with training.
What we train your dog for:
Diabetes
Mobility
PTSD
Medical Alert/Response
Opening and closing doors/cabinets Turning on and off lights
Hearing Alert/all sounds
Interrupt nightmares
Retrieve emergency medications.
Go find a friend or coworker/Employee.
Alert Tasks
Pressure Therapy
Psychiatric service dog
Puppy Basic
If your puppy is struggling with biting, crate training, potty training, or any other issue, I can teach training and management solutions that set your team up for success.
$59 per session
$240 for 6 weeks $320 for 8 weeks
$400 for 24 weeks
Most important skills/cues the puppy should be learning early in their foundational training:
1.Go Potty
2. Name Recognition
3. Loose Leash Walking
4. "Come"
5. Stay
6. Down
7. Heel
8. Off
9. No
10. Kennel training
11. Chewing on furniture/walls
12. Stealing clothing/Food
13. Boundaries in the home/ environment
14. Reliable Recall
15. Wait
16. Take It
17. Watch Me
18. Drop It
19. Leave It
Basic and Advanced Obedience Training Packages
$45 per session
$270 for 6 weeks $360 for 8 weeks
$400 for 24 weeks
What you will learn:
Stay
Sit
Come
Down
Heel
Off
No
Loose Lash Walking
Door/Car Manners
Off Leash Manners
10. Reliable Recall
Behavior Modification Packages
$90 per session
$480 for 8 weeks $800 16 weeks
$ 960 18 weeks
If your dog jumps on people, lunges at other dogs, nips, runs away, or pulls like a freight train, or barking, destructive chewing, separation anxiety, I work with crate aggression and resource guarding and reactivity. you're probably at the end of your rope as well. I can teach you the skills to wrangle some good behavior.
First things we do before training:
Risk Assessment to see where your dog is.
And Medical Assessment from your veterinarian to see if the dog’s problems are due to medical concern before trainings.
The 4 stages in Behavior Modification
1. Contemplation (Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready, sure of wanting, or lacks confidence to make a change.
2.Preparation/Determination (Getting ready to change) Action/Willpower (Changing behavior).
3.Action/Willpower (Changing behavior).
4.Maintenance (Maintaining the behavior change).
Mild issues like:
Jumping on people
Chewing
Play biting.
Separation Anxiety
Digging
Mild Reactivity
Resource Guarding
Begging
Leash Pulling
Fears and Phobias
House Training
Biting
Barking
Fearful of people and gender
Veterans Discounts
5% off all training packages
Group Classes
The Skills you learn in this class
In this class we teach you all basic obedience and life skill your dog needs.
$400 for 32 weeks
For two dogs only
Dog Ages Between
4 months and up
Name recognition
