Meet with Elise via video from the comfort of your own home! Get live demonstrations with Elise's dogs, show Elise your home and your pet in their most natural state, and get your custom behavior plan. You will need a laptop, iphone or tablet with speakers/mic. We use Zoom and Facetime for our video and phone consultations.

Meet with Elise via phone from the comfort of your own home! You will need a landline, laptop, iphone or tablet with speakers/mic. We use Zoom and Facetime for our video and phone consultations.

A solution to help navigate pandemic times with your dog. Includes an initial video meeting to identify strengths, weaknesses, and goals, customized schedule, enrichment activities, weekly check-ins and progress report via Zoom, handouts, video links and recommendations.

Highly recommended for dogs with separation issues, dogs with anxiety/phobias, dogs with reactivity, geriatric dogs or puppies.

Meet with Elise in Granby, MA at her facility for a comprehensive consultation to address your pet's aggression/reactivity/anxiety issues. Includes diagnostic assessment, prognosis, foundation steps for getting started, custom behavior modification plan and a month of follow-up support via text, phone or email. For cats, dogs or even pot-bellied pigs!

Can't wait for an appointment and need help NOW? Emergency consults are available on a limited basis at our facility in Granby, MA.

An online, comprehensive consultation conducted over video chat to address your dog's transition into the home after being adopted/purchased. Includes diagnostic assessment, prognosis, foundation steps for getting started, custom "perfect puppy" plan and a month of follow-up support via text, phone or email. NO AGGRESSION CASES PLEASE (sign up with Elise if your pet has aggression issues).

Rent a field at Ferry Hill Farm for an hour for fun or training! Fully fenced and shade/rain protection. You MUST be a pre-existing client to use this service.

Come teach your dog some new tricks! This class is a great introduction to the world of trick training. Using a variety of positive techniques, we'll learn new tricks and practice good training skills.

Class is offered on a rolling basis, month by month.

There's a lot more to having a well-trained dog than teaching them to sit. This 6 week course focuses on the foundation skills that make up the base of all future training: teaching your dog to pay attention to you, develop impulse control, and calm down when you ask them to.

This class builds on the previous one and uses those building blocks to teach more useful skills. We'll continue to practice leash walking, impulse control, and the rest--but also add more advanced work.
Continue your dog's education with 6 more weeks of the core curriculum!

Ever wondered just how good your dog is at using their nose? Find out in our Noseplay class! This fun 6 week class is a chance for you and your dog to try out scent work. We'll explore concepts used in both nosework and tracking, with exercises designed to teach your dog how to sniff out what you're asking them to find, and to teach you to work with them as their helper! Scent work is a great brain teaser, and any dog can do it!

Come teach your dog some new tricks! This class is a great introduction to the world of trick training. Using a variety of positive techniques, we'll learn new tricks and practice good training skills.

Class is offered on a rolling basis, month by month.

There's a lot more to having a well-trained dog than teaching them to sit. This 6 week course focuses on the foundation skills that make up the base of all future training: teaching your dog to pay attention to you, develop impulse control, and calm down when you ask them to.

This class builds on the previous one and uses those building blocks to teach more useful skills. We'll continue to practice leash walking, impulse control, and the rest--but also add more advanced work.
Continue your dog's education with 6 more weeks of the core curriculum!

Is your dog a good citizen? Show everyone that they have the manners to be polite and respectful while out and about by earning their Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title! The CGC is a 10 item test designed to evaluate your dog in a variety of real life situations, such as loose leash walking and greeting a friendly stranger. Any dog can be a CGC, and passing the test grants them a title certificate from the American Kennel Club. Our CGC class is designed to help you prepare for the test!

Is your dog a good citizen? Show everyone that they have the manners to be polite and respectful while out and about by earning their Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title! The CGC is a 10 item test designed to evaluate your dog in a variety of real life situations, such as loose leash walking and greeting a friendly stranger. Any dog can be a CGC, and passing the test grants them a title certificate from the American Kennel Club. Our CGC class is designed to help you prepare for the test!

Rally Obedience is a super fun way to work on obedience after you and your dog have the basics down. Courses are set up with a series of obedience commands listed on signs. Work your way through the course, performing each command when you reach the sign. For over-achievers, you can even be timed to see how fast you and your dog can get through the course! This class will teach you all of the novice signs (commands), how to navigate a course, and more!

Curious about agility, nosework, rally, competition obedience or other dog sports? This 6 week course will introduce you to some of the wide variety of sports out there and help prepare your dog with the necessary foundations to succeed!

Socialize your puppy during the most crucial developmental period of 8-20 weeks. Join us for a fun, educational hour dedicated to helping your puppy grow to be the best possible canine companion! Class meets weekly on a drop-in basis--you just need to check in beforehand! Please note, you must provide vet records and our class questionnaire before your first session.

There's a lot more to having a well-trained dog than teaching them to sit. This 6 week course focuses on the foundation skills that make up the base of all future training: teaching your dog to pay attention to you, develop impulse control, and calm down when you ask them to.

Interested in showing your dog in the breed ring? Already an experienced competitor looking for a place to practice? Come to our drop-in handling class and hone your skills! This class is taught by two skilled handlers with extensive experience across a wide range of breeds.

You must have completed an assessment with Elise before scheduling this service.

You must have completed an assessment with Elise before scheduling this service.

Lessons are 50 minute sessions combining hands-on work with the dog, coaching the owner, and discussion. Lessons can only be scheduled if you've previously discussed this with your trainer and/or you've already completed an initial consultation.

Lessons are 50 minute sessions combining hands-on work with the dog, coaching the owner, and discussion. Lessons can only be scheduled if you've previously discussed this with your trainer and/or you've already completed an initial consultation.

Lessons are 45-60 minute sessions conducted over video chat, combining demo from Connor, coaching the owner, and discussion. Lessons can only be scheduled if you've previously discussed this with your trainer and/or you've already completed an initial consultation.