SANTA BARBARA DOG TRAINING SERVICES
1. "On-Point" Dog Obedience Training
  • Initial 1-hr consultation visit is free
  • Training on how to teach your dog specific obedience
    commands                                  
  • *$40.00/hr  
2. The Well-Rounded Dog
  • Initial 1-hr consultation visit is free
  • In this six session series, your dog learns or re-learns
    basic obedience commands in your home and on-the-walk.
    Your dog will learn to SIT, DOWN, STAY, COME WHEN
    CALLED, WALK LOOSE ON A LEASH AND LEAVE-IT
    [Time allowing, we can also customize this series to
    address certain specific behavioral issues]                    
  • *$230.00 ($10 discount): 6 one-hour sessions

3. The Polite Puppy Training
  • An initial 1-hr consultation visit is optional and free

  • In this 6 session series, your puppy (4 months to 1 year)
    learns basic obedience commands in your home and on-the-
    walk. During six one-hour on-site personalized sessions,
    we teach your puppy how to SIT, LIE DOWN, STAY,
    COME WHEN CALLED, WALK LOOSE ON A LEASH AND
    LEAVE-IT.

  • The techniques used in this series are designed to
    motivate and adapt to the needs of your puppy. For
    instance, if your puppy learns a specific command quickly,
    we use our extra time to teach your puppy another skill or
    address a specific behavioral issue so we can maximize
    the amount that you and your puppy learn. We also always
    try to use breed-specific motivating techniques.

  • *$230.00 ($10 discount): 6 one-hour sessions

4. The "Head-Start" Obedience Training
In this series, you can get a head-start on your dog or puppies
obedience training while also learning how to maintain it. [We
can also address specific behavioral problems during these
sessions]

  • 1st Step: In six one-hour sessions, I train your dog or
    puppy basic obedience commands including SIT, DOWN,
    STAY, COME WHEN CALLED, WALK LOOSE ON A
    LEASH AND LEAVE-IT. These sessions are conducted at
    the locations where you will want your dog to respond to
    you.
  • 2nd Step: In three or four one-hour on-site sessions, I
    teach you how to continue, refine and maintain your dog's
    newly learned skills. You will also receive written hand-
    outs on all of the lessons.

  • *Six 1-hour dog training sessions and three owner-
    training sessions (9 sessions):                     *$375.00
  • *Six 1-hour dog training sessions and four owner-training
    sessions (10 sessions):                             *$415.00
   
II. DOG BEHAVIORAL TRAINING AND REHABILITATION
I. OBEDIENCE TRAINING
"On-Site" Dog Behavior and Rehabilitation Training
This training is for any dog that has specific behavioral problems (e.g.
jumping on guests, charging the door, pulling on the leash, digging holes,
aggression, barking etc.). These sessions can also be customized to
rehabilitate any specific breed of rescue dog.  

  • Initial 1-hr consultation is free

  • In these sessions, I teach you training techniques that will help to
    stop or manage your dog's specific undesirable behavior and, if
    needed, how to rehabilitate your dog. The number of training sessions
    that you will need depends on the type and scope of the problem
    which we can discuss during the free consultation.               

  • *$40.00/hr  
  • *$115.00 ($5 discount):   3 one-hour sessions
  • *$230.00 ($10 discount):  6 one-hour sessions [This series also
    includes a refresher course on basic obedience commands.]
                             
III. PET THERAPY TRAINING
1. Pet Therapy 101 Training
In this series, we prepare you and your dog to become a Pet Therapy
Dog that can visit retirement homes and hospitals.

  • Initial 1-hr consultation visit is free
  • You receive an overview of Pet Therapy   
  • You and your dog will fine tune obedience and social skills to help
    prepare for therapy certification.
  • You and your dog will have the opportunity to perform a test-run
    of the Test required to become a Therapy Dog   
  • On one of the sessions you will also have the option of taking your
    dog on an “on-the-town” session at Paseo Nuevo Mall and inside
    Nordstrom’s Department Store to refine it’s obedience and people
    skills.
  • Six personalized 1-hour on-site sessions *$230.00 ($10 discount)

2. Santa Barbara Pet Therapy Consultation and Test-Run
In this 1-hour session:
  • You receive an overview of how to make your dog a Pet Therapy
    Dog
  • You and your dog have the opportunity to perform a test-run of
    the Test required to become a Therapy Dog   
  • *$25.00
Santa Barbara Dog Obedience,
Behavioral Modification and Pet
Therapy Preparation Training
After a Test-Run with Pet
Relief, Gus passed his
Canine Good Citizen Test
with Flying Colors!
3. Pet Therapy "On-Point" Behavioral Training
  • Receive on-site training for any part of the skills or aptitude
    tests needed to help you pass the Pet Therapy Test  
  • *$40.00/hour or $115.00 for 3 sessions
Payment Policy
All services must be paid, by cash or check, in total before or on the first day that they are provided. The
total for multiple-day sessions must be paid before or on the first day that the training sessions begin.
There are no refunds if training sessions cannot be completed by the dog owner.  
Deborah McArdle, Trainer and Behavior Consultant      Santa Barbara Dog Training         (805) 448-5405            petrelief@verizon.net
William, a well-rounded dog
(Pet Relief 2009)
Weenie-girl, politely
sitting (Pet Relief 2009)
Teaching client, Mike, how to maintain Ringo's training
at East Beach, (Pet Relief 2009)
Augie, the Scottish Terrier,
providing Pet Therapy
(Pet Relief 2009)
Buddy,a recently rescued
shelter dog, learned to
stop pulling on the leash
(Pet Relief 2010)