House Calls
Alexandra comes to your home to evaluate the dog's behavior and coach you through the training exercises. Most clients need five weekly meetings. For information on prices, please see the "Prices and Contracts" page of the website.

In-Board Training - Coming Soon!
Your dog is a guest at our home for 1-4 weeks of training, followed by lessons at your home.This program will soon be available at our new location, where we will also be offering Social (or private run) boarding for dogs of all ages and sizes.

Please watch this website for further information!

Puppy Imprinting
Puppies from 8-16 weeks old are in the "Imprinting" stage, during which they must learn socialization, bite inhibition and restraint handling, or it will be too late to imprint this vital knowledge.For a puppy with "tantrums", this is the only age when this problem can be fully cured. (See website article !)

Puppy Raising
Don't wait for your puppy to grow into bad habits - start her off the right way with lessons in good manners, basic obedience and prevention of common behavior problems.

Adult Good Manners
Bad manners? It's never too late to teach your "old" dog some "new" tricks! Housetraining, leash pulling, jumping on guests, counter surfing, barking....

Problem Solving
Biting; guarding of food, bones, beds, etc.; dog aggression; predation; separation anxiety; phobias; running away; etc. No problem is too big ...or too small!

Holistic Approach
Many behavior problems have a medical or dietary cause or component. A holistic approach includes asking the owner questions,observing the animal, perhaps involving the veterinarian, and arriving at a careful, thorough diagnosis.

Positive Reinforcement Training
No choke collars! You and your dog will both enjoy the training, which uses the power of a Primary Motivator (food!) to teach, reward and maintain good behavior for life. (See the website article on "Motivation" to learn more!)

Clicker Training & Head Halters
Learn how and when to use these
wonderful training tools.

Expert Witness for Dog Bite Cases
Alexandra has served as an Expert Witness at Viscious Dog Board Hearings and court trials since 1991, in both RI and MA. She has been an Expert Witness at state and local government hearings on various dog related issues since 1990.

Service Dog Evaluation, Training and Certification
Alexandra has trained and certified service animals in various fields, including seizure response and alert.She can also evaluate a dog's suitability for service work.

Canine Good Citizen
Training and Certification for CGC in private lessons.

Purchasing and Adoption Guidance
Problems often arise because a person buys or adopts the wrong breed or age of dog for their family. Get some professional guidance to help you make the right choice!

Temperament Evaluations
Before buying a puppy, adopting a dog...or giving up on a dog who has problems....get an evaluation!

Training and Problem solving for Cats and Ferrets
Clicker training works wonders with these little fellows!

Interviews, Lectures, and Other Speaking Engagements
Alexandra is a frequent guest on local TV and radio programs, interviewed by the media on current dog related events, and is available for lectures, school programs, etc.