Frequently Asked Questions
Training
When you purchase a Perfect Start Package, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a special coupon code that lets you book your two Follow-Up sessions for $0.00. If you can’t find your code, please Contact Me and I’ll be happy to help!
Please Contact Me and I’ll be happy to help!
Force-free dog training is all about using positive reinforcement to reward behaviours you want and prevent the ones you don’t. It’s a friendly approach that builds a strong bond with your dog with the use of reinforcers like treats, praise, toys, and consistency. By communicating effectively without any harsh methods, like physical punishment or negativity, you’ll strengthen your bond and build trust with your furry friend.
Force-free training is effective in addressing any behaviour issues that arise with your pet, including common challenges such as basic manners (sit, stay, come), leash manners and more complex issues like separation anxiety, socialization, fear, anxiety, and aggression.
It really depends! It’s impossible to give a definitive answer because there are a lot of factors to consider. Like, your training goals, how long your dog has been practicing any unwanted behaviours, how much time and effort you can consistently put into training, how fast your dog picks up on things, and how motivated they are.
My main goal is to help you understand how your dog thinks, learns, and sees the world. That way, you’ll feel confident working with them on your own without always needing a trainer around. This usually means we can keep the number of sessions needed to a minimum.
Most of my clients find the Perfect Start Package is a great starting point. It includes 3 discounted sessions packed with tons of info and guidance right from the first session. It gives you time to process everything and start making changes and then have chances for follow-up to check in and keep things on track. Of course, you can also just buy single sessions as you need them.
Every dog learns at their own pace, just like people do. The speed at which your dog learns and improves depends on their individual learning processes and how consistently you apply what you’ve learned during our training sessions. Understanding your dog’s behaviours and gaining insight into how they learn best will accelerate your progress – and that’s my goal! I aim to equip you with the tools and knowledge to confidently work with your dog without a trainer present. With patience and a clear training approach, you’ll soon see significant change in your dog.
Small (pea-sized) single ingredient treats are my top pick. You want to use something that YOUR DOG thinks is high value. Do a little round-robin taste-test to build a hierarchy of treat values for your dog.
I often carry:
- Crumps Naturals Mini Trainers (micro-size, freeze-dried beef liver) – best pricing I’ve found is on Amazon
- PureBites (freeze-dried chicken, duck or lamb)
- Caledon Farms (freeze-dried salmon or chicken)
- Roll Over (comes in a big sausage roll that I cut to size, beef, lamb or chicken flavor **not single ingredient**). Get it here or at your local grocery store.
Dogs care more about the SMELL than the TASTE, so things that are super stinky typically work well! Some other options include shredded boiled chicken breast, wieners, cheese, or carrots.
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Yes please! My approach is all about showing YOU how your dog thinks, learns, and sees the world. That way, you’ll feel totally comfortable working with them on your own. Plus: dogs aren’t great at generalizing, so just because they learn something with me doesn’t mean they’ll automatically get it with you. The real key to your dog’s success is how well you two communicate with each other! I’m confident I can help your dog, and I want you to feel confident too!
Short Answer – No, I do not offer board and train.
Long Answer – I totally understand why board and train programs might sound like an easy fix—who wouldn’t want to send their dog off for a week or two and have them return “trained”? But here’s the truth: I could take your dog, train them, and make them an absolute superstar. They’d do wonderfully with me, no question! But here’s the catch: that training won’t automatically transfer to you, your home, or your usual environments, unless you still put in a significant amount of time and effort to learn what they’ve learned and how to communicate effectively with them.
Dogs are emotional, intelligent beings, and their emotional state plays a huge, often overlooked part in their behaviour. They don’t simply learn commands—they experience the world, and their emotions are at the core of how they process and react to situations. Dogs need their guardians to understand how they’re feeling, how to support them in navigating the world, and how to guide them accordingly. Without you being involved in the training process, you and your dog won’t have the tools to communicate effectively with each other, and the training they receive will mostly be wasted when they return home.
Dogs also learn in context, meaning what they pick up in one environment doesn’t always carry over to others. While board and train programs may seem convenient, they’re an unnecessary and often expensive step that doesn’t equip you with the critical understanding of your dog’s emotional world or how to support them long-term.
Dogs have been largely misunderstood by us for a long time. My approach is all about empowering you to understand how your dog actually thinks, listens, and learns, while also recognizing and responding to their emotional state. Together, we’ll focus on building a partnership that lasts, and we’ll work side-by-side from the very first session to set both of you up for success in the real world. This isn’t just about teaching commands—it’s about learning how to communicate effectively, build trust, and navigate challenges together.
Training is a lifelong journey, and you play a crucial role in your dog’s success. Your dog needs you to be their guide, advocate, and the person they trust most in every situation. By skipping the unnecessary cost and time of a board and train program, we can start immediately on what really matters: learning to communicate and build a strong, meaningful relationship that will set both of you up for a lifetime of success.
Payments
Yes, I only accept bookings for paid clients. For your convenience, I accept the most common forms of payment (credit cards, PayPal, Apple pay, Google pay and more!)
Returns
Due to the nature of my products (made to order) and services (knowledge-based), I do have limitations on returns. Please check out the Terms & Conditions for detailed information.
Shipping
Miss B’s custom-made products are printed and shipped by trusted partners across the US and Canada.
Pet Stuff: Produced and shipped from facilities in the US (shipping to US usually within a week, to Canada usually within 2 weeks but can be up to 30 days in exceptions).
Hooman Stuff: Produced and shipped from facilities in the US and Canada (shipping to US and Canada usually within 1 week but can be up to 3 weeks in exceptions).
Miss B carefully selects the nearest print partner to ensure swift delivery times for all orders. You will receive tracking information once it is available.
*I design all of the items in Miss B’s Pet Shop myself. As a small business, I do not have time, equipment or a facility to manufacture on my own. Thank you for choosing to support my small business even though it takes a bit longer than Amazon!*