Cooperative care is a training method that trains animals to not only tolerate handling and husbandry procedures, but also to be an active, willing participant. This works for vet visits, grooming appointments, and any care you do at home! I can help your dog or cat with just one task, or we can work through a whole vet appointment!

These techniques are best done before your pet has any fear of handling and procedures, but can also be used for those that are already fearful to help make tasks less stressful.

I have been a vet assistant for 7 years now, so I know every step your pet will take through a vet appointment and how things are done, making training plans a lot easier and more detailed. I am also a Fear Free Certified Professional trainer. Fear Free helps to prevent and alleviate Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (FAS) in pets by providing vet, grooming, and husbandry care in a way that helps protect the physical and emotional wellbeing of your pet. This makes visits and care a safer, more enjoyable experience for your pet, you, and the care team.

Experiences filled with FAS can have lasting effects that negatively impacts your pet like compromised trust and fearful memories that affect their future emotional state and behavior. This can result in increasing intensity of FAS, escalating struggle to get away, or aggression during future vet or grooming visits and home care.

Training starts with a 90 minute consult and followed up with as many 30-60 minute sessions as needed.