PHS Furry Friends Training Academy
We are excited to be launching the PHS Furry Friends Training Academy to help provide essential behaviour and training support to members of our community. We will be starting with a puppy group class, an adult dog group class, behaviour consultations for dogs and cats, and private training sessions.
See the links below to book one of these services:
PHS Pawsitive Progress Private Training Package
This is a package of 4 or 6 one on one training sessions to focus on foundational skills, basic manners, puppy behaviours, and more without the distraction of other dogs and people.
Cat Behaviour Consultation
Speak with a certified trainer to help address any of the following, inappropriate urination/defecation, human-directed aggression, excessive vocalization, fear, anxiety, and stress of normal stimuli, cat-directed aggression, and more. These consultations are virtual.
Dog Behaviour Consultation
Meet in-person or virtually with a certified trainer to discuss and work through behaviour concerns like leash reactivity, resource guarding, human-directed aggression, high levels of fear, anxiety, and stress in everyday situations, and more.
PHS Polite Pooch Adult Dog Group Class: January 23 – February 27
This is a group class for up to 4 dogs, and will focus on basic manners and relationship building between you and your canine companion. This class is suitable for dogs 4 months and up.
PHS Polite Pooch Adult Dog Group Class: March 6 – April 10
This is a group class for up to 4 dogs, and will focus on basic manners and relationship building between you and your canine companion. This class is suitable for dogs 4 months and up.
PHS Puppy Program: January 22 – February 26
This is a group class for up to 6 puppies, and will focus on providing your puppy with positive experiences with new sites, sounds, and objects, while also building some foundation skills with your new puppy. This class is suitable for puppies between 8 and 16 weeks of age.
PHS Puppy Program: March 5 – April 9
This is a group class for up to 6 puppies, and will focus on providing your puppy with positive experiences with new sites, sounds, and objects, while also building some foundation skills with your new puppy. This class is suitable for puppies between 8 and 16 weeks of age.
About Jessica T:
For those you who don’t know me, I am the Animal Enrichment and Behaviour Coordinator at PHS and I will be conducting these new training and behaviour services. I have worked in the animal care and animal rescue industry since 2016 after I graduated from University of Guelph with a B.Sc. in Zoology. I became a certified dog trainer through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers in the spring of 2019 while working at Toronto Humane Society. I worked at Toronto Humane Society for a little over 6 years where I’ve seen a wide range of complex behaviour concerns as well as coached thousands of pet guardians through training classes and behaviour modification training plans. I am excited to bring my years of experience and knowledge to Peterborough and the pet guardians in this community.
If you have adopted your pet from PHS within the last 3 years, you are a staff or volunteer with PHS, or you are receiving government assistance, you may be eligible for a discount. If you fall into any of these categories, please email Jessica to receive a discount code.