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Private Lessons Fees

At PetSteps Facility - $80/hr

At Client Home/Offsite - $100/hr


Distance and travel time charges may also apply for remote areas (Outside of City Limits).


E-mail and phone support is provided free of charge in between private lessons to ensure things are progressing as planned.


Contact:

info@petsteps.ca or

780-788-5190

to book an appointment.

Professional Standards

Continuing education is a key part of PetSteps commitment to you and your furry friends. The mantra of "Do Better When You Know Better" would not be possible without ongoing education and learning. 


CPDT Standards of Practice

Shared Experiences

Tough Love: A Meditation on Dominance and Dogs:

https://youtu.be/OIjMBfhyNDE

Hope for Dog Training

A Future Hope for Dog Training and Welfare:

https://youtu.be/2mkrnfd8oMo?si=uuGj1i-w12hQ4wy5

What is Positive Reinforcement/Force Free/Fear Free?


  • The utilization of the most humane training methods based on current Behavioral Science.
  • Philosophy rooted in “When we know better, we do better.
  • Believes in giving animals as much agency and choice as possible in an artificially restrictive world of domestication.
  • Focuses on management of the environment and setting up for success. 
  • Strives to teach, lead, and reward to elicit behavior change.
  • Does not believe that the ends justified the means in all cases.
  • Creates emotionally as well as physically safe spaces and relationships between humans and animals.
  • Believes that compulsion and pain are not justified in the name of training.
  • Is effective and safer regardless of species being trained.
  • Has been used for a long time to handle and care for large and potentially dangerous animals in zoos and aquariums.
  • Puts the welfare of the animal above the arbitrary desires of the human.

Just a few of my favorite leaders in +R ...

Dr. Ian Dunbar

Revolutionized dog training into positive reinforcement methods.

Karen Pryor RIP

Founder of Clicker Training

Dr. Patricia McConnell

Behavioral problem expert

Dr. Sophia Yin, RIP

Fear/Force Free Pet and Veterinary Care Pioneer

Paul Owens

The original and humane Dog Whisperer

Jean Donaldson

Founder of Academy for Dog Trainers and Author

Suzanne Clothier

Relationship Centered Training Guru

Sue Sternberg

Pioneer of positive and humane handling of shelter dogs