Animal Psychology Center – Rapid City

Programs begin with an evaluation and diagnosis of the dog’s behavior, followed by a customized treatment plan. Services include one-on-one home visits, group classes, puppy training, and intensive behavioral modification packages. Service dog training includes candidate selection, certification, and ongoing support. Group classes prepare dogs for Canine Good Citizen certification. Training emphasizes pack leadership, obedience, and socialization.

Pricing Summary

Individual training sessions are $250 with a follow-up in 3–4 weeks. Behavioral modification packages range from $650 to $1800, adjustable based on household size and severity of issues. Service dog placement and training costs vary by case. Prices for cat behavioral consultations available upon request.

Animal Psychology Center, led by animal behaviorist Katherine Andrews, provides specialized dog training and behavioral rehabilitation services in Philip, SD, with mobile services extending to Rapid City and Wall, SD. Katherine helps dog owners address aggressive behavior, fearfulness, separation anxiety, biting, barking, leash pulling, and other behavioral issues using natural “dog pack” techniques that establish the owner as the calm, confident pack leader. She offers individual and group training sessions, puppy training, and full-service certification for Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, and Emotional Support Animals. Katherine also provides personalized feeding guidance and has helped clients find and train certified service dogs, including matching families with puppies and managing transport and early training. Her approach is rooted in 20 years of hands-on experience, and she is known for working with dogs other trainers have deemed untrainable.

Katherine makes house calls and conducts sessions in Rapid City when available, offering flexibility for clients who cannot travel to Philip. She also provides ongoing support and follow-ups, treating clients and their pets like family. Her services extend to cats, addressing behavioral issues such as marking, aggression, and anxiety. Clients appreciate her compassion, professionalism, and dedication—even through personal health challenges.

She is BBB A+ rated and offers a comprehensive behavioral modification package that includes evaluation, diagnosis, and a customized treatment plan with multiple sessions to ensure long-term success.

Accomplishments

Katherine Andrews has 20 years of animal training experience and is recognized as an animal behaviorist. She has successfully trained and placed numerous service, therapy, and emotional support dogs. Her clients include individuals with disabilities who have regained independence through her dogs. She is BBB A+ rated and has been praised for her work with extreme aggression cases and long-term rehabilitation.

How to Get Started!

Clients begin by contacting Katherine to schedule an initial evaluation. She assesses the dog’s behavior, discusses the owner’s goals, and creates a personalized training plan. For service dog candidates, she helps select or evaluate a dog and outlines the certification process.