Lori Hamilton’s Dog Training

LHDT offers Private Dog Training Lessons as one-on-one sessions with a trainer, focusing on unwanted behaviors like barking, aggression, leash pulling, jumping, and anxiety. These lessons aim to train both the dog and owner in high-distraction environments, empowering owners with tools for praise and corrections to establish pack leadership. Lessons typically last 45 minutes and conclude positively.

Private training packages include Basic (basic obedience, leash skills, in-home manners), Standard (intermediate obedience, leash skills, intro to off-leash work, in-home and public manners for medium to high distractions), and Advanced (high-level obedience, advanced leash skills, off-leash work, in-home and public manners for medium to high distractions, suitable for dogs with behavioral issues like reactivity or aggression).

Board and Train programs are available, as exemplified by Capo’s experience, where dogs learn kennel comfort, leash walking, commands, socialization, and anxiety management. Group classes are also offered, as seen with Axe’s participation through a community center. Pack walks are designed for current or past clients to practice loose leash skills in new environments like downtown areas or hiking trails, and are particularly beneficial for leash-reactive dogs, providing positive experiences around new dogs and people. Owners are responsible for practicing and following training techniques, as LHDT guarantees the dog’s success, not the owner’s.

Pricing Summary

An evaluation costs $100 and is required for all training packages. Private training is offered in Basic, Standard, and Advanced packages. Pack walks cost $20 per dog, with an additional $5 for a family dog. LHDT matches funds raised from pack walks and donates them to a Rescue Foundation.

Policies

LHDT guarantees the dog’s success, but not the owner’s, emphasizing that owners are responsible for practicing and following training techniques.

Lori Hamilton’s Dog Training (LHDT) provides comprehensive dog training services aimed at creating well-behaved companions that can be taken anywhere. They specialize in addressing unwanted behaviors such as barking, aggression, leash pulling, jumping, and anxiety, and also offer general obedience training.

The business offers various training formats including one-on-one private lessons, group classes, and board and train programs. They emphasize empowering owners with tools for both praise and appropriate corrections to restore pack leadership, often working in high-distraction environments to prepare dogs for real-life situations.

LHDT is known for its experienced trainers, with Kori being highlighted as “the best” and a “dog whisperer.” They work with dogs of any size and breed. Additionally, LHDT organizes pack walks for current and past clients, which serve as opportunities to practice loose leash skills and provide positive experiences around new dogs and people, with funds raised being matched and donated to rescue foundations.

Accomplishments

Featured on This is SF, Lori Hamilton’s Dog Training has trained dogs for notable clients such as pro hockey player Joe Pavelski. The team includes highly praised trainers like Kori, described as “the best” and a “dog whisperer.”

LHDT is committed to community involvement, having matched funds from a pack walk to donate a total of $730 to ASPCA. They specialize in training dogs of any size and breed, aiming to create well-behaved companions that can be taken anywhere.

How to Get Started!

To begin, an evaluation is required for all training packages, costing $100. During this evaluation, trainers assess the dog and identify unwanted behaviors by observing the dog and family, then explain the most effective way to proceed.

Clients can also sign up for pack walks by emailing Lori.LHDT@gmail.com. To start general training, clients are encouraged to use the ‘GET STARTED TODAY!’ link which directs to the contact page.