Trusting Hands for Animals Dog Behavior Training – In your home & Customized to meet your pet’s needs

Training begins with a 90-minute initial consultation to assess the dog’s behavior and create a customized plan. Follow-up sessions are 60 minutes long and focus on modifying specific behaviors through hands-on coaching. Owners receive email summaries after each session. Services include puppy training, behavior modification for issues like separation anxiety and reactivity, and stress-reduction training for vet/grooming visits. Canine massage and Reiki are offered as complementary wellness services.

Pricing Summary

Pay-per-session model with an initial 90-minute consultation followed by 60-minute sessions. No fixed packages mentioned; pricing details require direct inquiry.

Policies

Proof of up-to-date rabies vaccination is required. No explicit cancellation or rescheduling policy is stated.

Trusting Hands for Animals is a mobile dog training and behavior consulting service based in Delaware, led by certified canine behavioral consultant Patty Gilmore. She provides in-home training sessions tailored to each dog’s unique needs, focusing on resolving unwanted behaviors such as excessive barking, separation anxiety, jumping, destructive behavior, and fearfulness. Patty uses positive reinforcement, counterconditioning, and desensitization techniques, drawing from her personal experience as a rescue dog owner and her professional credentials. She also offers canine and equine massage therapy and vet/grooming visit training to reduce stress and support recovery, making her services holistic and integrative with veterinary care. Her approach emphasizes building a stronger bond between pet and owner through compassionate, science-based methods and personalized coaching.

Patty’s training is designed for all life stages—from puppies to senior dogs—and she provides detailed session summaries via email to help owners reinforce progress at home. Her mobile service eliminates the stress of transporting dogs to unfamiliar environments, ensuring training occurs in the dog’s natural, safe space.

In addition to behavior modification, she supports families with multiple dogs, rescue dogs with trauma histories, and those navigating transitions like new living arrangements or introducing new pets.

Accomplishments

Patty Gilmore is a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant, Certified Animal Massage Therapist (CAMT), certified in Equine & Canine Myo-manipulative Functional Therapy, Master Reiki Practitioner for animals, and certified in Animal First Aid & CPR. She has extensive personal and professional experience working with rescue dogs and trauma recovery.

How to Get Started!

Clients begin with a 90-minute initial consultation in their home to assess the dog’s behavior and develop a customized training plan. Contact is made via phone or online form to schedule the first session.