Your Buddy’s Buddy

Your Buddy’s Buddy offers customized training plans designed to fit your lifestyle and goals. The process begins with an Initial Consult, an in-home session where dog history, behavior, learning styles, and specific training needs are discussed, and realistic goals are set.

Training paths include Day Training, where the trainer handles most of the training, and Private Coaching, where the trainer teaches the owner how to train their dog. Programs address various needs such as Dream Puppy Day Training for foundational skills like potty training and polite greetings, Trail Buddy Training for reliable recall and trail manners, and Leash Reactivity for stress-free walks.

Specific packages include Dream Puppy Day Training (4 weeks, 18 sessions), Jump Start Day Training (3 weeks, 14 sessions), Landshark to Lifelong Friend Coaching (8 weeks, 10 sessions for adult dog problem behaviors), and Bark to Basics Coaching (6 weeks, 8 sessions for basic obedience). All programs include follow-up sessions to ensure training success.

Pricing Summary

An initial dog training consult costs $150 for 75 minutes and is conducted in your home. Day Training programs, where the trainer does most of the work, include Dream Puppy Day Training (4 weeks, 18 sessions for $2,125.00) and Jump Start Day Training (3 weeks, 14 sessions for $1,660.00). Both include weekly day training and coaching sessions, plus follow-ups. Coaching programs, where the trainer teaches the owner, include Landshark to Lifelong Friend (8 weeks, 10 sessions for $1,200.00) and Bark to Basics (6 weeks, 8 sessions for $975.00). These include weekly coaching sessions and follow-ups.

Your Buddy’s Buddy is a dog training business led by expert trainer Trisha Wendell, offering positive, customized dog training solutions. Trisha’s mission is to help dog owners achieve their dream dog, whether they are raising a new puppy or addressing problem behaviors in an adult dog. She aims to foster years of joyful adventures free from stress and worry.

Trisha specializes in teaching focused attention (on or off leash), meeting clients and their dogs in environments that best support desired behaviors (home, park, wooded trail), and training adventure companions for life. Her approach is rooted in positive reinforcement and force-free techniques, building trust and confidence between dogs and their owners. She explicitly avoids aversive tools like e-collars, having experienced their negative effects with her own reactive rescue Kelpies, Cali and Duke.

The business focuses on transforming common challenges such as unreliable recall, leash reactivity, barking, lunging, pulling on leash, over-the-top greetings, and puppy growing pains. Trisha offers personalized private coaching and day training options, creating customized plans to fit unique lifestyles and goals. Her proven methods aim to boost desired behaviors and decode the reasons behind challenging ones, helping dogs and owners live their best lives together.

Accomplishments

Trisha Wendell is an expert dog trainer with over 10 years of experience in trail walking and adventure dog training. Her passion for training was ignited by her personal journey with her own reactive rescue Kelpies, Cali and Duke, after discovering that positive, force-free methods were more effective than aversive tools.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients first schedule an Initial Consult, which is an in-person, 75-minute session at their home for $150. During this consult, dog history, behavior analysis, current knowledge, and learning styles are discussed, and realistic training goals are set. Following the consult, clients choose their preferred training path: Day Training, where the trainer does most of the work, or Private Coaching, where the owner is taught how to train their dog. A customized plan is then created to suit specific goals, lifestyle, and budget, leading to the start of the training adventure.