PRIVATE TRAINING
Clear instruction. Personal attention.
Instead of forcing every dog into the same plan, private lessons focus on your dog’s behaviour, your household and the situations where you need change most.
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UNDERSTAND
Find the root of the problem
Look at temperament, lifestyle, routines and the patterns contributing to the behaviour—not only the behaviour you see.
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PRACTISE
Learn what to do next
Work directly with a trainer so timing, handling and communication become clear before you practise at home.
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BUILD
Create lasting habits
Use consistent structure and short, repeatable training sessions to carry new skills into everyday life.
What private training gives you
DRAFT — for Shanna’s review. Built only from outcomes already stated on this page.
PRIVATE PROGRAMS
Private training programs
All programs begin with a training evaluation and include hands-on coaching, individualized homework and ongoing trainer support.
Foundation Private Lesson Course
For puppies, newly adopted dogs, or dogs that need a stronger foundation. Focuses on engagement, communication, household expectations, basic obedience, and building better choices at home and in everyday environments.
Outcome: A dog that understands how to learn, engages with you, and begins making better choices.
Reliable Companion Program
For dogs that pull, lunge, become overexcited, struggle to focus outside the home, or make walks difficult. Focuses on clear communication, engagement, loose-leash walking, obedience, and reliability around distractions.
Outcome: Improved engagement and calm walking skills that make outings more manageable and enjoyable.
Freedom Unleashed
For dogs that listen at home but struggle around distractions, have unreliable recall, or need stronger impulse control and dependable real-world responses.
Outcome: Reliable obedience around everyday distractions, giving you greater confidence and more freedom together.
Behaviour Transformation Program
For dogs displaying reactivity, fear, anxiety, guarding, handling sensitivity, aggression, bite history, or other challenging behaviours. Training is individualized based on the dog, household, safety concerns, and goals identified during the evaluation.
Outcome: Greater safety, clearer handling, improved coping skills, and practical strategies for managing and changing challenging behaviour.
Precision & Drive
Designed for handlers who want to build a strong foundation or advance their skills in IGP while developing both the dog and handler as a team. Training is customized to your dog’s drives, temperament, current skill level, and your goals within the sport.
Training may include:
- Tracking foundations and development
- Obedience, engagement, and precision
- Protection foundations (no helper work)
- Drive building, control, and reliability
- Handler timing, mechanics, and communication
- BH preparation
- Individualized homework and training plans
- Ongoing feedback and support
Whether you’re new to IGP, working toward your BH, or developing a competition dog, this program provides structured coaching to build clarity, confidence, motivation, and a stronger working relationship between you and your dog.
TRAINING GOALS
Bring the behaviour that is limiting your life.
From everyday manners to complex behaviour, the evaluation helps determine whether private lessons are the right setting and what support your dog needs.
THE WORK BETWEEN LESSONS
Your follow-through makes the training stick.
Private lessons are a partnership. The most reliable change happens when everyone in the household uses the same expectations, tools and communication.
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Practise in short, focused sessions throughout the week.
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Use structure and clear boundaries in your dog’s daily routine.
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Ask for help when you need it rather than letting confusion build.
A FOCUSED FORMAT
More room for the details that matter.
Private training is well suited to dogs and owners who need a quieter setting, a tailored pace or direct help with a specific concern.
Our guarantee
DRAFT — for Shanna’s review. Text is the published FAQ answer verbatim.
I guarantee that I will give you the knowledge and skills you need to have a well behaved dog. It is the commitment and cooperation of the owner, household, environment and the health of the dog that I have no control over and therefore cannot ethically give a guarantee.
YOUR FIRST VISIT
Meet first. Choose the program second.
The evaluation gives you space to talk through the full picture and lets the trainer observe how you and your dog work together before recommending a program.
Using our ENGAGE System, we help you build clearer communication, greater reliability, and confidence in what to do when things get difficult.
Before enrolling, we require an in-person evaluation to determine eligibility for our training programs. During this session, we’ll assess your dog’s temperament, behaviour, and suitability for training—and recommend the best path forward.
What the evaluation covers
A focused 60-minute session at the Endeavour K9 facility.
Dogs over five months old need an evaluation before entering a training program.
One-on-one dog training at Endeavour K9
Private training programs start at $900 + HST. Full pricing is provided during your evaluation, once we’ve met your dog and understand your goals.
Our starting price covers our Foundation Private Lesson Course, best suited to puppies or owners who need some guidance with the basics. Extended training, off-leash work, and behaviour modification will require longer programs. At your evaluation, we’ll recommend the best fit based on your dog’s needs and your goals, with your dog’s progress guiding the training.