Owners accompany the trainer

Unlike other companies, you come out on the course with us!

Although a bit more time consuming, we believe this is especially important because we like the training to be as natural as possible, as if we are all out on a hike. Our course is designed to include the owners which is better for many reasons:

Some dogs are very insecure when taken away from their owners.
The owner has an opportunity to advocate on their dogs’ behalf & can provide valuable feedback to the trainer during the training.
The owners can closely observe & learn their dogs’ individual body language when encountering a rattlesnake.
This experience can be helpful for future reference as your dogs’ body language can act as an early warning system. Which in turn alerts you of a snakes presence, thus possibly preventing you from being bitten as well. This is only possible if the owner is observant of their dog's avoidance behavior.
It is also SUPER important for the owners to be there with the dog to PRAISE like crazy when the dog displays the correct behavior towards our training stations.

We hope that by taking part in this training that your dog, as well as the owner, will be spared the pain and distress (and the expense) of becoming a victim to a rattlesnake bite.