Sarah Keegans - CynoCentric

Sarah Keegans

PRIVATE COACHING

Sarah Keegans, CAP2 is passionate about the science and art of reward-based training. She can help you build precise, enthusiastic, and durable behaviors in your dogs.

Sarah emphasizes clarity, timing, and effective rewards. Sarah specializes in behavior change for reactive dogs and in preventing or reducing handling intolerance and resource guarding. She competes with her dogs in Mondioring.

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Rowdy & Reactive

Comprehensive Program. Get help now for your leash lunging dog!

Help your dog learn to voluntarily break away from other dogs when out on a walk. The program includes a two-hour group orientation*, a private lesson, and six group classes. Single-focus program for critical skill proficiency. Most reactive dogs start here.

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Group ClassRegular

Canine Good Citizen Prep Class

For friendly family dogs young & old

Seven-week class covering all ten Canine Good Citizen test items. A Canine Good Citizen Test will be offered on the final week.

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Group ClassRegular

Intermediate Skills for Rowdy & Reactive Dogs

Prep work for advanced group classes

Add some essential skills to your repertoire and prepare for more advanced work around other dogs.

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Private Coaching

Puppy Beginning Manners

For puppies and young dogs aged 8 weeks through 12 months

Basic obedience like sit, down, stay, wait, walk nicely, greet politely and come when called.

Private Coaching

Building Puppy Confidence

For shy puppies and young dogs aged 8 weeks through 12 months

Understanding, motivating, and supporting your sensitive puppy.

Private Coaching

Cool Your Jets, Puppy

For 'enthusiastic' puppies aged 8 weeks through 6 months

Developing focus and relaxation. Learning to guide and socialize your highly aroused puppy.

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Family Dog Manners

For friendly family adult dogs

Basic obedience behaviors like sit, down, stay, wait, walk nicely, greet politely and come when called.

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Really Reactive

For leash-lunging dogs over 6 months old

Learn what you need to set your dog up for successful working lessons. (If you would like to participate in group classes, sign up for the full Rowdy & Reactive Program instead.)

Private Coaching

Building Confidence

For shy adult family dogs

Understanding, motivating, and supporting your sensitive friend.

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Ready to Work

Next step after 'Really Reactive' Private Session

Practical working sessions where your dog practices appropriate behavior around difficult stimuli.

Group ClassRegular

Let's Go!

Enjoy every step: master the art of walking together

Six-week class establishing loose leash habits and the tools to continue practice and development. Teach your dog to follow your lead.

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Group ClassRegular

Serious Stay: Intensive

Single-focus class for critical skill proficiency

Six-week class establishing a strong stay behavior and the tools to continue practice and development. Teach your dog the concept of duration. ALL LEVELS

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Group ClassRegular

Movement & Body Awareness for Leash Reactive Dogs

Advanced class using physical challenges and movement

Use props, patterns, environmental challenges, and body awareness to provide structure, focus and clarity.

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Group ClassRegular

Mondio Obedience: Retrieve, Warm-Up, Heel & Stay

For dogs preparing to trial in Mondioring Obedience

Teaching Retrieve. Practicing Mondio Obedience style challenges for the Stay and Heeling exercises. Trial prep: warming-up, getting to the gate.

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Mondio Obedience: Positions, Between Exercises, Heel & Stay

For dogs preparing to trial in Mondioring Obedience

Teaching Positions. Practicing Mondio Obedience style challenges for the Stay and Heeling exercises. Trial prep: between exercises.

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Group ClassRegular

Mondio Obedience: Food Refusal, Gate & Check-In, Heel & Stay

For dogs preparing to trial in Mondioring Obedience

Teaching the Food Refusal exercise. Practicing Mondio Obedience style challenges for the Stay and Heeling exercises. Trial prep: gate & check-in.

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Mondio Obedience: Send Away, Sequencing, Heel & Stay

For dogs preparing to trial in Mondioring Obedience

Teaching Send Away. Practicing Mondio Obedience style challenges for the Stay and Heeling exercises. Trial prep: sequencing.

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Group ClassRegular

Building Trust & Confidence

Social & Environmental Skills Class

Building bravery with games, props, patterns, and social challenges.

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Group ClassRegular

Just Rewards

Better rewards build stronger behaviors

Evaluating (and building) reward value. Choosing appropriate rewards. Clear marking and thoughtful reward delivery.

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About Private Coaching Sessions

Private Lessons are flexible and convenient. Work within your own schedule. Get help with exactly what you need, from the right trainer for your priorities. We’ll structure the training around your goals, and you’ll work at your own pace.

Once you have selected the private session that best matches your needs and interests, you can add notes that tell us what is most important for you and your family to work on first and provide any other specifics you would like. We will structure the training plan around your goals.

Private coaching sessions take place at our facility. Session fees are $90 for each 50 minute session ($135 when a second trainer is required to handle a helper dog).

You will bring your dog to each session (with the exception of Really Reactive Private Session) along with a regular leash and collar or harness, some tasty treats and favorite toys, and your questions. All members of the family are welcome to attend.

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