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You may reschedule/cancel your appointment up to 24 hours in advance. Late cancellations will result in the forfeiture of your fee and session. If we arrive at your home and you are not there within 15 minutes of our scheduled session, you forfeit your fee and session

Yes, we are happy to work with clients who have used ecollars, prong collars, vibrating collars, or other training methods in the past. This is a judgement free zone. However, in order for us to work together, you must cease use of those items. We use food rewards in training and use positive reinforcement, force-free dog training methods exclusively. 

Yes. Aggression to people occurs because dogs are fearful. In training, we will teach your dog that the people they fear are safe and predict good things for them. 

Our areas of focus are reactivity to dogs or people, fear of strangers (aggression to strangers), manners, and puppy training. We do not currently take inter-household dog aggression. But please contact us, we can recommend a wonderful trainer who can help! 

Puppy training and dog obedience/manners training takes place in your home. We can also meet in local parks or the client's neighborhood depending on where the issues are taking place. 

Dog behavior initial consults take place virtually and all follow-up behavior consults sessions take place in person (often starting at a neutral location like a local park). 

Please fill out a contact form above. We will contact you within 2 business days to set up a free 15-minute discovery call. All potential clients must complete a discovery phone call. Once we've spoken over the phone, we will send you a link to purchase your package. 

You will receive an email to login to your client portal and self-schedule your first session. At the end of your first session, we will schedule out the rest of your sessions together.

If you have not received an email after purchasing your package, please check your spam folder. Reach out to michelle@modernmannersdogtraining.com if you need assistance. 

In your first session, we will schedule out the rest of your sessions together. Sessions take place weekly or every other week. Note that all package sessions expire after 4 months if not used. 

We offer dog training in York, PA, Marietta, PA, Dover, PA, Lancaster PA and all other towns 35 minutes from West York, PA. If you are more than 35 minutes from West York, PA we may still be able to work together for an additional travel fee. Please fill out the contact form above to inquire. 

We do not offer board and train. Currently, there are no positive reinforcement and force-free board and train programs in York county, PA or in the surrounding areas. If your dog is struggling with aggression, fear, reactivity or other unwanted behavior you are best served working with a positive reinforcement force-free trainer who will meet with you for private 1:1 sessions.

Keep in mind that if your dog goes to board and train, you cannot see what the trainer is doing with your dog. You may not be comfortable with the methods used but will not be present to intervene.  Also, even if your dog has been boarded for a vacation before, boarding in a training facility kennel is often extremely stressful for dogs. Especially dogs with fear, aggression, reactivity etc. Click here to view what veterinarians at Penn Vet Behavior recommend when looking for a trainer.