Important Note: Before seeking help for a behavior problem from an animal behaviorist, your pet should be up-to-date on veterinary care. It is important for your veterinarian to identify possible medical causes for behavior problems.

Clever Critters Services

Our behaviorist, Ellen Mahurin, is now a licensed presenter of the Dogs & Storks program and the Dog and Baby Connection program.

More information about programs for families with children and dogs

Our behaviorist can...

• Address behavior problems:

  • Aggression
  • Fear
  • Inappropriate Elimination
  • Jumping
  • Overexcitement
  • Rough Play
  • Excessive Vocalization
  • Excessive Eating or Drinking
  • Excessive Licking
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Chewing
  • Digging
  • Other challenging behavior issues
  
  Take a video! Enhance your consultation with video footage of the problem behavior. Please contact for details.

• Provide personalized training:

  • In-home obedience classes beginner through advanced for dogs
  • In-home obedience classes for cats and other pets
  • Therapy pet training
  • Home helper pet training
  • Service dog training

• Provide family education

  • Preparing pets for a baby or child entering the home (Dogs & Storks)
  • How to train dogs and kids to get along
  • Preventing or addressing aggression of dogs toward children
  • Preparing pets for a new pet entering the home
  • Choosing a new pet for your family
  • Helping new pets adjust to the home
  • Understanding your pet's behavior
    More information about programs for families with children and dogs

• Present lectures, conduct research and mentor students

  The behaviorist can present lectures on a variety of animal behavior topics for groups of pet parents or pet professionals. She can conduct research for pet products companies, shelters and others. She can also mentor students of animal behavior or dog training. Please contact for fee information.

Fees

In-home consultation

The behaviorist will take a complete history, deduce the causes for problem behavior, design a behavior modification plan and explain training techniques. With an in-home visit, the behaviorist can also observe the problem behavior where it's happening, demonstrate training techniques and observe you practicing.
• $85/hour (Discounts avaiable upon request)
• Average length - 2 hours initial consultation, 1 hour follow-up consultations
• Average number of consultations - 4 (number of meetings is flexible depending on clients' needs)

Phone consultation

The behaviorist will take a complete history, deduce the causes for problem behavior, design a behavior modification plan and explain training techniques.
• $65/hour (Discounts availavble upon request)
• Average length - 1.5 hours initial consultation, 45 minutes follow-up consultations
• Average number of consultations - 3 (number of calls is flexible depending on clients' needs)

Dogs & Storks Group Class

The behaviorist will present a slide show and educational lecture about preparing dogs for a new baby and raising dogs and children together. This will occur in an intimate class setting of 20 people. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Copies of the slide show presentation and other items will be availblae for sale.
• $10/family (Parents, grandparents, baby sitters, dog sitters, bring them all!)
• Length - 1 hour