Pack Cohesion Therapy Program
Utilizing our incredible Pack Dynamic Training Method, we can help your dogs obtain peace and balance in their relationships!
Pack Cohesion Therapy Program
This unique Program is specifically designed for multi-dog homes
easily our greatest strength is creating strong & safe relationships between dogs!
You won't find another Program like this ANYWHERE !!
Our Pack Cohesion Therapy Program is specifically designed to treat cases where there are 2 or more dogs in the same household who are exhibiting Behavioral Issues and/or Aggression Incidents between or involving each other.
Depending on the severity of the issue, we offer 2 Program Level options.
Utilizing our years of Canine Social Behavior Training experience as well as our proprietary Pack Dynamic Training Method, we have a proven track record of excelling at creating a cohesive bond between 2 or more dogs, often where other training efforts have failed.
This is right in our “wheel-house” and where we excel above all others.
In short, the Pack Cohesion Therapy Program involves either one or both of your dogs enrolling into our In-Patient Behavioral Rehab & Training Program.
While receiving all of the incredible benefits of that Program, we will utilize our scientifically sound Pack Dynamic Training Method to create a positive & productive “team-mate” like relationship between the two dogs that were previously either fighting with each other in the home or wreaking havoc together towards other dogs or humans!
Our Pack Cohesion Therapy Program will promote a mutually beneficial working bond between the affected dogs in the same household who may have run astray of their foundational understanding of what it means to be part of a cohesive Pack!
Finally…a place you can turn with a proven track-record of establishing peace, harmony and Behavioral Balance!
Pack Cohesion Program Highlights
Pack Cohesion Therapy Program – Level 1 (PCT1)
This Level is assigned when 1 dog is the Primary Aggressor or Problem
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- Dog 1 is clearly the source of the problems between the 2 dogs.
- Dog 1 spends 45 days in our Canine Behavior Training Program
- Dog 2 spends 14 days in our SleepOver Service alongside Dog 1
- Dog 2 has no real issues and does not require any focused behavior training
- Dog 1 is clearly the source of the problems between the 2 dogs.
Pack Cohesion Therapy Program – Level 2 (PCT2)
This Level is assigned when both dogs are equally “at fault”
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- Both Dogs display Unacceptable, Imbalanced or Aggressive behavior
- towards each other, other dogs or humans
- or display imbalanced behaviors at inappropriate times and contexts
- Both dogs clearly would benefit from focused one-on-one Training
- followed by our exclusive Pack Cohesion training process
- followed by our exclusive Pack Cohesion training process
- Both dogs will spend 45 days in training, consecutively then…
- Both will train together, side-by-side, for another 30 days
- The final 30 days allow us to help forge a lasting, team-mate like bond
- Both Dogs display Unacceptable, Imbalanced or Aggressive behavior
PCT Level 1: Dog 1 is the Primary Aggressor or Problem
- Board & Train: Dog 1 begins Canine Behavior Training – Level 2 (CBT2)
- At 30-days in, Dog 2 will join Dog 1 to begin Pack Cohesion Training
- This training will work to create “team-mates” rather than adversaries
- Re-Home Session: both Dogs are brought home for Human Training
- The Re-Home Session, At-Your-Home, will last up to 3 hours.
- All direct family members must attend this Session
- Follow-Up SleepOver (1): both Dogs come for a minimum 3-day stay
- This allows us to identify & mitigate potential regression
- Provides us the ability to facilitate more forward progress
- Follow-Up Session (1): At-Your-Home or location of your choosing
- Follow-Up Sessions generally last up to 2 hours
- To mitigate regression and facilitate forward progress
- Addressing any remaining questions or concerns
PCT Level 2: both Dogs are equally “at fault”
- Board & Train: each dog will spend 45 days in Training, consecutively
- Dog 1 spends 45 days in our Canine Behavior Training – Level 2
- Board & Train is completed with Re-Home Session (up to 3 hours)
- Board & Train is completed with Re-Home Session (up to 3 hours)
- Dog 2 spends 45 days in our Canine Behavior Training – Level 2
- After the 45 days of Behavior Training, Dog 2 is joined by Dog 1
- Both Dogs then receive 30 days of Pack Cohesion Training
- Dog 1 spends 45 days in our Canine Behavior Training – Level 2
- Re-Home Session: both Dogs are brought home for Human Training
- The Re-Home Session, At-Your-Home, will last up to 3 hours.
- All direct family members must attend this Session
- Follow-Up SleepOvers (2): both dogs will come for a 3-day min. stay
- Allowing us to mitigate regression and facilitate forward progress
- Providing top-notch social enrichment & emotional fulfillment
- Follow-Up Sessions (2): At-Your-Home or location of your choosing
- To mitigate regression and facilitate positive forward progress
- Addressing any remaining questions or concerns you may have
In short, Pack Cohesion, as it directly relates to what we do here, is when you have 2 or more dogs (constituting your Pack) living or working together and their relationship is “tight & balanced”, so to speak.
It’s like 2 “jobbers” who have been working together for years and accomplish their work each day relying upon each other without even having to speak verbally to each other.
A “look” here, a ‘wink’ there or even a ‘nod’…it’s that unspoken, non-verbal communication, the understanding that they work together as a “team” or in our case, a Pack.
They work in unison, tightly together, or with Cohesion.
In much the same respect, our Pack Cohesion Therapy Program promotes a tight, mutually beneficial working bond between two dogs who previously may have run astray of their foundational understanding of what it means to be in a Pack!
- All PCT Rates are assessed by Service Area (owner home location)
- All Training Rates for each specific Training Program, can be found on each
Program webpage, under that tab that reads “Exact Rates by Service Area”
- All Training Rates for each specific Training Program, can be found on each
Research Report
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Results pertain to Conspecific Aggression between two or more dogs living in the same household
Research has shown that nearly one-third of the typical North American dog loving homes contain two or more dogs. In a multi-dog-household, arguably the MOST disturbing scenario occurs when there is an aggressive incident between the dogs living together in the same house. We call this, Intra-Household Conspecific Aggression. Whatever you call it…it’s no laughing matter!
These unfortunate incidents are not only disturbing for the peace and harmony of the humans living in the home…but they can be seriously dangerous for the dogs and the owners who try to intervene and break up the fight. A scientific report published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association was commissioned to specifically assess the characteristics of the dogs involved in these aggression cases.
Researchers Kathryn Wrubel, Nicholas Dodman and others recruited thirty-eight pairs of dogs that came to the Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts University of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, MA, specifically because there were aggressive incidents between the housemate dogs. The research team then conducted in-depth interviews and questionnaires to determine the characteristics of the dogs involved in these incidents.
Here are some statistics that many dog owners might find surprising, but those of us who have been working with these types of Aggression cases know these facts all too well.
Click on a heading below for more details on the study’s findings
- Female dogs are more often involved in these aggressive fights than male dogs
- Only 32% of these incidents involve males while the remaining 62% show females as the aggressor
- When females get into these fights, injuries tend to be more severe and fights tend to last longer
While Gender is clearly a determining factor in the likelihood of aggressive incidents in the home, it’s also highly predictive of the likelihood of success with Behavioral Training. Here are some statistics:
- In Male-Male aggression cases, conflict was reduced in 72% of the cases
- In Male-Female pairs, conflict reduction occurred in 75% of the cases
- In Female-Female pairs, while conflict reduction was only 57%…this is still worth making the effort
- 70% of the time, the instigator of the aggression is the dog most recently brought into the home
- In 74% of these cases, it ends up being the younger dog that actually starts the fight
- In 39% of the cases, owners claim surprise stating “they usually get along most of the time!”
- Some conflicts can be quite serious with 50% resulting in one or both dogs requiring Vet care
- Overall, 10% of the time the owner is actually injured to the point of requiring medical attention
- Regardless of past training, dogs were successfully separated using Commands only 8% of the time
- In 46% of the incidents, it’s the actions of the owner, like paying attention to one dog over the other
- 31% of the incidents were triggered by simple over-excitement such as an owners arrival at home
- Resource Guarding was involved in 46% when involving food/treats and 26% when involving toys
- 41% of involved households had at least 1 dog who had lived in multiple households prior to this
- When one of the dog in the pair was adopted at 12 weeks or older – fights occurred 39% of the time
- Dogs adopted from Shelters were involved in 33% of the incidents and 16% for dogs from Pet Store
- 40% of these dogs will or have shown aggression towards other dogs
- 27% will or have shown aggression toward humans living in the household
- 27% will or have shown aggression towards human strangers
- 20% will or have shown aggression towards their owner(s)
- 50% of the pairs of dogs involved has at least one member with noticeable Separation Anxiety
- 30% suffered from and/or exhibited Phobia’s, Fearfulness and other forms of Anxiety
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Which Program Level is right for your specific case?
PCT Program - Level 1
PCT Level 1 - How does it work?
- Dog #1 spends 45-days in our comprehensive Canine Behavior Training
- Dog #2 joins Dog #1 at the 4-week mark to begin Pack Cohesion Training
- Total Board & Train duration is 45-days: Dog #1/45 days, Dog #2/14 days
- The final 14 days will have both dogs being trained as "teammates"
- Upon completion both dogs are brought home for the Re-Home Session
- The Re-Home Session will generally last up to 3-hours.
- ALL Direct Family Members must attend the Re-Home Session
- Includes: 1 Follow-Up Session (2 hrs); 1 Follow-Up SleepOver (3-day min)
- Also included is Unlimited Support for the life of your dogs!
PCT Program - Level 2
PCT Level 2 - How does it work?
- Dog #1 spends 45-days in our comprehensive Canine Behavior Training.
- Upon completion, Dog #1 is brought home for the 1st Re-Home Session
- After the 1st Re-Home Session, we leave with Dog #2 to begin Training
- Dog #2 then begins 45 days of comprehensive Canine Behavior Training
- At the end of Dog #2's Training, owner drops Dog #1 off at our location
- Both dogs will then spend up to 30 days working together as "team-mates"
- Total Board & Train duration for both dogs will be approximately 120 days
- Includes: 1 Follow-Up Session (2 hrs); 1 Follow-Up SleepOver (3-day min)
- Also included is Unlimited Support for the life of your dogs!
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