Online Private Lessons

We are pleased to now offer Virtual Private Lessons!

You’ll get a 40-minute (phone or video call) consultation with one of our talented trainers. The consultation will be followed with an email from your trainer containing the strategies discussed in the consultation, in bullet point format. PLUS, you have the opportunity to get additional coaching from your trainer following your consultation. For each private lesson, you can send one follow-up email, including a video clip. Your trainer will respond in a timely fashion with his/her feedback.

What kinds of things can be addressed in a virtual, online private lesson? Nearly anything we can help with in person. Your trainer will formulate strategies for you to implement to address your issues.

  • Puppy problems of all kinds! house training, puppy biting, bedtime issues, etc.
  • Resource guarding
  • General craziness in the house
  • Leash walking strategies for dogs that are fearful or boisterous

Issues that don’t lend themselves well to virtual private lessons are aggression toward humans, leash walking and leash reactivity (lunging at others when walking). 

$95 for one 40-minute live (phone or video) session with real time instruction, summary email from the trainer, and one follow up email (may include a video clip) with questions answered.

Book your Virtual Private Lesson by first clicking on a start date, THEN clicking the search button below, or by calling our Front Desk at 214-297-3000.  Note: our lessons are typically booked up 2 – 3 weeks in advance.  If your search comes back empty for that week, choose a date farther in the future. 

When enrolling, please include information on your dog (age, breed, history) and the issues you’d like to work on.

Your Instructors

  • Separation Anxiety, Nose Work & Senior Pet Manners Trainer

    Rhea Northcut CPDT-KA ABCDT CSAT
    Rhea Northcut, CPDT-KA ABCDT CSAT FDM is a Senior Trainer with What a Great Dog! She joined the WAGD family in 2016. Rhea has taught Pet Manners and Nose Work in both group classes, private lessons, and online courses. She mostly focuses now on a training program aimed at resolving separation-related issues, while also maintaining online manners and nosework classes.
    Rhea’s titles include: Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Animal Behavior College Certified Dog Trainer (ABCDT), Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT), and Family Dog Mediator (FDM). She earned the CSAT designation through extensive coursework with the global expert on this issue, Malena DeMartini.
    Rhea enjoys teaching owners how to better communicate with their canine companions. She has a special place in her heart for rescues and shelter dogs, having spent a large portion of her early working years volunteering at animal shelters.
    Rhea also has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas Tech University. While at Tech, she started her first volunteer work with shelter dogs at The Haven Animal Care Shelter in Lubbock, Texas and also took a course on Human-Animal Interaction. This is what initially sparked her interest in dog training. She started her Masters in Counseling at the University of North Texas with the goal of doing pet therapy. However, she quickly realized that it was the dogs’ training she was most interested in and was more than willing to give up her spot in the counseling program to fully commit her education efforts to dog training.
    Rhea spends her free time with her husband, daughters, and her dog Lizzie, an Icelandic Sheepdog. She enjoys trail running, hiking, and training and competing in Nose Work when time allows.