About Duke Dog Care

<h2>In-home dog care and one-on-one training</h2>

<p>Duke Dog Care describes itself as &ldquo;owned and operated by pet care specialist, Ryan Pry,&rdquo; providing &ldquo;personal in-home dog training, grooming, dog walking, overnight care &amp; more since 2017.&rdquo; The about page says the business is named for a dog called Duke, listed as 2007&ndash;2021, and that it started &ldquo;with only a handful of pups on our schedule&rdquo; and now has &ldquo;over 100 pets of many different breeds &amp; species on our team.&rdquo;</p>

<h3>Background the site gives</h3>

<p>The same page says Ryan &ldquo;has been working professionally with animals since 2014, starting with part-time dog walking and pet sitting,&rdquo; and that he has worked in pet stores, dog daycare facilities, catteries, veterinary clinics and grooming salons as well as being a dog trainer. It adds that he is enrolled in a veterinary technician program at Penn Foster.</p>

<h3>Training format</h3>

<p>Training is custom one-on-one, sold as packages or individual sessions. The training page splits it into obedience training &mdash; sit, stay, recall and leash walking &mdash; and behavioral training, which it says &ldquo;focuses mainly on aggressive and/or reactive dogs&rdquo; and places &ldquo;an emphasis on exposure therapy.&rdquo; The recommended starting point is a consultation, after which a custom plan is built; the page frames the arrangement as &ldquo;more of a weekly membership rather than individual training sessions,&rdquo; with priority access to the trainer between sessions. It says dogs typically need about 6-8 weeks and recommends a minimum of one hour a week for at least 6 weeks. On cost, the page states training &ldquo;typically will cost about $100/hr&rdquo; and that a 6-8 week program &ldquo;will total to approx. $600-$800,&rdquo; with discounted package rates available.</p>