About Wholehearted Canine

Positive in-home training from Allen

Wholehearted Canine is an Allen-based dog training business led by founder and trainer Sarah Singler, offering tailored in-home dog and puppy training in Allen, McKinney, Plano and surrounding areas. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through Absolute Dogs, a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, and holds a biology degree from Baylor University. Her method relies on positive reinforcement, shaping, reconditioning and training games that teach impulse control, calmness and focus, and she has a special interest in fearful and reactive dogs.

Services and prices

Training starts with a 1.5 hour evaluation for $145. Basics and Advanced sessions are $135 an hour or $520 for four; Behavior Solutions, for reactivity, anxiety, bite prevention and resource guarding, $155 or $600; and Behavior Transformation, for severe reactivity, trauma or bite history, $175 or $680. Accelerated packages bring daily or alternate-day lessons to the home, starting at $690 for 6 sessions. A puppy foundation session is $145, the Canine Solutions online course $145, and small group classes are offered too. Private sessions take place in the client's home or on Zoom.

What to ask

Ask when the next small group class runs.