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Behavior challenges can feel overwhelming when you’re unsure where to start. Gigi’s Behavior Services offers multiple care pathways — from training and classes to advanced behavior modification and veterinary behavioral medicine — guided by a judgement free approach. Our team helps you find the right next step.
Individualized behavior support focused on practical, humane strategies for real-life challenges.
Comprehensive behavior care led by a board-certified veterinary behaviorist.
Veterinary behavioral medicine is recommended for a wide range of concerns, from early signs of anxiety or fear, to more challenging or escalating behaviors, especially when medical, neurological, or emotional factors may be involved.
This service addresses complex behavior concerns by integrating health, brain chemistry, environment, and behavior, and may include medication coordinated with your primary veterinarian.
When is Veterinary Behavioral Medicine the right choice?
Veterinary Behavioral Medicine is appropriate when behavior concerns are severe, escalating, or not responding to training alone.
This pathway is designed for cases where:
- Safety is a concern
- There is a history of aggression or high-risk incidents
- Anxiety, fear, or arousal significantly interferes with daily life
- Previous behavior work has stalled
- Medical or neurological factors may be contributing
- Medication may be appropriate
If you’re thinking:
“There’s more going on here,” this is likely the right start.
Veterinary Behavioral Medicine integrates medical insight with behavior planning so progress doesn’t rely on skill-building alone. It’s structured, coordinated, and designed for dogs who need more than surface-level support.
SERVICES
Virtual Behavioral Medicine
Meet virtually with Dr. Shana Gilbert-Gregory, MS, DACVB, for a comprehensive 45-minute veterinary behavior evaluation. Together, you’ll explore the underlying causes of your pet’s behavior and develop a personalized treatment and behavior modification plan moving forward.
Clients of this service will receive:
- Comprehensive medical and behavior assessment
- Immediate safety and management plans
- Vet behavior modification & training plan overview
- Psychopharmacology assessment, plan and prescriptions when needed
- Further diagnostic recommendations & veterinary coordination
Vet Behavior Modification Follow-Up
Work 1:1 with our dedicated behavior technician, either virtually, at Gigi’s campus or in your home to implement your personalized behavior plan created by Gigi's veterinary behaviorist to make measurable progress toward your goals.
Clients of this service will receive:
- Hands-on coaching and support
- Execution of the behavior modification plan
Vet-to-Vet Behavior Medication Consultations
These consults support canine and feline patients who need assistance with behavior medication selection, adjustment, or weaning. These consults are designed to help veterinarians feel confident in their prescription treatment plans for patients with behavioral concerns. These consultations allow veterinarians to receive expert support while remaining the primary provider for their patient.
Clients in this pathway receive:
- Behavior medication selection and adjustments
- Clinical decision-making for complex cases
Individualized behavior support focused on practical, humane strategies for real-life challenges.
This service emphasizes observation, skill-building, and behavior modification using a Judgment Free approach that supports steady progress over time.
When is Behavior Consultation & Training the right choice?
Behavior Consultation & Training is appropriate when your dog needs structured, individualized behavior support, but does not require medical intervention.
This pathway is designed for cases where:
- Reactivity that is manageable but persistent
- Fear or confidence-building needs
- Resource guarding or impulse control concerns
- Skill breakdowns in the home environment
- Behavior goals that require planning and coaching
If you’re thinking:
“We need a plan and hands-on guidance,” this is likely your starting point.
This service focuses on practical, humane behavior modification with clear coaching and implementation. It bridges the gap between general training and medical-level care.
If at any point medical factors become relevant, we’ll guide you accordingly.
SERVICES
Behavior Assessment & Plan
This initial assessment focuses on understanding your dog’s history, environment, and current challenges. Together, we identify contributing factors and develop a clear, individualized behavior modification plan to guide next steps.
Clients of this service will receive:
- In-person/virtual in-depth historical behavior review
- Behavior modification plan development
- Safety and management plan development
Behavior Modification Follow-Up
These sessions focus on applying your behavior plan in real time. With hands-on guidance, we help you build skills, refine techniques, and make steady, measurable progress.
Clients of this service will receive:
- Hands-on coaching and support
- Execution of the behavior modification plan
Group classes designed to build foundational skills, confidence, and communication.
This service uses positive, evidence-based training techniques to support learning in a guided, supportive environment.
When are Behavior & Training Classes the right choice?
Classes are appropriate when your dog benefits from structured learning in a guided environment, and safety concerns are minimal.
BEHAVIOR CLASSES
Best for dogs who are already in a behavior pathway and need structured reinforcement of coping skills, regulation, and implementation in a controlled setting.
TRAINING CLASSES
Best for dogs building foundational skills, manners, impulse control, and social learning without significant behavior pathology.
If you’re thinking:
“We need practice, structure, and consistency,” classes may be the right fit.
Classes are not designed to replace individualized behavior plans for complex or high-risk concerns — but they are powerful tools when matched appropriately.
SERVICES
Training Classes
Group classes focused on foundational skills and manners.
Training Classes are ideal for families that are ready to learn useful skills, which build confident and well-mannered dogs. Classes provide a structured opportunity for support in learning how to teach new skills and concepts through positive reinforcement in a guided group setting.
Training Classes may focus on:
- Basic cues and manners
- Leash skills including polite behavior on leash in public
- Confidence-building and patience
- Strengthening the human–dog relationship
Training Classes are best suited for dogs that engage with their person and eat treats in a new space with other people and dogs nearby.
Behavior Classes
Group classes designed to support dogs with identified or emerging behavior challenges.
These classes are built to complement veterinary behavioral medicine and advanced behavior modification pathways by reinforcing skills, emotional regulation, and coping strategies in a structured, supportive setting.
Behavior Classes are appropriate for dogs who benefit from guided practice alongside other dogs, with instruction informed by behavior science and clinical insight.
Classes are designed to support goals related to:
- Fear, anxiety, or overarousal
- Reactivity
- Difficulty settling
- Handling and cooperative care
- Skills introduced through a behavior or medical care plan
Clients of this service will receive:
- Hands-on coaching and support in a group setting
These classes do not replace individualized behavior modification or veterinary care, but are designed to complement your progress.
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