Pawsitive Solutions Dog Training - Meet needs. Build skills. Live better together.

Diane Rieger

CPDT-KA, VSA-CDT, Fear-Free Certified

(410) 705-5095pawsolution.training@gmail.com

How I Can Help

Practical support for life with your dog.

Every dog and household is different. We’ll start with what’s actually happening, figure out what your dog needs, and build a plan that makes sense for both of you.

In-home dog training throughout Montgomery County, Maryland.

Private Training Services

Understand Your Dog

Learn to notice what your dog is communicating, understand their preferences, and respond in ways that help them feel heard.

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Learn to notice what your dog is communicating, understand their preferences, and respond in ways that help them feel heard.

2 sessions • $295

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Everyday Behavior Help

Practical help with jumping, coming when called, waiting at doors, and other everyday challenges.

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Practical help with jumping, coming when called, waiting at doors, and other everyday challenges.

3 sessions • $425

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Leash Walking

For walks that feel tense, busy, or exhausting. Build useful walking skills while making room for your dog to sniff and explore.

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For walks that feel tense, busy, or exhausting. Build useful walking skills while making room for your dog to sniff and explore.

3 sessions • $425

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A New Dog in the Family

Help your new dog settle in with practical guidance on routines, rest, household setup, and everyday skills.

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Help your new dog settle in with practical guidance on routines, rest, household setup, and everyday skills.

3 sessions • $425

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Help With Big Emotions

For dogs who bark, lunge, freeze, or avoid situations they find difficult. Help them feel safer and build skills for those moments.

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For dogs who bark, lunge, freeze, or avoid situations they find difficult. Help them feel safer and build skills for those moments.

4 sessions • $550

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Understand Your Dog

Ever wish your dog came with subtitles?

Turns out they’re talking nonstop. We just miss the quiet stuff.

That subtle head turn when you lean in for a kiss. The sudden stillness when the harness comes out. The gentle lean when you stop petting. These aren’t random quirks—they’re full sentences.

  • Notice and understand quieter body-language signals you may be missing.
  • Figure out not only what makes your dog uncomfortable, but what makes your dog feel safe, happy, interested, and fulfilled.
  • Turn those observations into practical changes you can use in normal daily life.

Understand your dog

Across two in-home sessions, we’ll review videos of your dog and watch them in everyday moments together. You’ll practice noticing what they’re communicating and responding to it, so you can offer more of what they enjoy and recognize when they need space, help, or a change.

You’ll receive: Your Dog’s Dictionary

A written, personalized guide to your dog’s individual signals, preferences, comfort cues, concerns, and communication patterns—something you can keep using after the sessions.

2 sessions

$295

Everyday Behavior Help

For the everyday behaviors you want to handle differently—jumping, recall, waiting at doors, impulse control, and more. This service is intentionally broad and handled case by case rather than using the same plan for every dog.

  • Leash pulling
  • Coming when called
  • Jumping
  • Controlling impulses
  • Waiting at doors
  • Polite greetings
  • Digging
  • Destructive behavior
  • Pawing for attention
  • Foundational skills

3 sessions

$425

Leash Walking

I think about walks in terms of duration, not distance. If you’re going out for 25 minutes, maybe your dog smells every blade of grass and you only make it three houses down. Maybe they’re in the mood to move and you cover three blocks. Either is completely fine.

  • The goal is a loose, relaxed leash—not marching a dog beside you for the entire walk.
  • Sniffing, exploring, pausing, and moving at a pace that works for the dog are part of a successful walk.
  • Connection matters. A more formal heel can be useful when needed, but it is a tool rather than the whole walk.
  • Distance Matters. Creating space can make the difference between a dog who can think and a dog who cannot.

When a walk gets too hard

Sometimes the best choice is simply to create more space. I’ll show you practical ways to help your dog turn away and move with you without dragging or fighting the leash.

3 sessions

$425

A New Dog in the Family

Help your new dog settle in with practical guidance on routines, rest, household setup, and everyday skills.

  • Build daily routines for meals, potty breaks, activity, and rest.
  • Set up comfortable resting spaces and manage access while your dog learns about their new home.
  • Introduce people, places, and new experiences at a pace your dog can handle.
  • Learn your dog’s body language so you can recognize when they’re comfortable or need a break.
  • Find enrichment they enjoy and practice useful skills for everyday life together.

3 sessions

$425

Help With Big Emotions

For dogs who bark, lunge, freeze, or avoid situations they find difficult. Help them feel safer and build skills for those moments.

  • Understand what helps your dog feel safe and what makes situations harder.
  • Use practical management and training so you have options in real life.
  • Build confidence through enjoyable work such as scent-based activities, problem-solving games, and fun tricks—without turning the service into a gimmicky checklist.
  • Keep the framing positive: the goal is more safety, confidence, capability, and fun, not a list of everything the dog cannot handle.

The goal isn’t for your dog to suddenly feel comfortable with everything. It’s for both of you to feel more capable as you move through the world—and to have a whole lot more fun together.

4 sessions

$550

What's included

Every training package includes:

  • Customized session notes and clear next steps
  • Between-session support for questions
  • Relevant handouts, videos, and training resources
  • Individualized recommendations for training, management, enrichment, and everyday life
  • A one-month check-in: About a month after our final session, we’ll have a 15-minute video call to see how things are going, troubleshoot anything that’s come up, and make any small adjustments.

More support

Need one more session?

If we decide before your package wraps up that one more in-home session would be helpful, you can add one for $125.

1 session add-on

$125

Returning Client

Already worked with me and want to come back for a refresher, some troubleshooting, or something new we can tackle in one visit? Book a single returning-client session. For bigger new goals, we’ll choose the package that fits best.

1 session

$150