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  1. Consult with Monique

Consult with Monique

Consult with Monique

Existing Clients

You must be an existing client with Monique to schedule these appointment types.


Book Video Consultation: 60 Minutes ($110)


Book Mini Video Consultation: 30 Minutes ($70)

New Clients

Monique accepts clients for coaching in a wide variety of behavior and training contexts. Consultations for behavior modification, motivation and reinforcement strategies, prevention, pet selection, cooperative care techniques, and more are all available!


All consultations use methods based in the scientific understanding of animal learning and are both respectful and humane. Tactics involving pain, fear and intimidation will not be used.


Monique works with dogs, cats, and birds.


Book New Client Appointment: 60 Minutes ($175)



How Monique can help:


  • Online one-on-one coaching for your family
  • Customized plans made just for you!


Cases Monique helps with:


  • Veterinary care and husbandry (vet visits, giving medications, grooming, toenails)
  • Fear-related behaviors
  • Aggression directed toward animals or humans on a case-by-case basis
  • Aggression toward veterinary professionals and groomers
  • Resource-related behaviors (food guarding, toy guarding, resource-related conflict)
  • Inappropriate elimination
  • Pet selection counseling
  • Preventive training
  • Agility and sports problem-solving
  • Arousal and overstimulation
  • Household integration
  • General behavior concerns
  • Manners and household harmony
  • Case overview and second opinions


Cases Monique refers to other professionals:


  • Separation-related distress and anxiety
  • Human-directed aggression in dogs 90+ lb
  • Animal-directed aggression with a history of seriously injuring or killing another animal
  • Severe self-harm and stereotypies
  • Dogs with a bite history of three or more Level 4 or higher bites (Dunbar bite scale)
  • Child-directed aggression


If, after reviewing your New Client Questionnaire, Monique feels it would be more appropriate to refer your case to a colleague or other professional, we will provide specific referrals and a full refund.

Mentoring

One-on-one coaching, discussion, and professional development for veterinary professionals, behavior consultants, animal trainers, groomers, and other animal care professionals.


Book Mentoring Session: 60 Minutes ($110)

Case Collaboration

Colleague collaboration to discuss your cases and provide insight, brainstorming, and new ideas to help professionals and their clients succeed.


Book Case Collaboration Session: 60 Minutes ($110)

Continuing Education

Whether you're looking to schedule an event for your veterinary hospital, training club, behavior club, school, community group, or a large continuing education conference, Monique can help! Monique has over 100 presentations prepared and also designs custom educational events on-demand.


Monique is a veterinary technician specialist in behavior, holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and has nearly 30 years experience in private practice. With a special interest in education, training, and motivation, she is an experienced educator for animal professionals.


Her unique blend of experience in daily private practice combined with advanced knowledge in the field of behavior make her an ideal choice for practical training which veterinary professionals can use immediately. Monique provides continuing education in training, behavior, animal handling, and the human-animal bond for veterinary professionals.


  • 2023 VMX Speaker of the Year
  • Approved Fear Free® Educator
  • Veterinary conferences and animal trainer workshops of any size
  • Team training in hospitals – lecture, hands-on, or both
  • Customized hospital consulting – "Clinic Makeovers"
  • Compassionate animal handling for veterinary professionals labs
  • Lecture and hands-on teaching at events and veterinary conferences
  • Safety assessments and safety improvements – for pets and people
  • Training for other animal professionals such as trainers, daycare workers, boarding facilities, animal shelters


Monique has presented at the largest veterinary conferences in North America, as well as numerous regional, state, and industry events, always receiving rave reviews.


For more information about continuing education with Monique, schedule a 15 minute free call to discuss your ideas and learn what's possible

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19313 Renton Maple Valley Road

Maple Valley, WA 98038

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