Family Dog Training
- Puppy Kindergarten (for dogs under 5 months old at the start of class): Proper manners are important on so many levels. Well-behaved dogs quickly become cherished members of the family. They are good citizens of the community. Most importantly, the training process helps you to create an emotional bond with your dog through building mutual respect. Be sure to Start Out Right!
- Basic Obedience (for dogs over 5 months old at the start of class): Even an "older" dog can learn new tricks. Help your best friend be the best canine around by learning new skills and unlearning some of those old habits.
- Intermediate Dog & Handler (for dogs that have completed either Puppy Kindergarten or Basic Obedience): Refine your dog's skills and learn some new, challenging ones. Work with distractions. Work with distance. Take it to the next level.
- Advanced Canine (for dogs that have completed Intermediate Dog & Handler): The final step in a well-rounded curriculum. Imagine the excitement and pride you’ll experience from having a dog that can behave reliably off leash.
Canine Sports
- Agility Fun Run: Practice your agility skills on an actual course with your dog and get feedback from a qualified instructor.
- Agility Multi-Course Fun Run: Or practice your agility skills a little longer on up to three courses and get feedback from a qualified instructor.
- Agility Obstacle Familiarization: Looking for a fun way to bond with your dog? Agility is a sport where the dog and handler work as a team. It is an obstacle course made up of jumps, tunnels, walkways and more with the handler helping the dog navigate the obstacles in the correct order. Some people do agility training just for fun while others enjoy competing in agility trials..
- Agility Outdoors: Up the game and work on agility outdoors where the distractions abound.
- Freestyle Foundation Skills: Canine Freestyle is a choreographed performance with music, illustrating the training and joyful relationship of a dog and handler team. It is a modern dog sport that is a mixture of obedience, tricks, and dance that allows for creative interaction between dogs and their owners.
- Novice Nosework: The activity and sport of NoseWork is designed to develop your dog’s natural scenting abilities by using their desire to hunt and their love of toys, food and exercise. It’s a great way for your dog to have fun, build confidence, and burn lots of mental and physical energy.
- Advanced Nosework: Take it to the next level and work on scent recognition.
- Novice Rally: Characteristics of sports car racing, dog agility and traditional canine obedience combine to form the fun sport of Rally. Dog and handler teams navigate a course at a brisk, continuous pace with numbered signs indicating different exercises to perform at each station. It is a fun test of obedience and the trust in the relationship between dog and handler.
- Sport Sampler: Want to have fun with your dog, but not sure which sport to try? Why not try them all?
- Treibball Foundations: Treibball adapts some of the exercises from herding and applies those to a teamwork-based sport that teaches dogs to “herd” inflatable exercise balls into a goal by following directions from the handler much like doggy soccer.
Competition Obedience
- Novice Obedience: Consider taking obedience training with your dog to a whole new level. Enter the canine competition world and help your dog realize its full potential by competing in obedience trials and earning obedience competition titles.
Other Classes
- Canine Adventures: Proof your dog's reliability in real life situations by using the skills learned in our other classes.
- Canine Good Citizen: Have your dog certified as a canine good citizen who has good manners at home and in the community.
- Feisty Fido: If your dog acts aggressively towards other dogs, this class may be the answer.
- Focus and Impulse Control Workshop: Finally, there is help for those dogs who are easily aroused or distracted in certain situations.
- Loose Leash Walking Workshop: Learn positive reinforcement techniques to teach your dog how to walk politely on a leash.
- No Jumping Workshop: Learn how to downshift the excitement of meeting and greeting so your dog will keep "Four on the Floor".
- Tricks: Show off just how smart your dog is and impress your family and friends!
Private Training
Doggy Boot Camp is a perfect solution for owners with busy schedules and/or who find themselves overwhelmed by their dog's current behavior. Your dog is boarded during the intensive training. We train your dog and then we train you.
Day Training is another perfect solution for owners with busy schedules. We train your dog and then we train you.
A cost effective solution to training your dog on a schedule that works for you.
Feisty Fido
Content: Is your dog difficult to control in public? Is your dog aggressive with other dogs? Then you may need Feisty Fido class.
This 6-week session is specifically designed for dogs that are aggressive with other dogs and hard to manage in public settings or in a classroom environment. We focus on increasing attention and responsiveness in your dog.
We will help you and your dog to be more comfortable and less reactive in situations where there are other dogs present. All this is done through POSITIVE training and desensitization.
Each Feisty Fido offers:
- One trainer per two dogs for increased attention and management;
- Very small class size;
- Controlled training environment;
- Positive solutions for you and your dog.
Schedule: Classes meet once a week for 6 consecutive weeks on the same day of the week and at the same time all 6 weeks unless otherwise noted. The length of each class is 45 minutes.
Contact us for more information.
Board & Train
Doggy Boot Camp!
Why Consider Doggy Boot Camp? This is the perfect solution for owners with busy schedules and/or who find themselves overwhelmed by their dog's current behavior. Your dog stays in the trainer's home during this intense training program, is exercised daily, and trained by our professional staff using only positive reinforcement methods. Our precise timing, praise, consistency and management enable dogs to learn proper manners and obedience. The time away from the family allows us to remove the dogs from situations that may have promoted the unwanted behaviors and provides a new environment in which to gain focus.
In order for a dog to be successful in its home, it must have Training, Management, and Socialization. In order to provide an environment in which the dog can focus, it must have Exercise. Our Doggy Boot Camp provides ample doses of each of these components.
Facilities: Your dog is safely and securely boarded in the trainer's home.
Management: Your dog is supervised, in a fenced yard, or crated at all times. This provides us with the ability to work on a number of issues which can frequently be corrected through management including inappropriate chewing, jumping, potty training, crate training and barking.
Socialization: Your dog will go on outings with our trained staff. This provides us with the ability to work on appropriate manners in the car and in public. We work on socializing your dog with a variety of people, environments, sounds, smells, and more.
Training: Your dog will be trained both with hand signals and verbal commands.
Exercise: Your dog will be exercised daily. Ample exercise and playtime provides important socialization skills along with teaching appropriate interaction with a variety of dogs.
What You Bring: Sufficient supply of food for your dog's stay; two bowls (food & water); collar (no choke, prong, or electric collars); and 6 foot leash (no retractable or chain leashes).
After Boot Camp: On the last day of Boot Camp, the trainer meets with you for a private training session. At this time, we demonstrate the commands that your dog has learned and train you in the proper execution of these commands. We will provide recommendations on exercise and continued training. Again, please be aware that continued exercise is required for most dogs! You must make the commitment to exercise your dog for success.
Guarantee: We do not provide any guarantees or warranties. As with all dog training, you must be consistent with the training that we have done. If you are not, your dog will revert to previous behaviors. To help you through this process, you do have one month of unlimited phone support and email support.
Note: All dogs accepted for Boot Camp must be current on all vaccines including the Bordetella vaccine.
Cost: $700 plus tax per week. If you are not interested in a full week, the cost per night is $110 plus tax.
Cost: $600 plus tax
Contact us for scheduling or for more information.
Day Training
Why consider Day Training? This is the perfect solution for owners with busy schedules and/or who find themselves overwhelmed by their dog's current behavior. Your dog is exercised daily during this intense training program and trained by our professional staff using only positive reinforcement methods. Our precise timing, praise, consistency and management enable dogs to learn proper manners and obedience.
In order for a dog to be successful in his home, it must have Training, Management, and Socialization. In order to provide an environment in which the dog can focus, it must have Exercise. Our Day Training program provides ample doses of each of these components.
Facilities: Your dog is safely and securely exercised and socialized with other dogs .
Management: Your dog is supervised, in his kennel, or crated at all times. This provides us with the ability to work on a number of issues which can frequently be corrected through management including inappropriate chewing, jumping, potty training, crate training and barking.
Socialization: Your dog will go on outings with our trained staff. This provides us with the ability to work on appropriate manners in the car and in public. We work on socializing your dog with a variety of people, environments, sounds, smells, and more.
Training: Your dog will be trained both with hand signals and verbal commands.
Exercise: Your dog will be exercised daily. Ample exercise and playtime provides important socialization skills along with teaching appropriate interaction with a variety of dogs.
What you bring: Collar (no choke, prong, or electric collars); and 6 foot leash (no retractable or chain leashes).
After Day Training: On the last day of Day Training, you are given a private training session. At this time, we demonstrate the commands that your dog has learned and train you in the proper execution of these commands. You are sent home with your dog and a training booklet for reference. We will provide recommendations on exercise and continued training as part of your take home package. Again, please be aware that continued exercise is required for most dogs! You must make the commitment to exercise your dog for success.
Guarantee: We do not provide any guarantees or warranties. As with all dog training, you must be consistent with the training that we have done. If you are not, the dog will revert to previous behaviors. To help you through this process, you do have one month of unlimited phone support and email support.
Note: All dogs accepted for Day Training must be current on all vaccines including the Bordetella vaccine.
Cost: $750 plus tax.
Cost: $1100 plus tax.
Contact us for scheduling or for more information.