You Can Start Your Dog Training Class This Week

All Dog Training / Puppy Training Classes are ongoing so you can start this week, and if you miss any classes, you can make them up. See our FAQs page to see how this works.

Live Dog Training Course Catalog

"Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend."
- Corey Ford

The complete listing of all the classes offered by our dog training school.

All Dog Training / Puppy Training Classes are ongoing so you can start this week, and if you miss any classes, you can make them up.

See our FAQs page to see how this
works.

We offer training in three formats
Group Class , Private Lessons, or Boarding School
Group Class
8 week programs
More Information

Group Dog Training Class

The way our Group Dog Training Class works is that we get together once a week for about an hour. During that hour we will cover the exercises that you will need to practice with your dog each day.  Each week we will build on the skills learned from the previous weeks practice. The exercises we cover are based on your dog’s age and skill level.

All the Group Dog Training Classes come with dog training manual.

 

 

See the
Group Class Dog Training
page for more
information about the classes offered.

Private Dog Training Lessons

Private Lessons work similar to the Group Class in that we get together once a week for about an hour. During that hour we will cover the exercises that you will need to practice with your dog each day. Each week we will build on the skills learned from the previous weeks practice. The Private Lessons are a six or eight week course, for approximately one hour.  During that hour I show you how to train your dog.  The exercises we cover are obedience skills based on your dog’s age and skill level. We can also work on any problem solving you may have with the dog around the house.

Private Dog Training Lessons shine in that we can customize your class to meet your all your needs, both obedience and problem solving. Whatever your dog’s issues are we can address them.

All Private Dog Training Classes come with a dog training manual

See the
Private Dog Training Lessons
page for more
information about the Private Lessons.
Board and Train Dog Obedience Course

The way the boarding school works is the dogs stay with me for a period of time. (3 weeks for level 1, 3 weeks for level 2)

Level 1 teaches all the formal commands: Heel (walking on a loose leash), there are also 5 turns with Heeling, Sit, Down, Stand, Stay in three positions (with distractions), the recall (the dog runs to you and sits facing you), the finish (the dog moves to your left side), and figure eights (you are able to move in and around objects with your dog and the dog remains by your side without sniffing the object or taking a short-cut).

Level 2 expands on these skills. We teach a Sit, Down, or Stand out of motion (you are walking or running and give the dog a command Sit, Down or Stand and continue to move away while your dog freezes in the position you called for), Down on a recall (the dog is running to you and you can Down them before they reach you), Down out of play (the dog is playing and you can Down them when you ask for it), off leash Heeling, and Send outs are introduced also.

Both courses are 3 week programs and include the boarding, the training (up to an hour a day), a manual, and two handling lessons to make sure the transfer of training is complete.


See the
Board and Train School
for more
information about the boarding programs offered..
eMail Dog Training Course

We have a class for everyone, so there is no reason that you can not get your dog training program started today.A well structured dog training class for most dog temperaments. This is an excellent supplement to a quality dog training program.
Note: If you are doing puppy training with a dog under 6 months old practice Lesson 1 and 2 until your puppy is 6 months old, then continue with the dog obedience classes.

PS Students, these are the lessons for our Private Lesson Obedience Classes for Basic and Intermediate level of skills.

This dog training course has been offered FREE on the internet since 1997 and since then we have thousands of students all over the world. Thank you all for making this a successful dog training course.

See the
eMail Dog Training Course
for more
information about the Free Dog Training Course.
Agility

The agility course is an AKC regulation course which includes: 12' dog-walk, A-frame, teeter, table, solid tunnel, collapsed tunnel, weave poles, tire jump, high jump, bar jumps, winged jumps, and broad jump. (I also have the window jump and a selection of jumps from the police agility course.)


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See the
Group Class Dog Training
page for more
information about the classes offered.



Combination Classes More Information
Puppy Pak - 3 In-Home Privates and 8 week Group Class

The Puppy Pak is designed for those situations where the vet has recommended that the puppy not enter a group class until all of the shots have been completed.
The Puppy Pak is an eleven week course. We get together for 3 in-home visits, once a week for about an hour. During that hour, I show you how to train your dog. You also get the 8 week group Puppy class which covers: socialization (learning how to interact with strange people and strange dogs); group recalls (calling the dog to you and away from other dogs that they are playing with); problem solving (biting, chewing, digging, jumping, stealing, barking and housebreaking); motivational training (teach heel, sit, down, stand, recall, finish and send out using toys, praise and play as a reward); boundary training (teaches the dog not to run into the street; it can also be used to teach not to run out the front door, the garage, or to stay out of certain rooms in the house); and a little grooming, first aid and nutrition.

We can also work on any problem solving you may have with the dog around the house, as well as help you set up the perfect situation to manage your dog's life. These services include setting up dog runs, dog doors, hidden fence areas, or safe play areas for the animals.

See the
Sign Up Check List
for more
information on
enrollment
procedures.
Obedience Pak - 4 In-Home Privates and 8 week Group Class

The Obedience Pak is a 12 week course. We get together for 4 in-home visits, once a week, for about an hour. During that hour, I show you how to train your dog. Then you get 8 sessions in the group class to proof your training in a distractive atmosphere. The exercises we cover are: attention; targeting (moving the dog to a desired position without force; motivational training (training in an excited emotional state); heel (walking on a loose leash); 5 turns with heeling; sit, down, and stand; stay in all three of those positions (with distractions); the recall (the dog runs to you and sits facing you); the finish (the dog moves from a front sit to your left side); and figure 8 (you are able to move in and around obstacles, with the dog in heel position on your left side, without sniffing the obstacle or taking a short cut).

We can also work on any problem solving you may have with the dog around the house, as well as help you set up the perfect situation to manage your dogs life. These services include setting up dog runs, dog doors, hidden fence areas, or safe play areas for the animals.

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The combination classes are a very effective way to train your dog and proof
your dog's understanding of the skills.
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See the
Sign Up Check List
for more
information on
enrollment
procedures.
Internet Group Classes More Information
Free Weekly E-Mail Based Training Program
14 week program (the dog must be at least 4.5 months old)
Basic and Intermediate Obedience Class
This is a weekly e-mail class designed to assist in giving you a quality training plan for you
and your dog. Each week, for 14 weeks, you will receive a lesson plan. During the week,
you practice those behaviors until the next lesson plan is sent to your e-mail box.
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"There is no better friend than a well-trained dog!"
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