Classes

Most group sessions are six weekly meetings. Tax is included in the prices below.

The Obedience Path

Puppy through advanced. Same school, same field, more control as you go.

AKC Puppy

$240 · 6 weeks

Manners, socialization, and Star Puppy.

Puppy details

AKC Basic

$240 · 6 weeks

Sit, down, come, and everyday issues.

Basic details

Intermediate

$240 · 6 weeks

Longer stays and a 20-foot come.

Intermediate details

Advanced

$240 · 6 weeks

Off-leash work and service foundation.

Advanced details

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AKC Puppy

$240 including tax · six weekly sessions

Through the years we have found this to be one of the most important classes for your puppy. Teach manners while giving the dog the socialization it needs with other puppies, something a backyard cannot replace.

We cover house training, bite inhibition, walking on a loose leash, come, and the foundation of the sit and down stay. Class is built around short, clear exercises you can repeat at home.

At the end of the session you can have your puppy tested for the AKC Star Puppy award if you want the title. Either way, you leave with a dog that is easier to live with.

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AKC Basic Obedience

$240 including tax · six weekly sessions

We teach the skills to communicate with your dog. We use more than one method to get the best response from your pet, and we encourage you to teach the dog to watch body language, hand signals, and verbal commands.

Classes are filled with home exercises so the work does not stay in the building. We teach sit, down, and most importantly come, the command that keeps a dog safe.

We also talk through everyday issues like jumping and digging, and how to handle them in the house, not just on the field.

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Intermediate Obedience

$240 including tax · six weekly sessions

This class is for the owner who wants a little more control. We expand the basic skills so the dog can ignore ordinary life. A sit or down stay at the baseball game, not only in a quiet room.

We also work toward a 20-foot come, with the distractions of other dogs and handlers on the field. The goal is a dog you can take places and still get an answer.

Dogs entering this class should have a 5-minute down stay, a 3-minute sit, and a six-foot come. If you are not there yet, Basic is the right first step.

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Advanced Obedience

$240 including tax · six weekly sessions

For the owner who wants an excellent pet, or who is aiming at service or therapy work. Dogs are introduced to medical equipment like wheelchairs and walkers so that kind of gear is ordinary, not a surprise.

We work toward off-leash heeling, down stay, sit stay, and come. The standard is higher than Intermediate, and the dog should already have that foundation.

Training should be fun for you and the dog. Each class is packed with exercises and games so you can find the full potential of the dog you live with.

Sports and Games

Agility, rally, tricks, and nose work. Same relationship work, different job.

Agility

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Jumps, weaves, A-frame. All energy levels.

Agility details

Rally

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Handler and dog as a team on a course.

Rally details

AKC Tricks

Ask · 6 weeks

Up to 15 tricks and a Novice title.

Tricks details

Nose Work

Ask · 6 × 1 hour

Scent games, sports, and confidence.

Nose work details

Sports and games

Agility

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Agility is one of the fastest-growing dog sports in the country, and a good way for you and the dog to get extra exercise. In the novice course we introduce jumps, weave poles, teeter, A-frame, dog walk, and more.

It is not only for the hyper or athletic dog, or person. We welcome all breeds and energy levels, whether you want a fun activity now and then or you have your eye on trials.

Physical work is only half of a tired, happy dog. Agility works the brain as much as the body, and it builds a partnership that depends on the two of you moving as a team.

Sports and games

Rally Obedience

Ask · six weekly sessions

Rally is you and your dog working as a team. You navigate a set course: left and right turns, sit, down, spins, and more, guiding the dog through each exercise.

The dog is leashed. Touching is not allowed. Verbal commands, engagement, and encouragement are the whole game. That is what makes it a good next step after Basic: the obedience has to hold while you keep moving.

Beginner rally runs six weeks. We teach you how to read the course, tighten the work, and strengthen the relationship.

Sports and games

AKC Tricks

Ask · six weekly sessions

Want a different way to grow the bond? Trick training is a fun way to keep learning interesting for you and the dog, and it is a good one for rainy days.

In six weeks you can earn the Novice AKC trick title and learn up to 15 tricks, with a few bonus ones thrown in. Show them off at home and have a better time practicing than you would with another sit-stay.

Trick work is also a useful start for service tasks, a baseline for more complex work later, without making the dog feel like every session is a test.

Sports and games

Nose Work and Scenting

Ask · six weeks, one hour each

A dog’s sense of smell is between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours. Scent work turns that favorite activity into a game. It suits all breeds and mixes, and it is a strong confidence-builder for a shy, nervous, or reactive dog.

About 60% of a dog’s brain is dedicated to smelling. Our trainers draw on search and rescue, tracking, hunting, competitive nose work, and medical scent detection.

We cover games and enrichment, a variety of scent types, indications, tracking, and searching. Open to students with basic obedience.

One-on-One

Your schedule, your dog, your problem. Private work and reactive rehab.

Private Sessions

$100 / hour

Your place or ours. Behavior help and a plan that fits.

Private details

Reactive Rehab

$150 eval

Private first visit. Thirty years of this work.

Rehab details

One-on-one

Private Sessions

$100 per hour including tax

Need help working out the kinks? We provide private training in an area you feel comfortable with your dog, your place or ours.

Private work is the right first step for serious behavior problems that need modification. We can also build a program around your schedule if group class is not the fit.

Every plan is tailored to this owner and this dog. You leave each hour with homework you can actually do in the house, on the walk, and out in town.

One-on-one

Reactive Dog Rehab

$150 first private evaluation

Dogs with aggression toward other pets or people can turn an ordinary walk into barking, lunging, and snapping. A lot of owners do not know where to go next. We have been rehabbing reactive and aggressive dogs for over 30 years.

If the dog is reactive, nervous, anxious, or fearful, we can help. We do not lock ourselves to one tool or method. Every dog is different, and we will find the style that meets this dog’s needs.

We work one-on-one on your handling so you can manage the dog on leash and start changing the behavior for good. No dog should have to go through life stressed. We will give you the tools for a quieter life together.