Dog Obedience Training / Puppy Training Classes

ABOUT COACHING STYLE CLASSES

These classes are for people that want to be involved in the training process and enjoy learning a little bit about dog training. We will coach you to the best of our ability during class, but we do not train your dog for you. We coach you through the training techniques each week, assist with dogs during classes, and talk you through any problems you may be having.  Your dog's progress will depend largely on how much you are willing to practice on your own time, your training mechanics, and your willingness and ability to follow our training plans and instructions as taught in class.

PUPPY TRAINING: FOUNDATIONAL MOVEMENTS AND LIFE SKILLS. (on the leash coaching class)

Location:
2895 Continental St

Canon City Colorado

Rates: $375 at our facility. $475 in the home.

This is an on-leash coaching-style class and includes 6 private 1-hour sessions held weekly. For dog 8 weeks to 5 months old. 

Foundational essentials include:

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• Sit and down commands
• Head-start recalls. (coming when called)
• Drop it.
• No, good and free markers.
• Introducing the leash and collar.
• How to manage your puppy during greetings.
• Potty training protocols.
• Crate training.
• Puppy biting/chewing solutions.
• How to socialize your puppy.
• General management strategies for keeping unwanted behaviors from developing.
• Learn how to improve your relationship with your dog through play.

The dog obedience training offered in this coaching class is the bedrock of your puppy's basic manners training. You will be teaching your puppy the movements that are foundational to all obedience training. This means that you will be teaching your puppy core skills like sitting, coming, down,  and leash skills. One must be mindful that puppies attending this class are very young and that training a dog to a reliable level takes consistency, the right training approach, time, and maturity. This class is meant to get basic movements started, learn some training mechanics for handlers, have fun and start building a bond with your puppy.

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This class is a 6-week commitment.  All participants are required to sign a release of liability and a training contract. In your first class, we will be covering the human half of dog training. Your dog will join us for week 2.

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Please bring the following items with you to your first session:

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• New Client form: release form, and training contract. These forms will be sent to you upon enrollment.
• Vaccination Records 

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DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING: FOUNDATION SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS. (on the leash coaching class) FOR DOGS 6 MONTHS AND OLDER. 

Location:
2895 Continental St

Canon City, Colorado

Rates: $375 at our facility. $475 in the home.

This is an on-leash coaching-style class and includes 6 private 1-hour sessions held weekly. For dogs 6 months and older.

Foundational essentials include:

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• Sit, down and heel commands
• No, good and free marker conditioning
• On-leash recall. (coming when called).
• How to manage your dog during greetings.
• Drop it
• General management strategies for keeping unwanted behaviors from developing.
• Learn how to improve your relationship with your dog through proper play.

The obedience training offered in this coaching class is the bedrock of your dog's obedience training. You will be teaching your dog the movements that are foundational to all obedience training. This means that you will be teaching your dog core skills like sitting, coming, down, drop it, and loose leash walking skills (heeling). 

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This class is a 6-week commitment.  All participants are required to sign a release of liability and a training contract. In your first class, we will be covering the human half of dog training. Your dog will join us for week 2.

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Please bring the following items with you to your first session:

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• New Client Form (please print and fill out before arrival), release form, and training contract. These forms will be sent to you upon enrollment.
• Vaccination Records 

DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING: MOVING BEYOND THE BASICS. (on the leash coaching class)

Location: At our facility and various locations around Canon City.

Rates: $395 for 6 private, 1-hour, weekly sessions. 

This is an on-leash coaching style class.

This class is for people that enjoy learning to train their own dogs to a higher and more reliable level. This intermediate coaching class is held once a week, includes 6 coaching sessions, and focuses on perfecting your dog’s foundational skills, generalizing behaviors, and customizing training sessions for you and your dog. If your dog has had some training but doesn’t always respond consistently or, you enjoy training your dog and want him/her to learn some new behaviors or respond more fluently in different situations and under more powerful distractions then this class is for you. We will also improve your training mechanics and help you install a strong marker system for improving communication between handlers and dogs. Foundation skills class or trainer approval is required. Dogs aged 6 months and older are welcome. Call to schedule your training. This class may require some outside sessions in different locations around the Canon City area. 

This class is a private class only and is held once a week for 6-weeks and is a great follow-up to our foundational skills coaching class. All participants are required to sign a release of liability and a training contract.

Please bring the following items with you to your first session:

• Forms. These will be sent to you upon enrolling in your class.
• Vaccination Records ​

General information about our coaching classes. 

Our curriculum is intended to provide foundational skills and fun activities for all attendees. We know that life can be busy and sometimes it's not always possible to put in as much practice as you'd like in a week. While we will be building on skills incrementally week-to-week, if you find yourself short of time, we recommend prioritizing training to focus on the skills that are the most important. You can revisit other behaviors later as time permits. We recommend trying to stay on track with both RECALL (coming when called) and, SIT exercises. These will be your go-to behaviors for general impulse control and are the foundation for all other training. Classes are held once a week and include 6-sessions. It's best to enroll when you can attend all your sessions in a 6-week time frame for consistency.

BEHAVIOR ISSUES?

While we are able to offer our clients a range of obedience training options in our coaching classes, we cannot address severe behavior problems without taking a behavior history and these are done through our PPDT or Behavior Modification Programs. Try to think of behavior challenges as things that upset the dog. 

My dog hides from... 

My dog hates... 

My dog growls when... 

My dog snaps at... 

My dog is stressed when... 

My dog is afraid when....

If your dog is aggressive towards other dogs or people, overly shy, uncomfortable around strangers, or is experiencing fear issues in new locations theses classes are probably not appropriate for you and your dog. 

These classes do not include any kind of behavior modification training for the following problems. We are happy to talk to you about these types of behaviors in a separate consultation. 

• Dog to dog aggression and reactivity.
• Aggression or reactivity towards people.
• Pronounced shyness or fear-related behavior.
• Guarding behaviors (food, objects, and people).
• Excessive barking problems.
• Separation anxiety.
• Environmental and social issues.

We would like to help you with them, but want to do it the right way. Our goal is to provide high-quality service and support for these types of behaviors, there are loads of variables we need to consider when setting out to modify them. Without taking the time to assess your dog and what triggers are causing the behaviors, we'd be doing both you and your dog a disservice. If something comes up with your pup and you're not sure if it's serious, just ask us! Dogs sometimes do things that look crazy and are completely normal. We're here to assist you in getting the help you need. We'll let you know if it's just normal development or if a behavioral session needs to be scheduled.

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Disclaimer /No Guarantee Policy

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The trainer will make every reasonable effort to help clients achieve training and/or behavior modification goals but will not guarantee results after professional training is completed. Dogs are living beings, therefore no one can ethically guarantee their behavior under all circumstances. There is no way to know that owners will follow through with our recommendations, suggestions, and protocols. If they don't, the behavior may not improve or it may relapse.

​We may offer referrals for dog/dog or stranger aggression cases that resulted in the following:

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• Injuries to a person or another animal that had deep puncture wounds or had to be stitched or stapled or caused serve injuries or death. We may be able to offer a referral in these types of cases.
• We do not take severe separation anxiety cases but may be able to offer a referral.