Services

Our group puppy training classes are held over a 3-week period, one day a week, for 50 minutes each class. These classes are an opportunity for you and your puppy to learn with other people and their pups. You will receive emails listing what you learned in class along with extra take home training tips so you can continue and add to the training at home. The curriculum covers how you and your pup can learn to communicate, obedience cues (sit, down, stay, come, leave it, look) polite greetings, confidence building, potty training, managing puppy mouth manners, exposure, and socialization. If your puppy is an excessive barker or not friendly with other pups, please inform me before attending. We may need to start in a more private or semi-private setting than group.

After completing Puppy Group Class, you can enroll in a Puppy II Group Workshop and then next up is our Intermediate - Advanced Group Class!

Puppy II Group Workshop

For: Any Age

After completing Puppy I Group Class you can continue on your training journey with your canine to a 90 minute Puppy II Group Workshop!

Intermediate - Advanced Group Class

For: Any Age

Next up on your training journey after completing Puppy II is Intermediate - Advanced Group Class where we offer intermediate-advanced obedience, plus our popular Gym4Paws which helps improve your pup's physical and mental abilities through canine conditioning, stretching, and strengthening exercises We also introduce agility fun, tailored to your pup's age and safety. Enrichment activities are included too. It's a whole lot of fun and learning all mixed together, you won't want to miss it!

Sometimes individuals or families prefer a more one-on-one approach to training their puppy or adult dog. These lesson 'packs' include myself, the puppy/adult/senior dog, and you, the owner(s). We will discuss what you’d like to learn, and I’ll add plenty of extras to help you and your canine companion succeed! I work around your schedule as much as possible when setting up your lessons. Private lessons allow us to customize a training program to your puppy/adult/senior dog's specific needs, with email support available during your scheduled training. These sessions are detailed and packed with information, that you will carry home with you and continue the training with your canine, training takes time, patience, and consistency from the human to be the canine's trusting mentor!  You see, we know every dog has different unique needs, and we are here to help you learn exactly what your dogs are during your private lesson sessions! 

Why Choose Private Lessons?

• Ideal for dogs who are excitable, easily distracted, or bark constantly

• Ideal for dogs who need help learning obedience and good manners

• Flexible scheduling

• Full attention from a professional human canine coach  

• Training plans tailored to what you would like your dog to learn + extras 

• You like a more one on one approach

• It's for puppies, adults, and seniors to fulfill their canine needs in life

• If you have a dog 1+ year old and they have had no training or need a refresher on the basics/good manners like obedience cues, not to jump on you or other people, walking nicer on a leash, focus, impulse control, etc.

• Private lessons are held here at our facility in Otsego, MI 

• Please note: We no longer handle rehabilitation for canine's with aggression based behavior. In this context aggression refers to canine's that bite or attempt to bite with the intent to cause serious harm to people, other animals, or both. This is different from typical puppy behaviors like mouthing or play biting, which is a normal part of a puppies development and can be addressed through our training here

• Please note: While obedience and good manners training is our primary focus, we do offer reactivity (barking, lunging, growling) rehab with limited appointments available through the year

Learn from the comfort of your own home, or anywhere you can take your devices! During COVID-19 lockdown we went virtual, and we continue this service still today, if you are located in another city/state or if you just prefer to stay home, this is a great option for us to connect. There are a couple different choices available for you and your pupster to receive your training. All you'll need is internet sevice and the device of your choice! Let's go Virtu-Paw! We also offer Caninie Coaching Calls!