Training Programs & Classes

Our group puppy training classes are held over a 3-week period, one day a week, for 50-60 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: (Please note- anything that isn't listed here that you would like to learn with your puppy is always doable, but would result in us meeting for a private session)

• Learn to communicate with your puppy positively and calmly

• Sit

• Down 

• Stay 

• Release Stay

• Start Learning To Come When Called 

• Introduction To Leave it

• Look 

• Polite Greetings Towards Humans 

• Confidence Building 

• Potty Training (If You Use A Crate We Will Discuss A Bit About That Too!)

• Managing Puppy Mouth Manners 

• Exposure

• Socialization

• Introduction To Loose Leash Walking 

•  Chewing 

• Name Recognition 

 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 companion 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 leader!  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 throughout the year

After years of providing our one of a kind premier puppy day school we are thrilled to see a new year start so we can open up enrollment for new students! 

Who is day school for:

• Puppies up to 6 months old

• Busy puppy parents

• Puppy parents who would like Miss Cindy to train their puppy for them while they're out and about taking care of their own daily tasks. (Don't worry puppy parents Miss Cindy will share and teach you everything she and your puppy work on at school so you can reinforce it at home!) 

How do you get more information and pricing:

• Any and all pricing is shared with you through an in person consultation along with additional information

• Please fill out our new to school form so we can learn more about you and your puppy 

• Once we receive your new to school form we will give you a call to set up a time for your in person consultation with some extra information