Pet Dog Classes
Beyond “Sit” & “Stay”: Concept training for all dogs
Concept training focuses on building the core skills your dog needs to confidently navigate the world — not just respond to commands. Instead of only teaching behaviors, we strengthen the foundations behind them: Confidence, Impulse Control, Focus, Flexibility, Grit, and Optimism. When these skill gaps are missing, behaviors such as leash reactivity, jumping on guests, inability to settle, destructiveness, or nervousness can manifest. Through simple, intentional training games, we can create meaningful, long-term change. This class meets at my home.
PREREQUISITES: Basic obedience skills. No aggressive dogs. Minimum age 4 months.
ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 4 Teams
Unleashed Talent: Trick Training & Shaping
Move beyond simple lures and learn the "science of the click." This class focuses on shaping—a powerful training method that teaches your dog how to problem-solve and "think" their way through a challenge. Instead of just following a treat, your dog will learn to offer creative behaviors and build complex tricks from scratch.
Master precision timing to tell your dog exactly what they did right. Learn how to break big goals (like "closing a door" or "weaving through legs") into tiny, achievable steps. Teach your dog to use their nose and paws to interact with objects and navigate their environment with confidence. Engage in exercises like "101 Things to Do with a Box" to boost your dog’s focus and creativity. Perfect for handlers looking to deepen their bond and high-energy dogs that need a mental "job." At the completion of the session, you will have the option to have your dog complete the test to earn their AKC Novice Trick Dog title (TKN)!! This class meets at my home.
PREREQUISITES: Basic obedience skills. No aggressive dogs. Minimum age 6 months.
ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 4 Teams
Beyond “Sit” & “Stay”: Advanced Concept Games
Take your dog’s skills to the next level. Now we build: stronger focus under distraction, better impulse control, longer duration behaviors, and real-life reliability. We also include functional tricks for focus and redirection, movement-based games for real-world scenarios, and more advance mat work for calm behavior. This class meets at my home.
PREREQUISITES: Concept Training for ALL Dogs class.
ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 4 Teams
Beyond “Sit” & “Stay”: Concept Games in the Wild
In this class, we take your training out into real-life environments and apply everything you and your dog have learned! We will train around real distractions (people, dogs, environments), focus on staying calm in public spaces, and making good choices outside of the classroom. This class meets at various pet-friendly public places.
PREREQUISITES: Advanced Concept Games class.
ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 4 Teams