This is our foundational manners course for puppies and dogs of all ages. It’s a 6-week class focused on teaching you how to teach your dog good manners and behaviors using reward and engagement. A great class for dogs of all ages—from puppies to adolescent dogs and even older dogs that just need a refresher—it is also perfect for dogs that are settling into a new home that could use a reminder on their manners, or that may not have had any previous training.

Topics will include: good manners, appropriate greetings, leash walking, and coming when called. We’ll work on increasing duration, distance, and distraction.

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: None

This is a basic manners class for dogs that are overly friendly, bouncy, and bursting with energy—and maybe impulsive or having a hard time remembering what you thought they knew. In this 6-week class, we focus on teaching you how to teach your dog good manners and behaviors using reward and engagement. We will focus on skills to help these dogs be successful by channeling this energy with impulse games, building focus, as well as appropriate greetings and basic manners. 

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: None

This is a 6-week beginning manners class for dogs that plan to pursue dog sports and activities such as agility, rally, nose work, field work, or barn hunt. With an emphasis on engagement, focus, and learning to work enthusiastically with their handler, this class is great for dogs of all ages—from puppies to adolescent dogs, or even older dogs. 

Topics will include foundation sport skills such as learning how to work at the handler’s side, an introduction to using targets and stations, using toy play and food as a reward, as well as all the basics like sit, down, stay, and coming when called. 

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: None

This 6-week class helps build the foundation skills necessary to advance into agility, flyball, obedience, rally, or other dog sports. 

The class covers effective toy play techniques and food reinforcement to build and keep engagement. The reinforcement strategies will encourage both working close to the handler and moving away from the handler. We’ll work on training techniques such as shaping, targeting, and chaining; shadow handling/circle work; both sides of the handler; advanced sit/down stays; on- and off-leash heeling; and recall skills with distractions. The class also covers strategies for managing arousal, focus, and understanding how to redirect dogs away from distractions. 

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: Successful completion of Companion/Performance Dog Manners or instructor approval

This 6-week class is designed to prepare you for the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® test. Upon passing the test, you’ll get an application to send to AKC for enrollment in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® Program. All dogs are welcome to participate in the program, including purebreds and mixed breeds.

In this class, you and your pup will also learn the foundational behaviors leading toward the AKC Canine Good Citizen test including sit, down, recalls, tolerance of handling, tolerance of strangers, and more.

If you’ve completed a foundational manners class and would like to continue training to take your dog’s skills to the next level, this is the class for you. This 6-week class focuses especially on polite people greetings, consistent loose leash walking, reliable recalls, and more advanced stays, along with other helpful daily life skills. 

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: Successful completion of one of our Manners classes or instructor approval

Help your dog turn stress into confidence and distraction into focus! This 4-week class will get your dog prepared for staying connected and focused during high-energy dog sports as well as the challenges of everyday life. It will help dogs that are having difficulty focusing because they are anxious or over excited about people, other dogs, or other things in the environment. This class also provides strategies for preventing dogs from becoming reactive due to anxiety or excitement.

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: Successful completion of one of our Manners classes as well as Canine Good Citizen Prep or Sports Prep. Your dog will need to be able to stay on their station (mat, bed, or platform) and be proficient with sit, down, stay, hand touch, and recall.

In this 6-week course, you and your dog will learn the skills necessary to volunteer to visit hospitals, special needs centers, schools, nursing homes, and other facilities. Therapy dogs need to have a calm and gentle disposition. They must be good around other dogs, calm when strangers pet them all over, not jump on others, walk on a leash without pulling, and not be startled by things such as strange noises, smells, and medical equipment. 

This course provides specific instruction to prepare for testing with Alliance for Dogs (formerly TDI), which is an accredited therapy organization through the American Kennel Club (AKC). 

✅ Prerequisite: An appropriate temperament and completion of Companion Manners or a similar class. Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test completion is a plus, but not necessary.

Does your dog bark, lunge, growl, snap at, or pull towards other dogs while on walks? Does your dog suddenly stop being able to listen when another dog appears? This 6-week class is designed to help fix on-leash reactivity towards dogs when out and about in public and on walks. You will learn management skills, focus and attention techniques, and other routines to help your dog be successful and walk more calmly when seeing other dogs. You will also learn to read dog body language, techniques for relaxation, and helping your dog perceive other dogs as something positive through counterconditioning and desensitization. 

This semi-private class is limited to just four (4) dogs. The first class is lecture-only, so NO DOGS during the first class. 

🚫 Dogs with a bite history are not eligible for this class.

Does walking your dog feel like a shoulder workout? Do you want a walk in the park to feel easy and fun? In this 4-week class, you’ll learn how to teach your dog to walk on a loose leash. We will be covering fun games and practice scenarios to help teach your dog to walk nicely with you to prep for neighborhood walks, walking in a store, walking on a trail, and more!

Special Equipment Needed:

• Collar
• Well-Fitted Harness (such as the Ruffwear Front Range or 2 Hounds Freedom No-Pull)
• 4-6′ Leash (no flexi/extendable leads)
• A lot of pea-sized medium- and high-value treats (jerky treats or freeze dried meats work well)

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: None

Scent Games is the perfect class for teams interested in a casual introduction to nosework. Dogs will learn to search for food using a series of fun games that you can practice on rainy days and in the comfort of your own home. No special tools or equipment needed!

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: None

Learn foundations for fun new behaviors! Whether it’s to compete in sports or to just have a good time with your dog, this 6-week class will cover tricks, body awareness exercises, and heeling positions used in Rally, Rally Freestyle, and beyond. We can cover specific tricks you want to teach for Trick Dog titles too! Some trick ideas include retrieving items, taking a bow, and walking backwards around you—let your imagination run wild!

🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.

✅ Prerequisite: None