ADULT DOG TRAINING IN DENVER
Whether you just adopted a dog, live with a reactive dog, or your adult dog is exhibiting undesirable behaviors you’d like to address, we’re here to help! The benefits of training your dog are many — it provides you with the skills and knowledge on how to deal with common unwanted behaviors and how to teach your dog good manners. Dog training also builds your bond and enriches the relationship with your dog, allowing your dog to be a fully-participating member of the family!
Our training services can help shy, anxious fearful & reactive dogs, dogs that struggle to focus & respond to cues/commands around distractions, newly adopted dogs in need of good manners, and so on.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Basic Manners
Does it seem as if your dog is constantly ignoring you and not doing what you ask? Teaching your dog basic manners, such as “Sit”, “Down”, “Stay”, “Hand Targeting/Touch”, “Leave it”, “Take it” & “Drop it”, etc. will help you build the foundation for successful communication with your dog.
Recall Skills
Does your dog ignore your calls when there is something more interesting? The ability to get your dog to come when called, even in the face of distractions, is one of the most important skills your dog will ever need to learn!
Impulse Control
Does your dog steal food or dash out the door every time it opens? “Leave It”, “Drop It”, and “Stay” are excellent skills that will teach your dog patience and that looking up to you for direction pays off in the long run.
Polite Greetings
Does you dog jump up on people on the street or on anyone who visits your home? Teaching your dog to sit politely in order to get people’s attention is absolutely essential.
Loose Leash Walking
Does your dog pull ahead and drag you along on walks? Getting your dog to walk by your side and in-sync with your movements will make your walks much more enjoyable.
Relaxing On a Mat/Bed
Is your dog overly-enthusiastic and finding it hard to relax? We’ll go over a set of exercises to help teach your dog to self-calm and settle down, no matter what is happening in the environment.
Apartment Building Navigation
Do you live in an apartment building with lots of narrow hallways and tight elevator spaces (and the other dogs that suddenly appear in them), that makes doing even the most basic of tasks with your dog anxiety inducing? We’ll go over practical solutions to help you navigate the space so that you are able to confidently do what you and your dog need to do everyday.
Behavior Modification
Are you living with a reactive dog that barks and lunges at other dogs while on walks? Or do you have a dog that suffers from separation anxiety? Our trainer is prepared to support you through the specific behavioral issues your dog has with an approach that will address the underlying reason for those behaviors, while teaching your dog more appropriate ways to respond and behave in those situations.
Fear Free Vet Visit Training
Is your dog terrified at the vet? Are they struggling with routine check-up and vaccine visits? Our Fear Free Certified Trainer can help ease your dog’s stress and anxiety while at the vet. We’ll focus on getting your dog used to and changing your dog’s negative emotional response associated with the vet clinic. We’ll also work on a variety of skills and handling techniques to prepare them for procedures as needed.
AKC Canine Good Citizen® Evaluation
If you’re looking into getting a therapy dog, some therapy dog groups require that the dog pass the AKC Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) Test before taking the group’s therapy test. CGC is a great starting point for all potential therapy dogs because your dog will learn basic good manners including come, sit, stay, down and how to respond appropriately around other dogs. So if you’re looking to get your dog certified as a therapy dog or you’d like your dog to hold an AKC title, we can do this together as part of our training package!
OUR DOG TRAINING PHILOSOPHY
We use only the most current, force-free and positive approach to dog training!
Using a positive reinforcement approach as our main philosophy means that we are teaching & rewarding a certain set of skills and behaviors we’d like to see repeated, while managing, interrupting/redirecting & predicting/ preventing the behaviors we do not like.
You will learn how to use food, toy and life rewards to teach your dog new behaviors and to maintain the skills that your dog has learned already.
Our goal is to make training fun for both you and your dog, so that achieving your training goals feels pleasant and easy; no harsh punishment, leash corrections, or special tools required.
Check out our blog post where we share in depth about our values and our principles as a company here.
SERVICE OPTIONS
Home Schooling
Ideal option for busy professionals and families seeking hands-on-training support.
Our alternative to a traditional “Board & Train” program, our trainer will come to your home (while you are away) and do 1:1 training sessions with your dog, and then transfer those skills on to you during a series of coaching sessions so that you can learn, solidify and maintain those skills moving forward.
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Coaching
Our traditional training option for the dog parent who wants to be involved in every step during the training process.
Our trainer will meet you and your puppy at your home on a weekly basis in order to coach you on how to teach your dog the skills from our training plan and how to train your dog most effectively.
RATES & PACKAGES
Initial Consult (In-Person or Virtual via Zoom): Up to 90min
During the consult, we’ll learn more about your dog, the issues you are currently experiencing, and your short-term & long-term training goals. This will help us create, and walk you through, a personalized training plan, and recommend a training package that best suits your and your dog’s needs.
Subsequent Sessions: 60min
We’ll work on the skills outlined your personalized training plan and coach you throughout the training process. After each session you’ll receive a personalized summary, training handouts and access to our training video library in order to help you successfully practice with your dog between sessions.
Training Sessions & Packages
A package is the best way to accomplish your goals. Here are a few of our options:
Disclaimer: The achievement of the defined dog training goals at the end of the purchased number of training sessions can vary based on the client's ability and willingness to consistently implement, incorporate and build upon the tailored training plan prescribed by the trainer into their lives and the lives of their dog(s), as well as on the nature of pre-existing behavioral issue(s) of the dog(s), if any.
“Do dogs understand us?” If you are interested in learning the answer, check out our podcast episode with a special guest - the project manager of the “Genius Dog Challenge” HERE.