Classes - Life Dog Training

Private In-Home Classes

Interested in a class in your own home, perhaps with your friends or neighbors?

Get together with three or more of your friends and their dogs and a trainer will come to your home to teach a class there. Each class will be an hour long for six consecutive weeks, unless a break is agreed upon prior to the start date.

The cost is $250-$275 per dog/owner couple, with a minimum requirement of four dogs with their handlers present. Smaller classes can be held for $1,000-$1,100 total per class, with the cost split between each dog/owner couple.

Classes will cover a set group of commands and behaviors, but if the group wishes, certain commands can typically be switched out for different obedience commands. For example, if everyone’s dog already knows “Sit”, a “Wait” or “Drop it” command can be taught instead, if agreed upon beforehand.

Puppy Kingergarten Class

Six week puppy class for puppies between the age of eight-weeks and six-months of age at the start of the class. Each class is one hour long.

There is a key developmental period that begins before most puppies even come to live with their new families and that vital window closes very rapidly as puppies approach adolescence. During this period puppies are most receptive to new things such as strangers, other animals, new environments, being handled, and other daily occurrences. Certain experiences during this time can have an extremely positive effect on adult dog temperament and adaptability. During the six-week class we will cover obedience exercises, as well as teach what should be done to make the most of that early window, while practicing in-class handling, socializing puppies with human and canine classmates, teaching bite-inhibition, and proper puppy to puppy social skills through play. We will also help answer questions about house-breaking and other puppy topics.

The classes are held at your home. Most of the training for this class will be off-leash in an enclosed area when safe to do so, either inside your home or in a securely fenced yard. We will utilize puppies’ own kibble and toys as rewards.**

Located

At your home

Time:

(We agree upon consistent day and time)

Class length:

60 minutes each week
Six consecutive weeks, unless a break is agreed upon

*Price:

$250 per puppy for class sizes of four or more puppies.

$1,000 total, split between participants, for smaller class sizes.

Please bring:

A hungry puppy
Your puppy’s dinner or breakfast kibble
A buckle collar
A six-foot leash
A twenty or thirty-foot leash if a fenced in yard is not available
A copy of Parvo and Distemper shots (DHLPP shot, DHPP shot, or just Parvo and Distemper shots if administered separately), and Rabies shot if over 12 weeks of age.
Payment, if paying by check or cash rather than online (payment will be due at the beginning of first class)

Topics covered in class:

Obedience Start: Sit, Stand, Down, Come, Heel and following, name recognition, Leave-It, and games.
House Manners: Discussing house-breaking, chew-toy training, crate-training, and preparing for time alone.
Socialization: Teaching how to socialize puppies with people, other dogs, and new environments.
Handling and Bite-Inhibition: Teaching tolerance and how to make trips to the groomers and Vet’s less stressful.

Sign up:

To sign up, visit the registration and contract page by clicking on the hyperlink directly above, or by going to the Life Dog Training menu tab and clicking on Registration and Contract. Once you are on the page, click on the Registration and Contract button and download the editable PDF form. Fill out and electronically sign the form using Adobe or a similar program, save it, and then email the completed form to LifeDogTraining@gmail.com.

Download the form, print it out, fill it out and sign it, and bring it to class. We welcome any questions. You can contact LIFE Dog Training through the message board on the contact page of this website or by phone or email, found there also.

Basic Obedience Class

Six week long class for dogs and puppies sixteen and older. Each class is one hour long.

This class is for young and old dogs alike, who are people and dog friendly. This class is for pups who simply need help learning to be more polite and obedient, and who want to have fun while learning. This class will be conducted on-leash, so it can accommodate all ages once puppies have received their twelve week shots. This class will focus on basic obedience as well as continued socialization, and manners topics.**

Located:

At your home

Next class:

(Contact to schedule)

Time:

(We agree upon consistent day and time)

Class length:

60 minutes each week
Six consecutive weeks, unless a break is agreed upon

Price:

$250 per dog for class sizes of four or more dogs.

$1,000 total, split between participants, for smaller class sizes.

Please bring:

A hungry dog
Your dog’s dinner or breakfast kibble
Tiny treats that your dog loves
A buckle collar
A six-foot leash
A twenty or thirty-foot leash
A copy of Rabies, Parvo and Distemper shots (DHLPP shot, DHPP shot, or just Parvo and Distemper shots, plus Rabies, if administered separately)
Payment, if paying by check or cash rather than online (payment will be due at the beginning of first class)

Topics covered in class:

Obedience Start: Sit, Stand, Down, Come, Heel and following, name recognition, Leave-It, and games
House Manners: Discussing mouthing, jumping, exercise needs, and other manners topics
Socialization: Teaching how to continue socializing with people, other dogs, and new environments

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Intermediate Obedience

This class is for those who have completed a Basic Obedience class and wish to continue their progress, to include more reliability, distance, and skill. Dogs who have comparable Basic Obedience skills can also be considered to join upon evaluation. This class is one hour long for six consecutive weeks, unless a break is agreed upon prior to class’ beginning. The cost of the class is $275 per dog for a minimum of four dog/owner couples per class. Smaller groups can host a class for a total price of $1,100, split between the number of participants. This class will be held partially at your home and partially at public locations, where we will practice your dog’s obedience skills around real-world distractions.

Located at:

Your home
Some weeks we may go on “field trips” to public locations with our dogs to work on distractions

Next class:

(Contact to schedule)

Time:

(We agree upon a consistent day and time)

Class length:

60 minutes each week
Six consecutive weeks, unless a break is agreed upon

Price:

$275 per dog, for class sizes of four or more dogs

$1,100 total, split between class participants

Please bring:

A hungry dog
Your dog’s dinner kibble
Tiny treats your dog loves
A buckle collar
A six-foot leash
A twenty or thirty-foot leash
A forty or fifty-foot leash
A copy of Rabies, Parvo and Distemper shots (DHLPP shot, DHPP shot, or just Parvo and Distemper shots, and Rabies shot, if administered separately)
Payment, if paying by check or cash rather than online (payment will be due at the beginning of first class)

Topics covered in class:

Obedience Proofing: All Basic Obedience commands but with distance, duration, and distractions added for better reliability. Examples include: “Come” around people and other dogs, “Stay” for an extended period of time, paying attention to you in a crowded area, walking nicely on a leash past other dogs or through crowds.
Socialization: Teaching how to continue socialization with people, other dogs, and new environments.

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Advanced Obedience

(Contact for more details)

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