COVID19 Class Update: Thank you to our wonderful community for helping reduce the spread of Covid-19. Our team at Training Spot is committed to keeping you and your dog(s) safe and training. Here are a few of the safety protocols we have implemented at our facility:

• Small group classes reduced from 8 to 6
• Masks are required at all times in the facility
• Sanitizer stations are set up and ready as you walk in our doors
• Modified employee schedule

• No contact dog training demonstrations
• Daily staff temperature checks
• Increased facility cleaning protocols between classes and clients.

Puppy Classes

PUP1 – Puppy and Me

We help lead you through the steps to provide your puppy with the life skills they need to grow into a good citizen. We teach you how to communicate effectively with your pup and make good behavior fun!

Potty training, polite manners and socialization are the focus for this 4 week course. 

Puppies – 8 to 13 Weeks

• Puppies need to be no older than 13 weeks at the start of their first class
• 4 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $125
• In-Facility classes now available! See Class Schedule

PUP2 – Growing Pains

“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.” What happened to my puppy?  This course is a MUST for all puppy parents going through growing pains of teenage puppyhood.  Learning to walk calmly on leash, impulse control and polite greetings are just some of the things we focus on in this 6 week course. We teach you how to get your pup focused on you and learning a calm way to behave. 

The first class in this course is a fun, one hour orientation for pet parents only.

Puppies – 16 Weeks to 6 Months

• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• First class is for pet parents only.
• Cost: $155
• In Facility classes now available! See Class Schedule

PUP3 – See Spot Train

Not a puppy but not yet an adult dog…this course is designed specifically with your teenage dogs in mind and continues to build on the behaviors you learned in Growing Pains. Advanced leash walking, paying attention around distractions, and keeping all paws on the floor despite excited guests are just some of the behaviors we fine tune as your pup turns into an adult dog.  

Puppies – PUP2 Graduates Only

• Pre-Requisite: PUP2 Growing Pains
• If your pup is 6 months or older and you have not completed any classes with us, start with DOG101
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155
• In Facility classes now available! See Class Schedule

Good Manners Dog Classes

DOG101 – Good Manners I

We know how busy life can be, so our group class series Good Dog Manners is offered in 3 separate 6 week classes DOG101, 201, and 301. Take all three or just one, you and your dog decide.

Dogs over 6 months of age* start with DOG101 and begin learning how to build attention, stay, leash walking, relaxing around other dogs, beginning recall, and polite greetings. The first class is a fun and informative one hour orientation for pet parents only. Pet parents will receive training tips for stopping behaviors quickly, discuss and outline training goals, and take training homework for their dog…just make sure he doesn’t eat it!

Dogs age 6 months and older*

• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• First class is for pet parents only
• Cost: $155
• In-Facility Now Available! See Class Schedule

*We want training to be fun for you and your dog. This class is for dogs who enjoy being around other dogs and people. If you have ever worried that your dog is fearful or aggressive or just think you and your dog would enjoy a quieter learning environment private lessons or our online Behave101 class would be the best place to start.

DOG201 – Good Manners II

This 6 week class is the second section in our 18 week Good Dog Manners curriculum designed to round out you and your dog’s training skills. Learn how to teach a reliable recall (come back fast!), leave it, attention around distractions, leash walking, polite greetings and stay.

Dogs age 6 months and older

• Pre-Requisite: DOG101 or See Spot Train
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155
• In-Facility classes now available! See Class Schedule

DOG301 – Good Manners III

This is the third training class in our Good Dog Manners series, upon completion of DOG301 you can move onto our Advanced Dog Classes, join our weekly dog walks, or move onto Therapy Training. Take your dog’s training to the next level and learn how build fast, reliable cues. We will work on the 3Ds: distractions, duration, and distance (responding to you when you are farther away).

We also incorporate fun tricks into this class including teaching your dog object names and when weather permits we venture outside!

Dogs age 6 months and older

• Pre-Requisite: DOG101 & 201
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155
• In-Facility classes now available! See Class Schedule

Online Group Classes

Behave101

Any dog can take this 6-week online course!  Our clients have LOVED this class so much we decided to make it permanent. Train where you need it most, in your own home. This class is a great first step to in-facility classes or private lessons for dogs and pet parents who need a quieter environment to start their training journey.

Whether you have stopped walking your dog for fear of what he will do on leash, your dog is too scared to leave the house, or you just want to stop your dog from barking at other people, bikes, or dogs on leash, this class is the first step towards a well behaved dog.

Join Jennifer Biglan, Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Carmaleta Aufderheide, Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner for 6 weeks of learning and behavior to find out why your dog is reactive or fearful. Learn safe leash handling skills, how to build a better relationship and confidence with your dog, relaxation techniques, stay, leash walking, recall and more!

Details

• Online Group Class
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155
• Thursdays at 5:30pm | See Class Schedule

Advanced Dog Classes

DOG401 – Spot Goes to Finishing School

This class is for pet parents who see great potential in their dogs and want to learn how to get there! Concepts taught in this course will fine tune your skills and relationship as a team while developing reliable, strong behaviors in real world situations.  These same skills are fundamental building blocks for those interested in pursuing additional paths such as testing for Canine Good Citizen and/or preparing for Therapy work with their dogs.

Dogs age 6 months and older

• Pre-Requisite: This is an advanced training class and we want everyone to be ready. Dogs must be dog and people friendly, be 1 year of age or older, have completed 4 training classes with Training Spot, or have instructor approval to attend this class.
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155

DOG501 – Canine Good Citizen Prep (Part 1)

Dogs age 6 months and older

• Pre-Requisite: DOG401
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155

DOG502 – Canine Good Citizen Prep (Part 2)

This class is the second in a two-part series in preparation for Canine Good Citizen Testing. New challenges will come your way as you learn to actively fade out treat rewards and work on multiple test items in random order. To enter class, you must have completed part 1 of this series and be ready to work both indoors and outdoors (weather permitting). The final class will run each team through the entire CGC test to determine readiness to test. 

• Dogs age 6 months and older
• Pre-Requisite: Completion of Dog 501 CGC Prep (Part 1), dogs must be dog and people friendly
• 6 sessions, 50 minutes per session
• Cost: $155

Personal Trainer

You know that your dog is one-of-a-kind. Their training plan should be too!

Our Karen Pryor Academy Certified trainers will work with you every step of the way to create a customized training plan specific to your dog, your home, and your life.

Personal training is ideal if you:

• Want a personalized training plan for you and your dog.
• Want one-on-one attention.
• Want to accelerate your dog’s training!
• If you are experiencing aggression or reactivity please schedule a behavior consultation.

Details:

• Meet weekly with your personal trainer.
• Meet online or in-facility.
• Option to add customized video playlist.
• Option to add personalized training notes shared with you weekly.

Package 1 – $415

1 Session per week or
Four 1-hour private lessons

Package 2 – $810

Package 3 – $1160

3 Sessions per week or
Twelve 1-hour private lessons

Call 541-357-PETS (7387), E-MAIL US  or schedule online