In our In-Home Private Lessons, the commands and skills we focus on will depend on your dog’s unique needs and your family’s goals.

Whether you're starting with basic obedience or addressing specific behavioral challenges, we customize each session to fit your dog's personality and your lifestyle.

Common commands we cover include:

• Sit

• Wait

• Come

• Down

• Heel

• Leave It

• Off

Since every dog is different, we take a personalized approach to ensure that your dog learns at their own pace and in a way that works best for them.

We also recognize that each family has different priorities—whether it’s building good manners, solving specific behavior issues, or enhancing communication between you and your dog.

Our training is designed to align with your needs, ensuring that the skills your dog learns are practical, relevant, and easy to reinforce in your daily life.

The amount of practice needed to see results can vary depending on your dog’s age, temperament, and the specific behavior or skill you’re working on. However, consistency is key! Here’s a general guide:

• Daily Practice: Aim for at least 10-15 minutes of focused training each day. Short, consistent sessions tend to be more effective than longer, less frequent ones.

• Repetition: Dogs learn through repetition and positive reinforcement. Practice commands in different settings to help your dog generalize the behavior, ensuring they respond consistently in real-life situations.

• Patience: Depending on the complexity of the behavior, results may take a few days to a few weeks. Some dogs may need more time to adjust, especially if they’re working through behavioral issues.

Remember, training isn’t just about the lessons themselves; it’s also about reinforcing the skills in everyday interactions. Whether it’s asking your dog to sit before meals or practicing leash walking on your daily walk, small moments throughout the day add up to big results.

Our goal is to set you up for success with easy-to-follow strategies so you can continue to build on your dog’s progress every day!

For Private Lessons, we typically recommend scheduling one session per week to allow your dog time to practice and absorb the skills learned in each lesson. This frequency helps maintain consistency while also giving you the opportunity to work with your dog in between sessions.

However, the frequency can be adjusted based on your dog’s needs and goals:

• For basic obedience: Weekly sessions are usually sufficient.

• For more complex behavioral issues: We may recommend more frequent sessions, especially in the beginning, to address the issues effectively.

The key to success is consistency—whether it’s weekly lessons or extra practice between sessions, keeping a steady pace will help your dog make progress.

Our training sessions are designed to be as effective and practical as possible, and we adjust the location based on your dog’s specific needs and progress.

While In-Home Private Lessons are the most common, we can also hold sessions in a variety of settings to help your dog generalize the skills they’re learning. These may include:

• In your home: Great for focusing on behaviors that occur inside or specific to the home environment.

• At the park: Ideal for socialization, leash walking, or working on distractions in an open space.

• At a pet-friendly store or mall: Perfect for training in public environments, helping your dog stay focused around people, other dogs, and distractions.

• Other public places: Depending on your dog’s progress and training goals, we can meet at locations that will help reinforce new skills in real-world situations.

The goal is to ensure your dog is well-prepared for any situation, so we’ll choose the setting that will best support their growth at every stage of their training.