Group Training Classes
Our dog training classes use modern, science-based training methods to teach you to train your dog. Our classes are small, fun and fast paced filled with games and real life practice!
Group Training classes for Puppies
We offer you and your dog a unique way to work with distractions so you’ll be ready for the real world. Please check our vaccination and refund policies in the boxes below for attending classes. Feel free to observe any of our classes before signing up.
Currently, we are offering Puppy Preschool Classes and Field Trip Classes.
If your dog is over 12 months old or if you have recently rescued an adult dog, In-Home Training might be the best option for you. Please call to inquire.
Puppies 8-16 weeks
Puppy Preschool*
This is a four week rotating puppy training class that focuses on socializing your puppy. Each week, your puppy will gain confidence meeting new people and dogs.
House training, biting/mouthing, handling and appropriate play will all be discussed. Lots of appropriate play time and exposure to new experiences will help socialize your pup. Registration requires four consecutive weeks of attendance.
- Cost: $100 for 4 consecutive Saturdays
- Every Saturday: 10-10:45 am
- Location: Lucky Dog Daycare
*This puppy training class is rotating, which means you can start any Saturday as long as there is space available and you have met vaccination requirements (see below).
Field Trip Class
This class is for pups and owners who like to be out and about in the environment together working as a team. We will take hikes, go to stores, visit garden centers and parks. We will discuss safety in public, car etiquette, leash walking, impulse control and appropriate greetings and more.
- Each week we visit a new location. (weather dependent)
- Practice leash walking around distractions in the real world.
- Prior training of basic cues highly recommended.
- 6 classes for $150. Saturdays
This class is not for dogs who are reactive (barking and lunging) towards other dogs or people. Please call us to set up an in home training session.
Vaccination policy
Puppies (8 weeks to 24 weeks old):
Puppies may start Puppy Preschool classes 7 days after having their first DHpp vaccine administered by a Veterinarian and a bordetella vaccine; A DHpp booster is required every three weeks. Rabies vaccine by age 6 months or when deemed appropriate by your veterinarian. Puppies should be healthy and alert, free from diarrhea, vomiting, eye or nasal discharge or cough. Worried about starting class too early? Read below:
“The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior believes that it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive such socialization before they are fully vaccinated.” See the full position statement here.
Dogs over 6 months:
DHLpp booster within the last year; current on Rabies vaccinations and must have had a Bordetella vaccine within the last year.
refund & cancellation policy
Class fees are due prior to the start of the first class and are non-refundable. There will be no make-up time for missed classes unless specified in the class description.
Registration is not complete until payment is received in full. There will be a $35.00 charge for all returned checks due to insufficient funds.
If you wish to cancel class prior to its start date, we require 72 hours notice or you will be charged for the entire session of classes.
If you wish to cancel in home training, we require 24 hours notice or you will be charged for the session.
Locations
Classes are held in Kettering and Springboro.
We travel all over the Dayton area for In-Home consultations.
