What package is best for me?

The Puppy Essentials Program is designed specifically for young dogs who are just starting their training journey. This course focuses on building early obedience, confidence, manners, and positive social skills to help puppies grow into well-adjusted adult dogs. Training sessions are structured to keep puppies engaged while teaching them how to listen consistently at home and in new environments.

This program lays the groundwork for long-term success and prepares puppies for Canine Essentials, CGC, therapy work, and even future service dog development.

What Your Puppy Will Learn

Foundation Obedience

• Sit
• Down
• Name recognition
• Come when called
• Introduction to stay & wait
• Loose-leash walking basics
• Focus/attention to handler

Puppy Manners

• No jumping
• Handling for grooming & vet care
• Calmness during everyday routines
• Beginning crate and boundary manners

Early Social Skills

• Confidence in new places
• Exposure to sounds, textures, surfaces
• Introductions to people and other dogs
• Learning how to settle around distractions

Program Benefits

• Builds confidence and social skills during critical development stages
• Establishes healthy routines and expectations early
• Prevents problem behaviors before they start
• Helps puppies grow into well-mannered, confident companions

Perfect For

• Puppies needing structured foundations
• First-time owners
• Families wanting to start obedience early
• Puppies preparing for Canine Essentials or CGC

The Canine Essentials Program is designed to give dogs of all ages the core obedience skills and manners they need to be successful family companions. This program focuses on practical, real-world training that helps dogs listen consistently at home, in public, and around everyday distractions.

Whether your dog is just starting out or needs to brush up on manners, this course builds a strong foundation for long-term success and prepares dogs for more advanced training, including CGC, therapy dog work, and service dog work.

What Your Dog Will Learn

Core Obedience Skills

• Sit

• Down

• Wait

• Stay

• Come when called

• Loose-leash walking (no pulling)

• Heel position

• Focus/engagement with handler

Household Manners

• No jumping

• Doorway manners (no rushing out the door)

• Calm settling skills

• Polite handling for grooming and vet care

• Crate and/or boundary manners (as needed)

Real-Life Training

• Working around other dogs

• Confidence in new environments

• Controlled greetings with people

• Exposure to common distractions (noises, movement, etc.)

Program Benefits

• Builds a reliable communication system between you and your dog

• Reduces unwanted behaviors by teaching clear expectations

• Helps dogs stay calm and focused even when excited or distracted

• Strengthens confidence, impulse control, and engagement

• Provides a solid foundation for advanced obedience and AKC CGC testing

Who This Program Is Perfect For

• Puppies and adults who need structured obedience

• Dogs with good behavior but no formal training

• Owners struggling with pulling, jumping, or poor listening

• Families wanting a well-mannered, easy-to-live-with companion

The Canine Scholars Program is an advanced obedience and manners course designed for dogs who will benefit from advanced training and e collar training. This program strengthens reliability, impulse control, and focus around high-level distractions—both indoors and in public settings.

Canine Scholars prepares dogs for CGC testing, therapy dog work, advanced obedience, off-leash, and service dog readiness.

What Your Dog Will Learn

Advanced Obedience Skills

• Reliable sit and down at distance
• Extended stays with distractions
• Strong recall (come when called)
• Heel with turns and pace changes
• Polished loose-leash walking
• Advanced focus/engagement

Refined Manners

• Polite greetings with dogs and people
• Public-behavior skills (stores, sidewalks, parks)
• Advanced settling and impulse control
• Perfecting doorway and threshold manners

Public & Real-World Training

• Working around dogs, people, noises, and movement
• Confidence in new and busy environments
• Problem-solving in real scenarios
• Building reliable behavior on and off your property

Program Benefits

• Creates a calm, reliable, well-trained adult dog
• Improves performance under pressure and distraction
• Strengthens advanced obedience and public manners
• Prepares dogs for CGC, therapy work, and service work

Perfect For

• Dogs who completed Puppy Essentials or Canine Essentials
• Families wanting a highly trained companion
• Dogs preparing for CGC, therapy dog testing, or advanced titles
• Owners who want polished, dependable obedience