Group Classes and Workshops

All of our classes are family friendly and full of fun and learning. We have classes for all ages and all breeds. Classes & Workshops are on a rotation basis. Please contact our Reservation Specialists for our most up to date schedule.

A Free Evaluation is not required for most of our courses; however, if you have any concerns or questions about whether a class is a good fit for you then we recommend setting one up!

Puppy S.T.A.R. Class (10 weeks - 20 weeks)
$200

So, you got a puppy! Puppy Star Class is a great place to start! This class runs for 6 weeks and is built around the AKC Star Puppy Program. This course will provide socialization with the other students in addition to covering an introduction to basic skills. These skills include: sit, down, stay, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, come and more! This class will also educate families on exercise levels and overall puppy knowledge.

Back to the Basics
$250

Back to the Basics is a foundational 4 week class for slightly older puppies to help build impulse control and polite manners as your dog grows and develops. During this class we will return to skills such as Sit, Down, Come, Leave It, and Stay as well as touch on loose leash walking, polite greetings, and nuisance behaviors you may be seeing in your home. Your dog will learn to perform these behaviors around the distraction of their classmates to build up engagement with you!

This is an on-leash class and no off-leash play will occur. The Canine Influenza vaccination is not required but highly recommended.

Beyond the Basics
$250

Beyond the Basics is a 6 week course based on the AKC Canine Good Citizen certification. The goals for the course are to help dogs improve reliability, response time, and difficulty level of skills your dog already knows. We highly recommend previous training prior to enrollment in this course as this class will build on the basics, such as recall, stay, place, leave it and more.

Testing for the AKC CGC test is included in the class but the cost of submission is not included.

Calming Your Canine
$300

Calming Your Canine is a 5 week course designed to help reactive dogs and their families better understand their dog's environmental triggers and how to successfully work through those. Each weeks session is conducted in an individual nook so that all dogs are set up to be successful and safe. As the class and your pup progress, the stimulation will increase as well!

A Free Evaluation is required for this course before booking.

Tricks and Agility
$250

Back by popular demand, we have our Tricks and Games class! This 5 week course will cover everything you and your dog need to earn a trick title through Do More with Your Dog, the cost of which is covered in your registration. Outside of certification, this class will focus on building a strong bond between your pup and you.

If your dog has not completed trick specific training prior to this course, an evaluation will be required! We highly recommend having a solidified recall and basic skills under your belt as well.

Enrichment Workshop
$100

This workshop takes place over the course of 1 day in a 2 hour window. We recommend this course for pups over the age of 20 weeks. The goals of this workshop is to educate dg owners on the benefit of daily enrichment as well as how to DIY some toys at home. Supplies will be provided for making and taking home your own interactive toy as well as recipes given for food enrichment!

Introduction to Confirmation Workshop
$100

If you are interested in learning handling for AKC showings, this workshop will be an excellent place to start! In this 2 hour workshop, we will go through an show patterns, stacking techniques and handling during an AKC show. This is open to any pup of any age, breed or experience level!

Park Pack Walk
$100

The Park Pack Walk is a single day workshop that focuses on skills your dog already knows in real-life situations. Overall the workshop will focus on walking with distractions such as other people and dogs nearby, emergency recall and polite greetings, along with many other goals. We recommend having completed prior training before enrolling in this workshop!

A long line is required for this course!

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