Group Classes
Structured, progression‑based training designed to build reliable skills, clear communication, and confident teamwork.
Our group classes offer focused learning in a small‑class environment, with options for foundational obedience, advanced fluency, and specialty workshops. Each class is built around calm engagement, predictable routines, and practical skills that translate directly to real‑world environments. Whether you’re starting fresh, leveling up, or targeting a specific skill, there’s a class designed for your team.
Class Format
All structured group classes follow the same core format, so you always know what to expect.
Meets once a week for six consecutive weeks
Approx. 45 min (may vary slightly based on class size)
Small class sizes for focused learning
Clear, safe spacing for all dogs
Structured progression for dog‑handler skill development
Individual coaching within each working turn
$150 per 6‑week session
Specialty workshops and tune‑ups may run as single‑session or short‑series formats with advance sign‑ups.
Class Lineup
Choose the level that fits your team. Prerequisites are listed so you know exactly where to begin.
OBEDIENCE CLASSES
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Focus: Introducing core skills, building early clarity, and establishing predictable routines that support confident learning.
Dogs learn the beginning stages of essential manners and communication. Handlers develop timing, reinforcement strategies, and simple patterns they can use at home and in real‑world environments. This level builds the groundwork for all future training.
Skills Introduced:
Name recognition and early handler focus
Sit, down, stay, and release cues (beginning stages)
Intro to loose‑lead walking and leash mechanics
Calm behavior around mild distractions
Predictable routines and early environmental confidence
Prerequisite: None
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Focus: Strengthening clarity, building early reliability, and expanding foundational behaviors — including the beginning of distance work.
Dogs practice skills with increased consistency and begin working around more meaningful distractions. Handlers refine communication, timing, and reinforcement strategies that support steady progress.
Skills Developed:
Consistent sit, down, stay, and release cues
Improved loose‑lead walking and leash handling
Calm behavior around moderate distractions
Early recall patterns
Beginning distance work (responding to cues 5-10 ft away)
Building duration, distance, and distractions
Early environmental steadiness and confidence
Prerequisite: Foundations or equivalent experience
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Focus: Improving reliability, communication, and teamwork across varied environments — including functional distance work.
Dogs practice more complex patterns, distractions, and movement, and begin responding confidently when the handler is farther away. Handlers learn to support their dog through challenge, maintain connection, and build predictable behavior in real‑world scenarios.
Skills Strengthened:
Reliable core cues with added challenge
Loose‑lead walking with environmental changes
Recall with increased distraction
Functional distance work (responding to cues 10–20 ft away)
Calm behavior during movement and novelty
Stronger duration, distance, and handler‑dog communication
Prerequisite: Core Skills or instructor recommendation
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Focus: Applying skills in dynamic environments with confidence and consistency — including off‑leash distance work in safe, controlled spaces.
Dogs practice real‑world scenarios that require calm behavior, environmental awareness, and reliable communication. Handlers learn strategies for supporting their dog in unpredictable spaces and maintaining clarity under challenge.
Skills Applied:
Reliable cues in real‑world environments
Loose‑lead walking around movement, noise, and novelty
Recall under meaningful distraction
Applied distance work (20+ ft, on‑ or off‑leash depending on environment)
Calm passing of people and dogs
Environmental navigation and handler support strategies
Prerequisite: Team Fluency or instructor recommendation
Behavioral Considerations
Group Classes are designed for dogs who can work comfortably in a shared environment with predictable spacing and instructor‑managed movement.
If your dog struggles with proximity to other dogs, becomes easily overstimulated, or needs additional support, please note this on your registration form so we can help determine the best fit.
Private Training Options
If your dog needs one‑on‑one support or you prefer individualized coaching, private training sessions are available.
We tailor each session to your dog’s skill level, confidence, and learning style, and can focus on any obedience or environmental skill covered in group classes.