Courses For Your Dog

Our 3 styles - Choose the one that is right for you! Then call or email us for a Free Consulation!

1. On Field Lessons: You bring your dog to our facility weekly for a one-on-one training lessons with your private trainer - these lessons can be reschedulable - (not like a group class.)

2. In-Home Lessons: Given in the privacy of your own home. The trainer comes to you weekly. We also offer 1 time in-home lessons for puppies 8-16 weeks of age.

3. Boot Camp™: The easiest course on the owner! Leave your dog with us for 2-4 weeks and we'll do the hard part for you. Followed by a demonstration and a lesson prior to the dog going home. Then follow up lessons are done in your home and at our facility after. Our most popular course!

Obedience Training is a good step for your dog, as training opens up a line of communication. Effective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want them to do. You should teach your dog various commands such as Heel, Sit, Stay, Come and Down.

Dogs are social animals and if you don't provide them with proper training, they can become destructive. Some of the instances for destructiveness are soiling your house, destroying your belongings, fighting other dogs, barking excessively, digging holes in your garden and even biting you. Nearly, all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. For example, the dog will bark all night long without any relevant cause. The solution to all behavior problems is dog obedience training.

At K-9 Companions Dog Training, we know that different breeds and temperaments require various styles of training. We gently handle the smallest of breeds, and firmly handle the large, dominant and aggressive breeds as well. Our methods are based on positive motivation and positive reinforcement. We do not believe in any form of abuse or shock.

In our dog training methods, we use the principals of operant conditioning and extinction of unwanted behaviors through confinement conditioning and instinctual corrections. We have tried true methods to teach your dog how to live in your house or yard without being destructive. We believe every dog should be trained to five basic obedience commands at a minimum: Heel, Sit, Stay, Come, and Down.

This opens up basic communication between dog and owner, and allows for a much better relationship between the two. Training starts as early as 8 weeks with a pupppy lesson in your home. On and off leash should be done between 4-9 months of age.

Obedience training should be rewarding for you and your dog. It can improve your relationship with them.