When searching for a dog trainer in Snohomish County, it can be confusing to sift through all of the choices. Join one of our workshops if you’d like to learn about positive dog training and how to practically apply this approach in your everyday life with your dog.

• Location of all workshops: Silver Hall at Thornton A. Sullivan Park, 11405 Silver Lake Road, Everett, WA 98208

• Cost for all workshops: $25 per dog except Canine Good Citizen Test ($5) and Puppy Play Time ($10). Group class prices listed under descriptions.

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:

• Better Walks with your Dog: If you’ve ever been pulled or dragged while walking your dog, or had your dog stop and refuse to start walking again you’ll want to check out this class.

• Canine Good Citizen Test: Is your pup a good canine neighbor to your community? If your dog is friendly and well behaved, we invite you to take the Canine Good Citizen test created by the American Kennel Club. For a $5 cash entry fee, test your dog’s skills for the opportunity to take home a ribbon and proof of your dog’s achievement!

• Canine Body Language and other Communication: Our dogs communicate so much through their body positioning and movement as well as their vocalizations. Learning what some of these mean will help you and your dog every day, in addition to continuing to strengthen the bond between you.

• Canine Hygiene Workshop: Do you hear a click clack anywhere your dog goes? Is their breath horrendous, but you don’t know where to start in the quest to get them to mint fresh breath? In this workshop we will discover how best to help your dog look, feel, and smell their very best. We will discuss ear, nail, and tooth care and what products may work best for your pup individually.

• Fun with Tricks Workshop: Are you amazed by what the stunts dogs on the TV can do? Are you interested in teaching your dog to do those kinds of stunts? If your answer is yes, you will enjoy this workshop covering a range of tricks from “sit pretty,” to jumping over your leg, to the foundations of having your dog get you a drink from the fridge.

• Holiday Manners: Has the weather (or your calendar) reminded you that it is nearly the holiday season? Is your dog ready for company? If your dog jumps on people when excited, tries to escape whenever the door opens or begs underfoot whenever the food is served then this is the class for you.

• Housetraining 101: This is the comprehensive look at housetraining from the very beginning. We want to prepare you to start housetraining strong and humanely.

• Housetraining 911: Housetraining your dog can be very frustrating – but it doesn’t have to be. This class can help.

• Kids & Dogs: While it is mostly true that kids love dogs and dogs love kids – this isn’t something that happens automatically or is always the case. This class is for all dog owners who want to introduce kids to their dogs in a positive, safe and fun manner.

• Puppy Play Time: not only fun – it is a part of the extremely important process of socializing your puppy to this world of ours. The pups have supervised play periods, with breaks for potty time, snuggles and games. You will also learn more about your puppy’s growth and learning as well as have fun playing with them.

• Puppy Socialization and Problem Solving: Do you have a young puppy at home that is driving you up a wall? Or are you simply concerned with how to get them fully socialized? In this workshop, your puppy will have the opportunity to be socialized around new puppies and humans. We will also be addressing common puppy issues like puppy biting and house training.

• Sound Sensitivity and Resiliency Workshop: Does your pup run for a safe place when the Independence Day fireworks start? Or do they have fears surrounding mundane sights and sounds of daily life like vacuums, bikes, and skateboards? If you answered yes to either question, this workshop is built just for you and your dog! Come join us for one hour to learn tips and tricks to help your dog overcome their fears and practice the resiliency needed to enjoy life!

GROUP CLASS DESCRIPTIONS (4-5 classes in series):

• Puppy Manners (4-6 months), (4) weekly one-hour classes for $125: This class addresses the most common challenges that dog owners face when introducing a young puppy to the human household. Topics covered include house training, crate training, chewing/mouthiness and jumping on people. We will also introduce your puppy to walking on a leash and to basic commands. During every session, your puppy will also enjoy off-leash playtime with other puppies in class. We will discuss the importance of this and other early socialization. Each week you will go home with exercises and games to play with your puppy.

• Obedience – Beginner (6 months and older) (4) weekly one-hour classes for $125: You and your dog will both benefit from this class. In addition to learning the basic obedience skills, we will cover how dogs learn and grow as well as the importance of socialization for all dogs. You’ll go home after each session with homework (practice) and will end the class as a more confident and motivated dog parent.

• Obedience-Refresher (6 months and older) (4) weekly one-hour classes for $125: This class is for all of you who feel that you and your dog could use some sharpening up on the skills that you’ve learned previously. We’ll work on some of the biggies like pulling on the leash, jumping and positional holding skills (stay, wait & place). We’ll also work on other skills by student request. (Prerequisite: Obedience-Beginner equivalent)

• Obedience – Intermediate (8 months and older) (5) weekly one-hour classes for $150: You and your dog will learn the more advanced levels of beginner skills as well as the required to prepare for the CGC test. This class includes practice out in the community. (Prerequisite: Obedience-Beginner or equivalent)

• Reactivity Reduction (one year and older) (4) one-hour sessions, every other week for $200.00: Reactivity is when a dog regularly displays signs like the following, to a non-threatening stimulus (typically, other dogs or people): (1) Alertness (hypervigilance), (2) Restlessness (pacing, circling), (3) Vocalization (whining, barking, howling), (4) Systemic (vomiting, urination, defecation), (5) Displacement or stereotypic behaviors (sneezing, yawning, lots of licking their lips, spinning, tail- or shadow-chasing) and/or (6) Changes in content or quantity of solicitous behaviors. If your dog is showing signs of reactivity this training service will help you to address and reduce this behavior and its source.

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