Training & Group Classes
Led by Sara Jarrett, CDTP-KA
Where Learning Meets Joy
Our group training classes are built around trust, communication, and confidence — for both dogs and their humans. Led by trainer Sara, each class uses positive, science-based methods to help your dog develop real-world skills in a supportive, small-group environment.
Training isn’t just about teaching commands — it’s about deepening your bond. Every class includes guidance for handlers, structured learning time, and (of course) play.
Spring Class Schedule Coming Soon
PERSONALIZED TRAINING & BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
Get a clear, compassionate, customized plan for everything from building basic puppy skills (including house-training!) to learning new tricks (even for old dogs!). Sara will help your dog overcome separation anxiety, navigate and reduce your dog’s fears and aggressions, manage a multi-pet household, and even prepare to introduce a baby or newcomer into your home. Sara’s positive, humane, and holistic behavior modification strategies are based on specific goals, factoring in the dog’s history, home life, exercise, and enrichment needs. Through tailored lessons, she’ll equip you with the tools you and your pup need to have harmony and happiness in your home. Contact us to book your 1:1 session today.
In-person and/or Zoom Appointments
Basic: For puppies +12 weeks who are just beginning their training journey. NO prerequisites are required. This course includes instruction on teaching sit/no/ok, sit/stay, down, down/stay, come/sit & look at me. Each class begins with 15-minutes of playtime.
GROUP CLASSES
Basic/Intermediate: For dogs who have graduated who have a solid understanding of sit, no, ok, sit/stay, down, down/stay, come/sit & look at me. This course incorporates silent training and the use of hand signals; it will prove their sit and down stays using greater distances, longer durations, and harder distractions. We begin to work on heeling.
Intermediate: For dogs who have graduated from the basic/intermediate level & who have handlers who LOVE working with them. We will work on stringing cues together, interrupting cues with other cues, and perfect heeling. New cues include stand & stand/stay. The curriculum changes depending on individual goals.
NOTE TO HANDLERS: Group training classes create a safe environment in which YOU learn how to teach your dog. For best results, plan on carving out 5 - 10 minutes a day in between classes to practice you and your dog’s new skills. Multiple handlers may attend class but there can only be one handler working with each dog at a time. You can switch out as many times as you want. Please contact us if you have any questions about what level your dog should enroll in.