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Private In-Home Training

Nothing beats private training for achieving reliable, long-term training results. In-home training gives you 100% of your instructor's attention and allows us to customize your program to fit your individual goals.
 
Benefits of Private Training:
  • Instructor comes to your home 1-2x per week
  • Individualized attention of your instructor
  • Program customized to fit your training goals
With private, in-home training, an instructor will come to your home once or twice a week to meet with you and your dog.
 
Read about our training programs below. When you are ready to sign up, click the Free Assessment link and a trainer will contact you to schedule your first appointment.  
 
Contact us for more information at 505.289.0968. 
 

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Dog Training Fundamentals

Eight 45-Minute Sessions. $99/session

Once/week for 8 weeks; or twice/week for 4 weeks. 

Dog Training Fundamentals teaches you and your dog the Ten Fundamental Skills that every dog (and every owner) should know. In addition to these essential skills, you will learn everything you need to know to communicate better with your dog, to motivate your dog and to have a better degree of control.

 

Your dog will learn:

  • Reliable Response to Name

  • On-Leash Control

  • Sit

  • Down

  • Come

  • Stay

  • Leave-It

  • Loose-Leash Walking

  • Wait at Doors and the Food Bowl

  • Go to a Place

 

In this course, our goal is to help you teach your dog to respond correctly the first time, every time you ask. Dog Training Fundamentals will also help you correct or prevent common problem behaviors and bad habits. Finally, in this course you will learn the Three 'Cs' of Good Leadership, which will help you earn your dog's trust and cooperation and build a better bond with your dog.

 

Prerequisite: Introductory Session

 

Introductory Session

One 45-Minute Session. $75.

Required for all clients prior to the start of training or Day School sessions. 

It is essential for all clients to go through our One-hour Introductory Session. In this session, you will be able to meet with your trainer and discuss your training goals, and your trainer will be able to introduce you to our training method; to evaluate your dog; and to answer any questions you may have.

 

 

Special Offer: Get the Introductory Session FREE ($75 value)

Sign up for Dog Training Fundamentals plus either Advanced Training; or CGC/Community Canine and you'll get the Introductory session for free.  Visit our Special Offers page to learn more.

All new clients start with our Introductory Session. Following this, dogs over six months of age* move on to Dog Training Fundamentals, followed by Advanced Training. You may also be interested in our  CGC/Community Canine classes; or specialized training, such as therapy or assistance dog training. 

 

*If your dog is under six months of age, go here to learn about our puppy programs.

 

To get started, complete the FREE online training assessment and a trainer will contact you to schedule your first session.

 

SIGN UP ONLINE: TAKE THE FREE ASSESSMENT

Training Programs

Advanced Training

Four, 45-Minute Sessions. $99/session

Once/week for 8 weeks; or twice/week for 4 weeks. 

In Dog Training Fundamentals, dogs are taught to respond to cues the first time, every time they are asked. In Advanced Training, our focus is on getting dogs to respond to cues the first time, every time, in every situation. 

Advanced Training will help refine the skills learned in Fundamentals and will teach additional skills including:

 

  • Heel

  • Off-leash recall

  • Automatic stop/sit

  • Long stays

 

This class will also address any additional training challenges you may be having with your dog and will give you the opportunity to discuss specialty training with your instructor.

 

Prerequisite: Dog Training Fundamentals 

All our training courses are helpful for developing better responsiveness to training and for correcting or preventing bad habits, like jumping up and leash pulling. 

 

If your dog is experiencing any signs of the following, you may need behavior consulting in addition to training.

 

If your dog is showing signs of:

  • General Anxiety

  • Separation Anxiety

  • Dog Aggression

  • Aggression with People

  • Fearful Behavior

  • Noise/Thunderstorm Phobias

 

You will likely need to schedule a comprehensive behavior assessment to find out if behavior consulting is appropriate for your dog. 

Behavior Solutions

Vaccination Requirements

All private training clients are required to furnish a copy of your dog's vaccination records prior to your first training session. Dogs 16 weeks and older are required to have up-to-date:

 

  • Rabies

  • DHPP

 

Please ask your vet to e-mail a copy of your vaccination records to us in advance at:

vacs@elizabethgivens.com. 

Vaccinations
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