Better communication.
Better behavior.
Better days together.
Personalized one-on-one coaching for obedience, leash skills, behavior challenges, and the everyday moments that matter most.
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What’s included?
Private training gives you focused time with a trainer while teaching you how to build and maintain better behavior between sessions. Each lesson is adapted to your dog’s progress, your priorities, and the challenges you’re experiencing together.
Custom Training Plan
We start by evaluating your dog’s temperament, current behavior, existing skills, and your goals so training can be tailored to what you actually need.
Obedience & Leash Skills
Work on skills such as sit, down, come, stay, leash manners, responsiveness, and more reliable behavior around distractions.
Behavior Problem Solving
Training can address concerns such as pulling, jumping, barking, overexcitement, difficulty settling, and other problem behaviors.
Advanced Skill Development
For dogs with a solid foundation, sessions can progress into more advanced obedience, greater reliability, and specialized training goals.
Owner Coaching
You’ll learn how to communicate clearly with your dog, reinforce expectations, improve timing and consistency, and continue practicing effectively at home.
Continued Guidance
As your dog progresses, sessions can adapt to new challenges, more difficult environments, or skills that need additional reinforcement.
Three simple steps.
Private training is built to be practical, collaborative, and easy to carry into everyday life between sessions.
Start with your goals
We talk through what you’re experiencing, evaluate your dog, and identify the skills or behaviors that should be prioritized.
Train together
During each private session, your trainer works directly with you and your dog, demonstrating techniques and coaching you as you practice them yourself.
Build between sessions
You leave with clear guidance on what to practice at home. Each lesson builds on your progress and adjusts as your dog develops.
Private training may be a good fit if you want to:
Improve leash manners and everyday obedience
Work through specific behavior challenges
Learn how to handle and train your dog yourself
Build better communication and consistency
Progress at a pace tailored to your dog
Work toward more advanced training goals
You’re part of the training, too.
One of the biggest advantages of private training is that you’re involved from the beginning. You’ll learn not only what to ask your dog to do, but how to reinforce it consistently, recognize patterns, and respond when challenges come up outside of a lesson.
Frequently asked questions
A few things dog owners commonly want to know before getting started.
How long is each private training session?
Private training sessions typically last between 45 minutes and one hour. The frequency and pace of lessons can be adjusted based on your dog, your goals, and the skills you’re working on.
What can private training help with?
Private lessons can address everyday obedience, leash manners, jumping, barking, overexcitement, difficulty settling, responsiveness around distractions, and other specific behavior concerns.
Training is tailored to the individual dog rather than following a one-size-fits-all program.
How many lessons will my dog need?
That depends on your dog’s current behavior, training history, your goals, and how consistently skills are practiced between sessions.
We’ll help you determine an appropriate training plan and adjust it as your dog progresses.
Will I be involved in the training?
Yes. Owner involvement is a major part of private training. Your trainer will demonstrate techniques, coach you as you practice, and teach you how to reinforce the same expectations outside of your lessons.
Can we practice around everyday distractions?
Yes. As appropriate for your dog and training goals, lessons can include practice around distractions and in situations you commonly encounter.
The goal is to help your dog carry those skills into everyday life, not just perform them during a training session.
Can private lessons include advanced obedience?
Yes. Dogs with a solid foundation can progress into more advanced obedience, greater reliability, off-leash skills, and other training goals based on your needs.
What should I work on between lessons?
You’ll leave each session with clear guidance on what to practice at home. Consistency between lessons is an important part of building and maintaining progress.
Future sessions can then be adjusted based on what you and your dog are experiencing between lessons.
What if I’m not sure private training is the right program?
Start with a consultation. We can talk through your dog’s behavior, training history, and your goals and help you determine whether Private Training, Board & Train, or another program makes the most sense for you.
Ready to make progress with your dog?
Let’s talk about what you’re working on and find the right training plan for you and your dog.
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