Up Coming 2025 Group Classes
Schedule will be posted on Monday, November 11, 2025
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Creating Foundations: Riley's Hullabaloo
Welcome to our six-session Beginning Dog Training class for distractible dogs eager to learn! We focus on essential obedience skills amid distractions, covering basic commands, focus improvement, and impulse control with practical techniques and positive reinforcement. Sessions emphasize understanding your dog's challenges and enhancing attention.
Price: $250 and is limited to eight teams.
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Multi-Level Obedience (NEW)
Get ready to transform your dog into a model citizen with our six-week "Good Citizen Bootcamp." This class is designed to help you and your dog master the skills needed to pass the AKC's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. We'll focus on essential behaviors like polite greetings, reliable recalls, and confident loose-leash walking each week. Whether starting from scratch or fine-tuning your dog's manners, this course is packed with hands-on practice and expert guidance to ensure your team is prepared for the CGC test.
Price: $250 and is limited to eight teams.
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Cafe Dog : Sit, Stay, Sip
Transform your dog into a well-mannered companion with the Café and Brewery Dog course. This six-week program prepares you and your dog for real-world outings at cafés and breweries, focusing on calm behavior, social interactions, and handling distractions. Ideal for the Bay Area’s dog-friendly culture, the course helps reinforce good manners, making your outings enjoyable.
Price: $250 and is limited to eight teams.
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E-Collar Essentials
Unlock freedom with our e-collar recall training class! This five-week course builds a solid recall using the e-collar as a communication tool, ensuring reliable responses in any setting. It is ideal for handlers committed to ethical e-collar use. It is not for those with solid recalls or young puppies with good engagement. Class is by instructor approval only.
Price: $250 and is limited to eight teams.
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Events: Social Paws Adventure - Drop-In Group Walks
Join us for our "Social Paws Adventure" class, a drop-in session focused on improving dogs' social skills in a fun and interactive environment near Jack London Square in Oakland. The class includes training exercises, group socialization, and a structured group walk. We meet at least six times each month.
See our events page here for more dates.
Why Join a Group Classes
It's natural to worry about how your dog will behave around other animals and people. Joining a group class can be a great way to address these concerns in a controlled and supportive environment. In a group class setting, dogs can train around other dogs and people in a structured and supervised setting. This helps improve their social skills and behavior as they get accustomed to being around different dogs and new faces.
Additionally, training around other dogs and people can help dogs learn how to stay focused on their owner, even in the presence of distractions. This improves reliability and confidence in real-life situations and addresses concerns about how your dog may behave in various environments.
At the same time, the group class provides a sense of community for both dogs and owners. It offers a supportive network where owners can share experiences, tips, and encouragement, creating a positive and engaging environment for everyone involved.
Overall, while having concerns about group classes is natural, they can be a fantastic way to address those concerns and help both dogs and owners grow and learn in a supportive and controlled setting.