At Great Dog we believe that all dogs are great! Some simply have some unwanted behaviors that we as humans find challenging. Some dogs are painfully shy resulting in lack of confidence and fear induced responses, other dogs are overly confident resulting in high arousal that my lead to aggression or super reactivity. Some dogs have missed their formative experiences in socialization to other dogs, people and novel situations. Whatever the cause of challenging behaviors in we focus on changing the unwanted, challenging behavior to wanted and socially acceptable behavior. Our techniques are modeled on the most current research and use reward-based positive training to help you and your dog get beyond the challenges.

Challenging Behavior Club: NEW! Field Trip Learning Activities for Behavior Challenged Dogs

Most dogs with challenging behaviors such as leash aggression, and high reactivity to other dogs and novel situations respond well to training that offers supportive, dog-friendly and systematic

This class is the perfect follow up for graduates of the Reactive to Refined, Growl to Great Dog and Shy to Sensational. Each week we will meet in varied locations to work with our dogs in “real life” settings. Field trips will include local parks $175

(Participants must complete a phone interview with course instructors prior to first session)

Fabulous Fido in Five Evenings! Everyone who shares their life with a dog dreams of teaching their dog to be a happy, well-behaved and brilliant canine companion as quickly as possible. In our overly scheduled lives it can be difficult to commit to a class that meets one a week for a series of 4-6 weeks. If you have tried to attend classes like this, but you never seem to be able to complete it, or make all of the sessions we suggest you try this class that meets for five 90 minute sessions for 5 evening in a row. You begin on a Wednesday and end on a Sunday; and then you are done! You only have to alter your schedule for a few days; you can record your favorite TV shows, and miss only a couple of you social activities for the week of this class! This scheduling technique provides daily practice and reinforcement of the skills you learn, which helps to cement the concepts in both you and you canine best friend. Modeled on the highly successful format created by Jean Donaldson, an award-winning author and highly respected behaviorist who has been teaching for over 30 years.

Easy to follow step-by-step lessons each evening will develop your dog’s ability to sit politely, maintain a down/stay, walk appropriately on a leash and most importantly have a reliable recall, even with distractions present. We will even teach you and your dog some popular tricks. Appropriate for all ages of dogs. The last session will culminate with the opportunity to take the Canine Good Citizen exam to earn your CGC Title! $175.