This small group, puppy training class is reward-based and age appropriate for your 16 week to 6 month old puppy!

In this class you will learn solutions to behavior problems like nipping, chewing, and barking that are puppy-friendly. You will teach your puppy what you want him to chew, and how to get your attention without nipping or barking. We will also address proper greeting of dogs and people by your emerging adolescent.

During this first four-week Puppy Training Class we will socialize your puppy with people and other pups.  Your puppy may be handled by your classmates.  We will work on important obedience behaviors in the exciting environment of the classroom: SIT, DOWN and COME. And your pup will learn to walk nicely on LEASH so you can get him out for exercise!

If you choose to continue with the second four weeks of class, Teen Puppy, you will reinforce the lessons learned during the first weeks and add impulse control in exciting situations. New lessons include STAY and COME with distractions, plus it teaches your puppy to tolerate noises, odd surfaces, and handling for a veterinary exam.

 When your puppy completes these two classes he may qualify for the American Kennel Club STAR Puppy certificate.  This is a precursor to the AKC CGC evaluation for older dogs which is the gateway evaluation to training a therapy or service dog. A puppy that is an AKC STAR has been socialized, knows basic obedience, can walk nicely on leash to pass exciting distractions and has an owner that knows how to use the pup’s energy and keeps the pup safe with inoculations and identification.  Learn more at www.akc.org.

This 4-week class is limited to 4 pups and their people. Each week we will meet at Front Range Natural Pet at 1125 West Drake Road, Fort Collins. The course tuition is $140.00 payable at registration.

Pups must 1) have lived with you for 2 weeks prior to the start of class and 2) be fully inoculated at least 14 days prior to the start of class.

Meeting dates and times : Tuesdays April 16, 23, 30 and May 7 at 530 PM

This special dog training class for your 6 - 18 month old “teen” pup will improve your dog’s focus and brush up on all the skills he seems to have forgotten. With exercises in impulse control and positive reinforcement you will improve your young dog's attention and basic obedience skills. This class will consist of up to eight young dogs and their handlers to provide plenty of natural distraction to help your dog learn the relevance of focusing on you! Class will meet in a new place each week to expose your pup to parks all around Fort Collins.

This course is offered through the City of Fort Collins Spring 2024 Recreator www.fcgov.com/recreator

As an adolescent, your pup is in tune with all that is going on in the world around him. He wants it all and he wants it now! In this class we will focus his attention to you, fine-tune his basic obedience and improve his impulse control using positive reinforcement and rewards. Your pup will learn to wait for toys, greet people and dogs appropriately, and remain calm when there is excitement. 

Your puppy does not need to have any previous formal training to attend Teen Puppy Training. We will reinforce him for what he knows and give him new skills that he needs as an adolescent. New lessons include STAY and COME with distractions, plus your puppy learns to tolerate noises, odd surfaces, and handling for a veterinary exam.

When your puppy completes both Puppy Training Class and Teen Puppy Training (or two 4-week sessions of Teen Puppy) he may qualify for the American Kennel Club STAR Puppy certificate.  This is a precursor to the AKC CGC evaluation for older dogs which is the gateway evaluation to training a therapy or service dog. A puppy that is an AKC STAR has been socialized, knows basic obedience, can walk nicely on leash to pass exciting distractions and has an owner that knows how to use the pup’s energy and keeps the pup safe with inoculations and identification.  Learn more at www.akc.org.

This 4-week class is limited to 4 teens and their people. Each week we will meet at Front Range Natural Pet at 1125 West Drake Road, Fort Collins. The course tuition is $140.00 payable at registration.

This small group class is age appropriate for your adolescent dogs 6 months to 8 months.

Pups must 1) have lived with you for 2 weeks prior to the start of class and 2) be fully inoculated at least 14 days prior to the start of class.

Wednesdays at 7pm April 24, and May 1, 8, 15

This small group, puppy training class is reward-based and age appropriate for your 16 week to 6 month old puppy!

In this class you will learn solutions to behavior problems like nipping, chewing, and barking that are puppy-friendly. You will teach your puppy what you want him to chew, and how to get your attention without nipping or barking. We will also address proper greeting of dogs and people by your emerging adolescent.

During this first four-week Puppy Training Class we will socialize your puppy with people and other pups.  Your puppy may be handled by your classmates.  We will work on important obedience behaviors in the exciting environment of the classroom: SIT, DOWN and COME. And your pup will learn to walk nicely on LEASH so you can get him out for exercise!

If you choose to continue with the second four weeks of class, Teen Puppy, you will reinforce the lessons learned during the first weeks and add impulse control in exciting situations. New lessons include STAY and COME with distractions, plus it teaches your puppy to tolerate noises, odd surfaces, and handling for a veterinary exam.

 When your puppy completes these two classes he may qualify for the American Kennel Club STAR Puppy certificate.  This is a precursor to the AKC CGC evaluation for older dogs which is the gateway evaluation to training a therapy or service dog. A puppy that is an AKC STAR has been socialized, knows basic obedience, can walk nicely on leash to pass exciting distractions and has an owner that knows how to use the pup’s energy and keeps the pup safe with inoculations and identification.  Learn more at www.akc.org.

This 4-week class is limited to 4 pups and their people. Each week we will meet at Front Range Natural Pet at 1125 West Drake Road, Fort Collins. The course tuition is $140.00 payable at registration.

Pups must 1) have lived with you for 2 weeks prior to the start of class and 2) be fully inoculated at least 14 days prior to the start of class.

Meeting dates and times : Wednesdays at 7 PM - May 22, 29, June 5 and 12

Dogs learn to COME when called and walk on a loose leash throughout Fort Collins parks and in town.  We will meet in a different location each week based on the skill level of the group. Distractions and challenges will gradually increase to insure your dog’s mastery of these skills. Bring plenty of delicious food rewards and your dog on a six foot leash.

Class meets on June 4, 11, 18 and July 9 and 16. (No class June 25 or July 2nd)

This course is offered through the City of Fort Collins and registration is through the Summer 2024 Recreator www.fcgov.com/recreator