Good Dawg Essentials

We address the following: 

• Basic principles of training
• Attention, name recognition, checking in
• Loose leash walking
• No jumping up
• No counter surfing
• Recall
• Touch, find it, leave it, drop it
• Sit, lay down, place 
• Stay/ wait with distraction, distance, and duration.

Everyone in your home is encouraged to attend training if possible.  Everyone must communicate effectively with each other and your dog/s to optimize consistency and minimize confusion & frustration.

$480.00**

6 private sessions: (at least 6 weeks)

Plus: phone/email support and access to online client lessons/ training notes.

1 hour training sessions.

For dogs 4.5 months old and up.

** A surcharge of $20 per session will be added to distances further than 30 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and/or taking longer than a 30-minute drive time.

We address the following: 

• Basic principles of training
• Attention, name recognition, checking in
• Potty training, crate training, puppy management solutions
• Calm handling & husbandry desensitization
• The importance of socialization & desensitization
• Drop it, leave it, bite inhibition
• Loose leash walking
• No jumping up
• Touch, find it
• Sit, lay down, place 
• Stay/ wait with distraction, distance, and duration

Everyone in your home is encouraged to attend training if possible.  Everyone must communicate effectively with each other and your dog to optimize consistency and minimize confusion & frustration.

$480.00 ** 

6 private sessions: (at least 6 weeks)

Plus: phone/email support and access to online client lessons/ training notes.

1 hour training sessions.

For puppies aged 8 weeks to 4.5 months old and up.

(The best time for puppy socialization is between 8 - 16 weeks).

** A surcharge of $20 per session will be added to distances further than 30 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and/or taking longer than a 30-minute drive time.

Are you struggling to find other puppies for your pup to play with?

Drop your puppy off for a 45 minute puppy playdate in our safe, enriching and well supervised environment. 

During this time, your pup gets to play and interact with other puppies.

45 minutes later you may collect your tired and happy puppy. 

 Puppy play dates are designed for puppies between 8–19 weeks. 

Younger and smaller pups will be socialized in size and age appropriate groups.

At the start date of class, your puppy should be 5 months or younger.

 If your pup is older, consider joining Good Dawg Essentials.

STARTING SOON

 "DEVELOPED BY VETERINARY BEHAVIORISTS" -  

Much of an adult dog’s preferences, fears, and attitudes are developed 

between the ages of 7 weeks and 16 weeks. 

Prepare your puppy for a lifetime at your side. 

Early puppyhood is a critical time for socialization and learning.  

Experiences during this time set the stage for the rest of your puppy's life.  

Puppy Start Right is THE way to help your puppy reach his full potential!

 The class focuses on positive socialization and exposure to a wide variety of environmental stimuli, novel objects, new sounds and veterinary and home-care procedures.

 We introduce your puppy to beginning foundation skills such as automatic eye contact, loose leash walking, recall, sit, down and covers behavior topics such as house training, crate training, digging, counter surfing, puppy nipping and mouthing.  

Household members involved in the daily activity of the puppy are invited. 

Puppies should be between 7 and 12 weeks of age when starting class. 

All puppies must be started on their vaccination series at least 10 days prior to starting class. 

Classes will be held in a sterilized & air conditioned venue.

Puppy Start Right Books will be available for purchase at class (not compulsory).

• For puppies between 7 and 16 weeks old
• Vaccination requirements will apply
• 4 week course
• Open enrollment means that your pup can join in at any time over 4 weeks

The American Kennel Club statement: 

"It used to be that trainers and veterinarians recommended that puppies begin training classes as soon as they were old enough to have all of their vaccines and boosters. 

What this meant was that some puppies didn't get to class until they already had behavioral issues and were headed down the path to a problem that started in the Critical Period of Socialization or Fear period.  As a result, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal behaviorists and many trainers now recommend that puppies (who do not have health problems) begin classes as early as 7-8 weeks". 

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) statement: 

“In general, puppies can start socialization classes as early as 7-8 weeks of age. Puppies should receive a minimum of one set of vaccines at least 7 days prior to the first class and a first deworming. They should be kept up to date on all vaccines throughout the class.”