Puppy Training in Your Home
Private lessons are tailored to your specific needs as well as your puppy’s unique temperament and learning style. We will be teaching the puppy each new skill hands on, and help you practice it with the pup until the two of you get it perfect! Each training session lasts an hour.
The private class(es) will be in your own home if you live within our service area (check with info@puppyk.com); if not, we will meet outdoors or at one of our two training facilities: the Veterinary Holistic Center (495/Braddock Rd) or Affectionate Pet Care (Little River Turnpike/Pickett). If we want to practice polite greetings, work on socialization, and have a distracting real life environment, we may also meet at the Mosaic District.
Private classes are especially great for families: we will strengthen the bond between your children and puppy by making your kids skilled dog trainers, teach the difference between good games and bad ones, and even do fun puppy tricks!
Competitive prices are further discounted if you purchase a package of four classes (only $165 per in home visit) and even more if you opt for six classes (only $149/in-home visit). These are your classes, addressing your specific needs, but some commonly covered areas are: house and crate training, no play biting, no jumping, sit, down, stay, come, drop it, leave it, walk with me, heel, off, look, touch, games and tricks. If you opt for individual classes, instead of the packages, the price is $189/hour-long visit.
Email info@puppyk.com to schedule your first class. Include your address and availability, please. Pre-payment is not needed; you can even choose to decide if you want individual sessions or a package at the conclusion of our first appointment.
“Best Start for Pup” Combo Deals
Do you want to get personal one-on-one attention and help with trouble shooting at home, as well as the benefit of puppy socialization of group classes? Combine the six week long puppy class (see below) with one or more private one-on-one classes!
Schedule your first in-home visit as soon as possible after getting your pup, or, if planning ahead, possibly even before! First impressions are critical when it comes to house training. Jutka will teach you a foolproof house training method that guarantees that your puppy will be eliminating outdoors from day one. In this initial visit, she will also show you how to quickly diminish play biting, and discuss feeding, crating, settling at night, appropriate toys and games, and answer all your questions!
If you want to have the very best start for your pup, we recommend combining the puppy classes with several private classes. This will allow trouble shooting right in the home environment, involving kids in the training, training tailored to your pup’s temperament and your needs, and even teaching some fun tricks! You can choose up to four private classes when you sign up below. The private class(es) will be in your own home if you live within our service area; if not, we will meet at our training facility.
See the timing and location for our upcoming puppy classes below, but be sure to sign up using the links right below this section, not at the bottom of the page.
Ready to sign up? Fill out the contact form below, then make payment. Cost is $449 for six group classes plus one private; $599 for group plus two privates; $749 for group plus three privates; $899 for group plus four privates. Within 48 hours of signing up, you will receive a link for self scheduling your private classes–it is recommended that you get started as soon as possible.
From the moment they land in your home, puppies are learning (where to pee, what to bite, how to play with a human etc.). Having a private class in your home is the best way to guarantee your puppy is learning all the right lessons…and none of the wrong ones!!
AKC STAR PUPPY Group Class
Group puppy classes combine training with the socialization benefit (and fun!) of playing with other puppies and other people. Puppies need to acquire good dog and people social skills before six months of age. Trying to socialize them later is only remediation; the critical socialization window has closed.
Each class begins with a fun, yet carefully monitored, puppy play session. Then we move on to instructional time. We teach the pups sit, down, come, heel, stay, off, look, touch, leave it, and then build on these basic commands to make pup polite at home, such as sitting and waiting for food and greeting visitors respectfully. Small class size not only provides safety during these times, but also ensures that you get lots of individual attention and guidance. Our policy is one trainer per puppy (puppies focus better!) except for graduation, when the more, the merrier.
At the completion of the six classes, your puppy will be an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy with an official AKC medal and certificate to prove it! More importantly, your puppy will be on his way to be a well socialized and polite pooch for life.
These classes are for young puppies! Maximum age on first day of classes: medium and larger breed puppies should not yet have turned 5 months old; small breed pups should not yet have turned 6 months old. (Pups over 5 months can enroll in our Good Manners class–see under Dog Training.) We recommend that you have the puppy settle into your home for about 10 days before starting group classes (private in-home classes work great from day one, though!). PUPPIES DO NOT NEED ALL THEIR VACCINATIONS COMPLETED BEFORE STARTING PUPPY CLASSES; THEY JUST NEED TO BE HEALTHY AND UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINATIONS.
The next session will commence on Saturday, May 4, at 4:30pm (if second class is added, that would be held at 5:30pm). Dates: 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, we skip Memorial Weekend, 61, 6/8 and 6/15. At the Veterinary Holistic Center. $299.
Ready to grab a spot? Register below.
Please note that if you want to have private classes in addition to the group classes, you should NOT use the button below, but rather sign up ABOVE, under the Combo option.
After registering, we will also need you to email up-to-date vaccination records and records for a recent negative fecal test to info@puppyk.com. If your puppy’s health clearance does not come through in time for one set of classes, you can participate in the following set of classes or use your payment toward private classes. No refunds. Questions? Email info@puppyk.com.
Pups become great friends and learn important social skills during puppy playtime.
Earning their AKC STAR Puppy medal is a proud moment for the pups…and their people!