Learn the foundations of training a puppy to shape it into a well-behaved dog that can handle any situation.

This course is designed to help you build a strong foundation for your new gun dog puppy. We believe that building an ACTIVE, EAGER, BOLD and CONFIDENT training partner is the first step towards having a great hunting dog.

Obedience foundations for the everyday dog owner. This course is equivalent to the first half of Tyler Muto's original Obedience Foundations course.

This course is a continuation of Obedience & Behavior Foundations Part 1. The material in this course will finish and proof the work taught in Part 1 of this series. This course is equivalent to the second half of the original Obedience Foundations course.

This course shows you eight games that develop and strengthen your relationship with your dog. Each incorporates the principles and techniques of reward-based training. We think you’ll find that these games are fun for both you and your dog.

The first class in this 3-part series (Beginner) exposes students to groundwork skills and behaviors fundamental to the heeling relationship as well as core concepts necessary for preparation to more advanced stages of the training program. Video and discussion will focus heavily on handler and canine skill building, individual team troubleshooting, and maintaining a relationship-centered training partnership.

In our Basic Obedience course, students will learn the skills to establish a foundation to their dog training, and learn about our comprehensive dog training philosophy.

This course will teach students why engagement is the foundation for all dog training. Students will learn why engagement should be the foundation for every pet dog training program. Those students who want to get involved in any dog sport will learn why engagement needs to be the motor that drives their training program.

The goal of this course is teach you how to turn play into a productive tool in your dog training program. It is designed to teach new dog trainers how to train their dogs to understand the rules of play.

Even the most advanced concepts in dog training require a solid foundation. The Principals of Dog Training with Michael Ellis, is going to give you that foundation. The skills learned throughout this 16 week course are going to carry over into every aspect of your training program and handler relationship.

Despite common misconceptions about small dogs, many are raised as well-trained working dogs and compete in all types of dog sports, while others work as well-trained service dogs and make amazing companions. The versatility of smaller dogs is so vast that trying to categorize them by anything other than their smaller size is virtually impossible, but one thing is for certain: these smaller breed dogs are just as intelligent as large dogs. This course aims to give you the tools, confidence, and help needed to pursue a fuller and deeper existence and relationship with your [small] dogs, as well as dispel any myths or misconceptions regarding the rearing, treatment, training education, and capability of dogs of smaller stature.

The touch pad is one of the most useful behaviors we can teach our dogs, and can assist with creating and maintaining other obedience behaviors.  This course is filled with fun, easy, and crystal clear methods designed to assist with even the most difficult of dogs. Touch pads are a joy to teach, and ultra fun to maintain as well as advance all aspects of your relationship with your dog.

This course is designed to allow a dog and handler to develop all the skills they need to have a solid foundation of obedience and to prepare them for off-leash work or resolving problem behaviors. The course covers in detail the five basic commands that all dogs should know: come, sit, down, heel, and place (go to your dog bed). This course's content is equivalent to both Part 1 and Part 2 of Obedience and Behavior Foundations.

Many dog owners choose Canine Good Citizen training as the first step in training their dogs. The Canine Good Citizen Program lays the foundation for other AKC activities such as obedience, agility, tracking, and performance events. As you work with your dog to teach the CGC skills, you'll discover the many benefits and joys of training your dog.