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This 4 week class is ideal for any new puppy. We will help build a solid foundation for your puppy that will last their entire lifetime. We will focus on engagement, relationship, socialization, and life skills. You will learn practical solutions to the challenges of puppyhood – including crate training and confinement, potty training, manners, problem prevention and other puppy related matters. This is not a skills/obedience class. We recommend that you take Companion Dog Manners or Performance Manners shortly after. This class also does not include “puppy playtime” - each puppy will be working with it's owner on all the fun activities. We require puppies to have started their vaccination cycle at least 7 days prior to the first class. This 4 week class has rolling admission. You pick and join any week that has an opening. Once you start, you have a reserved spot in that class for consecutive 4 weeks. If your puppy is over 16 weeks and you feel this is a more appropriate class for your dog based on its size, confidence level, mental maturity, etc., please contact us at training@runwilddogsports.com.

This is the basic manners course for puppies and dogs of all ages. We focus on teaching you how to teach your dog good manners and behaviors using reward and engagement. This 6-week class is great for dogs of all ages, from puppies to adolescent dogs, or even older dogs that just need a refresher. This class is also perfect for dogs just getting settled in a new home and could use a reminder on their manners (or who may not have had any training previously). Topics will include: good manners, appropriate greetings, leash walking, and coming when called, etc. We will work on increasing duration, distance, and distraction. If your dog barks, lunges, or growls at people or dogs, your dog is not eligible for this group class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us at training@runwilddogsports.com for recommendations.

Does your dog bark, lunge, growl, snap at, or pull towards other dogs while on walks? Does your dog suddenly stop being able to listen when another dog appears? This class is designed to help fix on-leash reactivity towards dogs when out and about in public and on walks. You will learn management skills, focus and attention techniques and other routines to help your dog be successful and walk more calmly when seeing other dogs. You will also learn to read dog body language, techniques for relaxation, and helping your dog perceive other dogs as something positive through counterconditioning and desensitization. This semi-private class is limited to just 4 dogs. The first class is lecture-only, so NO DOGS during the first class. Dogs with a bite history are not appropriate for this class.