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Training Lessons by Topic

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Training lessons are about 1 hour in length, with individual questions answered after each session. The instructor is also available during the week via email or phone, at no extra charge.

All training is based on a positive, force-free approach (see Training Philosophy), so you will need to have things your dog loves (e.g., a favorite toy or yummy treats)!

All training is in-home.

After completing the 3 lessons in "The Essentials", you select only those lesson(s) from any topic that involve the behavior you want to work on.

Each lesson is typically $20.00
(NOTE: There is a $5.00 mileage surcharge per lesson if you live 15-20 miles from Lewis Center, and a $10.00 surcharge per lesson if you live 21-25 miles from Lewis Center). We do not do in-home training more than 25 miles from Lewis Center.

The Essentials

Students learn the building blocks of understanding their dog and the 3 essential cues on which all future training is based.
Completion of this training is strongly recommended before proceeding to additional lessons.

  1. Let's talk, using the clicker, and the "Check-In with me" cue (ONLY $10.00+any mileage surcharge)
  2. Touch (my hand)
  3. Leave It (Leave that food, paper, sock, etc. alone!)

Basic Manners

These are introductory training lessons designed to teach fun ways for you and your pooch to learn the five basic cues: Sit, Stay, Come, Down, and Walk.

  1. Review of using a clicker and the "Check-In with me" cue
  2. Sit
  3. Stay
  4. Come
  5. Down
  6. Walk

Advanced Manners

Need more than the basic manners? Then these training lessons are for you!

  1. Nice/Easy
    (Don't grab that food from my hand!)
  2. Off
    (Get Off of me and sit)
  3. Left and Right
    (Go to my left or right and sit)
  4. The Back (up) cue

Just for Fun

Dogs love to learn new things, and when they do, their mind stays sharp!

  1. Spin
  2. Fetch
  3. Sleep
  4. Roll-over

What is Clicker training?

In clicker training, a clicker is used to tell the dog they responded correctly to the cue (such as "Sit"), and that a tasty reward is now on its way!

Once the dog responds well to the cue, the clicker is used intermittently and eventually not used at all for that cue.

Clicker training can decrease the amount of time for training a cue by as much as 30% versus saying "Good!" instead (article).

It also makes the dog more likely to remember the cue in the future (article).

At Mutt's Paradise, we like to start with the clicker as a training tool, but do not hesitate to use what works best with your dog!

People respond better to some teaching methods than to others - - and so do our canine friends!

Our Guarantee

At Mutt's Paradise, we want you to be happy you selected us to help you better understand and work with your dog!

That's why we promise a 100% refund if you are not completely satisfied with the training we provide for you and your dog.