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Want to Improve Your Dog’s Obedience and Manners? You’ve Got Options.

In-Home Manners Training

Our in-home training packages provide private coaching customized to your dog’s specific needs, focusing on essential manners and everyday life skills in your home environment.

Group Manners Classes

Our group classes offer a structured setting to practice polite behaviors, leash skills, and basic cues while working around distractions and other dogs.

Day Training

With day training, our expert trainers work directly with your dog, accelerating the learning process while you go about your day. Sessions may take place in your home, neighborhood, or public spaces, making this a great option for busy households who want professional guidance without the daily homework.

In-Home Manners Training

Transform your dog’s behavior and build a stronger bond with in-home obedience foundations and manners training. Using reward-based, positive reinforcement methods backed by science, we’ll help your dog learn to focus, respond to cues, and thrive in your home and beyond.

Personalized in-home training sessions address essential skills such as polite leash walking, coming when called, settling in any environment, and building attention around distractions—all tailored to meet your unique needs and lifestyle.

Whether you’ve just brought home a new dog or need help with a long-time unruly companion, we can guide you every step of the way. Reward yourself with a happier, more connected relationship with your dog.

Book your in-home training today and start enjoying life with your dog!

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Let Us Take the Leash with Day Training

Busy schedule? Struggling to stay consistent with training? Let us handle it! Day training allows a professional trainer to work with your dog one-on-one in your home, neighborhood, or public spaces to jumpstart their learning journey.

How It Works:

  • 3-4 sessions per week for 2-3 weeks.
  • Options include 60-minute or 3-hour intensive sessions.
  • Fully customized to meet your goals.

What We Can Help With:

  • Foundation skills such as sit, stay, recall, polite leash walking, and more.
  • Problem behaviors such as jumping, door dashing, reactivity, and more.

Let us take the lead and fast-track your dog’s progress! Book a free phone call today to find out more.

Group Classes

As your dog matures, it is essential to continue their education to help them navigate real-life challenges, build confidence, and develop self-control. Watching your dog master these skills while having fun is incredibly rewarding!

Teenage Tyrants Class
For adolescent dogs (6 months-2 years), this class focuses on managing the challenges of teenage energy and stubbornness while reinforcing foundational skills like leash walking, recall, and impulse control.

Basic Manners and Beyond
These classes are perfect for adolescent or adult dogs to learn or refine skills like sit, stay, recall, and polite leash walking. Our small class sizes ensure individualized attention while tackling common challenges like pulling and jumping. Beyond Basic Manners offers intermediate-level training for those ready to take the next step.

Ready for More?
From mastering Canine Good Citizen skills to preparing for Therapy Dog certification, we provide ongoing group class opportunities to enhance your dog’s abilities.

Check out our Group Class Schedule and sign up today!

Trainer working one-on-one with a black Labrador, focusing on engagement and obedience during a session at Freak On A Leash Dog Training facility.
“Andrea is such an outstanding positive trainer and always has great tips and tricks if you have problems or concerns you need help with.”

Laurie

We can help bring out the best in your dog!

Freak On A Leash dog trainers are experts in using positive reinforcement techniques. Let us help bring calm into your chaos.