Foundational Classes
Our foundational classes help dogs—and their humans—build strong training skills from the very beginning. From puppies and first-time learners to dogs preparing for more advanced work, these classes focus on good manners, communication, and behavioral well-being in everyday life. They form the training foundation for all of our advanced classes.
Puppy Preschool
Early training and socialization during this very important, very squishy stage of development!
Age: 8-16 weeks old (at start of class)
Prerequisite: none
Duration: 6 weeks; week 1 is a humans-only online orientation
Tuition: $270
Puppies are little learning machines, soaking up the world with every new experience. Puppy Preschool makes the most of this important early stage by pairing thoughtful training with positive socialization—helping your puppy grow into a confident, well-mannered adult dog.
In this class, puppies learn essential life skills through age-appropriate training and play, all while having a great time. Our Puppy Preschool classes focus on building confidence, curiosity, and good habits from the very beginning, helping your puppy feel comfortable and capable in the world around them.
Puppies enrolled in Puppy Preschool are also eligible to attend our puppy socials for $10 per social, offering extra opportunities to practice social skills in a safe, supportive setting.
DOG SKILLS: Off-leash play skills, socialization to people & dogs; cooperative care (consent to being handled for veterinary examinations & procedures), basic behaviors such as sit, down, come; patience-building exercises (wait, leave it),
HUMAN SKILLS: Socialization strategies, Confidence training your puppy with the most up-to-date, effective and efficient reward-based strategies, Aggression prevention strategies, support for common puppy training issues (house training, chew training, biting), & fun and social rapport with other puppy parents!
Puppy Intermediate
Strengthen Puppy Preschool skills & add new new ones to your puppy’s repertoire—same puppy, more brain cells!
Age: 16 weeks to 8 months old
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Puppy Preschool at Fetch the Leash or one of the catch-up options (no exceptions to this policy)
Duration: 6 weeks; dogs participate all 6 weeks
Tuition: $270
If your pup has recently graduated from our Puppy Preschool course and you’re itching to continue training, this course is for you! We’ll continue to strengthen everything you learned in Puppy Preschool and also add some new skills to your pup’s repertoire that will be very useful as they develop into a bigger, stronger, more opinionated teenager.
Puppies enrolled in our Puppy Intermediate classes are eligible to continue participating in puppy socials for $10/social.
NEW SKILLS: Sit & Down Stay, husbandry (nail trimming, ear cleaning, etc), drop it, loose leash walking, on-leash meet & greets
CONTINUED PRACTICE: Coming when called, wait at the door, leave it
Family Dog
The starting point for the social adolescent or adult dog who mean well and are ready to learn how to act like it.
Age: 4 months & older
Prerequisite: none **
Duration: 5 weeks; week 1 is a humans-only online orientation
Tuition: $225
Want a dog who walks nicely on leash, doesn’t jump all over your guests, and won’t try to steal your dinner off your plate? Our family dog class is designed for social adolescent and adult dogs who could use some help polishing up their manners. We teach all the basic behaviors using fun exercises and games so that you can have a dog who is truly a joy to live with!
**Does your dog bark, growl, or hide when they see people/other dogs? We want to help your dog, but group class is not a good fit for an aggressive, reactive, or extremely vocal dog. If you’re looking for help with resolving fear, aggression, or you need help with a specific behavioral problem not covered under the class curriculum, we can help you through private training or day training.
DOG SKILLS: Sit, down, stay, coming when called, leave it, wait at the door, loose leash walking, and engagement/focus skills.
HUMAN SKILLS: Confidence training using the most up-to-date, effective and efficient reward-based strategies, Support for common behavior struggles (chewing, digging, barking, etc). Get to know and develop rapport with other dog parents.
Beyond the Basics
“High School” for dogs! Where dogs learn to make good choices in increasingly tempting situations - the skills that open the door to what comes next.
Age: 4 months & older
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Puppy Intermediate or Family Dog at Fetch the Leash
Duration: 6 weeks; dogs participate all 6 weeks
Tuition: $270
Fine-tune all the skills your dog learned in Puppy Intermediate or The Family Dog, in this popular next-level obedience course. Dogs learn to work around harder distractions and sharpen their impulse control, while still thinking it's all jolly good fun to train and respond to their handlers! (Secret: We keep it fun for the humans, too!)
Beyond the Basics is the stepping stone for all of our more advanced classes, such as Out & About, Rally Obedience, and Canine Good Citizen Prep!
NEW SKILLS LEARNED:
Automatic Sit-Stay When People Approach
Long-Duration Down-Stays
Go Lie Down
Heeling
Advanced Coming When Called Exercises
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