Group Classes

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We have a wide variety of classes! Need a recommendation? See our recommended class sequence.
Puppies under 16 weeks:
  • Puppy Preschool —> Puppy Intermediate —> Beyond the Basics
Puppies 4-6 months (2 options):
  • Catch-up Puppy Preschool (learn more) —> Puppy Intermediate —> Beyond the Basics
  • Family Dog —> Beyond the Basics
Adult dogs 6+ months:
  • Family Dog —> Beyond the Basics
...What's next after Beyond the Basics?
  • Dogs who graduate from Beyond the Basics are eligible for our more advanced classes, including Out & About, Rally Obedience, and Canine Good Citizen Prep!
Still need more information?

Want to know when our classes are scheduled? Click the sign-up button for any of the classes below; this takes you to a list of all currently available classes. Our classes fill quickly, so if you see a class disappear from the list, that means it has filled and a new one will be posted soon! Contact us if you are looking for a specific class below and don’t see it on the list of available classes when you click the “Sign Up” button.

Puppy Preschool (In-Person)

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early training and socialization during this crucial period of development

Age: 8-16 weeks old (at start of class)
Prerequisite: none

Duration: 6 weeks; week 1 is a humans-only orientation
Tuition: $250

Puppies are like sponges in their first few months of life, actively learning about the world around them with each new experience. Early training and socialization during this crucial period of development is the key to having a well-behaved, confident adult dog who is welcome everywhere. Our puppy classes are an excellent way to ensure your new pup has loads of FUN learning these all-important life skills.

Puppies enrolled in our Puppy Preschool classes are eligible to participate in our puppy socials for $10/social. These are generally held Thursday early evenings and Saturday mornings.

Skills Learned:
  • Off-leash play skills
  • Socialization to people and dogs
  • Confidence building
  • Handling & Veterinary exams
  • Aggression Prevention
  • Managing common puppy behaviors (chewing, biting, house-training)
  • All the basics (sit, down, come, wait, leave-it, and focus)

Puppy Intermediate (In-Person)

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STReNGTHEN BEHAVIORS LEARNED IN PRESCHOOL + ADD NEW SKILLS TO YOUR PUP’S REPERTOIRE!

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: $250

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. These are generally held Thursday early evenings and Saturday mornings.

New Skills:
  • Sit & Down Stay
  • Basic Husbandry Skills (nail trims, ear cleaning, etc.)
  • Drop Items on Cue
  • Loose Leash Walking
  • Successful On-Leash Meet & Greets
Continued Practice On:
  • Coming When Called
  • Wait at the Door
  • Leave-It

The Family Dog (in-person)

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for the friendly adolescent or adult dog who could use some polish

Age: 4 months and up
Prerequisite: none** (click below to see class details)

Duration: 5 weeks; week 1 is a humans-only orientation
Tuition: $210

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 friendly 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.

What's Covered:
  • How Dogs Learn
  • Sit & Down
  • Coming When Called
  • Leave-It
  • Sit-Stay & Down-Stay
  • Wait at the Door
  • Focus
  • Loose Leash Walking
  • Solving Common Behavior Problems (chewing, digging, barking, etc.)

Beyond the Basics (in-person)

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“high school” obedience, required for all advanced-level classes

Age: 6 months and up
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Puppy Intermediate or Family Dog at Fetch the Leash

Duration: 6 weeks; dogs participate all 6 weeks
Tuition: $250

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!)

This class is offered in two formats, in-person at our training center or as an online group class. Please be careful when signing up that you are choosing the format you prefer! (It will say in the title of the class if it is held online or in-person).

New Skills Learned:
  • Automatic Sit-Stay When People Approach
  • Long-Duration Down-Stays
  • Go Lie Down
  • Heeling
  • Advanced Coming When Called Exercises
  • Students’ Choice
 
 

Advanced Classes

Finished Beyond the Basics and looking to advance your dog’s skills? Check out our Advanced Classes!

 

Other Specialty Classes

We also offer Reactive Rover, Trick and Treat, Fun with Scentwork, and more!