TEAM OF TRAINERS
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Frequently Asked Questions
What training services do you offer? We offer in your own home, private training, board and trains where your dog stays with one of our expert trainers, virtual training and special events training coupling a local retreat or vacation for you and your dog. We also curate special events customized to your stated preferences. See services page for additional information.
We start dogs off as early as 8 weeks for training. See our Puppy Training Page for more information. There are no age limits on our training as long as your dog is healthy.
We use strictly voice commands and praise which is a highly sought after method. Our training methods do not use treats or other outside tools because we do not want to bait or lure a dog. We want to truly teach your dog by activating the correct part of a dog's brain.
Basic Obedience is generally done in FOUR lessons.
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Lesson 1: “Come” and “Sit.” Off-Leash
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Lesson 2: “Extended Sit” and “Down.” Extended sit meaning your dog will sit until you release it
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Lesson 3: “Place” and “Extended Down.” Place meaning your dog will sit on a specific object you point to (chair, bench, etc)
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Lesson 4: “Loose Leash Walking.” Meaning, your dog will walk right beside of you while on a leash.
All of this is done OFF-LEASH.
If you are interested in advanced obedience after you and your dog has completed the basic obedience, it is also available!
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Not a problem! We can still train your pup using a different program! This will give your new pup a good foundation for basic obedience! Additionally, We can teach you how to house train your puppy. He/ she will learn how to let you know they need to go. So they don’t continue having accidents in the house.
That is fine! Our training is effective for ANY SIZE, ANY SHAPE, and ANY AGE (above 5 months).
Your dog will benefit tremendously! Most behavior problems (biting, chewing, jumping, etc) are based off of a lack of exercise, discipline, and out of boredom requiring mental stimulation! With this training, your dog is receiving top-quality obedience training, which in turn, allows you to give your dog freedom to run around and play!
So by doing this training your dog is not bored because it is learning and being stimulated, it is running freely off-leash so it is getting exercise, and it is getting obedience/discipline! Not only does all of this greatly benefit your dog, but it also benefits you and your family! Remember, if you do not employ your dog and give it a job to do (training), it will become self-employed. A self-employed dog will cost YOU money!
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