In-Home Dog Training
We offer personalized, one-on-one dog training in the comfort of your home.
The Art of Dog Training (TAODT) specializes in in-home dog training that addresses your dog’s specific behaviors and needs in their familiar environment, while also teaching you how to take charge of your dog's progress.
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At The Art of Dog Training, we understand the frustrations many dog owners face when their dog returns from obedience school only for the behaviors to wear off. Our approach to obedience training is different. We believe the most effective training plan involves working closely with both the dog and the owner, ensuring that you have the skills and knowledge to maintain and reinforce your dog’s training. We offer in-home personalized training sessions that target the specific behaviors your dog struggles with in their everyday environment.
Owner Training is Key
While we work directly with your dog, the emphasis is on teaching you how to effectively train them. This ensures that the commands will stick and that you’ll have the confidence to maintain the results long after our sessions are over.
Why In-Home Dog Training?
In-home training provides a customized approach to behavior modification and obedience training. Every dog is unique, and their environment plays a significant role in their behavior. By training in your home, we can observe and address specific issues that may not appear in group settings or obedience schools.
A lot of dog owners express frustration when their dog returns from obedience school and is doing great, but then that obedience wears off. While obedience schools can teach your dog commands, it’s essential that your dog learns to listen to you. The most effective training is when the owner takes an active role. With TAODT, we work with your dog, but the emphasis is on teaching you how to train and maintain those commands long-term.
Key Benefits of In-Home Dog Training
- Personalized Training: Your dog gets one-on-one time with a trainer, allowing for a customized plan that targets your dog’s specific behavioral challenges.
- Fewer Distractions: Training in your home helps minimize distractions and creates a comfortable, familiar environment for your dog to learn.
- Real-World Solutions: We address problems where they happen—whether it’s barking at the neighbor’s cat, pulling on the leash, or ignoring commands inside your home.
- Owner Involvement: You’ll be actively involved in the training process, ensuring that your dog learns to listen to you and not just the trainer.
Why In-Home Training is More Effective
In-home training allows us to address behavioral issues like barking, chasing, and disobedience where they occur most often—at home. Certain behaviors, like barking excessively at the mailman or chasing squirrels in the yard, may not manifest during group classes or in a school setting. By training your dog in the environment where these issues occur, we can personalize the training to solve specific problems.
Once the foundation is built, we introduce your dog to more dynamic environments through our group lessons, ensuring they can respond quickly and appropriately in any situation. Our comprehensive approach, combining in-home and group lessons, ensures your dog fully retains every command and can respond in distracting environments.
How We Train Your Dog (and You!)
Our training plan is simple yet effective, ensuring both you and your dog learn in a practical, hands-on manner.
Weekly Sessions
We come to you once a week and focus on teaching a new command or refining a command your dog already knows.
Owner Involvement
After we demonstrate the command, you’ll practice with your dog while we observe and guide you. This hands-on involvement ensures that you’re comfortable and confident in your ability to reinforce the training.
Electronic Collar Training
We often incorporate electronic collars as a training tool, which simplifies the process and ensures your dog responds quickly and effectively to commands.
Progressive Learning Structure
We build your dog’s skill set progressively, one command at a time. Each week, a new command (such as sit, place, or heel) is introduced or reinforced. You’ll then have a week to practice and perfect the command before we introduce the next one.
Command Mastery
We systematically build on basic commands like come, sit, place, and down. Advanced commands such as “heel” are introduced as your dog progresses.
Real-World Testing
Once your dog has mastered the commands at home, we’ll introduce them to group classes to ensure they respond well in more distracting, real-world environments.
By teaching you how to train your dog, we ensure that the training lasts and that your dog continues to listen and obey long after the sessions are over.
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Our in-home training programs are designed to tackle a wide range of behavioral challenges:
● Housebreaking
● Leash pulling
● Aggression
● Anxiety and fear
● Ignoring commands
● Excessive barking
● Jumping on people
● Destructive behaviors like chewing furniture or digging
● Chasing small animals
These behaviors may only manifest in the home environment, making in-home training an ideal solution for personalized attention
Positive Reinforcement Techniques and Training Tools
At The Art of Dog Training, we believe in using positive reinforcement techniques to guide your dog to better behavior. We focus on rewarding good behavior and creating strong, trusting bonds between you and your dog. This makes the training process enjoyable for both you and your pet, helping you achieve long-lasting results without the use of fear or punishment.
We may also use tools such as electronic collars (used at the lowest setting that gets your dog’s attention), making training both simple and effective. The use of these collars helps create conditioned responses and reinforces commands in a way that’s gentle and easy for the dog to understand.
In-Home Dog Training Process
Our comprehensive in-home training process is designed to provide immediate results that last:
Phase 1: Initial Consultation
We begin with an evaluation to understand your dog’s unique needs, temperament, and the specific issues you want to address.
Phase 2: Obedience Training
We instill obedience, ensuring your dog masters sit, stay, come, place, and down. After each session, we guide you on practicing at home.
Phase 3: Behavior Modification
We tackle leash reactivity, anxiety, barking, and aggression, helping your dog in a familiar setting.
Phase 4: Reinforcement and Consistency
Consistency is key. We teach you to reinforce training daily, returning weekly to assess progress and build on skills.
Phase 5: Group Class Transition
After mastering obedience at home, join our small group classes to reinforce training in distracting environments for real-world reliability.
What We Cover in Obedience Training
Our comprehensive obedience training addresses a wide range of behaviors and commands, ensuring your dog is well-behaved in all situations:
Basic Obedience Commands
Your dog will learn essential commands, including:
- Sit
- Stay
- Come
- Down
- Place
- Heel (if desired)
Behavior Management
We address common behavioral issues such as:
- Barking excessively
- Jumping on people
- Chasing animals or cars
- Chewing and digging
Socialization and Distraction Training
Once your dog has mastered basic obedience, we help them learn how to behave in distracting environments through small group classes. This ensures your dog is well-behaved at home, in public, and around other dogs.
Why Choose The Art of Dog Training for Obedience Training?
We pair in-home training with group lessons to ensure your dog fully retains every command and can respond quickly and appropriately, regardless of the environment.
Expert Trainers
Our trainers bring years of experience and success in tackling even the most difficult behavioral issues, using techniques that are humane and effective.
Customizable Plans
No two dogs are the same, and that’s why our in-home dog training is fully customizable. Whether you need basic obedience, behavior modification, or advanced off-leash training, we tailor each program to fit your dog’s specific needs and your family’s lifestyle.
Ongoing Support
We offer continuous support throughout the training process, with follow-up sessions to ensure that your dog’s progress continues even after training ends.
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Pricing for Obedience Training
$1,195
For the dog you will want to take everywhere!
4 in-home sessions, 8 group sessions
Come, Sit, Down and Place commands
Behavioral concerns such as: jumping up on you/guests, pulling on walks, chewing, digging, barking, running off, puppy biting, potty training
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How to Get Started
Ready to solve your dog’s behavior problems and build a stronger bond? Contact us today to schedule your free consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of in-home training?
In-home training provides a comfortable, familiar environment for your dog, allowing us to address behaviors as they occur. Your dog will be less distracted, and we can focus on specific issues like housebreaking, leash pulling, or barking at visitors.
Can in-home training help with aggressive behavior?
Yes, in-home training is particularly effective for addressing aggressive behavior. We work directly with your dog in the environment where these behaviors occur, ensuring that we can identify triggers and create a plan to manage and modify aggression
How does in-home training compare to group classes?
While group classes are great for socialization, in-home training offers the advantage of focusing specifically on your dog’s behavior in their regular environment. This allows us to address unique issues, such as barking at the doorbell or pulling on the leash during neighborhood walks. Once your dog is ready, we often recommend transitioning to group classes for reinforcement in more distracting environments.
Do I need to be involved in the training process?
Yes, your involvement is crucial. We teach you to train your dog, ensuring that you can reinforce the behaviors and commands we teach. This creates a stronger bond between you and your dog and ensures the training is effective long-term.
How long does in-home training take?
The duration of in-home training depends on the specific issues and goals you have for your dog. Most programs consist of multiple sessions spread over a few weeks, but we customize the plan to suit your dog’s needs.
What methods do you use in training?
We use tools like electronic collars (not shock collars), which help get your dog’s attention without causing pain. We pair this with positive reinforcement techniques to ensure that the bond between you and your dog is not damaged.