Support every step of the way
Group Courses
We offer in-person group training courses for every part of a dog’s journey from helpless to happiness. All of our courses cover the basics:
Behavioral Assessments
Defensive Handling
Recommended Tools & Equipment
Leashing & Leash Handling
Reading Dog Body Language
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We love playing a part in the future of dog behavior modification specialists. Not only is it great to share our experiences and methods, but we love hearing what other trainers have found to work so we can continue learning too.
We host group courses that act as meet-ups where dog trainers can get together and talk all things behavioral modification. We share our methods, what has worked, what hasn’t, and so much more. We strive to further our mission with other trainers to save dogs by educating humanity.
Topics vary.
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After a dog has been abandoned, a law enforcement officer is usually the first human they come in contact with. The impression of this interaction is crucial to their survival odds. This event can cause trauma in dogs with other humans, leashes, or any form of handling. This increases the likelihood of the dog being euthanized at a shelter.
We understand officers must focus on public safety and have time constraints. Our group course is taught by an Animal Control County Sherriff who focuses on quick and efficient methods to increase safety and decrease trauma.
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Long term fosters make saving dogs possible. In our group course, we focus on explaining the “why” behind all training methods we instruct on. Every dog is unique, but our group course teaches standard processes that all fosters should follow. This course includes:
Decompression
Enrichment, Exercise Techniques, & Tips
Foundational Obedience
Improving Meet & Greets
Kennel & Potty Training
Slow Introductions to other pets
What to do when guests come over
This course is great for first time fosters and serves as a good refresher course for more experienced fosters.
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Adding a new member into a family can be so exciting and nerve wrecking. Odds are, you are taking in a dog with an unknown history and unknown trauma, so it’s best to be prepared. In this course, we teach about:
Decompression
Enrichment, Exercise Techniques, & Tips
Foundational Obedience
Slow Introductions to other pets
Best Practices with Kids
What to do when guests come over
Our group courses are designed to provide you with the knowledge you need to make the transition into your home easy for everyone involved.
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Working in shelters is where our mission started. We are here to support shelter staff and volunteers with our group training course to improve live outcomes and help these dogs get adopted. Our course covers:
Cage Side Basics
Creating Behavioral Plans for Fear, Kennel Stress, Aggression, etc.
Enrichment, Exercise Techniques, and Tips
Foundational Obedience
Improving Meet & Greets
This course is taught by dog trainers who focus on behaviors in dogs in shelter environments. We consider the systems staff and volunteers must adhere to, the community being serviced, and the structure of the facility. All trainings are tailored to make an easy to follow process that is guaranteed to work for your shelter.
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Short term fosters have a unique role in the helpless to happiness journey of a dog. Whether you are giving a break to a shelter dog, temporarily fostering for a rescue, dog sitting, etc., we are here to support! This course includes:
Decompression
Enrichment, Exercise Techniques, & Tips
Foundational Obedience
Kennel & Potty Training
“Short Term” is defined as not exceeding 2-4 weeks. This course is not specific to volunteers that are labeled “fosters”. Anyone who dog sits for families, friends, and/or as a business is welcome to inquire about this course.
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Dogs must be transported in a car at one time or another, and when a dog exhibits extreme stress, fear, or reactivity in a car, this can deter a family’s ability to get their health checked, it deters their chances of being adopted, and makes transports for shelters or rescues dangerous. Ensuring the comfort of the dog and working at their pace to make it enjoyable is crucial.
In this course, we teach best practices:
Before Loading
During Loading
Unloading
What to do during the car ride
Get everyone from point A to point B as stress free as possible is our goal!
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Majority of dogs don’t enjoy going to the vet and pose a risk to staff when they do. This has created an increasingly common need to sedate dogs so veterinary staff can safely provide dogs with necessary medical care.
In this course, we focus on training staff on how to engage with reactive and fearful dogs to lower risk and improve the comfort of the dogs.
We understand sometimes vets need to be fast, we also ensure to provide methods and tips on how to safely provide quick and efficient treatments to dogs when the circumstances aren’t ideal.
Public Group courses
Check out where we’ll be and which course we are teaching that are open to the public!