Dog Training Programs
Good Doggy! offers the following dog training programs and services:Good Doggy! can help you with:
- Crate training
- Leash Manners
- Obedience
- Front door manners
- Jumping and counter surfing
- Toy and food aggression
- Coming when called
- Anxiety
- Dog to dog aggression
- Reaction to people and dogs
- Bite prevention education
- Introducing a baby
- Introducing a new dog
- Regain control
We are sure you likely can relate to one or more of the above points. Call us today and tell us about your dog!
Call: (905) 429-9177 or Email: nadine@gooddoggy.ca
Good Doggy! Training Programs
Online Programs!
Our online puppy program is suitable for all puppies from age 8 weeks to 16 weeks. We will cover everything you will need, to create a solid foundation. We will also introduce basic obedience commands, problem solve, work on crate training, educate on what dog body language looks like, social skills and potty training. The program is 5 weeks long. Videos, written materials and facetime is included.GD Puppy Training Program
This program is appropriate for all puppies 8 weeks of age to under 5 months of age. They should be dewormed and have had 1-2 sets of vaccinations.
We focus on building confidence, leash manners, door manners, fixing typical issues like nipping and jumping, social skills, field trips for reality training, crate training, feeding/potty training/ routine schedule questions, as well as teach the following commands and verbal markers: Crate, Leave it, Let’s Go, Break, Good, Intro to Place, Sit, Down and Intro to recall (coming when called).
Crate training is encouraged and you will be given documents to help with the training journey. They include treat recipes, training tips for behaviour, nutrition and potty training, bite prevention info, body language documents, training exercises and lesson sheets.
The program is set up with 5 1 hr weekly lessons. 3 in-home sessions and 2 field trips for reality experiences.
Purchase of a food/treat pouch and a pet cot is highly recommended as well as a crate and a martingale collar and 6-foot leash.
Includes unlimited text, email: nadine@gooddoggy.ca, or Facebook Messenger support, photos and videos.
Behaviour Problem Dogs
Jump on people? Pull when walking on a leash? Chase the cat? Guard a bone? Ignore you when you call?
GD Learning Program
This program is suitable for all dogs 5 months of age and older. We will continue to work on previous skills learned from GD Puppy; however, it is not a prerequisite. We will build motivation, focus, calm, self regulation skills, impulse control, and confidence by working in the home, and when suitable we will move into the community: local parks, hardware stores, grocery store parking lots, and other approved locations, to work on distractions and proof newly acquired skills.
The order in which Good Doggy! teaches: Speed, distraction, and then duration.
Commands we will work on are: Sit, Down, Heel, Leash Skills, handling themselves around other dogs/people/distractions, Packing In on long line, Place, Leave it, recall exercises, Off, and verbal markers Break and Good; this includes coming in and out of doorways politely, Basic manners, and leash skills using concept of pressure on and pressure off. Good Doggy! demo dogs come out to help act as distractions, confidence building and social skills after lesson 3. The GD Learning Program is made up of 6 X 1 hour weekly lessons, 3 in-home lessons and 3 field trips.
Understanding a dogs body language is important and we focus on teaching signs to look for and include important information in the training material for all dog owners.
Materials are given for helpful tips and information re the training journey and act as a reference guide. A 6 foot leash, treat pouch and a solid dog bed (similar of Costco bed or pet cot is recommended). Depending on age and behaviour of the dog a crate is also recommended.
*Recommended brands for a pet cot (Mahar, Kuranda).
Includes unlimited text, email: nadine@gooddoggy.ca, or Facebook Messenger support, photos and videos.
You have the option of training with or without an E-collar. The E-collar training will give you and your dog the added benefit of off leash freedom if this is a goal of yours. The e collar can be purchased through E Collar Technologies at www.ecollar.com. Please ask for specifics so the correct collar is purchased for your dog.
Let's Work Together
We want to help empower you as an owner and set your dog up for success!
Call (905) 429-9177
Day Training / Day Camp
Consultations
Consultations are used as a meet and greet, to evaluate your dogs behaviour and to help explain our various program options.
Consultations are 1 hour in length. They can be done in our facility and occasionally in your home.
If doing a consult, the dog must be leashed at all times. Masks are mandatory as per mandated by the Government.
Dog Training can be fun!
These basic tricks can be taught at playtime:
- dance
- shake a paw
- leg weave
- roll over
- find it
- pick it up
- fetch
- leave it
- jump over
- tunnel
- beg
- army crawl
- bark on command
Any dog can learn these once they understand the basics: sit, down, come, stay.
Commonly Used Commands
Come – When calling your dog to come to you
Heel – When you want your dog walking right by your side
Sit – To have dog sit (normally in front of you)
Down – To have the dog lie down
Stand – To have dog stand (helpful for vet trips and wiping muddy paws)
Off – To get dog off of something (i.e. furniture or person)
Leave it – When you want the dog to not touch/smell something
Place – State of mind in stationary position
Look – To get your dog’s attention back on you
Out – To spit object out of mouth
Take – To pick up object by mouth
Settle – To help calm the dog down
Break – Release command
Good – Reward marker
Packing in – Long line work
Reasons To Train Your Dog
Advantages of having a dog trained.
- Improves your relationship with your dog
- provides enrichment and stimulates dog’s brain
- gives dog a job/ activity to do
- dog will be happier = you will be happier
- eliminates behavior issues
- builds confidence in dog and owner/ handler
- enhances safety and protects your dog from dangers (skunk / cars on streets)
- trained dogs are better behaved and fun making them enjoyable for entire family and friends
- teaches dog to think and problem solve which results in better decision making
- creates a calmer dog
Local Community Involvement
Good Doggy! is a proud supporter of minor hockey. In 2018 Good Doggy! sponsored the Clarington Toros of the Clarington Minor Hockey Association.
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