TOPEKA | Foundation Private Lessons

Private lessons offer a more personalized way to train your dog.

Through private lessons you can build a solid training foundation for your dog while scheduling at your convenience and at a location of your choosing—our facility, your home (travel fees may apply) or other agreed on locations. You and your dog will be working one-on-one with a MuttSchool instructor without the distraction of other dogs or strangers that you might encounter in group classes.

Our private lessons use our relationship-based foundation curriculum to build a working bond between you and your dog. We can tailor your lessons to train the basics or do a deep dive into a foundation skill you and your dog need more work. on.

Please note: Foundation private lessons are not appropriate for dogs with behavioral problems, dogs that are disruptive in a kennel or reactive dogs (dogs that growl, bark or lunge on leash). We do have other training options for dogs with these behavioral challenges.

You can also use private lessons to:

Train multiple dogs in your household or use your lessons to correctly introduce a new adult dog to people and other dogs in your family.

Work on manners you'd like to improve at home, add additional foundational skills or train your dog for special tasks.

Prepare your dog(s) for the arrival of a new baby or improve children/dog relationships at home.

Include the entire family in your dog's training so everyone's training methods are consistent

Foundation Private Lessons

Please note: due to gas prices if you want private lessons at your home, there will be a travel charge to be paid to your trainer.

Build a solid foundation for your dog while training on your own schedule. Each grade level of private lessons focus on:

Behaviors and communication - Learn to effectively communicate and read your dog's body language.
Impulse control - Many annoying dog behaviors are related to poor impulse control. We will teach you how to control your dog's impulses.
Loose leash walking - Does your dog pull you through the neighborhood? We will show you how to have a more enjoyable and controlled walking experience.
Targeting - Targeting is a foundation for so many behaviors that we want our dogs to learn.
Recalls - Teaching your dog to reliably come to you off-leash will help keep them safe while allowing them to have more freedom.
Manners - A dog with manners is enjoyable to be around.

Additionally, your dog will practice attention exercises, polite greetings, house training, confidence building and much more!

Program Includes:

Private lessons with a CCPDT-certified dog trainer
Training tools:

Clicker included

Discounts on other products

Training support handouts
Graduation ribbon: At the end of each grade level you'll want to celebrate your dog's progress with a keepsake from MuttSchool.

Enroll in private lessons for each of MuttSchool's grade levels. Complete all 5!

Enroll in a grade level

$510

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The AKC Canine Good Citizen™ (CGC) is a national program that sets guidelines for appropriate dog behavior that will steer you through the steps of responsible dog ownership and give you training goals to work toward. Purchase this package and your MuttSchool instructor will teach our Grades 1, 2 and 3 curriculum plus test you and your dog for the AKC CGC certificate.

Earn the AKC CGC
Grades 1,2 and 3

$1,400

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