ABOUT OUR CLASSES
From puppy/dog adoption counseling, potty training to advanced obedience, managing reactive dogs to agility and conformation lessons, if we don't offer it, we are working on it. We offer group classes, private training, workshops, and seminars. We believe an educated owner and a well-trained canine is one of the pleasures of life.
A DOG'S LIFE boasts a group of trainers that are among the best in the Bay Area. All of our Senior Trainers are graduates of the prestigious San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, studying under nationally renowned dog behavioralist, Jean Donaldson and/or are Certified Pet Dog Trainers (CPDT) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT). We have 5 trainers on our staff and partner with several others so you can find a trainer on site just about every day of the week. A DOG'S LIFE trainers are available on a daily basis to sit down with you in our OWNER'S LOUNGE to discuss training approaches, give helpful hints, and help sharpen your training skills. Appointments are recommended.
- Our trainers are all graduates of the 'Harvard' of dog training academies and/or are Certified Pet Dog Trainers (CPDT). No self-taught trainers here.
- We use only the most cutting edge approaches to dog training.
- A DOG'S LIFE trainers believe that training and owning a dog should be FUN!
A DOG'S LIFE makes training classes fun for people and their canine companions! You'll learn safe and effective positive reinforcement training methods from highly skilled and experienced certified trainers. All our classes are dog and people-friendly and designed to help you learn how best to train your perfect family pet. We have courses for all canine ages and all canine (and human!) skill levels. Best of all, individual attention abounds with our maximum dog-trainer ratio of 8:1.
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CLASS INDEX
PUPPY THRU ADULT
ADULT DOG EDUCATION & OBEDIENCE
SEMINARS
DOG SPORTS & SPECIALTY CLASSES
- Canine Good Citizen Prep
- Foundation Skills For Dog Sports
- Agility Open House
- Beginning Agility
- Intermediate Agility
- Advanced Agility
- Drop-in Agility
- Canine Nose Work Demo
- Introduction To Nose Work
- Continuing Nose Work
- Introduction To Odor
- Continuing Odor
- Advanced Odor
- Double Trouble
- Beginning Tricks
- Advanced Tricks
- Clicker Training For Conformation
- Continuing Conformation
- Ring Ready
- Rally Novice (level 1)
- Rally Advanced (level 2)
- Rally Excellent (level 3)
- Hounds On The Town
- Hounds By The Sea






