Our puppy training is one on one with your puppy and family members. Covered is socialization meaning and techniques, potty training, crate training and other general new puppy behaviors (Do’s and Do Not’s). The puppy training will be completed at our training facility. Puppy class are three hours total. They can be done in three, one-hour sessions or six, thirty minute sessions.

Our basic private lesson dog obedience training program lasts for four weeks (2 times per week, 60 minutes per session) and teaches your dog to sit, stay, come, down and to heel on leash. Our basic on-leash obedience program will also deal with problem behaviors such as running out of the door, stealing, jumping on people, pulling on the leash and housebreaking.

Our advanced private lesson dog obedience training program lasts for four weeks (2 times per week, 60 minutes per session) and is designed for the dog that is already proficient in on leash commands. This obedience program teaches your dog to sit, stay, come, down, heel and to obey without a leash. Our advanced off-leash obedience program will also address any behaviors you do not approve of, such as jumping up on people, running out of the door, counter jumping and any housebreaking issues. Our off-leash obedience training program takes your dog through training and gains their focus and attention with the day-to-day distractions of their environment. This training allows more control for the owner(s) which in turn allows more freedom for the dog.

Our total private lesson dog obedience training program lasts for approximately eight weeks (2 Times per week, 60 minutes per session) and is designed for the dog that has little or no previous obedience training. This program teaches your dog to sit, stay, come, down, heel and to obey with or without a leash. This program will also deal with problem behaviors such as nuisance barking, running out of the door, stealing, jumping up on people, pulling on the leash and housebreaking. Our total training program will go over the teaching phase, correction phase as well as the proofing stage and build focus with the distractions of their daily environment. With this training package you can assure that you have total control of your dog.

Our basic on leash obedience day training dog training program lasts for three weeks and is a great program for dogs that have had no professional dog training previously. During our basic program, we will teach the dog to sit, down, stay, here, place, and to heel. Your dog will perform the commands without treats and under considerable distractions by exposing them to everyday distractions during the day training dog training program. We also work on any issues you may be experiencing with your dog, such as; jumping on people, running out of the door, getting on furniture, counter jumping, and pulling on the leash while walking. Included with our Basic Day Training Dog Training Program is one-on-one training when you pick them up.

Our Advanced Obedience also known as Off Leash Obedience day training dog training program lasts for three weeks and works well for dogs that have previously been through our basic program or an equivalent training program. However, if you need to run both the basic and advanced course our Boot Camp Obedience Program is perfect for you. During our Advanced Day Training Dog Obedience Training Program, we will teach the dog to sit, down, stay, here, place, and to heel all completely off-leash. Much like our basic training program, we ensure your dog will respond to commands with distractions, by maintaining the dog’s focus through a variety of everyday situations. If your dog has any issues such as jumping up on people, counter jumping, jumping on furniture, and pulling on the leash, these issues will be addressed in this program. Included with this program is one-on-one training with you when you pick the dog up.

This obedience course lasts six weeks and is great for owners who want off-leash results from a dog that has never had any previous professional dog obedience training. The boot camp day training dog obedience training program teaches the dog to sit, down, stay, here, place, and to heel, both on and off leash. With our Boot Camp Day Training Dog Obedience Training, we are able to build a solid foundation for your dog and work through the stages of training at the dogs pace. We will expose your dog to a variety of different environments, distractions, and daily situations during our Boot Camp Training. This course is also the best option for owners with dogs with behavioral problems such as: biting, fighting, phobias, resource guarding, territorial aggression, growling, snapping, fear aggression, and dominance aggression. Included with this program is one-on-one training during the training process with you and when you pick the dog up. Additional charges may apply in cases of extreme shyness or aggression.

Sport Scent Work is made up of several different categories based upon what the client would like to complete. Scent work can be AKC Sport Trail Training (Essential Oils), Deer Shed Hunting and Tracking.

SMASH K9’s Gun Detection Dog Training was developed for School Detection Dog Program but is popular for many other uses as: Evidence Retrieval when Guns have been Discarded or Hidden, Search Warrants for Guns, Consent Searches, and Probation & Parole Sweeps.

SMASH K9’s Gun Detection Dog Training Covers the Total Gun Odor Scent Picture. We train on the Powders, the Gun with Varying Periods of Time since last Discharge, Recently Clean Guns, New out of box Guns, Loaded and Unloaded Magazines, Ammunition, Fired Casings/Cartridges, and Disassembled Gun Parts.

Here at SMASH K9, LLC we pride ourselves in providing top quality service animals to special needs patients. We offer several different kinds of service dogs to include, Post-Traumatic Stress, Deaf, Blind(Guide Dogs), Physiotherapy, Kanis-Therapy, Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome. Each client will be interviewed and screened to make sure the client receives the best quality canine for their needs. Once the client has been screened a canine will then be selected to best suit the client. The client will be kept up to date on the progress of their service partner to include pictures throughout their training. It takes approximately four months to properly train a service animal and once training has been completed the client will spend the last two weeks of training with their partner bonding, learning the commands and needs of the canine.

As an AKC CGC Evaluator, Shawn may administer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program, CGC, AKC Community Canine (the advanced level of CGC), Urban CGC, Video Home Manners and Trick Dog tests.

The AKC Canine Good Citizen™ (CGC) program provides a perfect framework for training your dog to become a polite member of society.

The 10 test items on the CGC test are practical, functional behaviors that every dog should have to be welcomed in the community.

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