Walking with a Friend, LLC

In-Home Private Training is on hold until Fall 

For Virtual Private Training via ZOOM meetings 

Please ask for more information using our Contact Form

Puppy Socialization

Behavior Modification

Leash manners, excessive barking, jumping up on guests

Living with Kids and Dogs

Family Pet Dog Training

Always Fear-Free, Force-Free, Pain-Free

We Build Relationships and Trust 

by Using Positive, Reinforcement & Bond Based Teaching Methods 

Rewards include 

Praise, Toys, Food, Life Rewards and anything else that your dog likes 

We Offer Private Training Programs again in the Fall

including:

American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Training and Evaluation

&

AKC CGC Public Access and Urban Access Training and Evaluation for Family Pet dogs as well as 

Assistance and Service Dogs in training

All Private On Line Programs are Custom Designed for your Desired Outcomes. 

Classes are scheduled as needed & at your convenience and are based on your learning pace and availability.

Private contactless home pick up and drop off for only:

 Puppy Socialization Program - 8 Weeks to 16 Weeks Old Puppies   

 Puppy Manners and Adolescent Socialization Private Training Programs

discriptions are below  

Training programs and pricing are customized for your dog and your goals.

The $135 one time meet and greet session for all new clients before agreeing on a training plan has been waived.

The first session is $85 after a detailed history has been submitted and discussed for your pup's training plan.

The Puppy and Adolescent Socialization course has been added for pet parents who recognize the importance of early learning and sensitive periods in a puppy's life but do not have time for all of the demands of puppy learning time.

By the end of this program your puppy will have a head start and understanding of polite manners and how to perform behaviors that pay off for your dog and you, including:

Watch (Focus, Attention), Touch (Nose Target)  Sit, Stay, Stand, Wait, Come, Leave it, Trade, Take and Drop it, Place (Go to Place, Bed and Crate) Loose Leash Walking, Long Line Walking, Go Sniff, Find it(Search) and Polite Greetings.

We can work together as a team or I will socialize your puppy by taking him out and about in the world. I will introduce him to your vet's office, shopping centers, trains, buses, trucks and motorcycles as well as children, seniors, firemen, police officers and the ice cream man. I will give him a strong foundation to help prepare him for a lifetime of confidence and teach him good manners and maybe how to play fetch. 

I will work with you and your family members as well as the dog walker(if needed).  

 We will work together to solve behavior problems before they start and understand what may be going on already.

I'll teach you how to continue growing  your puppy's bonded secure attachment and his trust you and the world in which he lives. 

We will work together to maintain his healthy curiosity and the amazement and joy you share with him.