Family Dog Training

06/13/2025

🐾I have 3 Private slots opening up as soon as next week. 🦮🐕‍🦺🐾

Private training packages include 5 sessions, I come to your house or nearby park to train, your pup will learn sit, down, stay, recall, leave it, bye-me, focus, touch, the beginning stages of heeling and not bolting out the door.

Running Promotional Cost of $375 for 5 session package for the following areas (Ferndale and surrounding or Eastside detroit /grosse pointe /SCS area)

Current Availability (45min-1hr sessions)
Mondays 5:30pm
Tuesdays 8:30am & 9:45am
Hi neighbors! I am a certified dog trainer specialized in Basic- intermediate Obedience and I am here to help you and your pup build a beautiful relationship:)

As an Animal Behavior College Certified Dog Trainer, I am trained in the LIMA Approach which stands for Least Invasive Minimally Aversive. I operate under the knowledge that Pups want to please, they just need to know how to communicate. They also have strong natural drives that can take over, especially when they are not practicing self control. I help my trainees better understand why their pups are doing what they do and how we can replace those unwanted behaviors with desirable ones.

This involves a lot of positive reinforcement with a huge emphasis on how to communicate with your pup in a way that builds confidence and connection and furthers your training experience and relationship 🙂

Comment below or send a message to register or get more information.

04/08/2025

GROUP TRAINING IS COMING THIS MAY!

Why is group training so great? Because it's an affordable opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will vastly improve your relationship with your dog! Group training is about training you, the owner, on how to train your dog. So weekly we meet, and review the skills needed to acquire Basic Obedience skills such as sit, down, stay, touch, leave-it, bye me and a release cue so your pup holds each behavior until released. You will also learn the foundations of building a strong recall, loose leash walking and heeling.

A lot of dogs have a general idea of what some of these commands mean, but they lack reliability in performance when it's most needed. This is what I love about group, while learning around a group of dogs can present its challenges it also presents opportunity to practice these much needed skills around the ultimate distractions, dogs and humans, thus your dog won't just listen when at home in the living room, but will build the threshold to listen in some of the most challenging environments.

This is a great class if you have never had training before, or if your dog has had training but is unreliable in more distracting environments.

4 Sessions, $125 or $75 for foster dogs.

Dates, Locations and Registration available here: https://forms.gle/SenRjTS9VH1jTTEcA

04/06/2025

owners! Mark your calendars :)

03/27/2025

Stay is such an important cue and while many owners teach there pup to stay, it's only useful in certain situations. The goal is to say "stay" once and your dog stay put regardless of the squirrel, the mail man or the food that just fell on the floor. To do that we have to start small. Add distractions like unusual body movements, sounds, tossing things etc. and always use the release cue so they know that the stay does not end until you say so . Here is a short clip working with Sage on different body movements. Want to test your dog? Tell them stay and then spin around in front of them. Most dogs will get up to see what's happening . But it's not hard to change that!

03/26/2025

Sage is working on reactivity to different things in her environment. Specifically other animals while out in a walk. So we took this opportunity to admire these deer together and learn how to engage AND disengage which is a crucial step to success !

03/12/2025

EXCITING NEWs For The Family Dog! The new training facility will be up and running March 23rd. Take advantage of Grand Opening pricing that will run though April.

🐾Going on Vacation this summer? Get your dog trained while your away!

🐕Want to take your kids and your dog to the park without your dog pulling and barking at everything? Book a private package and we'll go to the park together.

🐕‍🦺On a budget? Group classes will be coming soon in Berkley & East Side Detroit

🦮Separation Anxiety? Fear of the Nail Clippers? Groomer? People? fill out our Inquiry form to find the best option for you

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03/02/2025

Does your dog do ok off leash but you are never super confident they will return? Do they run from you at the dog park when it's time to go or end a play date? Take a look at this video for tips to strengthen your dogs recall so they come the first time every time.

02/20/2025

02/18/2025

Hello Friends & Neighbors!

My name is Krista and I have been a dog lover my whole life. Once I had children I realized the necessity of a well trained family dog, so In 2020, I decided to pursue formal training to teach me how to train my own pup and to help others get the family dog they’ve always dreamed of!

As a mom of a 10 and 7 year old I am very aware of the problems that arise when you have a pack of human and dog babies. It can be stressful, but the good news is, with some basic training we can eliminate these problem behaviors and strengthen the bond with the newest member of your family!

I love watching pups and their humans learn to communicate together. I am trained in what’s called the LIMA Approach which stands for Least Invasive Minimally Aversive through the Animal Behavior College. Basically, this means you will learn to train your dog with a fear free approach that eliminates yelling and physical corrections unless absolutely necessary.

I have been training part-time for 4 years while also working full-time in the nonprofit industry. As I recently learned of the elimination of my position at work and an internal pull I have to spend more time with my kids and design a more free life for us, I have decided to go all in with my Dog Training business.

I am offering a range of services that will be available beginning in March:

🏠Private In (your home) training

🐕‍🦺Private training in Public spaces (ie. practice at Home Depot, neighborhood park, outside at a restaurant etc)

🐩Group Training

🐾Group Private Combo- (Have friends with pups who need training? This is a more cost effective way to get private training and put it to the test with other pups.)

🦮Dog Walks with Training while you are at work

🐾Board and Train

If you are interested Please fill out this Inquiry Form https://forms.gle/bEBxHky6pAbcWU267

Thank you for checking out my page! I look forward to meeting you and your pup/s! 🐕‍🦺