San Bruno Dog Obedience School (SBDOS)

San Bruno Dog Obedience School (SBDOS) San Bruno Dog Obedience School, founded by Mal Lightfoot, has been offering classes in all levels of obedience training.

Mal believed that, for dogs, "untrained is unloved" and would like to see all dogs achieve the title of "Canine Good Citizen." San Bruno Dog Obedience School, founded by Mal Lightfoot, has been offering classes in all levels of obedience training to the community for over 35 years.

06/10/2026

๐Ÿถ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก!
New classes are starting Saturday June 20th! Click the links below for more details and to register:
๐Ÿพ Puppy: https://www.sbdos.com/puppies.html
๐Ÿฆด Beginning Adult: https://www.sbdos.com/beginning-adult.html
๐ŸฅŽ Attitudes: https://www.sbdos.com/attitudes.html

๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ?
โœ”๏ธ Led by expert instructors with ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
โœ”๏ธ We train ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, giving your pup room to move and learn in a real-world setting
โœ”๏ธ Safe, supervised socialization with other dogs and people
โœ”๏ธ Practice essential skills like loose leash walking in our spacious lot

๐Ÿพ Letโ€™s build good habits from day one!

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06/03/2026

๐ŸŒž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐  ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿพ

As temperatures rise, a few simple precautions can help keep your dog safe and comfortable this summer:

๐Ÿ’ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ for both you and your dog.

๐Ÿพ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! If it's too hot for the back of your hand for 7 seconds, it's too hot for paws.

๐ŸŒณ ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ฌ during outdoor activities.

๐Ÿš— ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐œ๐š๐ซ, even for a few minutes.

๐ŸŒ… ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ such as early morning or evening.

๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Excessive panting
โ€ข Drooling
โ€ข Weakness or lethargy
โ€ข Disorientation

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ! ๐Ÿ•โค๏ธ

05/22/2026

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿšง๐Ÿพ

A large section of the dog school CSM parking lot has temporarily been taken over for PG&E staging work, which means weโ€™ll be doing a little creative reshuffling over the next few weekends.

You may notice:
โ€ข Classes moved to different areas of the lot
โ€ข Changes to parking or traffic flow
โ€ข New procedures for entering/leaving
โ€ข Humans occasionally looking confused while dogs remain completely unbothered

It may take us a couple of weekends to find the smoothest setup, so we truly appreciate everyoneโ€™s patience and flexibility while we work through the adjustments.

Please allow a little extra arrival time, follow any new directions, and thank you in advance for helping us keep things running safely and smoothly for both people and pups!

How to tell if your dog is overweight.....courtesy of Brahm Brumoso Jimenez.
04/26/2026

How to tell if your dog is overweight.....courtesy of Brahm Brumoso Jimenez.

03/19/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ?
Our next Pet Therapy Class starts April 18th (๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  is April 11th)
๐Ÿ“ San Bruno Dog Obedience School
๐Ÿ”— ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ:
https://www.sbdos.com/therapy-dog.html
๐Ÿ’– ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž:
โœจ Reduces stress & anxiety
โœจ Lifts mood & brings smiles
โœจ Encourages healing & recovery
โœจ Builds connection & comfort
๐Ÿถ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐  ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ฆ
๐Ÿฅ Hospitals
๐Ÿซ Schools
๐Ÿก Senior communities
๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€ฆbringing joy where itโ€™s needed most!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Spots are limited โ€“ donโ€™t miss out!
๐Ÿ”— Sign up today: https://www.sbdos.com/therapy-dog.html

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all the dogs out there! Steal some corned beef from your human's table!
03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all the dogs out there! Steal some corned beef from your human's table!

๐Ÿถ Did you get a new puppy for Christmas? Congratulations! ๐ŸŽ‰Now comes the fun (and sometimes frustrating) partโ€”training t...
01/13/2026

๐Ÿถ Did you get a new puppy for Christmas? Congratulations! ๐ŸŽ‰
Now comes the fun (and sometimes frustrating) partโ€”training that wiggly bundle of energy! New puppy class starting this Saturday January 17th!
๐ŸŒฟ Why train with us?
โœ”๏ธ Led by expert instructors with ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
โœ”๏ธ We train ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, giving your pup room to move and learn in a real-world setting
โœ”๏ธ Safe, supervised socialization with other puppies and people
โœ”๏ธ Practice essential skills like loose leash walking in our spacious lot
https://www.sbdos.com/puppies.html
๐Ÿพ Letโ€™s build good habits from day one!

01/05/2026

๐Ÿพ Happy New Year! ๐ŸŽ‰
We are back from holidays and ready for the new year full of training your lovely pups!
January is National Train Your Dog Month so it's the perfect time to start fresh, build great habits, and strengthen the bond with your dog. We offer Puppy, Beginning Adult, and Intermediate classes on a regular basis, so thereโ€™s a great fit for every stage. Visit our website (www.SBDOS.com) for class details and upcoming sessions. Letโ€™s make this a year of confident, happy, well-trained dogs!

โœจ Hello to all!Itโ€™s that time of year (already!). San Bruno Dog School is wishing you a wonderful holiday season. ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ“Œ Pl...
11/24/2025

โœจ Hello to all!
Itโ€™s that time of year (already!). San Bruno Dog School is wishing you a wonderful holiday season. ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ“Œ Please Note: Our last classes for the year will be held on November 29th (yes, we are open Thanksgiving weekend!)
We will be closed for the month of December and will reopen on January 3rd, 2026.

๐Ÿถ Upcoming Classes Starting January 3rd:
โ€ข New Puppy
โ€ข Beginning Adult
โ€ข Beginning Adult Attitudes

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Registration is now open โ€” sign up online!

๐Ÿพ So Thankful for Our Dogs! ๐ŸฆƒThis time of year, weโ€™re extra thankful for the dogs who fill our lives with love, laughter...
11/12/2025

๐Ÿพ So Thankful for Our Dogs! ๐Ÿฆƒ
This time of year, weโ€™re extra thankful for the dogs who fill our lives with love, laughter, and wagging tails. โค๏ธ

As you gather around the table, donโ€™t forget to help your pup practice their holiday manners:
๐Ÿ— โ€œPlaceโ€ = relax on your mat during dinner
๐Ÿฆด Reward calm behavior
๐Ÿšซ No table scraps (some foods arenโ€™t safe!)

Good manners make for a peaceful feast and happy pups!
From all of us at San Bruno Dog Obedience School, weโ€™re so grateful for our wonderful students and their amazing dogs. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’›

Address

College Of San Mateo 1700 W Hillsdale Boulevard Parking Lot X
San Mateo, CA
94402

Opening Hours

9am - 12pm

Telephone

+16505834044

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