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Dog training of Love At First Sit where strong bonds and bright futures can thrive!

10/31/2026

Ride or die.

🎥🐕‍🦺 Featuring Magic
📸Martin Hernandez

10/22/2026

Dinner party manners, dance party heart...

Meet Luna, our client spotlight of the day! 💫

At five months old, Luna treated the whole world like her own party, with herself as both host and guest of honor, and there wasn't a thing in it that could scare her or slow her down.

Our private in-home puppy training program gave all that fire somewhere useful to go. She learned to keep four paws on the floor for hellos, wait politely at the door instead of bolting through it, settle down at home and feel at ease on her own. With every new skill, the puppy who never stopped got better at pausing to think things through, and she greets each person and dog on their terms with a gentleness that wins everyone over.

She carries that same spark into our intermediate ongoing group dog training class where her acquired loose leash and poise get put to the test in the outdoors. She's learning to keep her cool around strangers, dogs pass by, the random squirrel, and to check in with her mom when the world tries to steal the show. And even when she is far away and something interesting is screaming her name, she comes running back when her mom calls.

Every new challenge looks like an invitation, and her wheels turn brightly as she strives to figure it out. For all her elegance, though, ask for the goofball and she'll RSVP in a heartbeat!

You might ask what keeps Luna's star so bright. Her mom never asked Luna to be anyone but herself. Instead, she learned to read her girl, commit to her changing needs, and be the one Luna looks to when the world gets loud.

This pair is just getting started!

Go, Luna, GO! 🏆🐾

10/20/2026

Jumping is how dogs say hello to us when they don't have a better idea.

Dogs greet face to face, and jumping is how they get there. It's instinct, not disobedience, and nobody has ever wished their dog were less happy to see them.

When someone comes over, Tara grabs the toy she loves and carries it over, just as thrilled, all four paws on the floor.

"Don't jump" only says what not to do, and the biggest feeling she has needs somewhere to go. Feelings don't vanish because you said no. They leak, usually right back into jumping. So it has to go somewhere she already loves. The new hello has to be worth it to her. Otherwise she'll go back to the old one.

The excitement stays. The greeting stays. The jumping doesn't have to.

And as for her sister Tokii beside her? Well she's just a show off.

What would your dog's hello look like with a better idea?

10/17/2026

Hoot's usual motto in? "Let me think about it."

Today? "Bring it on!"

And he crushed it. Obviously.

10/13/2026

Yes, dog training can fix problems, and yes, it teaches them how to live in our world. That matters. It's just not the whole story.
the.chico learned basketball. The basketball doesn't matter. What matters is the category it belongs to: teaching your dog something, tricks, sports, swimming, tracking, whatever fits your dog, that gives their natural drive somewhere to go.

Dogs are born with drives to chase, chew, sniff, solve, and move, and those drives don't vanish because your dog lives in a house. When those drives don't get somewhere to go, the dog picks one: the barking, the jumping, the destructiveness.

This training is still obedience. You're cueing and they're following. It's still a skill being learned, which is why this doesn't compete with the serious stuff but strengthens it.

And it's fun, for your dog and for you. That shared fun is what keeps you both motivated, and it's what deepens the bond. That's what's special about it.

So train the necessities, and also teach them something just for the joy of it too that is true to who they are.

What's one thing your dog loves to do?

10/10/2026

Class participation? Hugo declined.

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Santa Monica, CA
90404

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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