puppy training - the all star program
Our series of All Star Classes are designed to create a real-life environment to provide the opportunity for owners to work on socialization, bite inhibition, temperament training, common behavioral problems and off-leash verbal control. These classes are designed as a continuum. In order to take any of these classes, you must begin with our All Star Puppy class. If you haven't taken this class or your puppy is over 4 months old, click here for our PHENOMENAL basic training classes: The Dream Team.
the benefits to the dog den's all star obedience program:
Dogs are off-leash 95 percent of the time that they are at home with you during their day-to-day living. So why would you want to train them any other way? Our All Star off-leash class program is taught in a real-life format with the goal of turning adorable, bouncing puppies into good-natured, well-mannered adult dogs.
Because our All Star classes are taught off-leash, puppies learn at a young age that they must listen to their owners even with high-level distractions surrounding them. At the same time, they are able to learn how to interact with many different breeds, are socialized to dozens of various people (men and children included), and are able to practice bite inhibition. Attending off-leash classes also provides owners the opportunity to learn how to control their dogs without relying on a leash to regain their attention.
Training should be as enjoyable for dogs as it is for owners, so we strive to bring innovative new ideas and games to our classes. Training should also involve quick, easy, and effective methods that are within the capabilities of all family members. We encourage all family members, no matter their age, to join us in all of the fun of training!
PUPPY CLASS - ALL STAR LEVEL 1
Congratulations on your new family member! In Puppy Class we work on basic commands, proper socialization, and talk about puppy issues such as nipping, housetraining, chewing, etc.
Class Length: 6 weeks; 60 minutes each week Cost: $115 Prerequisites: for puppies 16 weeks and younger *vaccines required first night of class
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Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm |
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Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm Sept 7th - Oct 12th |
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Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm Sept 26th - Oct 31st |
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Mondays 6:30-7:30pm Oct 2nd - Nov 6th |
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Wednesdays 7:45-8:45pm Oct 18th - Nov 29th (skip Nov 22) |
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Wednesdays 7:00-8:00pm Nov 1st - Dec 13th (skip Nov 22) |
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Mondays 6:30-7:30pm Nov 13th - Dec 18th |
ALL STAR LEVEL 2
This off-leash class is a continuation of our Puppy Class - All Star Level 1. In this class, we focus on maintaining bite inhibition and socialization, while continuing to work on reliable off-leash attention, additional basic obedience commands, removal of food lures for training, and verbal control, all while working through what we like to call the "teenager phase".
Class Length: 6 weeks; 45 minutes each week Cost: $115 Prerequisites: All Star 1 or Exception made by Instructor *vaccines required first night of class
| The Puppy Den | The Dog Den Fitchburg | The Dog Den East |
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Thursdays 7:30-8:15pm Sept 7th - Oct 12th |
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Tuesdays 7:30-8:15pm Sept 26th - Oct 31st |
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Mondays 7:30-8:15pm Oct 2nd - Nov 6th |
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Wednesdays 8:00-8:45pm Nov 1st - Dec 13th (skip Nov 22) |
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Mondays 7:30-8:15pm Nov 13th - Dec 18th |
Now that you have graduated from All Star 2, what’s next? We have 2 great options!
Is your cute little puppy, suddenly not listening as well as they used to? Try All Star Focused!
Focus work isn’t the problem, but you are looking for more reliability with your cues so you can take your pup everywhere? Try All Star Urban!
ALL STAR FOCUSED
In All Star Focused, we will work on developing and harboring the attention of your pup, through the off-leash platform you have come to love from The Puppy Den. We will introduce fun attention-building games to gain off-leash listening and impulse control and we will practice ways to utilize them in real-life situations.
Class Length: 6 weeks; 45 minutes each week Cost: $115 Prerequisites: All Star 2 *vaccines required first night of class
| The Puppy Den | The Dog Den Fitchburg | The Dog Den East |
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Wednesdays 7:00-7:45pm Sept 20th - Oct 25th
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Thursdays 6:30-7:15pm Oct 26th - Dec 7th (skip Nov 23) |
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Tuesdays 6:30-7:15pm Nov 7th - Dec 12th |
URban All star
In Urban All Star, we will work on developing the skills needed to take your pup with you anywhere. Extra attention will be placed on nice leash manners while refining and further developing skills you learned in previous levels of All Star. Expect to add real-life distractions and challenges to advance your pup's skills. Complete this class and you'll be ready to take the Canine Good Citizen test!
Class Length: 6 weeks; 45 minutes each week Cost: $115 Prerequisites: All Star 2 *vaccines required first night of class
| The Puppy Den | The Dog Den Fitchburg | The Dog Den East |
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Wednesdays 8:00-8:45pm Sept 20th - Oct 25th |
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Thursdays 7:30-8:15pm Oct 26th - Dec 7th (skip Nov 23) |
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Tuesdays 7:30-8:15pm Nov 7th - Dec 12th |
ALL STAR OUTDOOR
All the fun of the All Star classes -- OUTDOORS! We will take all the challenges to the new level with the distraction of the great outdoors. You don't want to miss this class!
This 6 week class is for graduates of the All Star Level 2 or higher.
Class Length: 6 weeks; 45 minutes each week Cost: $115 Prerequisites: All Star 2 or higher *vaccines required first night of class
| The Puppy Den | The Dog Den Fitchburg | The Dog Den East |
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Thursday 6:00-6:45pm
July 20-Aug 24
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*PUPPY DEN Classes will be held at our location at 3120 Syene Road.
*THE DOG DEN EAST Classes will be held at our location at 410 Atlas Ave.