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.

Please note: In order to take any of these classes, you must begin with our All Star Puppy class before your puppy is over 16-weeks-old. 

Is your puppy over 4 months old, click here for our PHENOMENAL basic training class: Dream Team Junior!

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!

We offer the following classes:  

Puppy Class - All Star Level 1 • All Star Level 2 • All Star Focused • All Star Urban •

All Star Outdoor • Baby Sports

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PUPPY CLASS - ALL STAR LEVEL 1

Congratulations on your new family member! In Puppy Class - All Star Level 1 we work on basic commands, proper socialization, and talk about puppy issues such as nipping, housetraining, chewing, and body-handling. Through the six-week class, we work to make sure your puppy is set up for the best success possible in their early puppyhood by implementing the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluation guidelines into our curriculum. Successfully complete Puppy Class - All Star Level 1 and your puppy could be recognized as an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy by one of our certified evaluators!  

Class Length: 6 weeks; 45 minutes each week 
Cost: $115 
Prerequisites: for puppies 16 weeks and younger *vaccines required first night of class

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Wednesdays Jan. 2 - Feb. 6 7:45 - 8:30pm Enroll Here!
Tuesdays Jan. 8 - Feb. 12 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!
Thursdays Jan. 17 - Feb. 21 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!
Saturdays Feb. 2 - Mar. 9 8:30 - 9:15am Enroll Here!
Mondays Feb. 11 - Mar. 18 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!
Tuesdays Feb. 26 - Apr. 2 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!
Thursdays Mar. 14 - Apr. 18 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!
Mondays Apr. 1 - May 6 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!
Tuesdays Apr. 16 - May 21 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!

Accelerated ALL STAR LEVEL 1

This is a three-week version of our regular six-week course: the perfect length to get All Star 1 under your belt before the holidays. 

This version of the course covers all of the basic obedience cues and puppy topics covered in our six-week version of the course. To make sure we cover the socialization component of the All Star class, the cost of the Accelerated version also includes three Saturday morning Puppy Social Hours with us. 

Class Length: 3 weeks; 45 minutes each week 
Cost: $75 
Prerequisites: for puppies 16-weeks and younger vaccines required first night of class

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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

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Tuesdays Jan. 8 - Feb. 12 6:30 - 7:15pm FULL
Thursdays Jan. 17 - Feb. 21 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!
Saturdays Feb. 2 - Mar. 9 11:15am - 12:00pm Enroll Here!
Mondays Feb. 11 - Mar. 18 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!
Tuesdays Feb. 26 - Apr. 2 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!
Thursdays Mar. 14 - Apr. 18 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!
Tuesdays Apr. 16 - May 21 7:30-8:15pm Enroll Here!

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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! 

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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

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Wednesdays Mar. 6 - Apr. 10 7:30 - 8:15pm Enroll Here!

 

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All star Urban

In All Star Urban, 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

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Wednesdays Mar. 6 - Apr. 10 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!

 

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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

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Contact us if you're interested!

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Baby Sports

Interested in signing your puppy up for a dog sport class when they are old enough? Looking for a fun new way to train, socialize, and interact with your puppy as they grow older? Join us for a great (and fun!) way to safely introduce your puppy to the foundation skills needed in dog sports like agility, rally, freestyle, and treibball! We will work on building drive, attention skills, body awareness, and confidence by introducing various exercises they may experience if they move on to future dog sport classes! 

This 6 week class is for all puppies under 6-months-old.

Class Length: 6 weeks; 45 minutes each week 
Cost: $120 
Prerequisites: None *vaccines required first night of class

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Mondays Apr. 1 - May 6 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!
Wednesdays Apr. 24 - May 29 6:30 - 7:15pm Enroll Here!