Adult Basic Obedience
group manners dog training class
It’s never too late or too early to learn basic manners. If you’re after a dog who comes when called, walks politely by your side, stays where asked, and sits to say hello to family members, guests, and strangers, Basic Obedience class is the perfect fit. Using clickers and an innovative approach we call Tranquil Training, we’ll turn your unruly, seemingly hearing-impaired pooch into a calm, focused, responsive companion.
Class covers attention, sit, down, stay, come when called, loose-leash walking, and polite greetings.
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
For all dogs 6 months and older
Prerequisites:
Current vaccination certificate
Class tuition:
$325 for 7 weeks of class
($300 for Puppy Kindergarten graduates)
Please plan to attend all classes. Make-ups are not available.
Intermediate Obedience
group manners dog training class
Take the results from Basic Obedience class to the next level, focusing on responsiveness and reliable good manners in public spaces. If you enjoy taking your dog with you while you run errands, visit friends, or exercise in the park—or you’d like to enjoy doing so—Intermediate Obedience is a must. And if your dog is more of a homebody you’ll benefit from the focus on responding to cues regardless of distraction.
Class covers attention, sit, down, stay, come when called, loose-leash walking, leave it, and polite greetings.
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
Prerequisites:
Basic Obedience class at WOOFS! Dog Training Center.
We offer a “test in” lesson for students from other programs – please email for details.
Class tuition:
$300 for 7 weeks of class
Canine Good Citizen
group dog training class for public manners
Learn and practice the elements of the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test. The test includes skills like friendly greeting of strangers, sitting politely to be pet, walking nicely on leash through a crowd, and advanced stays and recalls, and passing the CGC test comes with excellent bragging rights. It also carries privileges—many landlords require a CGC certificate for renting, and some workplaces will allow dogs with a CGC to accompany their people to work.
Current CGC students are eligible to register for Canine Good Citizen Public Practice sessions – see below
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
Prerequisites:
WOOFS! Intermediate Obedience class or instructor permission. Your dog must be responsive and able to focus on you in close proximity to the distraction of new dogs and people.
Class tuition:
$275 for 7 weeks of class and one CGC exam administration
Canine Good Citizen - Public Practice
Take your skills into the real world
Meet up with your instructor and classmates in various public spaces to practice and refine your Canine Good Citizen skills.
Meet-ups take place on weeks 2 through 6 of class. Locations will be announced in advance each week and will be within or adjacent to Arlington.
To register:
1. Register for Canine Good Citizen class
2. Look for registration link in your confirmation email
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
Prerequisites:
Enrollment in the current session of Canine Good Citizen class.
Class tuition:
$125 for 5 weeks
(30 minute sessions)
Canine Good Citizen - Just the Test
AKC evaluation for canine good citizen
Sign up to take the Canine Good Citizen Test with one of our AKC CGC Evaluators.
This option is appropriate if you and your dog may be ready for the test without taking the class (no class is required in order to take the test), or if your dog was not yet ready for the test at the time of your class.
Prerequisites:
None.
You may be more successful if you take class first,
but no class is required to take the test.
Class tuition:
$15
(One test included when you sign up for Canine Good Citizen class, above.)
Advanced Manners in Real Life
Build reliable manners in public spaces
Is your dog great at home and in the classroom, but impossibly distracted and excited on walks or in busy areas? This is the class for you! Teach your dog that they CAN focus on you around squirrels, street smells, lots of pedestrians and other exciting distractions. This multi-location class alternates between our Ballston Campus and various spaces out in public spaces.
Locations will be announced each week and will be within or adjacent to Arlington.
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
Prerequisites:
WOOFS! Intermediate Obedience class or instructor permission. Your dog must be responsive and able to focus on you in close proximity to the distraction of new dogs and people.
Class tuition:
$250 for 7 weeks of class
Rally Obedience
group dog training class for heeling skills
Rally is a fun obedience sport with live competitions, where you and your dog heel through a course of 10 to 20 signs that direct you to do a variety of obedience activities. Don’t care about competition? No problem! Rally Obedience practices all the same skills you want when you take your dog out in public. You will practice specific skills like heeling, fronts, finishes, and stays as well as reduced reliance on food rewards and advanced attention around distractions.
There is a wealth of advanced material to cover, so every 7 week session is a little different. Your personal goals can influence the course of the class.
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
Prerequisites:
WOOFS! Intermediate Obedience class or instructor permission. Your dog must be responsive and able to focus on you in close proximity to other working teams.
Class tuition:
$250 for 7 weeks of class
Tricks Training
group dog training class for advanced skills
A fun way to improve your dog’s focus and responsiveness and improve your own training skills, Tricks class is a blast for dog and human alike. You’ll learn various training techniques to apply to all manner of friend-and-family-impressing tricks like shake and high-five, spin and roll over, sit pretty and play dead, and advanced show-stoppers like put your toys away.
For extra bragging rights, your dog may be ready to earn a Novice Trick Dog title by the completion of class.
TUITION & CLASS DETAILS
Prerequisites:
WOOFS! Intermediate Obedience class or instructor permission. Your dog must be responsive and able to focus on you in close proximity to the distraction of new dogs and people.
Class tuition:
$250 for 7 weeks of class
Why train at WOOFS!
Experienced, professional dog trainers
We don’t just love dogs—we understand how they tick. Our instructors are highly certified dog trainers with many years’ experience and a commitment to ongoing education in our field.
Skilled classroom instructors
We’re also committed to good teaching, employing active classroom instructional and management strategies to ensure a fun, effective experience for all canine and human students.
Science-based, dog- and people-friendly methods
In an unregulated industry we use only the most up-to-date, humane, dog- and human-friendly training methods to ensure a good time is had by all while achieving excellent performance results.
Real-life results
Speaking of results, what good are they in the classroom if you can’t replicate them at home and out in the world? Our curriculum sets you up to enjoy a well-behaved dog in every day real life.