Archive for Announcements
Even Dog Trainers Are Human – Puppy Class Techniques To The Rescue
Our basic pet puppy classes which are held in our West Seattle Dog Training Studio are a great way to get your dog used to be handled in stressful situations. Our puppy class not only deals with obedience, manners, puppy play and socialization, we deal with how to make your dog a better household member by accepting petting and physical touch, even when they want to bite, nip and squirm.
Cooper’s Puppy Manners Impress Seattle Diabetes Crowd
Cooper’s Puppy Manners, Obedience and Diabetic Alerting Impress Seattle Diabetes Crowd by Tracy Walsh A beautiful Seattle day brought us through gridlock traffic to Seattle’s Phinney Neighborhood Center on the afternoon of March 24th. We were there to represent the Service Dog Academy at the 22nd Annual ADA Family Retreat. The Annual Family Retreat is [...]
Pet Puppy Socialization – The Service Dog Way
In our basic Seattle puppy kindergarten classes we cover, socialization, manners and obedience training using non-violent, positive reinforcement, training techniques. We help you set your pet puppies personality just like that of a service dog. Our State Certified Professional dog trainers and behaviorists will show you how to harness your puppies innate nature to bring out the dog you have ALWAYS wanted.
Congratulations Diabetic Alert Dog 101 Graduates
Big congratulations are in order for our 5th graduating class of diabetic alert dogs! This Sunday November 6, 2011, trainee dogs and their owners will come into the Service Dog Academy studio for their 8th and final class, and leave as certified diabetic alert dogs. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate World [...]
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
You can teach an old dog new tricks in west seattle dog training school party tricks class. Teach obedience and manners using positive reinforcement and clicker training. Also classes for basic puppy obedience / puppy kindergarten & socialization, adult dog obedience, Canine Good Citizen, and more with the best dog trainer in Puget Sound, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, White Center.
Traveling with a Service Dog: Airline Travel – Seattle Dog Training Classes
Support for videos such as this one comes from our pet dog training program. When you choose to train with the Service Dog Academy, you are helping fund our low cost programs for people with disabilities. Mary McNeight, CPDT-KA, is committed to continuing her education as a certified dog trainer and travels often – attending [...]
Support Disabled While Training Your Pet Puppy With Us
Pet puppy and adult seattle dog training, socialization, manners, obedience and tricks classes in West Seattle, Beacon Hill and White Center. When you take one of our seattle dog training classes you are helping to support people with disabilities. We offer Puget Sound’s premier pet puppy, adult dog and service dog training. Here is a video on how to travel with your service dog that your seattle dog training classes help support.
Featured Presenter at Seattle Diabetes Expo
Mary McNeight, CPDT-KA, CCS presented to a full house at the breakout stage at the American Diabetes Association’s 2011 Expo on April 30th. The presentation went over her groundbreaking train your own Diabetic Alert Dog classes that serve Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics and hypoglycemia students in Seattle, Everett, Tacoma and Bellevue.
We Have Been Nationally Recognized!
The West Seattle Service Dog Academy has been recognized by the Association for Pet Dog Trainers for its participation in the APDT’s Train Your Dog Month contest thanks to trainer Mary McNeight’s positive reinforcement methods. Additionally, the award-winning training studio was also featured in a recent Examiner.com article for McNeight’s diabetic alert dog classes, puppy, and adult dog obedience training.
