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Classes – Basic

What are dog training classes like at The Service Dog Academy?

The Service Dog Academy is proud to offer dog training classes for our Seattle neighbors through our brand new training studio located just minutes from Beacon Hill, White Center and Downtown Seattle!

Take advantage of our low cost dog training classes in your area. We offer three levels of dog obedience classes to suit every pet owner’s needs for puppies and adult dogs.


Facebook Review Student Testimonial: “My Golden Retriever puppy… loves the small classes with hands on attention to each dog.”

Puppy Training – For dogs under 5 months of age

Add your class to your Google Calendar by visiting our Google Calendar page!

Think your young puppy is too young to go to our Seattle puppy training classes? Think again! Dogs as young as 7 weeks of age can go to puppy classes as long as they have had their first round of puppy vaccines! Your vet say otherwise? See what the American Society of Veterinary and Animal Behavior, has to say. Additionally several of the top Veterinary Schools in the country, Minnesota and Purdue recommend puppy classes for young pups.

Send your puppy to school. Puppy obedience training / puppy kindergarten class is for dogs UNDER 5 months of age and will focus on:

  • puppy socialization with other dogs thru off leash play
  • explanation of puppy developmental stages
  • basic puppy obedience – come, sit, stay, down, leave it
  • loose leash walking
  • good puppy polite greetings – anti-licking,  jumping, ignoring other dogs, shy and scared puppies
  • puppy handling – such as bathing, clipping nails, brushing teeth, brushing coat
  • bad puppy behavior – solving puppy behavioral problems such as whining, chewing, digging, barking
  • impulse control – yes, a dog under 5 months is capable of more than you can imagine!
  • Bonus: puppy dog training with basic service dog training techniques for the best behaved puppy in town!

The Double Trouble Great Dane puppies Marduk and Enkidu love the free treats they get at the Service Dog Academy


Google Review Student Testimonial: “The knowledge and skill shared at Service Dog Academy is priceless.”


Puppy Class details are as follows:

  • 4 weeks in length – (to help make sure you have time for the classes we have concentrated the 6 week curriculum into 4 week classes and have expanded the time you are there from 1 hour to 1.25 hours)
  • meets once a week with 4 start dates to choose from!
    Class Day Start Date Class Dates Class Time Spots Left Register Here
    Tuesday 1/24/2012 1/24/12 – 2/14/12 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    0
    CLASS FULL
    Saturday 2/18/2012 2/18/12 – 3/10/12 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
    0
    CLASS FULL
  • by enrolling in classes you are agreeing to our class terms and conditions
  • meet for 1.25 hours per week of instructional time
  • meet at our brand new training studio in beautiful West Seattle!
  • will have no more than 5 students (and puppies) per session to ensure more individualized instruction (trainer to student ratio of at least 1 to 3)
  • all training to be done using only methods approved by the AHA
  • is only $135!
  • requires basic supplies found on our class supplies page.

* This class is not intended for service dog or therapy dog certification by the Service Dog Academy. This class is mostly for pet dogs but is a perfect intro into the training methods we use for service and therapy dogs.

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Student puppy Penny with her mommy, Sue, on graduation day.

Adult Dog Training- For dogs over 5 months of age

Buddy learns handling through a fun costume dress up game!


Google Review Student Testimonial: “This class was impressively effective.”


Add your class to your Google Calendar by visiting our Google Calendar page!

The Pet Adult dog class is for dogs OVER 5 months of age and will focus on:

  • basic obedience training – come, sit, stay, down, leave it
  • loose leash walking
  • good dog polite greetings – anti-licking, jumping, ignoring other dogs, shy and scared dogs
  • dog handling – such as bathing, clipping nails, brushing teeth, brushing coat
  • bad dog behavior – solving dog behavioral problems such as whining, chewing, digging, barking
  • impulse control
  • Bonus: puppy dog training with basic service dog training techniques for the best behaved puppy in town!

By training with us you support disabled students like Diana and her service dog Sami.


Video Review Student Testimonial: “I travel close to 70 miles to come to class for you… One way.”


Adult Dog Class details are as follows:

  • 4 weeks in length – (to help make sure you have time for the classes we have concentrated the 6 week curriculum into 4 week classes and have expanded the time you are there from 1 hour to 1.25 hours)
  • meets once a week with 4 start dates to choose from!
    Class Day Start Date Class Dates Class Time Spots Left Register Here
    Thursday 2/2/2011 2/2/12 – 2/23/12 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    0
    CLASS FULL
    Tuesday 2/7/2012 2/7/12 – 2/28/12 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
    2
    Saturday 2/18/2012 2/18/12 – 3/10/12 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
    0
    CLASS FULL
    Saturday 2/18/2012 2/18/12 – 3/14/12 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
    2
    Wednesday 2/22/2012 2/22/12 – 3/14/12 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    4
    Wednesday 2/22/2012 2/22/12 – 3/14/12 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM
    4
  • by enrolling in classes you are agreeing to our class terms and conditions
  • meet for 1.25 hours per week of instructional time
  • meet at our brand new training studio in beautiful West Seattle!
  • will have no more than 5 students per session to ensure more individualized instruction (trainer to student ratio of at least 1 to 3)
  • all training to be done using only methods approved by the AHA
  • is only $135!
  • requires basic supplies found on our class supplies page.

* This class is not intended for service dog or therapy dog certification by the Service Dog Academy. This class is mostly for pet dogs but is a perfect intro into the training methods we use for service and therapy dogs.

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About

The Service Dog Academy is a PET and service dog training school located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, WA. We train your dog using a combination of both private in home training sessions as well as obedience classes for both adult and puppy dogs. We use humane and positive training methods to quickly address your dogs behavioral problems (including anxiety, aggression, potty training, biting, jumping, stealing, separation anxiety and barking). When you train your pet dog with us 100% of the profits go towards supporting the low cost service dog training program. Training with the Service Dog Academy is a great way to "pay it forward" while getting something in return. We are pleased to announce that in July we will start serving the Beacon Hill area with adult obedience dog training classes.