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\nThe Service Dog Academy offers premier puppy, adult dog and service dog training in West Seattle, the Greater Seattle area, on-location throughout King County and via Skype’s video conferencing nationwide.<\/p>\n
Read more about our <\/strong>group puppy and adult dog basic and advanced classes<\/a><\/span> and our other dog training options<\/a><\/span>. <\/strong><\/p>\n While service dogs are trained to assist disabled persons, the specialized methods used in training these exceptional aid dogs will also make your pet dog an exceptional member of your family and the community.<\/p>\n Whether you just want your dog to come when called, walk on a leash properly, be well behaved in public or stop aggressive behavior, The Service Dog Academy can help you achieve superior results.<\/p>\n If you want the best training for your dog, get the best trainer. The Service Dog Academy prides itself on its advancements in the science of dog training.<\/p>\n Our obedience training is based upon the animal learning theory. The animal learning theory focuses on the underlying motivator that influences your dog\u2019s behavior. Read more about the two quadrants of the animal learning theory<\/a>.<\/span> Owner Mary McNeight is a student of renown veterinarian, animal behaviorist and writer, Dr. Ian Dunbar<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Dunbar has spent years researching olfactory communication, hierarchical social behavior and aggression in domestic dogs at the University of California in Berkeley\u2019s Psychology Department.\u00a0 Dr. Dunbar developed the SIRIUS\u00ae puppy training method, which incorporates socialization and fun in every class.<\/p>\n The Service Dog Academy also incorporates techniques used in the Clicker dog training<\/a> <\/span>method. This is a reward based training system that emphasizes the repetition dogs need to learn and the positive reinforcement they crave. Clicker training is a completely non-violent method that makes training your dog fun for both you and your pet.<\/p>\n The Service Dog Academy is dedicated to teaching the most advanced, humane and pet\/owner friendly dog training methods available. Our advanced training methods ensures that we reach our goal of not just training your pet but strengthening the bond between you and your best four-legged friend.<\/p>\n We offer group classes, private dog training, on location or home sessions and video conference training throughout the U.S. Our prices are affordable and competitive with non-service dog facilities.<\/p>\n As an added bonus, your dog obedience training business allows us to continue our heartfelt work of training service dogs for the disabled in our community.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, there is no funding available to help our disabled neighbors train the dogs they so desperately need to live safely in their homes and do things that most of us take for granted such as going to the grocery store.<\/p>\n A portion of your dog\u2019s training fees go directly to paying it forward by reducing fees to train service dogs owned by people with disabilities.<\/p>\n Select the best\u00a0 training option<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>for you and your dog now and contact us or sign up online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PET puppy and adult dog training and socialization classes<\/a> in West Seattle, Beacon Hill and White Center. Private in home training<\/a> “pay it forward” program that benefits people with disabilities<\/a>. We offer Puget Sound’s premier pet puppy, adult dog and service dog training and nationwide via Skype’s video conferencing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[339,333,335,336,337,21,338,334,17,20,22],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3525,"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions\/3525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servicedogacademy.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Specialized Pet Dog Training
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nTraining is Key<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nLoved the family like feeling! Great people. We enjoyed the
\nsocialization aspect of the class for both me and Titan.
\nThank you for giving Titan so much
\nlove and help<\/strong><\/span><\/em>. Tamarie \u2013 Seattle <\/small><\/h5>\nHelping the Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n