Group Dog Training Classes

If you have a new puppy, this is the perfect time to start their training, and equip them with good behavior for life!Puppies are learning about the world every day, and they have a “clean slate.” In other words, they don’t have any bad habits yet. And, it’s much easier for you to prevent problem behaviors now, rather than trying to fix them later.

DogiZone’s training experts will give you and your puppy plenty of individual attention in our small group classes. Our goals are to:

• Create your most ideal, well-mannered dog. 
• Prevent behavior problems before they start.
• Teach your puppy how to socialize with other dogs, people, sounds and objects.

The ideal time to train your puppy is 8-20 weeks of age, a critical development period for socialization and learning, so our classes are open for puppies of that age range. To prevent your dog from being fearful in their older age.

Our basic training is the foundation of all of our more advanced programs, and a great place to start if your dog is new to training. We also recommend that all dogs who are new to DogiZone start here, too, even if they’ve had prior training elsewhere.

We use time-tested training techniques to teach you how to effectively communicate with your canine companion, and bring out the best in them.

Here, your dog will: 

• Learn the basic commands sit, down, and stationary attention.
• Start to recognize their name, and respond to you even with mild distractions. 
• Learn how to settle down, and to greet people while sitting at your side.
• With your help, eliminate problem behaviors at home, such as jumping, play-biting, and any issues with housetraining.

Here, you and your dog will build on the basics, and start to take training to the next level. This includes:

• Polite walking, so your dog pays attention to you during their walks, ignores distractions like other dogs, and doesn’t pull on the leash.
• New commands like come and stay.
• Auto sit at doors, and for attention.
• Problem-solving for behaviors such as barking, chewing, digging, etc.

Any dog can behave themselves without distractions… But here, your dog will learn on leash obedience even with distractions, which will prepare them to use their new skills out in the real world and not just at our Rockville Dog Training Zone. Skills include:

• Long-distance come command, and other distance commands.
• Stay with distractions.
• Loose-leash walking past distractions, and heeling past other dogs.
• Standing for exam or to have paws dried

Here, the skills learned in Training with Distractions will be developed even further, for a well-behaved dog in any environment. By the end, you should expect nothing less than an outstanding dog.

This includes:

• Strengthening come and stay, including an emergency come, and staying for longer periods of time at greater distances.
• Turns and an automatic sit in heeling.
• Heeling off-leash past other dogs and distractions, even while in motion or at a distance.