Cultivate your dog’s good manners & skills while strengthening your bond in a fun, safe, and encouraging environment!
Open Enrollment & Field Trip Series
Our open enrolment classes are perfect for dog parents who are looking for help in a few specific areas, have super busy schedules, or just like the extra flexibility the format allows for!
Filed Trip adventures give you and your pup the chance to practice what you know and learn new skills on the fly in the real world. Field trips take place at various locations around North County and we are always open to location suggestions!
Monthly Field Trip Adventures!
Fall & Winter Schedule: Saturdays at 3:30 pm; Various locations in North County
🎉Saturday 1/28 – 3:30 pm – Batiquitos Lagoon Trail
💝 Saturday 2/25 – 3:30 pm – A Valentine’s Picnic at Sunset Park, San Marcos
🌼 Saturday 3/25 – 3:30 pm – Spring Fling at a local nursery!
Open Enrollment Basics and Specialty Skills Classes
Please note: Due to seasonal schedule changes, our open enrollment classes will be on hiatus for a few months beginning in October! Loose Leash Walking on 9/18 will be the last class for a while!
Dates & topics are subject to change and may be affected by weather
| First class: $25 | Use code FIRSTCLASS for discount |
| Drop-in: $45 | |
| 4 classes $170 | save $10 |
| 8 classes $335 | save $25 |
| 12 classes $490 | save $50 |
Specialty Classes & Workshops
Zen Dog
Our 5 week signature course is designed to teach your dog skills to increase their ability to relax and calm, even in stressful situations. This class will elevate your relationship with your dog by giving you deeper insight into the intricacies of what your dog needs to feel safe and at peace with the world while diving deep into what mindful dog training really is.
Location: Buddy Todd Park, Oceanside
Registration fee: $250
| Sundays at 3p | Feb 26 – Mar 26 |
Butt Sniffing 101
A 5-week series that focuses on setting you and your dog up for success when preparing to meet other dogs on leash. In addition to developing good handling skills and teaching new cues, we will take a closer look at canine body language so you can better support your dog during introductions.
Dogs attending must be known to be social, friendly, or at least tolerant of other dogs. Over-the-top enthusiasm is welcome, but aggression or intense reactivity won’t be appropriate here.
Location: Buena Vista Park, Vista
Registration fee: $250
| Saturdays at 10a | Feb 25- Mar 25 |
Butt Sniffing 201
The next level of the Butt Sniffing series will advance your dog’s social skills and etiquette of 5 weeks of class. We will focus on more and lengthier nose-to-nose greetings, build skills to keep your dog calm when it’s not the right time to play, and discuss troubleshooting when things go wrong, always with a strong emphasis on safety and consent.
Dogs must have previously completed BS101.
Location: Buena Vista Park, Vista
Registration fee: $200
| Saturdays at 1:30p | Feb 25 – Mar 25 |
Connected Walking:
A loose leash walking workshop
This 3 part series is a crash course on making walks with your dog less like a game of tug-of-war and more like a team activity that both you and your dog can enjoy together.
We’ll cover: the basics of loose leash walking training, dealing with distractions, maintaining engagement in the face of other dogs, and more!
Location: Buena Vista Park, Vista CA
Registration fee: $125
| Sundays at 9:30a | Jan 22 – Feb 5 |
Basics Classes
Foundations
Our 6-week introductory class covers everything you need to lay the groundwork for a positive and connected relationship with your dog: basic obedience cues, foundational principles of canine learning, troubleshooting common behavior problems, and more!
Appropriate for dogs ages 4 months and up.
Location: Buena Vista Park, Vista CA
Registration fee: $200
| Wednesdays at 6p | Mar 15 – Apr 19 |
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