Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers | Group Classes

How our Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers group obedience classes work and why it may not be best for your dog. Dog obedience classes are an integral part of dog training. Crew classes have been around the US for the last 50 to 60 years and maybe even longer. While the methods have changed, the structure of training dogs in a group class have remained the same. A normal group class structure is one trainer to 10 to 12 students with their dogs. The instructor demonstrates commands and how they are taught and then they show each person individually how to execute the commands with their dog and then give homework.

A Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers class will normally be anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks long, normally on the same day and at the same time every week. Then the trainer would normally have a progression of obedience classes to move the client into one started. For example: puppy classes, beginner obedience, intermediate obedience, advance obedience, dog trips, agility obedience, rally obedience, and etc. The same time, same day every week.

Now let’s talk about some of the problems that we face here at Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers. Most people signed up for dog training because they don’t know how to train their dog and/or their dogs needs help. If there are 10 people in class and the class of 60 minutes, that means you get roughly 6 minutes of one-on-one time with the instructor if the class works out evenly. Six minutes of one-on-one time is in a class full of other dogs see you and your dog might be paying attention or might not when the six of crucial and expensive one-on-one time is happening… In the structure if you miss a class you would have to pay for private lesson to make up the lessons or start over again next time will the class move on without you.

Now let’s talk about the advantages. It is cheap! You only pay $100 for class exhalation point if you are supersmart and your dog is supersmart you can probably watch and listen to the instructor and then do everything by yourself at home. So most people sign up for dog training because they have either behavior problems with their dog or have expectations of awesomeness for their dog. But neither fixing behavioral problems are creating often this is normally accomplished without a one-on-one with professional dog trainers and six minutes of one-on-one week is deftly not going to do it. Our dog training has two aspects: train the dog and train the human.

Group classes only focus more on just the training of the dog aspects, private lessons really give us more time to train the humans! And let us tell you, the humans normally need some training! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us any time by giving us a call at 1-833-484-7867, or by reaching out to us on our online website tiptopk9.com.

Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers

Here at Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers we normally do one on ones in the form of a private lesson to really teach the dog what to do first, then we teach you what to do second, and then give you homework to bring clarity to the dog. Then once a dog really knows what to do, we add in heavy distractions in the form of group classes. This tends to get the best results! Group classes only focus more on just the training of the dog as pets, private lessons really give us more time to train the humans. And let us tell you, the humans need normally need some training!

Our group obedience classes is good for your dog here at Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers. Every dog needs to learn how to listen with other dogs around as distractions. For most dogs, their biggest distraction is going to be another dog. When the stock see other dogs, they once a pool or jump or run GERD or be aggressive or do anything act like normal, well-trained dogs. If you never to train around other dogs and they think your puppy will be fully obedience around other dogs when he or she does see them, you are sorely mistaken…

At Gilbert AZ Dog Trainers we understand that you must train with other distractions and teacher dog how to listen with other dogs before you run into a random stray dog on your daily walk or before you walk them into a pet store on adoption day. Because if he or she hasn’t been trained to listen on other dogs, then it is going to be a disaster. They won’t know how to tune it out and focus on you.

How do we train? How do we add group classes in? We teach in three phases. Number one is the teaching phase. This phase is to teach the dog what the commands mean and what is expected of them for each command. Phase 2 is the practice phase. If we make sure that we have done enough repetitions about the dog is absolutely clear on the commands and what is expected of them and has been done hundreds of thousands of repetitions and know what to do when told. And three? Proofing phase. We prove the dog around distractions, we teach the dog they still have to execute the command that they’ve cleared on regardless of the distractions around. This is where we make sure the dog still does commands with other dogs, children, balls, food on the ground, and any other distractions.

We do free demonstrations where one of our trainers come out and work with you and your dog for free and recommend a plan to get you where you want to go. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call at any time by calling 1-833-484-7867. Or you can always check out our website tiptopk9.com to see all of our services, testimonials, locations, and so much more. Give us a call today and let us show you what made us the top rank dog trainer and what led us to getting the best three years in a row!