Where to start:
Puppy 9 weeks to 5 mo? 
  • ​Enroll in Puppy Preschool for puppy experiences & socialization training.
  • Find a Puppy Playgroup for off leash interactions.
Friendly pup / dog over 5 mo?
  • Beginning Manners A to learn basic skills.
  • Continue on to Beginning Manners B to practice in the real world.
​​Dog is unfriendly, barks, lunges or other problems?
  • Private training - 1 time coaching session, home school or packaged problem solving.
Can't find the time, don't want the hassle?
  • Home school or packaged problem solving.
These 2 e-books are must read's for anyone with a dog
FREE e-Book Before You Get Your Puppy
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FREE e-Book After You Get Your Puppy
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Beginning Manners A $200 ($350 for full 8 week A&B class) 
Positive reinforcement group class for non reactive dogs of all ages.  Dogs learn how to focus on you in a group environment while practicing basic skills including:
  • attention to you
  • sit & down
  • come 
  • stay
  • walking skills
  • leave it & more
​1 hour a week for 4 weeks at either:
-Vallejo Dog Training Club 4740 East 2nd St, Benicia
​or
-Pet Food Express, Southampton Shopping Center Benicia
Add on Manners B at a discount of $50 for 4 more weeks of real world practice and new skills at different Benicia parks. 
SAT 10a Jan 4-25, 2025 @ VDTC (B class will skip 2/15 Presidents Day weekend)
TUES 6p Jan 14-Feb 4, 2025 @ Pet Food Exp
TH 6p Feb 13-Mar 4, 2025 @ VDTC
TUES 6p Mar 11-April 1, 2025 @ Pet Food Exp
SAT 10a April 5-26, 2025 @ VDTC (B class will skip 5/24 Memorial Day weekend)
TH 6p May 8-29, 2025 @ VDTC
TUES 6p May 20-June 10, 2025 @ Pet Food Exp
TUES 6p July 15- Aug 5, 2025 @ Pet Food Exp
SAT 10a Sept 6-27, 2025 @ VDTC
TUES 6p Sept 9-30, 2025 @ Pet Food Exp (no Tues B class -can join B on Sat 10/4 )
TUES 6p Oct 7-28, 2025 @ Pet Food Exp (Last A class of the year- no B class follows)
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Manners B Out on the Town $200
For grads of Manners A.  Bring your training out to the real world full of distractions.  Skills we put to practice include:
  • environmental awareness
  • attention and focus
  • recalls in distracting environments
  • how to greet other dogs
  • leave it - move away from food on the ground
  • walking with dog friends & more
1 hour a week for 4 weeks at public Benicia locations:
Week 1- Pergola Area behind Benicia Yacht Club no walking
Week 2- 9th St Alvarez Park by restroom .25 mi
Week 3- Benicia Marina East 5th St side Turnbull Park by boat launch .5 mi
​Week 4- GRDUATION Behind Benicia Yacht Club then walk Downtown 1 mi
Add B when you purchase your A class at a discount of $50.  Manners B alumni can come to any other Manners B class to practice for free.
SAT 10a Feb 1-March 1, 2025 (Skip 2/15 Presidents Day Weekend)
TUES 6p Feb 11- Mar 4, 2025
TH 6p Mar 13- April 3, 2025
TUES 6p April 8-29, 2025
SAT 10a May 3-31, 2025 (Skip 3/24 Memorial Day Weekend)
TH 6p June 5-26, 2025
TUES 6p June 17- July 8, 2025
TUES Aug 12- Sept 2, 2025
​SAT Oct 4-25, 2025
Puppy Preschool $175
AVSAB (American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior) Position Statement on Puppy Socialization
Group class for puppies 5 mo and under at start of session.  
Puppy Preschool is a structured on leash class that provides learning and socialization for pups who have at least one round of puppy shots & have been seen by a local vet.  Safe and fun exposure to different people and other pups while practicing foundation behaviors like:
  • attention/ focus
  • puppy handling
  • come
  • sit & down
  • hand target & more
50 min a week for 4 weeks for puppies under 5 months
Ongoing class at Pet Food Express, Benicia
​Choose your start date, come for 4 weeks
WEDNESDAYS ongoing 6p starting Jan 15, 2025 

​Set 4 week class at VDTC in Benicia 
SAT 9a Jan 4, 2025
SAT 9a April 5, 2025
SAT 9a Sept 6, 2025
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After Puppy Preschool, go on to Manners A & B class.  If dates and times don't work for you consider a private training at your home.
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