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PRIVATE LESSONS
Every Day Manners
The obedience that makes a dog easy to live with. Four private lessons, one on one with your trainer, and you learn it alongside your dog.
OWNER AND TRAINER
Basic obedience and manners
FORMAT
4 private lessons
AGE
ANY AGE
PRICE
$795
Is this the right program?
Every Day Manners strengthens your dog's practical social skills and builds a better working relationship between the two of you. It covers basic commands and good manners with increased levels of distractions, so what your dog learns here holds up at the front door, on the sidewalk, and around other people.
Yes, if your dog
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Pulls on the leash or drags you down the block
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Jumps on guests and counters
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Ignores you unless you are holding food
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Bolts out the front door or the car door
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Barks or nips when excited
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Has never had formal training
Not yet, if your dog
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Barks, lunges, or growls at people or dogs. Start with Ruff Edges
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Is fearful, shy, or shuts down. Start with Ruff Edges
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Has separation anxiety. Start with Ruff Edges
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Is under 6 months old. Start with puppy classes
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Needs the work done for you. See Day Training
What your dog learns
Sit
Held until released, not until something more interesting happens.
Down
A settled position your dog can hold while you eat, work, or talk.
Place
Go to a bed or cot and stay there. The single most useful command in a busy house.
Come and recalls
Coming back the first time you call, not the fourth.
Walking on leash
A loose leash instead of a dog towing you down the sidewalk.
Waiting at thresholds
No bolting through the front door, the gate, or the car door.
Jumping and nipping
Greeting people with four feet on the floor.
Barking
Turning the noise off when you ask.
What's included
Format
4 one-hour private lessons at Ryker Dog Training, scheduled with your trainer
Price
$795
Age
Any age. Puppies under 6 months usually start with puppy classes instead.
Who attends
You and your dog. This program trains the handler as much as the dog.
Not sure between programs?
YOU DO THE WORK
Every Day Manners
Four basic lessons covering basic obedience and the manners that make a dog easy to live with.
$795
WE DO THE WORK
Day Training
Your dog trains with us during the workday. Puppy, teen, 20 day and 30 day packages.
$995 - $2,150
FASTEST
Board & Train
Your dog lives with a trainer. One week puppy, two week home manners, two week family dog, or the behavioral program.
$1,905 - $3,945
Questions
Do I need to be at the lessons?
Yes. Every Day Manners is a handler program as much as a dog program. We show you how to get the behavior and how to keep it once you go home. If you want the training done for you instead, look at Day Training or Board & Train.
My puppy is four months old. Can we start here?
Usually puppy classes are the better first step, because socialization during those months is time sensitive in a way obedience is not. A trainer will tell you which makes more sense when they review your questionnaire.
What if I need to cancel a lesson?
Give us at least 24 hours notice. A cancellation with less than 24 hours notice, or a no-show at your scheduled time, forfeits that lesson.
I work all day. Can I still do this?
Lessons are scheduled directly with your trainer, so many clients fit them around work. If your schedule will not allow consistent practice at home, Day Training is built for exactly that situation.
Cancellation policy
We work very hard to meet the needs of our client's busy schedules. Should you need to cancel your lesson, please do so with at least 24 hours notice. A cancellation notice less than 24 hours, or a no-show on your scheduled day and time, will result in the forfeit of that lesson.
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