It All Starts Here.

Teach your dog how to navigate our human world and be your Partner-In-Life© by enrolling in our Foundations program. The skills you learn here are the building blocks upon which all our advanced training is based. Whether your goal is to have a reliable off-leash trail companion, a task-trained service dog, or simply a well-behaved family member, this is where it all begins.

Our Foundations program establishes a strong human-canine relationship by developing a clear language between dog and handler, finding a dog’s motivation and aligning it with ours, and teaching the core skills every dog should know to be a healthy, well-balanced individual.

This program covers the following skills and behaviors:

• Building a training language with marker words and clear communication
• Name Recognition/Focus
• Place
• Sit (Hold for Stay)
• Down (Hold for Stay)
• Come w/ Front finish
• Loose Leash Walking
• Threshold Manners (Doors, gates, cars)
• Return to Heel Position
• Addressing common issues like barking, jumping, etc.

In addition to obedience skills, our trainers’ holistic approach will touch on all aspects of a dog’s home life, such as nutrition, exercise, family dynamics and house rules.

2 Week Board & Train – $1,800

4 Private Lessons – $380-$420

Pre-requisite – Foundation Program or equivalent skill

Take your relationship with your dog to new levels and develop the ultimate Montana-lifestyle partnership by achieving Off Leash reliability. Having a dog who can enjoy freedom off-leash while remaining under control opens up numerous possibilities for ways to do more stuff with your dog like hiking, camping, river recreation, and more.

Note* – Our off-leash training program is only conducted in designated off-leash areas.

In this program:

• Proofing all commands from minimum distance of 30 feet: Come, Sit (Stay), Down (Stay)
• Proofing human and dog-passing skills – Dogs must be able to pass other humans, dogs, bikes, etc. on-trail without attempting to pull towards them/solicit uninvited attention
• Off Leash Heeling
• Introducing dog/handler teams to a remote collar
• Appropriate & safe trail etiquette and manners

2 Week Board & Train – $2,000

4 Private Lessons – $380-$420

Would you consider your dog shy, timid, or fearful? Sometimes this can slow down the learning process and we may need to take additional steps to build your dog’s confidence. By adding this specialty focus to our Foundation program, we will integrate additional exercises to help your dog live their life to the fullest. Some of the strategies we can implement are:

• Building motivation for play as a way to increase confidence with the handler and develop a higher value reward for dealing with difficult situations
• Introduce the dopamine box for feeding routines and a focus for dealing with stressors
• Teach dogs to look to their handler when faced with uncertain situations, rewarding boldness and curiosity about their world.
• And more, tailored towards the individual dog!

REACTIVITY is what we call it when a dog over-reacts to a stimulus. For example, if your dog sees another dog and barks, growls, or lunges, we would consider that reactive behavior. However, most dogs who display reactivity will cease that behavior when actually coming into contact with the subject of their focus, i.e. they bark and lunge at a dog, but if they actually get the chance to meet the dog behave in a friendly manner. A dog who does not stop the reactive behaviors and even escalates to conflict is considered aggressive.

Reactivity is very common, and we can help you reduce and even eliminate it! We can help reduce your dogs arousal/excitement levels around the object of their reactivity and refocus them on you. Add this specialty focus to our Foundation program.

Note – if you feel like your dog is demonstrating aggression, please speak with one of our trainers. We may be able to design a custom behavior modification program for you or refer you to a program that will help your dog succeed. 

Does your dog struggle having their ears, paws, and mouth handled? Do they hate having their nails trimmed? Add this to our Foundation program and we will integrate the following skills:

• Desensitize your dog to common types of handling seen at a veterinarian or groomer’s
• Muzzle conditioning – teach your dog to accept and wear a muzzle for safety
• Accept nail trimming and basic grooming

The front door is often one of the most exciting places in the home for your dog, and one of the hardest for your dog to mind his manners. Adding this specialty focus will incorporate appropriate door and greeting manners into your dog’s repertoire of behaviors, including:

• Counterconditioning the sound of the knock and/or doorbell. This process reduces barking, overexcitement, and jumping at the door and turns into a cue that your dog has a new job to do.
• Place – we will use the Place command to give your dog a designated spot to greet guests, and a structure to remain in until calm. We can further use this behavior to keep dogs calm in the house while guests are visiting, including at the dinner table

We are now offering weekly group hikes on rotating days and times! This is a fantastic option for dogs who need additional structured exercise or a different way to socialize with their doggy friends. The details:

• All dogs eligible! First hike is a trial hike.
• Hikes will be one hour with one of our trainers, with a minimum of two dogs and a maximum of six.
• Dogs who have been through our off leash training will be able to hike off leash. All other dogs can hike on a long line!
  • If you want your dog to be able to hike off leash, we are offering a shortened ecollar conditioning course of 2 private lessons focused on recall.
  • If your dog needs additional training to be able to hike safely, we can help with that too! Dogs who are muzzle conditioned can still participate in hikes.
• Owners can attend the hikes WITH their dogs or they can utilize our drop-off option and have a trainer handle them during the hike. It can also be added onto an existing boarding or daycare stay!

$20 – Dog and Handler Attending

$30 – Drop-Off Option (Trainer handling)

See the EVENTS tab for our calendar and to register!

Open to all of our current training clients who have completed our Foundation Program or equivalent skill level.

These drop-in classes will rotate topics (description on event calendar) to cover a variety of fun and beneficial skills and behaviors not covered in our standard foundation class. Class topics have included things like: The Art of Play, Free-Shaping, Introduction to Canine Conditioning and Fitness, Introduction to Nose Work, and More!

$20/Class – Calendar available to existing students, sign up using our EVENTS CALENDAR

Showcase your hard work with your dog by passing the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen test.

This is a 10-item test administered by the AKC that covers basic obedience and social skills. You can check out details on the tests by going HERE. 

We can administer the Canine Good Citizen Test, AKC Community Canine (CGC-A) and Canine Good Citizen – Urban tests as well as AKC Trick Dog titles.

We offer these tests in group formats and need a minimum of two participants to host a test.

We are also offering a CGC Prep Course group class series! Check out our EVENTS CALENDAR to register or find our next test date. 

$20/Test