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.

Note – This is an on-leash program. In order to enroll in our off-leash program, dogs must complete our foundation program or demonstrate equivalent skill. 

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)
• 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:

• Teaching the off-leash Heel command
• 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
• 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

Does your dog need some extra focus on a particular skill to make your relationship that much better? You can customize ANY training program to include additional skills! Here are a few examples:

• Greeting guests at the door
• Remaining calm and cooperative during veterinary care or grooming events
• Learning how to wear a muzzle, Rex Specs, dog boots, or other specialty equipment items
• And More!

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.

If this is something you want to work on, we do require a training evaluation to make sure your dog’s behavior does not require more serious behavior modification. 

Teaching a dog how to use his nose is a great way to provide mental stimulation, and it is also the base for many useful and fun skills! It can also be used to help hone a dog’s natural abilities, such as finding birds or other game animals. In a nose work program, we teach:

• Imprinting the scent of the handler’s choice – this can be anything from competition scents like birch oil, to food allergen detection, to antler shed or morel mushroom hunting, and more! 
• Introduce an indicator behavior (How the dog tells us he found the scent!)
• Introduce the “Search” cue with containers
• Transition from container searches to “free” searches in multiple environments

Are you an avid camper, backpacker, mountain biker, rollerblader, paddleboarder, horseback rider, or something else equally adventurous? 

Do you want your dog to come along on these adventures? We can help you prepare!

From teaching dogs to run alongside a bike or a horse, to pulling you on skies, to riding a paddleboard, to carrying a backpack and having good camp skills, we can prepare you both to enjoy life together, wherever that may take you!

Available to our existing training clients – join us for group hikes and pack walks!

These trainer-guided group outings are a great way for you to work on your dog’s existing skills around other dogs, people, and in new environments. These outings are not a structured class – so there is no curriculum – but they are led by a trainer who is available to answer questions and troubleshoot. 

Group Hikes – Hosted in designated off-leash areas where you may encounter off leash dogs, people, horses, mountain bikers, etc. Dogs who have not gone through off leash training can still participate by hiking on a long lead or flexi! 

Pack Walks – On-leash, usually hosted in an urban setting to focus on higher level distractions! These may also include “patio” outings, where we meet at dog-friendly venus with outdoor seating! 

These outings are $20/each and are eligible for our Class Punch Pass uses!

Please see the CLASSES AND EVENTS CALENDAR to sign up! 

We offer a few regular group class series, as well as drop-in classes and specialty workshops/seminars! 

Our Foundation Group Class and many of our seminars are available to everyone, while our intermediate/advanced drop-in classes are open to students who have completed our Foundation training curriculum or have equivalent skill.

To see what classes we are currently offering, please visit our CLASSES AND 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