ForceFreePets offers private dog training classes at Green Acers Kennel Shop for clients who have completed our Basic Manners class and others on a case-by-case basis.

All of our training is reward-based. We do not use or recommend shock, prong, choke collars, or other aversives as they have been proven to be less effective than rewards and detrimental to a dog’s basic welfare. Science tells us aversive tools and methods are unnecessary, and human
compassion and ethics tell us that using pain, force, and fear to train another sentient being is inhumane and abusive. You can read our ethical policies here.
If you and your dog have completed our Basic Manners class:

This option is for those that wish additional assistance on some of the behaviors we covered in Basic Manners; sit, down, come, walking on a loose-leash, give, leave it, etc.

Private dog training is NOT for dogs that are: anxious, fearful, reactive, aggressive, These behavioral issues are typically stress-related emotional responses, usually fear or anger, that will almost never be resolved by teaching a dog the behaviors we address in basic manners. If you have a dog that needs help with emotional issues, please go to our Behavior Consultation page.

Please click on the following link and email us a description of what you would like to work on with your dog. We will get back to you with the options we have available: Email Us.

If you and your dog have NOT completed our Basic Manners class:

Our private dog training program is customized around the individual needs of you and your dog. It will teach you to train your dog to sit, down, come, walk on a loose leash, give, leave it, etc.

Private dog training is NOT for dogs that are: anxious, fearful, reactive, aggressive, destructive, or hyperactive. These behavioral issues are typically stress-related emotional responses, usually fear or anger, that will almost never be resolved by teaching a dog the behaviors we address in basic manners. If you have a dog that needs help with emotional issues, please go to our Behavior Consultation page.

For more information on private training options: Email Us.

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• Help! My Dog is Aggressive, Reactive, Fearful, Anxious, etc. – What do I do? – WWM – APR2017
• Management of An Aggressive, Fearful or Reactive Dog
• Understanding, Identifying and Coping with Canine Stress  
• Keeping A Daily Journal
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