Choose your starting path

Class Format

Once you've completed your starting path and received the relevant approval, choose classes that fit your goals and schedule. Our ongoing drop-in format means you don't need to commit to the same weekly timeslot or wait for a new cohort to begin. Dogs and guardians learn at different paces, so we revisit skills, adjust exercises to the teams attending, and give you room to keep progressing beyond a fixed course.

Curriculum

Our offerings keep evolving with community interest and what is useful and relevant to dogs and guardians. Check the current calendar for what's running, and explore our foundational skills guide for the skills we build on.

CORE:

CORE classes build practical foundations for both ends of the leash. Puppies and adult dogs practice clear communication, coordinated movement, settling, and responding around distractions through three rotating themes:

• Training and Behavior Foundations: build cues for positions, movement, and interacting with objects; communicate with hand signals; read your dog's body language; practice grooming and handling; and learn to reward your dog with play and other things they value, as well as treats.
• All About Walks: develop walking and movement cues, navigate on-leash greetings, and practice handling strategies that help you create space and guide your dog through challenging situations. Pattern games and rally exercises build engagement and teamwork.
• Regulation and Recall: practice settling on a mat, waiting, staying, becoming comfortable with separation, and coming when called, including emergency recall and returning to you when something else is exciting.

Each session focuses on one or two concepts, adjusted to the teams attending. Revisiting a topic builds fluency and adds new ways to apply it as your dog progresses.

Hub Exclusive:

Explore scent work, tricks, rally, fitness for balance and body awareness, and agility foundations such as jumps and tunnels. Hub Exclusive formats bring creative skills and challenges into the mix: independent movement puzzles, lure chasing with settling between turns, BARKADE station exploration, and games that test familiar skills. Pack Walks and Out and About classes apply walking, settling, and neutrality skills in public spaces.

For independent practice between classes, explore BARKADE's self-directed stations with your dog. BARKADE is a separate drop-in option and does not require a training evaluation.

Learning for guardians

Our Behavior Series and guardian discussions cover puppy development and adolescence, fear and stress, resource guarding, and changes in behavior, helping you make informed choices and support your dog in daily life.

How puppies join in

Puppies learn alongside other dogs in the shared curriculum; no puppy-specific cohort is needed. Start with CORE everyday foundations, then explore suitable Hub Exclusive classes with your trainer's guidance. We modify exercises for each dog's age, comfort, and skill level, and for the guardian's experience.

In indoor training classes, each team has its own fenced suite for off-leash practice without an unexpected greeting from a neighboring dog. Eligible puppies who have not completed their vaccinations can practice around dogs and people from their own space, with extra sanitizing of their dedicated training area.

Playgroups

Separate 50-minute supervised playgroups are for dogs cleared for direct interaction, with groups matched by age and energy level. Playgroup eligibility is distinct from readiness for a training class.

Group training FAQ's