Happy Dog! Behavior Modification and Obedience Training serves the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay area. One-on-One consultations outside St. Petersburg will incur a service fee based on distance traveled and time consumed.
Have questions or want to know your cost?
Phone: (727) 898-9653
Once your cost is established, you can pay for your Happy Dog services with your credit card by clicking the below "Pay Now" icon.
E-Mail: diane.anderson@haveahappydog.com
To view a schedule of classes by date, visit our Class Schedule page.
Descriptions of our classes follow below:
1. One-on-One Consultations/Coaching
2. Boot Camp
3. Beyond the Basics!
4. The Basics of Dog Ownership
5. How Dogs See, Hear, Smell, Feel and Think
One-on-One Consultations/Coaching:
- Problem Solving
- Behavior Modification
- Obedience
- Selecting the Perfect Dog
- Getting Ready for a New Baby
- Blending Two Families with Dogs
- And More!
An experienced Happy Dog! Obedience coach will come to your home, at a time convenient to you, and work with you, your family and your dog to establish an effective behavioral training program specifically geared to your needs. The benefit of one-on-one sessions is that the coach is able to observe your dog in its everyday environment, how it interacts with each family member, and what behaviors may need modification. Each session lasts one hour and, over the course of the sessions, covers the basic obedience commands of
sit,
down,
stay,
come, and
heel. Other information the family needs to have a well-behaved dog that is a functioning member of the family may also be covered.
Different dogs and their families require different amounts of coaching to reach a level of training satisfactory to the family, but the basic and most important obedience requirements can be taught to any family in two to four sessions.
Happy Dog! also provides training for dogs who already know the basics but whose family would like their dog to have more advanced skills such as
retrieve,
give,
up,
down,
in,
out,
right,
left,
stop, finding specific objects and more.
Six-Week Group Classes for You and Your Dog
Only $75.00 for entire six-week course! All classes are one hour per week for six weeks and must have a minimum of five paid participants to be held.
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Boot Camp
The Basics for Puppies and Dogs of All Ages
This is a very special program designed to build a good foundation for you to rely on for the rest of your dog’s life. It will not only provide your dog with basic obedience skills but will give you the tools necessary to interact with your dog appropriately, successfully and lovingly no matter what the issue.
The benefit of a six-week class is that you get to learn from the experiences of the other dog owners as the instructor helps them solve behavior and socialization challenges. At each class, time is allotted for questions. Participants also receive an in-depth, written outline after each class to help remember the details of the lesson(s).
Some of the areas covered:
• Basic care techniques
• Appropriate collars, leashes and equipment for your dog
• Crates, tie downs and puppy gates
• Assessing your dog’s temperament
• Introduction to sit, down, stay, heel (controlled walking) and come commands
• Effective, humane corrections
• Praise and praise timing
• Canine communication
• Social behavior around other people and dogs
• Addressing behavior challenges:
Housebreaking
Jumping
Barking
Mouthing
Chewing
Destructiveness
Fear
Dominance
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Advanced Boot Camp
For dogs and owners who have the basic obedience skills mastered and want a little more challenge and FUN in their lives.
Some of the areas covered:
• Improvements on the Basics
• Retrieve/Get, Bring and Give
• Up, Down
• In, Out
• Right, Left
• Right About, Left About (180 degree turn)
• Stop/Halt
• Finding Specific Objects
• Specific Behavioral Challenges
• And more!
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Other Happy Dog! Classes and Opportunities
1. Happy Dog! Behavior Modification and Obedience Training will provide an experienced coach for any of the above six-week obedience courses at your home or facility provided there is a minimum of five paid participants. Your course fee will be waived or the facility will receive a small stipend, whichever you choose.
2. An experienced lecturer/coach will also come to your facility to provide lecture classes for your clients, patrons or members on the following topics.
The Basics of Dog Ownership
One hour at your venue for $75.00 plus time and distance fee. This class covers everything from selecting a dog for your family to determining a dog's temperament. The lecturer may bring along a well-trained dog to use as an example.
Some of the areas covered in this class are:
- Characteristics of some of the more popular breeds
- Purebred vs. Heinz 57
- How to find a trainable dog that’s right for your family
- What is “temperament” and why is it important?
- Why dogs act the way they do
- How to communicate with a dog
- Humane and effective housebreaking
- Equipment you must have for your new dog
- How to use your dog's basic equipment
- How to teach basic obedience commands
- How to address behavior problems
- Scientific facts about dogs you may not know
- Question and answer session
How Dogs See, Hear, Smell, Feel and Think
One hour at your venue for $75.00 plus time and distance fee.
This class is for people who have always wondered what makes a dog with the same five basic senses as a human being so amazingly different from us and, in some cases, so similar. It is based on scientific studies done by reputable research facilities that have determined why, based on their physiology, dogs think and act the way they do. You will be amazed at what science has learned about the dog brain. This course will also help owners understand their own dogs better and interact with them more effectively.
