Puppy Paw Academy is designed for puppies between 8 weeks and 4 months old, offering them the very best start in life. This foundational program focuses on building confidence, teaching essential manners, and setting up healthy routines that will last a lifetime.
In Puppy Paw Academy, puppies and their families will learn:

• ✅ Basic Skills: sit, down, recall, leash manners, and polite greetings.

• ✅ Impulse Control: preventing jumping, nipping, and other common puppy challenges.

• ✅ Socialization & Exposure: safe and positive introduction to new people, places, surfaces, and sounds.

• ✅ Crate & Potty Training Support: tips and guidance for success at home.

• ✅ Confidence Building Games: helping puppies learn how to process new environments calmly.

This program is all about creating a well-mannered, adaptable, and happy companion while strengthening the bond between you and your pup.
Perfect for new puppy owners who want to start right, avoid common mistakes, and build a solid foundation for future training success.

Tween Tails Academy is built for adolescent dogs ages 5 months to 7 months, a stage often called the “pre-teenage phase.” During this time, dogs push boundaries, test patience, and sometimes forget everything they once knew! This program helps guide you and your dog through this critical development stage.
In Tween Tails Academy, dogs and their families will focus on:

• ✅ Strengthening Basics: polishing recall, leash manners, sit/down, and stays with distractions.

• ✅ Impulse Control & Focus: teaching your dog to think before reacting, even in exciting or stressful situations.

• ✅ Polite Behavior: addressing jumping, pulling, mouthing, and other common adolescent habits.

• ✅ Confidence & Social Skills: learning how to calmly interact with people, dogs, and new environments.

• ✅ Handler Skills: giving owners the tools and strategies to lead with consistency and confidence.

This program is perfect for owners who want to get through the “pre-teen dog” stage smoothly while continuing to build a reliable, well-mannered companion.

Teen Tails Academy is designed for young adult dogs ages 7 months to 1.5 years who are moving beyond the puppy stage but still need guidance, structure, and consistency. This program helps solidify training, build maturity, and set your dog up for lifelong success.
In Teen Tails Academy, dogs and their families will work on:

• ✅ Advanced Obedience: reliable recall, loose-leash walking, stays, and manners in high-distraction environments.

• ✅ Self-Control & Maturity: developing the ability to calm down, make good choices, and transition from play to focus.

• ✅ Polite Public Manners: learning how to behave appropriately around people, dogs, and busy environments.

• ✅ Confidence & Engagement: strengthening the bond with their handler and learning to look to them for guidance.

• ✅ Life Skills: preparing dogs for real-world situations at home, in town, and on adventures.

This academy is perfect for owners who want to refine their dog’s skills, build reliability, and move toward advanced training goals—whether that’s a well-mannered family dog, a therapy candidate, or preparation for specialized work.

Well-Behaved Basics is the perfect program for dogs 1 year of age and older who need a strong foundation in manners and obedience. Whether your dog is brand new to training or just needs a refresher, this class sets the groundwork for becoming a calm, well-mannered companion at home and in public.
In Well-Behaved Basics, dogs and their families will learn:

• ✅ Core Obedience: sit, down, stay, recall, and leash manners.

• ✅ Polite Behavior: no more jumping, pulling, or barging through doors.

• ✅ Impulse Control: learning to wait, focus, and think before reacting.

• ✅ Everyday Manners: calm greetings, crate practice, and household rules.

• ✅ Handler Skills: giving owners the tools to communicate clearly and confidently.

This class is designed to make life easier and more enjoyable for both dog and owner by creating a reliable set of everyday skills. It’s a great stepping stone for families looking to continue on to more advanced training programs.

🔔 Recall Rally
Recall Rally focuses on teaching your dog one of the most important life-saving skills: coming when called. Through games, repetition, and positive structure, your dog will learn to return to you even when distractions are high.

• ✅ Build a reliable recall indoors & outdoors

• ✅ Practice around real-life distractions

• ✅ Strengthen your bond and trust with your dog
  This class is a must for any owner who wants the peace of mind that their dog will come back every time.

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🐾 Walk in Harmony
Tired of being pulled down the street? Walk in Harmony teaches dogs and owners how to enjoy stress-free leash walks together.

• ✅ Loose-leash walking skills

• ✅ Focus and engagement while out and about

✅ Polite transitions through doors, gates, and busy areas
By the end of this class, you’ll be walking together in sync, making outings enjoyable for both you and your dog.
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👋 Introductions & Greetings
Introductions & Greetings is all about teaching your dog how to politely say hello to people and other dogs without jumping, pulling, or overreacting.

• ✅ Calm greetings with people

• ✅ Controlled dog-to-dog introductions

• ✅ Building confidence and social manners
  This class is perfect for families who want their dog to make a great first impression in every situation.

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Each of these are a 4 week specialty course 

🏅 Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Titles
 

🐕 AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC)

The CGC test is the first step in proving your dog is a well-mannered, reliable companion. This program prepares you and your dog for the 10-part CGC evaluation covering basic obedience, polite manners, and confidence in public.

• ✅ Sit, down, stay, and come when called

• ✅ Accepting friendly strangers & handling

• ✅ Walking politely on leash and in crowds

• ✅ Calm behavior around other dogs & distractions
   

🐕‍🦺 Advanced Canine Good Citizen (CGCA)

The CGCA test (Community Canine) builds on the CGC foundation, focusing on real-world reliability in busy, public environments. Dogs learn to demonstrate calm behavior with distractions, increased obedience, and handler focus.

• ✅ Reliable recalls & stays with distractions

• ✅ Loose-leash walking through crowds

• ✅ Polite behavior in community settings (stores, sidewalks, events)
  Perfect for dogs who are ready to take their good manners into more advanced public situations.
   

🌎 Urban Canine Good Citizen (CGCU)

The CGCU test takes training into urban and city environments, preparing your dog for life in complex, real-world situations.

• ✅ Navigating public transportation, elevators, and stairs

• ✅ Crossing streets & dealing with traffic noise

• ✅ Ignoring food, distractions, and loud environments

• ✅ Confidence in tight spaces and busy locations
  Ideal for dogs who will be regularly accompanying their owners in city life or service work.

🎓 APDT C.L.A.S.S. Program

The Canine Life and Social Skills (C.L.A.S.S.) program, created by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, provides a fun, tiered approach to training that mirrors the structure of earning a college degree.

🎓 B.A. (Bachelor’s)

The B.A. level demonstrates a strong foundation in manners and obedience. Dogs learn to respond reliably in everyday situations with a focus on impulse control, recall, and polite leash manners.

🎓 M.A. (Master’s)

The M.A. level takes training further by adding distractions, distance, and duration. Dogs show that they can handle more complex tasks, remain calm under pressure, and demonstrate maturity and focus.

🎓 Ph.D. (Doctorate)

The Ph.D. level represents the highest achievement in the C.L.A.S.S. program. Dogs must demonstrate advanced obedience and social skills, showing they can handle real-world challenges with confidence, reliability, and teamwork with their handler.

✨ Together, these two pathways (CGC series and C.L.A.S.S. series) give your clients clear, nationally recognized benchmarks to work toward while advancing their dog’s training journey.

🍺🐾 DWYD Brewery Manners

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Dogs With Your Drinks (DWYD) Brewery Manners is all about helping your dog become the perfect brewery buddy. This class focuses on teaching calmness, control, and confidence in social settings so you can enjoy outings together stress-free.

In Brewery Manners, dogs and their owners will work on:

• ✅ Settle Skills: teaching your dog how to relax quietly under the table or at your side.

• ✅ Polite Public Behavior: no jumping, begging, barking, or stealing food.

• ✅ Leash & Threshold Manners: entering and exiting crowded areas smoothly.

• ✅ Confidence in Busy Spaces: helping dogs stay calm around noise, strangers, and other dogs.

• ✅ Handler Skills: learning how to advocate for your dog and set them up for success in real-world brewery environments.

This fun, relaxed program is perfect for anyone who wants to enjoy Colorado’s brewery scene with a well-mannered canine companion by their side.

👃 Intro to Nose Work

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Intro to Nose Work is the starting point for dogs of all ages and breeds to tap into their natural scenting ability. This class introduces dogs to the fun of searching, hunting, and problem-solving using their noses.

• ✅ Builds confidence and focus

• ✅ Provides mental enrichment and outlet for energy

• ✅ Strengthens the bond between dog and handler

• ✅ Teaches foundational search games with food or toys
  This class is perfect for beginners, whether you’re looking for a fun hobby or want to prepare your dog for future scent work sports.

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🧪 Intro to Odor

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Intro to Odor is the next step after Intro to Nose Work. In this class, dogs are introduced to specific target odors (such as birch, anise, or clove) and begin learning how to search for them with accuracy.

• ✅ Builds off the fun foundation of Nose Work

• ✅ Introduces dogs to odor recognition

• ✅ Develops indication behaviors (alerting the handler when odor is found)

• ✅ Prepares teams for competition or advanced scent work
  This class is ideal for owners who want to take scent work to the next level—whether for sport, enrichment, or as a stepping stone toward working-dog skills.

🐶 Puppy Socialization & Intro to Weird Objects

This class gives puppies the chance to safely explore the big, sometimes overwhelming world. Using a variety of textures, sounds, and unusual objects, we build confidence and curiosity while preventing fear later in life.

• ✅ Positive exposure to new sights, sounds, and surfaces

• ✅ Learning calm responses to “weird” objects (umbrellas, wheelchairs, hats, etc.)

• ✅ Guided puppy play and safe socialization opportunities

• ✅ Building resilience and problem-solving skills
  A fun and essential way to set your puppy up for a lifetime of confidence!

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🏋️‍♂️ Canine Fitness & Conditioning

Fitness & Conditioning focuses on strengthening your dog’s body and mind through balance work, core exercises, and conditioning drills. Using specialized equipment, this class improves your dog’s athletic ability and overall health.

• ✅ Strength, balance, and coordination exercises

• ✅ Injury prevention & body awareness

• ✅ Conditioning for sport or working dogs

• ✅ Safe, low-impact workouts for all breeds
  Perfect for active companions, working dogs, or anyone who wants to keep their pup in top shape.

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🌀 Agility Night

Agility Night introduces your dog to the fun world of agility training! Whether you’re brand new or looking for a refresher, this class focuses on the foundations of agility in a low-pressure, confidence-building environment.

• ✅ Jumps, tunnels, and beginner obstacles

• ✅ Engagement and handler focus

• ✅ Confidence and teamwork building

• ✅ Fun outlet for energy and drive
  Great for dogs and handlers who want to try something new, burn energy, and bond through play and training.

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🎲 Game Night

Game Night is a just-for-fun workshop where training meets play! Each session focuses on interactive games that build obedience, engagement, and problem-solving while keeping things lighthearted.

• ✅ Training through play and teamwork

• ✅ Fun challenges and puzzles

• ✅ Confidence and relationship building

• ✅ Social, lighthearted atmosphere for dogs & owners
  The perfect way to keep your dog’s training skills sharp while enjoying a night of fun together.