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Obedience classes/trainers

I've got a 14 week old puppy who is ready to start obedience classes. Any recommendations for a local class/trainer?

Permalink Reply by bonnie on August 19, 2008 at 7:13pm: I also forgot to mention that Sandia gives discounts for shelter/pound adopted dogs. Very cool.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by imouse1 on September 8, 2008 at 11:01am: If you still need a trainer, I don't know of any personally but the Animal Humane may be able to recommend someone to you or help you with behavioral tips with their hotline. The number is 505-938-7900 and for more information you can visit http://ahanm.org/. Scroll down, it's the second topic on the main page. Hope that helps!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ellebelle on October 4, 2008 at 1:01pm: I've taken my puppy to petsmart...and we have an amazing trainer. KC, at the Montano/I-25 location. She's been wonderful, I would highly recommend her classes!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Stephanie on October 6, 2008 at 3:23pm: I'd recommend the Canine Country Club. They have a nice puppy class that our shyest dog really took to. Later, Dexter the Boy Genius graduated to the "tricks" classes where they learn all kinds of non-obedience things.

The classes are in a nice space (the ones in pet stores seem really loud and distracting), sometimes even outside in a quiet area behind the Country Club. Great place and great teachers. I highly recommend them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Christina White on October 17, 2008 at 7:35am: I just wanted to add my two cents about Acoma. We took our puppy to training classes there and were pretty disappointed. It was among the most inexpensive training facilities I had found, and I guess you get what you pay for, as the old saying goes. They have an anti-socialization policy (puppies are not allowed to interact with each other), with which I did not agree, and the class was too large (it seems like we had at least 20 puppies in ours -- probably more). We actually stopped attending after the fourth class. I wouldn't waste your money there.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bonnie on October 28, 2008 at 8:24pm: Sage graduated from puppy class with some good skills and is now attending big-girl classes at the Kanine Kollege with Evi Fox. Strict, but effective training at this place. Thanks again for everyone's feedback! Keep the comments coming!; ▶ Reply to This

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