A-Way to Wag Dog Training in Tempe AZ: Types of Training
Training can be conducted in your home.
Puppyhood is the most important time of a dog's life. If you take the time to properly train and socialize your puppy now, you can help him/her grow up to be a well adjusted and confident dog. This class will help you form a lifelong bond with your puppy, as well as lay a foundation for good behavior and cooperation. Puppies are introduced to sit, down, come and leash manners. Other areas covered are: puppy mouthing, chewing, digging, barking, housebreaking and confidence building exercises. For puppies 8 weeks to 5 months of age.
These lessons provide training for owners with their dogs. This program focuses on basic on-leash obedience that will enhance communication and everyday living with your dog. Areas covered include: mouthing, jumping up, walking on a loose leash, sit, down, heel, place command (boundary stay), and come back when called. For dogs 5 months and older.
Clicker training is an effective training technique that is a fun method which enhances behavior modification. The goal of this class is to have fun and build an even stronger bond with your dog! With the use of a clicker, you will learn you how to create and capture any trick under the sun!
At this time, we are only working with existing Service/Assistance dogs.
Service animal means any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.
There are many types of assistance roles that an assistance dog might serve. They can "see" for the blind, "hear" for the deaf, offer mobility for individuals in wheelchairs, and offer therapy and love to those that are lonely or sick. Assistance dogs can be trained to turn lights on and off for their owners who are unable to use their arms, as well as push elevator buttons, pull wheelchairs and retrieve items for their owner. A guide dog can help its owner around obstacles and alert him or her to street curbs, and traffic.
For the hearing impaired, these special dogs can let their owner know when the phone rings, if there is smoke in the house, if an alarm clock goes off or if their baby is crying.
Social/Therapy dogs provide unconditional love to people who cannot have a dog due to disability, illness or age. These dogs make special visits to hospitals and nursing homes.
Assistance dogs are more than friends - they make many tasks possible for people with disabilities. If you would like more information about our assistance dog program, selecting an assistance dog, or the training of a service dog, please contact us.
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TRAINING
Consult your trainer for specific advice concerning the care, training, and treatment of your dog. Since every dog is unique, a behavior or training program should be chosen with your individual dog's needs and your personal goals in mind.
- Doorbell Attacks/Barking
- Jumping
- Dominance-related Issues
- Housebreaking
- Chewing
- Digging
- Fear/Phobias/Separation Anxiety
- Dog Bites
