Puppy & Obedience Classes
Real-life training classes for real-life results
Our puppy training and manners dog training classes are the best Reno has to offer:
- Taught by experienced professional dog trainers
- Focused on results outside the classroom
- Small class size for personalized attention
- All positive reinforcement training
- Lots (and lots) of fun
A few things to know about attending class with us
Our classes are small, so pre-registration is required. No drop-ins, please.
School-aged children are warmly welcomed to participate, but must be accompanied and supervised by a parent.
All in-person group classes have been modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please read class descriptions for details.
See below for classes and details plus a few great package deals!
Puppy Kindergarten Training Class
How about puppy relief today and a behaviorally healthy dog for all the days to come? We’ll cover foundational basic manners with a focus on teaching your pup calm behavior around you, strangers, guests, and fellow canines. Weekly 1 hour puppy playdates include carefully managed play time with another puppy of appropriate size and play style, supervised by a trainer. And if puppy antics like potty training, puppy biting, and chewing up your stuff have you rattled, you’ll love our personalized private jump-start session.
Puppy Kindergarten class details
FREE 1/2 hour Tech Set Up session
1 live private puppy training Jump Start lesson
4 weeks of online group class:
– weekly one-hour Puppy Playdates, supervised by a trainer
– weekly obedience exercises
– weekly safe socialization exercises
– weekly live Q&A sessions with your trainer
– Access to a private Facebook group for Puppy Kindergarten attendees
$225 tuition includes all group sessions, playdates + your private jump-start lesson
Prerequisites
For puppies under 5 months old.
- Puppies must be healthy and have begun their puppy shots. (It is not required to have completed your puppy’s vaccination series. Questions about vaccine requirements or cleaning protocols? Please ask us!)
- Puppy Kindergarten is open enrollment—start right away! (Must pre-enroll; no drop-ins.)
Once you enroll you can start anytime!
- Puppy Playdates are on Wednesdays (time TBD)
- Live Q&A sessions are on Friday evenings at 5:30
Basic Manners Dog Training Class
All Basic Manners classes have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We are still offering private training through Zoom. Contact us to get on the waiting list for when classes begin again!
The perfect class for “teenage” and adult dogs of any age who need to learn or brush up on the basics. If you’re living with an unruly pooch or a dog whose hearing, ahem, tends to be a bit spotty, this is the class for you. We cover basic obedience like sit, down, coming when called, and walking nicely on leash. Our main goal is building self-control and focus in distracting situations so you can rely on your dog’s good manners no matter the situation.
Basic Manners class details
- 6 weeks of group class + 1 dog training orientation
- $275 tuition includes all group sessions + orientation
Prerequisites
No previous class or training required, but dogs must be healthy, up-to-date on vaccinations, and show no aggression toward other dogs or people.
- Tuesdays 6:00pm – make reservations a few weeks in advance.
- Sundays 3:00pm – make reservations a few weeks in advance.
- Thursdays at 6:00pm – make reservations a few weeks in advance
Looking for a complete training course for your dog? Check out the Benji and Lassie Bundles below!
Walkabout Field Trip Class
How about a some beautiful leash manners? If you’re as serious about real-life results as we are, join us to take your dog’s polite leash walking skills from “ow, my arm hurts” to “look at that heel!” Enjoy a fun, trainer-guided field trip walk through the neighborhood, to build a cosmopolitan canine ready to accompany you anywhere (and make you look good doing it).
Walkabout Field Trip class details
- 3 weeks of group training sessions in and out of the classroom
- $115 tuition
Prerequisites
Basic Manners class or equivalent level of training
Class Schedule
Saturdays at 2:00pm, starting on:
March 7, ending on Mar. 21
May 16, ending on June 6 (no class on May 23rd)
Thursdays at 7:30, starting on:
March 19, ending on Apr. 2
Rocket Recall Field Trip Class
If you’re a dog-loving outdoorsy type, this real-life field trip class will have your best friend ready to join you on any adventure – on or off leash! Starting in the classroom then working up to an outdoor training excursion, our trainer will guide you into building a calm, focused dog out in the wide, wide world – no matter what distractions the wilderness throws your way!
Rocket Recall Field Trip class details
- 3 weeks of group training sessions in and out of the classroom
- $115 tuition
Prerequisites
Basic Manners class or equivalent level of training. This class is not appropriate for reactive dogs or dogs with aggression issues, as there will be quite a bit of movement as well as off-leash activity.
Class Schedule
Saturdays at 2:00pm, starting on:
April 4, ending on Apr. 25 (no class on the 11th)
Thursdays at 7:30pm, starting on:
April 16, ending on Apr. 30
AKC Canine Good Citizen test prep class
Canine Good Citizens enjoy many extra canine privileges. They’re more likely to be welcomed into hotels, work places, and rental housing as just a few examples. Becoming a CGC is also a great first step toward therapy dog work. Besides all that, CGC class is another fun way to work on real-life manners for a dog you can trust in all manner of situations.
Canine Good Citizen class details
- 6 weeks of group class
- CGC test (optional)
- $225 tuition includes your CGC test fee (regularly $25)
Prerequisites
Walkabout Field Trip class or equivalent level of training
Class Schedule
The Benji Bundle:
Save $105 when you bundle Basic Manners with our Field Trip Classes
We won’t be training your dog to save kidnapped children, but with the Benji Bundle she’ll learn to handle just about any other life situation that comes her way. This trio of classes (6 weeks of Basic Manners foundation plus both our 3-week Walkabout and Rocket Recall field trip classes) is designed to teach your dog the art of polite companionship at home and anywhere you’d like her company, from city errands to weekend outings. In addition to a charming, impressively well-behaved pooch, you’ll also receive discounts on additional Fur and Feather Works classes and workshops.
Contact us to sign up or click below to get more details
The Lassie Package:
Save $130 when you bundle Puppy K, Basic Manners, and two 3-week Field Trip Classes
Okay, Lassie wasn’t real. (Did you know she was played by about 10 different dogs?) Still, we all yearn for that ideal companion dog. Our Lassie Package bundles all the classes you need to help your puppy grow up to be a polite member of society, welcomed everywhere you take her. You wouldn’t stop a child’s education after kindergarten and expect her to become a rocket scientist, right? Think of the Lassie Package as your dog’s K-12 education. Plus you’ll get discounts on other Fur and Feather Works classes and workshops, too!
Contact us to sign up or click below to get more details
Meet the Fur & Feather Works training team
We love dog training. We love teaching. And we believe in being the best at both.
Get to know us!
“I now have a dog I’m comfortable taking [everywhere]…”
“I took my Lab for Puppy Kindergarten and then Basic Manners. [The classes] helped me correct my dog’s bad habits and stop others that were developing. I now have a dog I am comfortable taking on outings in the city and in rural settings, thanks to Fur and Feather Works.” – Proud dog parent Paul, condensed from his Yelp review
Click here to read the full review plus many more
Questions about puppy or dog training classes?
Call us at (775) 420-2322
Fur and Feather Works offers the best in puppy training classes, dog training classes, private dog training, cat training, and bird training for the Reno area including Sparks, Washoe Valley, Incline Village, Lemmon Valley, Cold Springs, Palomino Valley, Pleasant Valley, Susanville, Carson City, Dayton, Garnerville, Minden, Marleeville, Verdi, Somerset, Spanish Springs, Fernley and Fallon.
