Small Groups and Personal Attention

Calling ALL new puppy owners! Each class will have training skills, a behavior discussion, as well as healthy socialization with other pups, objects, and sounds. This class will help your pup learn the cues of other pups and guide owner of appropriate puppy play.  Topics of discussion can include house-training, mouthing, chewing, jumping and crate training.  This is a training based class geared to pups ages 10 weeks – 5 months. This class is taught at least twice every Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer.

This class introduces new pups and their families to the foundation skills of good behavior at home and polite manners in the community.  Each class includes behavior and life skills – as well as healthy socialization with other pups, objects and sounds and a training discussion.  When you and your pup complete seven classes, you can be recognized by the American Kennel Club® and receive their S.T.A.R. Puppy title.  This is a training based class designed for pups ages 3 months to 6 months. This is a training based class designed for pups ages 3 months to 6 months. This class is taught once or twice every Fall, Winter & Spring.

My Pack Leash Walk and dog training class combined! After introducing new leash walking cues and handling skills, you and your dog will begin walking with other handlers and social dogs in “The Pack.“ A Pack Walk provides excellent physical and mental exercise for your dog as well as neutral interaction with other social dogs. This is an all outside walking and training class at Central Park in Doylestown. Learn new exercises to improve your dog’s leash walking skills as we power walk through the park. This class is a great option for the active teenage dog! Or, if your dog is excitable around other dogs, needs exercise, constantly stops on their walks or simply enjoys walking. We teach them to walk (and stay!) on one side of you, walk in a straight line, walk at a steady pace and walk with their head up in the air (rather than trying to eat everything off the ground!). We will also practice appropriate meet and greet skills with people and dogs. This class is taught at least twice every Fall & Spring.

This class is a fun balance between teaching movement skills and self control exercises with your dog! We work on strategies to teach your dog to come when you want and different strategies to anchor your dog when it is time to stay. This class is designed for social dogs ages 6 months and older. This class is taught once or twice every Fall, Winter & Spring.

Do you dream of having your dog come on command? Every time, even with distractions or even when they don’t feel like it? Let’s set the groundwork for a reliable recall and make this happen! We will discuss common mistakes and how to overcome them. We will use games and multiple training strategies to build your success history. Let’s have fun teaching this important skill and then fun training it for reliability. This class is taught at least once or twice every Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer.

Interested in becoming a therapy dog team? Taught by Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs evaluator, Susie Danzis, this class is designed for handler & dog teams interested in pursuing therapy dog work.  The AKC Canine Good Citizen Program® (CGC) is an assessment of skills, a dog’s public manners and team’s readiness for therapy team certification testing.  This class prepares teams for CGC testing on the final week of class and introduces Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs test items to prepare appropriate teams for future therapy certification testing.  This class is taught once or twice every Fall, Winter & Spring.

Sponsored by Roxy Therapy Dogs and the VIA of Doylestown, this specialized class is designed for handlers pursuing a training path toward therapy team certification with their dog. Taught by certified dog trainer and Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs evaluator, Susie Danzis, this class is the first step for handlers with the goal of becoming a potential therapy team. This training path introduces standard skills as well as unique cues and concepts needed for this wonderful work in the future. This is a training & coaching based class for dogs between the ages of 8 months and older, with our without previous training.

This shorter, five week class is designed for teams that have completed Therapy Dog Skills or have already earned their CGC.  This class prepares teams for the fourteen Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs (B&BTD) test items.  Teams learn how to highlight their dog’s temperament, display their dog’s polite manners and demonstrate team skills for upcoming certification testing.

This quick two week review is designed for teams that have completed a previous therapy prep class and/or feel ready for Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs (B&BTD) testing.  Two weeks of B&BTD test item review, including a B&BTD mock test.  The next week a B&BTD testing is available with an approved evaluator (there is no fee for testing).

Interested in becoming a therapy team and want a quick assessment to see how you’d be tested? If so, this two week option is for you!  The first week is informational to learn the testing process and what to expect.  The second week is a mock Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs (B&BTD) testing.  If you perform well, you can sign up for Therapy Dog Refresh & Test, which includes B&BTD testing.  If you need more training, you can sign up for a Therapy Dog Skills or Test Prep Class.  This is recommended for mature dogs with previous group class training.

If you are ready for Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs (B&BTD) testing, need to re-test, or are re-certifying from another therapy dog organization, this option is for you.  Sign up for one review week & mock B&BTD test before the real deal!