DOG TRAINING SERVICES

At Ruff Customers we help you and your furry friend communicate better, and we do that in a number of different ways. Click on each service to see details:          

• Puppy Package
• Private Behavior Modification Sessions
• Private Obedience Lessons
• Day Training
• Pre-Adoption Services
• Specialty Workshops
• Rocket Recall
• Solid Stays
• Leash Walking Labs
• TESTIMONIALS

PUPPY PACKAGE: ($450 for 5 hour-long sessions): We teach you to train your puppy (MUST begin sessions before puppy is 18 weeks old) with basic obedience, socialization, and tricks training, including help with housetraining. Our trainers come to you. No initial evaluation is needed. SIGN UP NOW

PRIVATE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION SESSIONS: ($110/hour after initial consult, packages available) are geared toward your pup’s individual needs. Ruff Customers often works with dogs who aren’t very well suited for the stress of being in a group of dogs or puppies. We specialize in teaching dogs with aggression and fear issues. The first step is an initial evaluation: you complete a detailed behavioral history questionnaire (click here to begin), we study the provided information and meet your dog to assess individual needs. An initial evaluation / consultation lasts one and a half to two hours and costs $140. After that initial meeting, our trainer will discuss the evaluation and indicate how many training sessions she recommends. We specialize in Constructional Aggression Treatment (C.A.T.) and desensitization and counter-conditioning techniques for fear and aggression modification. We also offer discounts for multiple lesson packages. SIGN UP NOW

LET US EASE YOUR STRESS AND FREE YOUR TIME! ASK US ABOUT DAY TRAINING

PRIVATE OBEDIENCE LESSONS:  ($110/hour after initial consult, packages available): We teach puppy, adolescent, and adult dog basic obedience and tricks training. We offer discounts for multiple lesson packages. Our trainers come to you. An initial evaluation lasts one and a half to two hours and costs $130. Each additional hour starts at $110, with discounts when you sign up for more than three lessons. SIGN UP NOW

PRE-ADOPTION SERVICES: ($60 for a two hour consultation) Ruff Customers strongly supports the adoption of “slightly used” dogs and puppies from metro area shelters and rescue organizations. Therefore, we offer help in choosing your new best friend. For two hours, we will accompany you the shelter of your choice to help you make sure the pooch you’ve selected is a good fit for your family. To get started TODAY, fill out this New Client Questionnaire and send it to Ruff Customers via fax (206-339-8778) or via email to Leigh at Ruff Customers.

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No time for training? Let us ease your stress and free your time!

DAY TRAINING: ($300 per week (2-week minimum), multi-week discounts available) is perfectly suited for busy people who have difficult schedules or prefer to work with a more finished product. Our professional trainer will do it for you! With DAY TRAINING, we tailor a training or behavior modification strategy for your dog, do the work for you (while you’re at work or observing, your choice), then meet with you weekly to discuss your dog’s progress and show you how to maintain it. Passing the leash to a professional eliminates the difficulty of finding time to train your pup, and progress is faster when a professional is doing the work. We can teach in a few sessions what it takes months to learn in group class. All DAY TRAINING programs include unlimited email support and a follow-up visit within six months of beginning training. Training costs are $300 per week, which includes three (3) 45-minute training sessions with your dog each week, plus a 30-minute transfer session each week with you. Our goals: 1) to relieve your frustration with your dog’s behavior, and, 2) to help you build a wonderful relationship. Your dog benefits by learning from a skilled, experienced dog trainer, and we reduce your frustration and stress! DAY TRAINING is well suited to teaching manners such as Polite Leash Walking, Proper Door Greetings, Stay, Leave It, Come When Called, and more. And finally, Ruff Customers is fully insured for your security. Email Ruff Customers, call us at (234) PLAY-RUFF for more information, or just SIGN UP NOW

Ruff Customers periodically offers SPECIALTY WORKSHOPS ($150) such as:

• ROCKET RECALL , a seminar-type short duration class which focuses solely on teaching and improving your dog’s ability to return to you when called, on or off leash.  GET MORE INFO
  

• SOLID STAYS, a seminar-type short duration class dealing strictly with the proper way to teach and proof great stays GET MORE INFO
• In addition, we offer our ever-popular LEASH WALKING LAB,  which addresses in detail the subject of teaching your dog to walk politely on leash, without your resorting to tight leashes (and arm strain), heeling only, or being dragged down the street.  GET MORE INFO

Please note that these prices are subject to change without notice. Current rates are always available upon request.

GROUP CLASSES: On occasion, we teach classes in various neighborhood parks (weather permitting). Email Ruff Customers or call us at (234) PLAY-RUFF for more information.

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At Ruff Customers, we don’t use fear or pain, we use our brains to train!