Group Obedience Classes
We offer a range of dog training classes, from puppy basics to advanced obedience. Our goal is to help you and your dog build a strong, trusting relationship, leading to a motivated, engaged, and well-behaved dog. In our classes, you will learn how to:
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Motivate and engage your dog
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Teach obedience using positive reinforcement
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Set healthy boundaries at home and in everyday situations
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Address problem behaviors and correct disobedience fairly
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Adjust routines to reduce unwanted behaviors
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Understand how your dog perceives situations and your actions
Puppy Kindergarten
For puppies 10 weeks to 6 months
6 week series | Saturdays 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Cost: $300
In our puppy training class, you will learn how to:
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Created an engaged puppy
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Train your puppy using motivational obedience
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Use the environment and everyday noises to boost your puppy's confidence
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Address common issues like biting and jumping
Our Puppy Kindergarten Course includes the AKC Star Puppy Program and evaluation, which lays the foundation for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Certification.
Learn more about the AKC Star Puppy Program here.
Sign up for an upcoming Puppy Kindergarten Course
Basic Obedience
For dogs 6 months and up
6 week series | Saturdays 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Cost: $300
In this basic obedience class, you'll learn how to motivate and teach your dog to be obedient in all areas of life.
You'll also learn how to:
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Communicate effectively with your dog
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Teach key skills like sit, down, come, and heel
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Address common problem behaviors
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Play games to build trust and strengthen your bond
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Understand your dog's body language
AKC Canine Good Citizen skills are built into this class and testing is available at graduation.
Sign up for an upcoming Basic Obedience Course
Intermediate Obedience
For dogs of all ages
6 week series | Saturdays 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cost: $300
Prerequisite: Dogs must have completed Basic Obedience and not be reactive.
Join us for a fun and challenging intermediate obedience class, where we'll fine-tune skills and play exciting games.
In this class, you'll work on:
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Focused Heel & Heeling Games
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Tunnels
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Jumps
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Blind Searches
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Recall with Distractions
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Send out
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Emergency Down
AKC Canine Good Citizen skills are built into this class and testing is available at graduation.
Daily practice is required for this course.
Sign up for an upcoming Intermediate Obedience Course
Advanced Obedience
For dogs of all ages
6 week series | Saturdays 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cost: $300
Prerequisite: Dogs must have completed Intermediate Obedience.
In Advanced Obedience, you'll build on the skills learned in the intermediate course and practice combining exercises.
AKC Canine Good Citizen skills are built into this class and testing is available at graduation.
Daily practice is required, and field trips may be included when possible.
Sign up for an upcoming Advanced Obedience course
Drop-In Style Classes
Our drop-in style classes offer you the flexibility to train on your schedule and only pay for the classes that you reserve and use.
You can choose to pay-as-you-go, or purchase a virtual punch card to get 2 FREE classes. Our virtual punch card can be used for any of our drop-in training and drop-in protection classes.
Drop-In Style Obedience Classes (Year Round)
Registration Required
$50 | For dogs of all ages
Wednesdays at 6:30 PM | Saturdays at 9:00 AM
Our obedience classes are open to all dogs, focusing on teaching basic commands, and applying them to real-life situations. Handlers will also learn to manage their dog's energy, use positive reinforcement, address problem behaviors, and introduce corrections when necessary.
Visit our Obedience Training Class page to learn more.
Drop-In Style Protection Classes (Year Round)
Registration Required
$50 | For dogs of all ages
Registration Required for Drop-In Classes
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM | Saturdays at 2:00 PM
Protection work builds on skills from the Puppy Play-drive Development course to teach dogs protection skills for bite sports and real-world protection, focusing on balancing drive and obedience through positive reinforcement and careful use of aversives.
This course requires dogs to be enrolled in our obedience program, with the goal of preventing psychological harm and ensuring well-rounded, safe dogs.
Learn more about our requirements for Protection Training Class.
Ladies Night (April through October)
$50 | Location Provided After Registration
6:30 PM on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month
Ladies Night classes provide a safe environment for clients to work with their dogs while strengthening the dog-handler relationship.
These offsite training sessions are held at various locations around Snohomish, Monroe, and Lake Stevens. Exact locations will be shared upon registration. For more details or a schedule of locations, you can email Kim@audaxk9.com.
AKC Canine Good Citizen, CGC Advanced, and CGC Urban training and testing are available at these classes.
Real-World Training (April through October)
$50 | For dogs of all ages
6:30 PM on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month
Training in the Real World is a class for existing clients to work on their dogs skills in new, higher distraction situations with the coaching of Kimberly and/or Jason.
AKC Canine Good Citizen, CGC Advanced & CGC Urban training and testing will occur at these classes.