Healthy Petz veterinary hospital is offering puppy and dog classes. These classes include AKC’s Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R puppy program. There is also private behavior training and soon to come agility.

Dogs and Kat uses proven, effective methods that allow you to build a bond of trust with your dogs while also teaching them to be happy, well-mannered family members. They offer group classes, private lessons, in home training, and clicker training. They also offer behavioral consultations for issues such as dog/dog aggression, dog/people aggression, house training, separation anxiety, and much more. They have been voted Nashville’s Best Dog Trainer 3 years in a row by readers of Nashville PAW magazine!

Advanced Canine in Nashville, TN has over 30 years of experience in puppy and dog training, group classes, and general dog obedience training. Advanced Canine specializes in all areas of Training and behavior modification/counseling, with an impressive background in Basic and Advanced obedience training Call us at 615-348-1490. Our knowledgeable staff has worked with Law Enforcement dogs, Search and Rescue dogs, and Military dogs and puppies as well as family pets. With a background ranging from simple dog obedience training and behavior modification to search and rescue instruction, you can count on Advanced Canine to offer the best instruction available, whatever your dog training needs may be.

For Social Graces Dog Training uses positive reinforcement techniques to teach people and dogs to communicate effectively without pressure, stress, or pain. Group classes are held including a continuous puppy 101, problem solving, obedience beginner through advanced training. For Social Graces is involved in Therapy Dog visitation through Love on a Leash, and offers CLASS Canine Learning and Social Skills, Canine Good Citizen certifications. Private sessions and day training are also offered where your dog is trained for you. Some web training is also available.

Saranne Corley Riccio of Muttly Manners & More is a certified dog trainer through Animal Behavior College and teaches positive reinforcement training. She works with owners in their home to address many common, unwanted dog behaviors such as housebreaking, resource guarding, door dashing and many others, in addition to teaching basic obedience for dogs of all ages.

I chose the name Positive Rewards to reflect my training philosophy; the use of positive reward (reinforcement) training. Achieving success is always rewarding – whether it is the individual learning or the trainer observing comprehension on the part of the student. For people not familiar with the concept of reinforcement training, the idea of being able to effectively teach without using physical or verbal correction seems impossible or improbable. I train by using the motivational desires of the individual.I think of it as a “Fair Trade” agreement between myself and the animal I am working with. If it is a behavior which I am trying to promote – some action which I’d like the animal to perform more frequently, I’ll highlight that particular behavior through use of a marker followed by some form of a reinforcer which the animal desires. If the behavior is not one which I ‘want’, I’ll choose not to reward the behavior. My lack of response communicates ” try something else”. And that is what will occur. “But what happens when he misbehaves?” Misbehavior can be a reflection of lack of understanding, lack of motivation , or inadvertent reinforcement on our part! Many ‘bad’ behaviors work because we have inadvertently rewarded the behavior in our ignorance. By understanding how the learning process occurs, I demonstrate to owners how to change their animal’s behavior without the physical use of force or intimidation.

Pak Masters Dog Training provides obedience and behavior modification training for you and your pet. Centrally located in Franklin, KY we are able to service the greater Kentucky and Tennessee areas. Our mission is very simple. Our goal is for you, the pet owner, is to enjoy the freedom of having an obedient dog. We want you to be able to take your dog with you whenever you want without worrying about unwanted behavior. Our advanced dog training methods not only empowers the pet owner to teach obedience but we also provide the tools necessary for your dog to be the best version of itself possible…a well balanced, happy and obedient dog for life!