Professional Dog Training

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Personalized manners training designed for dogs who need extra focus or handlers who prefer tailored instruction. Work directly with our trainer to build focus, confidence, and polite behavior, at your dog's pace. 

What we teach (customized):

• Sit, down, stay, place
• Come when called
• Polite greetings and calm behavior
• Problem behaviors addressed individually

Included:

• 1-on-1 sessions with our trainer
• Training plan + homework
• Individualized progress support

Goal: Personal foundations for calm, well-mannered life skills

The price for one-on-one at Fuzzy Butts is $125.00 for the evaluation and then after the first class each session would be $50.00 for (30 minutes) or $85.00 for (60 minutes). The price for one-on-one at the clients home or another location would be $154.50 for the evaluation and then after the first class each session $66.95 for (30 minutes) or $103.00 for (60 minutes).

Give your puppy the best start in life! Our fun and confidence-building puppy school teaches essential manners, supportive environment. You and your puppy will learn together through positive reinforcement, games, confidence-building exercises, and real-world practice. (for Puppies 8 weeks - 1 year)

What we cover:

• Puppy manners & house training skills
• Socialization & Confidence building
• Basic Obedience (sit, down, come, leash manners, impulse control)
• Handling & grooming comfort
• Polite greetings
• Problem-solving & puppy challenges (nipping, potty training, crate training support)

Includes:

• 6-week class
• Guided socialization
• AKC STAR Puppy test
• Certificate + ribbon & photo ops
• Puppy-parent education & support

$150.00   

Teach your dog essential manners and foundations for a polite, confident life with you. This class builds focus, impulse control, and calm behavior in real-life situations. (Rescue dogs or next class after Puppy Star)

What we teach:

• Sit, down, stay, come
• Leash manners + polite greetings
• Calm focus around distractions
• Door manners + place training basics
• Respectful social skills

Includes:

• 6-week instructor-guided group class
• Homework + progress guidance
• Graduation photo

$150.00

Our GCG Prep class teaches the 10 core AKC Good Citizen skills and helps you and your dog work as a confident, calm team in public settings. (Perfect next step after Puppy STAR or Basic Etiquette.)

What we teach:

• Polite greetings with people & dogs
• Loose-leash walking + heel basics
• Calm behavior during grooming/exams
• Confidence around distractions & crowds
• Practice for all 10 GCG test items

Includes:

• 6-week CGC prep program
• Practice + homework support
• Exposure to real-world scenarios

Goal: Prepared and confident for CGC testing

$150.00

Demonstrate your dog's good manners and earn the AKC Canine Good Citizen title. Dogs complete the 10-item test with a certified evaluator and receive a certificate upon passing.

Includes:

• Official AKC CGC evaluation
• Ribbon + certificate
• Title celebration photo

Goal: Prepared and confident for CGC testing

Dogs must be comfortable around people + dogs and have basic manners. Not a training session-test only.

$45.00

Take your dog's manners and reliability to the next level! This 6-week program builds on our Basic Etiquette foundations and focuses on real-world obedience, reliability around distractions, and confidence in public settings. (Perfect for dogs ready for more challenge + public manners, handers wanting reliable real-world obedience, and families planning to pursue advance CGC titles, therapy dog work or advanced obedience)

Training will take place both at Fuzzy Butts and in approved public environments. 

What we work on:

• Loose-leash walking to transitioning toward off-leash reliability
• Advanced stay + place work with high-level distractions
• Engagement + focus around people, dogs, and new environments
• Recalls with distance + distraction proofing
• Manners in public areas-polite greetings, calm behavior, impulse control
• Confidence-building fieldwork + supervised park practice

Prerequisite:

Completion of Basic Etiquette Class (or trainer approval)

Goal: Real-life obedience and confident, polite behavior in public environments -building toward CGC and beyond.

$150.00

Take your dog's manners into the real world? This advanced manners program prepares dogs for the AKC Community Canine (CGCA) test, the next step after CGC. You'll practice calm, polite behavior in public settings and build confidence with real-life challenges.  

What we work on:

• Advanced leash manners in public 
• Polite greetings with strangers
• Reliable sit/down stays i busy environments
• Ignore distractions-dogs, people, sounds
• Loose leash walking through crowds
• Waiting calmly in public areas (doors, seating, sidewalks)
• Controlled entry/exit behavior

Training Includes:

• 6-week group course
• Public field-trip practice
• Test prep + mock runs
• Eligible to test for CGCA at final class

Prerequisite:

CGC title or trainer approval

$150.00

Master city manners! This class prepares dogs for the AKC Urban CGC test- focusing on training in real-life environments with traffic, shops, noises, and crowds:

What we work on:

• Calm behavior around city distractions
• Walking on sidewalks + busy foot traffic
• Navigating doorsm public buildings, elevators
• Noise confidence (horns, carts, sirens)
• Leash control around food & cafe areas
• Crosswalk manners + impulse control

Training Includes:

• 6-week group course
• city outings + structured urban practice
• Mock test + offiicial CGCu test option

Prerequisite:

CGC title or trainer approval

Great for: Therapy dog hopefuls, adventure families, and confident city companions.

$150.00