Private training for puppies: What it's like to work one-on-one with an SFTD puppy trainer (Also: Special offer on virtual training)

How To Train Your Dog With Love + Science - Dog Training with Annie Grossman + Anamarie Johnson PhD

Every day, School For The Dogs trainers meet one-on-one with puppy owners in private sessions designed to help pave a path of success for all the species in that unique, particular household. Annie attempts to take an unbiased peak at what happens in these sessions by cold calling two clients who recently attended private ninety-minute sessions with a School For The Dogs trainer. She speaks to Dana, whose family has worked with SFTD's Erin Whelan with her dog, Goldie, and she speaks to Rachel, who saw SFTD's Shaina Norton. She discusses the experience of attending these sessions, their expectations, and their takeaways. Annie also chats with these owners about the benefits of walking with a leash attached to your waist, and throwing "desensitization picnics" for your puppy.

Want to work with a School For The Dogs trainer? You don't have to be in NYC!

Through the end of March 2022, take advantage of a special offer: Two of our on-demand courses plus a ninety-minute virtual private session with a School For The Dogs trainer for just $297 (a $591 value). Learn more at http://schoolforthedogs.com/virtualbundle

Book a private session with us at http://schoolforthedogs.com/services

Learn more about Shaina and Erin at https://www.schoolforthedogs.com/about-train-your-dog-new-york-city/

Episode with Erin Whelan:

https://anniegrossman.com/2020/11/podcast/episode-93-school-for-the-dogs-trainer-erin-whelan-on-how-dog-training-changed-her-life/10279/

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Found My Animal hands-free leash

https://storeforthedogs.com/collections/found-my-animal-1/products/found-my-animal-leash-1

Follow us on Instagram to see photos and videos of the puppies mentioned in today's episode! @schoolforthedogs

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Partial Transcript

Hi, podcast listeners. So it occurs to me that there might be some people who are listening, who see this as called School For The Dogs podcast, but might not realize that School For The Dogs is not just the podcast name. It is an actual place in New York City. We are located in the East Village in Manhattan, 92 E 7th street. It is a two story storefront location with a big red awning and a little yard out back. And we train dogs.

Now I say we train dogs, but of course I believe we are always training dogs. Dogs are always learning. So dog training is kind of, you know, this, this amorphous thing that has no start and no end the way I see it. But we specifically work with dogs and they're human best friends in our location, doing group lessons, doing private lessons, doing what we call off-leash services which are essentially play groups that are monitored by trainers. We separate by puppies and adult dogs, and if they're adult dogs, we sometimes separate them by size or temperament.

We have Drop-Off services. Those are services where people bring their dogs for part of the day to work in some cases one-on-one with a trainer, in some cases in group sessions with a trainer. We call that Day School...

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