T1
Foundation
- Loose leash walking
- Sit, down, place and wait
- Recall on a long line
- Door and greeting manners
- Puppy routines and basics
- In home
- $575$115 an hour
- At the facility
- $375$75 an hour
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- Obedience training
Dog obedience training in St. Augustine
A dog that listens the first time.
Loose leash walks, a recall that works at the beach and a dog that stays put when the doorbell rings. Zac trains 1 on 1 at your home anywhere in St. Johns County or at his facility in St. Augustine, then takes the training out to the places your dog actually goes.
Obedience training
$120per hour in home$80 at Zac's facility
- Every session 1 on 1 with Zac
- English or German commands
- Packages from 5 to 20 hours
- No travel fee in St. Johns County
What we train
The commands that make life easier.
Obedience isn't tricks. It's a dog you can walk, call back, park on a bed and take anywhere, because it knows what each word means and that it means it every time.
- Loose leash walking
- Sit, down, place and wait
- Recall on a long line, then around distractions
- Door and greeting manners
- Calm around people and other dogs
- Duration, distance and distractions
- Training in public places
- Off leash reliability where it's safe
How Zac trains
Clear, fair and built to last.
Clarity
Your dog always knows
Clear markers, fair corrections, big rewards and a lot of repetition. The dog always knows what earned the reward and what didn't.
Tools
The right tool for the dog
For dogs that pull, Zac usually uses a slip lead, a choke chain or a pinch collar, fitted right and introduced properly. You pick it together at the first session.
Your words
English or German
Zac trains in English or German, whichever your family prefers, and teaches everyone in the house to use the same words and rules.
Real world training
Trained where you actually go.
A dog that sits in the living room and ignores you at the beach isn't trained yet. As your dog progresses, sessions move out to the places that matter to you.
- Your street and your neighborhood, from Nocatee to World Golf Village
- Parks and trails around St. Johns County
- Dog friendly beaches
- Busy sidewalks in downtown St. Augustine
- Patios and restaurants, with a restaurant outing included in T2 and T3
Obedience packages
Buy a block of hours and save.
Single hours work for a tune up. For real obedience, a package keeps you on a schedule and lowers the hourly rate, at your home or at Zac's facility in St. Augustine.
T2
Reliability
- Everything in T1
- Duration, distance and distractions
- Calm around people and other dogs
- Training in public places
- Reliable recall around distractions
- A restaurant outing on a real patio
- In home
- $1,100$110 an hour
- At the facility
- $700$70 an hour
Best value
T3
Off leash
- Everything in T2
- Off leash reliability where it's safe
- Proofing at beaches, patios and downtown
- A dog you can take anywhere
- The first step toward protection work
- In home
- $2,000$100 an hour
- At the facility
- $1,300$65 an hour
Short on time?
The four week board and train puts in the daily reps for you, then you get a full hour learning how to keep it. $3,000, with a free consultation. Board and train
Problem behavior, not just manners?
Barking, lunging, guarding or any bite history starts with a behavior evaluation instead of a package. Aggression and reactivity
Questions
Obedience training FAQ.
How many sessions does my dog need?
It depends on the dog and on how much you practice between sessions. Many dogs start with T1, 5 hours used within 60 days. Dogs that need to hold up around real distractions usually go on to T2 or T3.
Do you train at my house or at your facility?
Both. In home sessions are $120 an hour anywhere in St. Johns County with no travel fee. Sessions at Zac's facility in St. Augustine are $80 an hour. Facility sessions are by appointment, and Zac sends the address when you book.
Can an older dog still learn obedience?
Yes. Zac trains all ages and breeds, from puppies to adult dogs with years of bad habits.
What training tools do you use?
It depends on the dog. For dogs that pull, Zac usually uses a slip lead, a choke chain or a pinch collar. The e collar is part of training for some dogs, but it's very seldom the tool for teaching leash walking. Every tool is fitted and introduced properly, and none of them replaces training.
Can you train my dog to be off leash?
Off leash reliability, where it's safe, is what the T3 package builds toward: 20 hours over six months, with proofing at beaches, patios and downtown.
Do you offer group classes?
No. Every session is 1 on 1 with Zac, so the whole hour goes to your dog and your household.
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