Manners Classes

Group Dog Training Classes in Walnut Creek,

Benicia, Pleasant Hill and Concord

What’s Up Dog? offers a variety of classes and workshops that address issues helpful to puppies and older dogs alike. And yes, we can teach old dogs new tricks.

Loose Leash Walking
3 weeks | Benicia or Pleasant Hill

Does your dogs walk you rather than you walk your dog?  Teach your dog to walk on leash without pulling and to calmly pass by distractions such as people and other dogs.  Enroll now.

Pleasant Hill:

     Saturday 1/28 11am FULL CLASS

Concord:

     Saturday 4/7 12pm * NEW*

Polite Pooch * NEW*
3 weeks  |  For dogs 5 months and over | Pleasant Hill
Does your dog jump up on you and your guests, steal food and lack basic house manners? In this class you will learn how to teach your dog to greet people without jumping up, settle and stay on his bed, leave food distractions alone and focus around distractions. Enroll now.

Pleasant Hill:

      Saturday 3/3 11am  

Coming When Called
3 weeks | Benicia or Pleasant Hill

Train your dog to come to you every time you call no matter what the distraction. Training your dog to come when called is great for long distance control, hiking, off leash fun and more. Enroll now.

Benicia:

     Wednesday 2/8 7pm

Pleasant Hill:

     Saturday 1/28 10am FULL CLASS

     Saturday 6/2 11am (no class June 16th)

Accelerated Basic Manners * NEW*
3 weeks  |  For dogs 5 months and over | Pleasant Hill
Don't have time to attend a 7 week long training class? In this 3 week long class, you will be introduced to just the basics including sit, down, stay, touch and walking on leash without pulling.  Enroll now.

Pleasant Hill:

      Saturday 3/3 10am  

Solid Stay * NEW*
3 weeks  |  For dogs 5 months and over | Pleasant Hill
Teach your dog to hold a solid stay with distance and distractions.  Enroll now.

Pleasant Hill:

      Saturday 6/2 10am  

Street Smarts * NEW*
4 weeks  |  For dogs 5 months and over | Pleasant Hill
Train your dog to walk nicely with you past common neighborhood distractions.  Teach your dog important safety commands as well as how to avoid the street and other dangers. Enroll now.

Pleasant Hill:

      Saturday 7/21 10am  

Basic Manners
6 weeks  |  For dogs 5 months and over | Benicia or Concord
When it comes to teaching good manners to unruly pooches, we start with the basics. In this class, dogs learn socialization skills and basic commands. Using food rewards, we teach basics like look, sit, down, stay, come, loose leash walking, leave-it, wait, settle, and greeting. Owners learn how to solve common behavioral problems like barking and jumping up. The first orientation class is for owners only.  Enroll now.

Benicia:  

      Wednesday 2/29 6pm

Concord:  

      Saturday 4/7 10am * NEW*

Basic Manners II
6 weeks | For graduates of Basic Manners | Benicia
Take your dog’s training to a new level. Learn how to remove food rewards as you work on more advanced commands like heel, stand, come with distractions, stay with distractions, go to place, sits & downs at a distance and advanced greetings. Commands are taught with variations in distance, duration and distractions. This class also prepares your dog for the Canine Good Citizen test.  Enroll now.

Benicia:

     Wednesday 2/19 6pm

Puppy Manners
7 weeks  |  For puppies 8 weeks to 5 months | Walnut Creek
Puppy mischief can be cute, but a puppy with good manners is even cuter. Teach your puppy socialization skills and basic commands like look, sit, down, stay, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, settle and greeting exercises. Owners also learn how to solve common behavioral problems like potty training, mouthing and jumping up. The first orientation class is for owners only. Enroll now.

Walnut Creek:

    Sunday afternoons

    (please e-mail for current class schedule)

Wallflowers  (Basic Manners for Shy Dogs)
7 weeks | Pleasant Hill
The Wallflowers class is specifically designed to help shy and fearful dogs blossom and learn to enjoy training in a social setting. Learn the skills needed to help your dog become a more confident pooch while teaching him basic manners skills and learning ways to curb unwanted behavior.  For this class your dog should be fearful of either dogs, people, noises or other scary things but without a history of aggressive behavior such as snapping or biting. 

Enroll now.

Coming soon! Please e-mail to be put on our interest list.

Canine Good Citizen Prep

7 weeks | Pleasant Hill
Is your dog certifiable? Prepare your pet to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. The test is given on the last night of class.  Enroll now.

Coming soon! Please e-mail to be put on our interest list.