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Pet Training Classes

Is a group class not right for you and your pet?

Try out a private lesson with our Certified Trainer

Group Training Classes

Your pet(s) will work in small groups to learn new behaviors, correct old habits and prepare for new situations. Group classes are offered in a 3-week series or single sessions. 

Our group behavior and training series are 3 weeks long and allow you to create, observe and sustain positive behaviors in your pet. 

Our single-session classes aim to work on improving specific behaviors and getting your pet ready and trained to excel in scenarios that are common issues for them.

March Training Classes

Better Basics

For dogs ready to refine obedience skills
$ 99 For 3 1-hour classes
  • Each Friday, March 3rd-17th from 5-6pm
  • Skills include heel, drop it, recall, stay and more
Series

Well-Mannered Dog

For dogs learning basic obedience skills
$ 99 For 3 1-hour classes
  • Each Saturday, March 4th-18th from 10-11am
  • Skills include sit, down, stay, walking and more
series

Single Classes

  • Scent Work Games 1 - Saturday, 3/4 @11am

    Enrichment, games and basic scent work to engage your dog and keep them relaxed and happy

    $30
  • Pub-Ready Pooch - Saturday, 3/11 @11am

    Teach your dog how to behave in pet-friendly public spaces

    $30
  • Puppy Socialization - Saturday, 3/18 @11am

    Learning how to behave and engage to stimuli around other dogs and humans

    $30
  • Tricks - Friday, 3/24 @5pm

    We will cover tricks like wave, bow, spin, roll over, bang, sit pretty….or whatever else you like.

    $30
  • Recall Training - Saturday, 3/25 @10am

    Instill a reliable recall cue in your dog and build a stronger bond with them

    $30
  • Don't Jump! - Saturday, 3/25 @11am

    Teach your jumpy dog about impulse control, polite greetings and the place command

    $50
Animal Welfare Association's Behavior Manager Liz training white dog with family.

April Training Classes

Puppy 101

Lay the best foundation for your puppy's future
$ 99 For 3 1-hour classes
  • Each Tuesday, April 4th-17th @10am
  • Skills include basic obedience, leash walking and more
series

Well-Mannered Dog

Basic obedience skills
$ 99 For 3 1-hour classes
  • Each Saturday, April 15th-29th @10am
  • Skills include sit, stay, recall, leash walking and more
series

Single Classes

  • Scent Work Games 1 - Saturday, 4/1 @10am

    Enrichment, games and basic scent work to engage your dog and keep them relaxed and happy

    $30
  • Pub-Ready Pooch - Saturday, 4/15 @11am

    Teach your dog how to behave in pet-friendly public spaces

    $30
  • Recall Training - Saturday, 4/22 @11am

    Instill a reliable recall cue in your dog and build a stronger bond with them

    $30
  • Loose Leash Walking - Saturday, 4/29 @11am

    Learn the skills to work on pulling during your daily walks

    $30

Meet the Instructors

Elizabeth Stanley-Reicherter CPDT-KA, ABCDT – AWA Behavior Coordinator

 

Liz is a certified behavior consultant canine (CBCC- KA).  She is one of only 402 in the world.  Liz is also a certified professional dog trainer (CPDT-KA) and canine good citizen evaluator with a degree in Anthropology from New York University.  She specializes in finding solutions for behavioral challenged dogs, cats and small animals.  Liz designs and implements effective behavior modification plans to achieve behaviorally health animals within the shelter environment.  Ensuring the animals at AWA stay mentally and physically healthy is critical to AWA’s work.  To this Liz also teaches community workshops and public dog training classes.

The topics covered in AWA’s community workshops are diverse:  Listening to Your Dog for Girl Scout to Zoom sessions at Medford Leas about Clicker Training Cats to Proper Leash Walking and At Home Enrichment Toys 101 for the public.  The love of teaching others has helped Liz in her designing AWA’s staff and volunteer training program as well as in developing a future dog trainer mentoring program for college students.

Before joining AWA in 2015 Liz was an independent dog trainer focusing on problem behavior solving at the Dog Lady Dog Training.  She also volunteered and assisted with behavior modification at an open-admission high volume animal shelter on Long Island, NY.  With a strong focus on behavior and behavior modification she was able to increase the number of animal lives saved and lower animal relinquishments to that animal shelter.

Liz loves learning.  Her goal is to eventually secure the title of “Behaviorist,” a title reserved for only a few hundred trainers in the US.

When away from AWA Liz enjoys time on her farm with her son, husband and a house and barn yard of animals.

If you have any questions about the class please feel free to contact the AWA behavior team at [email protected]

Abby Pukenas - AWA Behavior Assistant

Animal Welfare Association Behavior Assistant Abby Pukenas petting dog.

Hi! My name is Abby and I am the Behavior Assistant here at the Animal Welfare Association.

I’m a lover of all animals! I have been working primarily with dogs in a professional training setting for over 4 years and I am currently studying at CATCH Trainers Academy to further my education.

I am always curious and eager to learn everything I can about animals to help better understand them. Learning about and helping animals is my passion!-

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