Manners & Obedience Training

Help your dog become a well-adjusted and enjoyable family member by teaching essential life skills utilizing humane, easy-to-understand, enjoyable techniques. From puppies as early as 9 weeks and up, WonderDogs in West Berlin, NJ, help owners raise and live with well-mannered, happy dogs. Schedule a class online today or call our staff at 856-767-6464 to request additional information about our courses.

Puppy HeadStart

$250.00

Studies by veterinary professionals, responsible breeders, and owners know how imperative early socialization and learning are to raising a mentally and emotionally sound dog. This course will cover topics including polite greeting behaviors, walking on a leash without pulling, the emergency down (drop), and leaving things alone when told. We will also discuss mouthing, housetraining, safe socialization, and other essential subjects for new or experienced puppy owners.

Who Should Come?

Puppies between the ages of 9-16 weeks at the start of class.

Class Information:

Course length: 6 weeks

Class length: Approximately 1 hour, including supervised playtime.

Class size: 8 puppies

Instructor(s): Barbara Kahn, Marci Lynne, Sally Lenhart, Buck Brown, and

Dani Paciocco.

Class schedules are subject to change without notice.

Terrible Teens & Up

$550.00

Has your dog left the puppy stage behind and is now well into their terrible teens or older? Our Terrible Teens & Up Class will help you improve communication with your dog and allow you to build a more enjoyable relationship together. Perfect for dog owners of any level, this class will address basic obedience with a primary focus on utilizing these exercises to produce a well-mannered house pet. Discussions in class will center on exploring our dogs' behaviors and offering solutions to the problems commonly seen.

Who Should Come?

Recent Puppy HeadStart graduates and any dogs 17 weeks or older in need of improving their basic manners and response.

Class Information:

Course length: 8 weeks

Class length: Approximately 1 hour

Class size: 8 dogs

Instructor(s): Barbara Kahn, Marci Lynne, Sally Lenhart, Buck Brown,

and Dani Paciocco.

Finishing School

$500.00

Ready to put your training to the test? At this level, we will fine-tune your dog's understanding of basic obedience and will stress dependability, increased precision, and focus amid tempting distractions. Finishing School is a preparatory course for anyone interested in passing the AKC's Canine Good Citizenship certification test, competing in obedience.

Who Should Come?

Finishing School is for students who have completed a beginner basic obedience class and want to continue improving their dogs' behavior.

Class Information:

Course length: 8 weeks

Class length: Approximately 1 hour

Class size: 8 dogs

Instructor(s): Marci Lynne & Buck Brown

Therapy Dog Prep

$150.00

This course is for dogs who ADORE all people and want nothing more than to connect with them. Good therapy dogs need to tolerate other animals and not get overly excited when around them or bark. A dog that is physically calm and psychologically sound and non-reactive is the perfect temperament for pet assisted therapy work. According to most experts, these dogs are born and not made. Dogs should be emotionally mature and able to handle frustration, excitement and unusual circumstances with a calm, measured demeanor.

We will focus on teaching and enhancing the dogs' skills while helping handlers produce the best possible experience in a variety of settings. On the final week, the instructor will provide the handler portion of the registration test. There will still be a need for teams to undergo multiple observed facility visits to qualify for registration.

Who Should Come?

Dogs must have some basic training including sit, lie down, come, wait, leave it and be able to walk on a loose leash. They should be friendly toward humans and other dogs and enjoy being handled but have good impulse control. They must, of course, be clean and healthy as well.

Class Information:

Course length: 4 weeks

Class length: Approximately 1 hour

Class size: 8 dogs

Instructor(s): Janice Campbell

Reactive Rovers

$500.00

Is walking your dog difficult because they quickly become distracted and react or lunge at things such as passing people, cars, or other animals? This class will teach calming exercises and techniques to reduce reactivity while encouraging a calmer, better-behaved pet.

Who Should Come?

This class is for dogs who bark and lunge at people or other animals while on a leash but have not caused nor intend to cause injury. Dogs must have completed at least one basic obedience class.

Class Information:

Course length: 8 weeks

Class length: Approximately 1 hour

Class size: 5 dogs

Instructor(s): Buck Brown

Teeny Weenies

$375.00

Class will focus on basic manners, including leash walking, coming when called, waiting at doorways, and much more, using techniques that work best with small dogs.

Who Should Come?

This class is for dogs 17 weeks or older and 20lb or less.

Class Information:

Course length: 6 Weeks

Class length: Approximately 1 hour

Class size: 8 Dogs

Instructor(s): Marci Lynne & Sally Lenhart

Private Instruction

While our instructors here at WonderDogs specialize in small group classes, we recognize that they may not be the perfect answer for everyone. Variable work schedules, physical disabilities, inability to drive, and dogs not yet comfortable in public may make group classes inappropriate.

In order to continue our efforts to provide the most intelligent, scientifically proven, and gentle training available, we have listed two individual trainers who can provide you with one-on-one visits from the comfort of your home. Please contact them at the email addresses below for any questions regarding pricing, availability, and additional information.

Dani Paciocco: daniWDtrainer@gmail.com

Renee Premaza: jerseydogtrainer@gmail.com

*Note: These instructors provide this in-home service under their own auspices and not as an affiliate of WonderDogs. Dani is one of our instructors who also runs her own in-home training business (Dani the Dog Trainer). Renee has her own in-home training business (The Jersey Dog Trainer).