To get a polite, happy, well-socialized dog you can take anywhere.

Our teachers are highly educated and experienced.
Our classes are fun—with us, dog training is straightforward.
Our training methods are humane, science-based, and extremely effective.

Puppy PreSchool | Pups Around Town | Just The Basics | One Paw Beyond (Intermediate) | Fancy Fido (Advanced) | Cautious Canine | Difficult Dog

Puppy PreSchool
4-week course, $125
Ages: 8 weeks to 5 months
Start your puppy off on the right paw with playtime with other dogs and positive interactions with new people in a safe environment. In this beginning puppy class, your dog will receive socialization with other dogs and people as well as training in general manners such as sit, down, stay and coming when called. Common behavior issues such as housetraining, chewing, jumping up on people and other problem prevention will also be discussed.
Class size is limited to 6 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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Pups Around Town
4 week course, $160
Ages: 8 weeks to 5 months
Growing up to be a fabulously civilized canine in the city starts with socialization and instruction as a young pup. With this beginning off-site puppy class, your puppy will receive gentle exposure to a variety of people, places and things in different locations around San Francisco. Puppies will also receive training in general manners such as sit, down, leave it and walking nicely on leash. Common behavior issues such as housetraining, destructive behavior and crate training will also be discussed.
Due to the changing class environments, class size is limited to 5 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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Just the Basics
4-week course, $125
Ages: 5 months and older
Is your dog new to training, a rambunctious adolescent or could he/she use a refresher course in basic obedience? With this introductory training class your dog will receive basic obedience training in sit, down, stay, loose leash walking, leave it and coming when called. Common behavior issues and problem prevention will also be discussed.
Class size is limited to 6 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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One Paw Beyond (Intermediate)
4-week course, $125
Ages: 5 months and older
Is your dog ready to take it to the next level? With this intermediate training class, your dog will build on the skills learned in Just the Basics and improve his/her sit, down, stay, loose leash walking, leave it and recall by adding distractions, distance and increasing overall difficulty.
Class size is limited to 6 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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Fancy Fido (Advanced)
Weekly drop-in class, $15
Ages: 5 months and older
Has your dog mastered the basics and now you’ve decided it’s time for a bit of polish? Or perhaps you’ve enjoyed the progress you’ve made with your dog and want to maintain this level of improvement? With this weekly drop-in advanced class, your dog will take the skills he/she has learned in Just the Basics and One Paw Beyond – and be put to the test in indoor and outdoor situations that will improve response time and reliability.
Class size is limited to 6 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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Cautious Canine (Do you have a cautious canine? Click here for more info)
5-week course, $150
Ages: 5 months and older
Does your dog run away from other dogs at the park, cower when meeting new people or become overwhelmed when around town? Chances are your dog may be shy or fearful and would benefit from a class that specifically addresses his/her needs. With this specialized course, your dog’s quality of life will improve by giving you the tools to manage real-life situations while your dog receives skills training that boosts his/her self confidence.
Due to the sensitivity of its canine participants, class size is limited to 5 dogs. The first week of this course is a human-only orientation.
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Difficult Dog
Initial 5-week course, $200 (includes initial behavior consultation)
Ages: 5 months and older
Has your dog barked, lunged, snapped or bitten you, your friends, strangers or other dogs - and you would like to improve his/her behavior and relationship with you? If so, your dog may have difficulty learning in a traditional training environment and would benefit from a class individualized for his/her needs. With this specialized course, you'll learn how to effectively control your dog in a variety of situations by utilizing proper equipment, obedience skills and management strategies.
Prior to enrolling in this class, an initial behavior consultation is required. Due to the potential reactivity of its canine participants, class size is limited to 5 dogs.
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Really Reliable Recall | No More Pulling | Control Yourself! | Alumni Group Walk

Really Reliable Recall Workshop
One-Day, 1 Hour, $30
Ages: 5 months and older
Has your dog forgotten how to come when called or never knew how? With this one-hour intensive workshop, you and your dog will work on improving his/her recall through exercises that boost focus as well as increasing the distance and distractions your dog can handle. Dogs should be currently enrolled in, or have completed, Just the Basics (or equivalent) to attend this workshop.
Class size is limited to 5 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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No More Pulling Workshop
One-Day, 1 Hour, $30
Ages: 5 months and older
Do you dread walking your dog due to rude manners that leave you sore and frustrated? With this one-hour intensive workshop, you’ll learn what equipment works to aid your particular dog in his/her loose leash walking efforts and which techniques really improve attention, discourage pulling and encourage walking nicely by your side. Dogs should be currently enrolled in, or have completed, Just the Basics (or equivalent) to attend this workshop.
Class size is limited to 5 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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Control Yourself! Workshop
One-Day, 1 Hour, $30
Ages: 5 months and older
Is your dog young and out of control or did he/she never stop being a teenager? With this one-hour intensive workshop, you’ll learn techniques you can utilize in your home to get and encourage the behavior you want, as well as step-by-step instructions on improving such obedience skills as stay, wait and leave it. Dogs should be currently enrolled in, or have completed,
Just the Basics (or equivalent) to attend the workshop.
Class size is limited to 5 dogs for individualized attention and instruction.
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Alumni Group Walk
One-Day, One Hour, $10
Ages: 5 months and older
Is your dog a Pawsitive Tails’ alumni or currently enrolled in one of our training classes – and you want to feel more confident about allowing him/her off-leash? With this one-hour group walk led by our dogwalking experts, you’ll learn how to read your dog and other dogs’ body language and use training techniques to improve attention and recall. Dogs should be people and dog-friendly with no prior incidents of human or canine aggression, dog-to-dog resource guarding or predatory issues.
These walks occur on a bi-monthly basis at Fort Funston.
Group walk size is limited to 6 dogs for individualized attention and instruction
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