A Place for Paws Training

Puppy Board & Train

Personal Loving
Puppy Training
in our Homes
For Puppies up to 6 months

Let us clean up the messes! We do the work so you can enjoy your puppy. Designed to get your puppy started off on the right paw. Your puppy will live in our home as part of our family while learning the basics of training and socialization. With our positive and loving methods, your puppy will become an excellent student and come to you with a foundation to be a great pet!

While in our care, your pup will learn:

House Training
Crate Training
Car Riding
Bite Inhibition
Coming when Called
Walking with you
Stay and Wait
Leave It
Impulse Control

Included in our training program:

Socialization with people and dogs
Field Trips for new experiences
Doggy Daycare for Exercise and Fun
Private Lessons to transfer handling skills
to you and your family
Two months of phone, text or email support

Available to puppies
under 6 months of age
Three week minimum -
Programs up to five weeks.

One on One Training

Quick Progress
with Private Individualized Lessons
for all ages of dogs

We have found that the the quickest and easiest way to teach the basics or do any kind of problem solving is to teach it with only one or two dogs per instructor to limit the distractions. This is why we developed our One on One dog training program.

Once the dog has mastered the first steps, our Focus Class is a wonderful way to continue their education. One on One dog training gives the owners a chance to really understand and enjoy the process of training their family dog for life.

What will we work on?

We can work on a variety of behaviors during your one on one sessions.

These could include:
Attention and Eye Contact Getting the basics: Sit, Down, Stand
Sit for Greeting – no more jumping on family and guests
Coming when Called
Moving attention – walking on a leash without pulling, paying attention to owner, and ignoring the other dogs. Then you can teach him anything!
Wait – sit, down, and stand
Acceptance of Handling
Begin Supervised Separation
Problem solving session for barking, digging, chewing, mouthing, house-soiling, etc.
Silly pet tricks: Spin, Play Dead,Touch (ring bell, push ball),Leave-it (treats on paws),Shake, and Beg.

Our basic obedience course is offered as a private session with you and your dog and an experienced Paws instructor. Sessions are 45 minutes long and will be customized to you and your dog. Each lesson will involve a review of your training program, demonstration of what to do along with actively training your pet.

All of our dog training instruction uses positive reward based methods.

What will you work on?

Your sessions will be customized to your dog but can include any of the above as well as more individual problems.

When is One on One training offered?

This training is by appointment so we can set up a time which is truly convenient for you.
Lessons are a 3/4 hour long.
Three passes to our Focus class are included in the One on One package.
Three Playtime passes included with all multiple lesson packages.
These Playtime passes are good for Monday & Thursday night playtimes.

Downtown Day Training

We work with your dog & transfer the skills to you!for dogs over 5 months

Goal—we work with dog and transfer to owner attention, basic manners, walking & crating

Age of Dog

Over five months
Location – Paws on Main

Cues Taught

Hand Target –
Touch
Sit until Released
Down until Released
Boundary until Released
Release Cue
Loose Leash Walking
Come when Called
Drop It
Leave It Basics – Bowl, Hand Floor

Components of the Program

8 Lessons in four weeks  
Tues/Thurs or Weds/Fri
4 Transfer Lessons
3 Group Focus Sessions
3 Playtime Passes
Progress Reports
Unlimited Email or Text Support for three months

Time Frame to Complete

Four Weeks plus Focus Classes

Therapy Dog Program

Training for your Dog
to be welcome anywhere
for dogs over five months

The Therapy Dog Program is designed to help you train your dog to be welcome anywhere and to provide comfort, happiness, healing and stress relief to others in a variety of situations. Your dog can help brighten someone’s day!

Age of Dog – over five months with some prior training

Location – Paws on Main &
A Place for Paws & Other Venues

Cues Taught:

Hand Target – Touch
Sit until Released
Down until Released
Boundary until Released
Release Cue
Loose Leash Walking
Heel with Auto Sit Come when Called with Auto Sit
Wait in Sit at Doorways
Greetings Practice
Say Hello (Visit)Drop It
Leave It – Bowl, Hand Floor, Walking & OfferedTricks Tricks - Sit Up, Spin, Leg Weave,…..

Components of the Program

8 Day train Lessons in four weeks of Tues/Thurs or Weds/FriPlus 4 Day train Lessons over four weeks 6 Private Lessons
Two Facility Visits
Unlimited Group Focus Sessions
Unlimited PlaytimeProgress ReportsUnlimited Email
or Text Support lifetime
Canine Good Citizen Test & Therapy Dog International or Canine Good Citizen Advanced

Time Frame to Complete

Four Months to Eight Months

TDI & CGC Tests & Certification

Therapy Dogs International
Therapy Dogs International is a volunteer organization dedicated to regulating, testing and registering therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers for the purpose of visiting nursing homes, hospitals, schools, other facilities and wherever therapy dogs are needed. A dog must be at least one year of age to receive TDI Certification.

AKC Canine Good Citizen
The AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Program is designed to recognize dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. This rapidly growing nationally recognized program stresses responsible dog ownership for owners and basic training and good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10 step CGC test receive the designation of Canine Good Citizen.

Puppy Play School

Training & Fun at Puppy Daycare for puppies up to six months

We’ll train your puppy then we’ll show you how to work with him.
Designed to give you all the basics for a great pet. We will work with your puppy on basic obedience, socialization and any special needs that you may have for your dog’s training.
Each day at our daycare your puppy will have several training sessions as well as some serious playtime.
His trainers will be working with a plan that we have formulated just for him and the needs of your family.

Included in our training program:

Socialization with people and dogs
Doggy Daycare for Exercise and Fun
Private Lessons to transfer handling skills
to you and your family
Two months of phone, text or email support.

While in our care, your puppy will learn:

Coming when Called
Walking with you
Stay and Wait
Leave It
Impulse Control
Tolerance for HandlingBite Inhibition
Crate Entry
Target Training

Available to puppies up to six month of age
who can come to Doggy Daycare.

Focus Class

Once Your Dog
Learns the Moves, 
It's good to practice
focus with distractions.

Focus Class

Tuesdays from 6:15pm to 7:30pm

Everyone who has taken Private Lessons, One on Ones, Puppy Playschool or DayTrains are welcome.
Cost is $10 per class. Most of our training programs have some Focus Class Passes included.

Therapy Dogs are welcome anytime throughout and after their training at no charge.