Group Classes

What type of training are you looking for?

Puppy Essentials

It is so exciting when we bring a new puppy home! However, it’s also incredibly overwhelming when it comes to training! Where to start? This 6-week class covers all the essentials you need to get your puppy started on the right paw.

Basic Manners

Teach your dog how to follow the basic cues no matter what the circumstance. This class allows you to teach your dog to be more focused, attentive, and well-behaved around distractions, while also building towards the Canine Good Citizen test.

Puppy Socials

It is crucial that puppies have plenty of positive experiences from an early age, so that they grow to become well-adjusted adult dogs. Take advantage of this safe, supervised environment for pups to interact with other dogs, people, smells, and textures.

Puppy Essentials

Each class is one hour long and held at Central Bark’s Franklin, WI location

WHEN
Saturdays at 3pm or Wednesdays at 6:30pm

See sign up form for specific session dates

PRICING
6 session package: $175

This 6-week class covers basic cues with a special emphasis on applying these cues to help you get through the tough stages of puppyhood. Each class includes play breaks to incorporate supervised, quality socialization opportunities. By the end of the 6-week period, you will learn how to train your pup all the essentials to grow into a well-adjusted, well-behaved adult dog, including:

Impulse control exercises
Focus exercises
Potty training
Polite interactions with people and dogs
Coming when called

Please Note: Puppies between the ages of 8 weeks-6 months are welcome. Puppies ages 6-8 months may be approved on special request. Puppies must be on a flat/snap collar, martengale collar, or a harness with a standard leash (no retractable leashes allowed) when arriving to class. Family members are welcome to attend, but there must be at least one adult present per puppy. Puppies must be up-to-date on Distemper and Bordetella vaccines.

Basic Manners Proofing

Each class is one hour long and held at Central Bark’s Franklin, WI location

WHEN
Wednesdays at 6:30pm or
Saturdays at 1:45pm

See sign up form for specific sessions dates

PRICING
6 Session Package: $175

Basic Manners Proofing takes basic cues like sit, down, stay, and come and increases the difficulty level so that dogs consistently respond to those cues and maintain focus on their person under a variety of circumstances:

Over prolonged periods of time
Around distractions
From far distances

We also begin preparations for the Canine Good Citizen test and introduce some of the more challenging concepts of that test including calm interactions around dogs and people as well as calm separation periods.

Please Note: Dogs who have completed Puppy Essentials or who have already learned basic commands such as sit, down, stay, and come are eligible for this class. Dogs must be on a flat/snap collar, martengale collar, or a harness with a standard leash (no retractable leashes allowed) when arriving to class. Family members are welcome to attend, but there must be at least one adult present per pup. Dogs must be up-to-date on Distemper and Bordetella vaccines.

Puppy Play & Learn

Each session is 30 minutes long and held at Central Bark’s Franklin, WI location

WHEN
Wednesdays at 6:30pm
Saturdays at 1:00pm

PRICING
Half-Hour Sessions: $10
Alumni Sessions: $5

During these half-hour sessions, puppies have the chance to socialize with other puppies while pet parents learn about their puppy’s play style, body language, and most effective focus exercises. Each session includes a play break where pet parents learn about one of five topics:

Play vs fighting
How to separate pups
Body language
Getting attention mid-play
Socialization

Classes are available for those who pre-register. Once pet parents attend all five Puppy Play & Learn topics (as indicated on the schedule), they are considered “alumni” and may receive special discounted pricing.