Transform Your Dog's Behavior with Hammond’s K9 Coaching

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Basic obedience training is designed for adolescent and adult dogs to establish reliable, everyday manners. This program includes core commands such as sit, down, stay, recall, loose-leash walking, and polite greetings. Training also addresses impulse control, focus on distractions, and consistency across environments. The goal is to help dogs become well-mannered companions who can safely and confidently participate in daily life with their families.

Off-leash training teaches dogs to maintain responsiveness and control without physical leash support. This program builds strong recall, handler engagement, and decision-making skills in increasingly distracting environments. Dogs learn to remain focused on their handler while navigating real-world settings such as parks, trails, and open spaces. Off-leash training emphasizes reliability, safety, and trust through structured progression and clear communication.

Puppy obedience training focuses on building a strong foundation during the most critical developmental period of a dog’s life. This program emphasizes early learning skills such as name recognition, leash introduction, sit, down, recall, and appropriate play behaviors. Training also targets house manners, crate training, bite inhibition, and confidence-building exercises. By using positive reinforcement and structured routines, puppies learn how to successfully navigate their environment while developing a trusting relationship with their handler.

The Board & Train program offers an immersive training experience in which dogs stay with the trainer for a set period of time. During their stay, dogs receive daily, structured training sessions targeting obedience, behavior modification, and individualized goals. This program is ideal for owners seeking intensive training support or a jump-start on foundational skills. Owner education and transition sessions are included to ensure skills transfer successfully to the home environment!

Service dog training prepares dogs to perform specific, task-based skills that mitigate an individual’s disability. Training includes advanced obedience, public access behaviors, task training (such as mobility assistance, psychiatric, or Autism), and temperament evaluation. Dogs are trained to remain calm, focused, and adaptable in public environments. This program follows ethical training standards and prioritizes the dog’s welfare, suitability, and long-term success as a working partner.

Socialization training focuses on helping dogs develop appropriate responses to people, animals, environments, and novel stimuli. This program is structured and intentional, exposing dogs to new experiences at a pace that promotes confidence rather than fear. Dogs learn to navigate social interactions calmly, reducing anxiety, reactivity, and stress. Proper socialization supports emotional stability and improves overall behavior across settings.