General Obedience Training

Thank you for considering our obedience training program for your dog. We understand the importance of having a well-behaved canine companion, whether for hunting or as a family pet.

Our comprehensive 4 to 6-week program covers basic commands both on and off leash, ensuring that your dog receives the necessary training for a well-rounded behavior.

Regardless of the medium to large breed, our experienced trainers will provide professional guidance and support throughout the process. Invest in your dog’s obedience today and reap the benefits of a harmonious relationship with your furry friend. Please don’t hesitate to reach out for further information or to schedule a consultation.

 

Foundational commands on and off leash:

  • Here: calls your dog to you.
  • Heel: walk by your side with or without a leash.
  • Place: get on a dog bed, relax, and stay there until released
  • Set: sit and remain in a sit until released, even if you are moving around.
  • Inside/outside: proper manners for moving through doorways
  • NO!/Leave it: stop what you’re doing or leave stuff alone.
  • OK: release your dog from command mode and let them go play.
  • Kennel: To get into a kennel or into a vehicle.
  • Go potty: go to the bathroom.

How it Works:

• We will train your dog to a Standard of Performance and Behavior.

If training takes longer than expected there are no additional charges to you.

• To achieve greater success, we begin training shortly after drop off and expose them to a multitude of factors.

• Your dog is cared for and monitored 24 hours a day

• Trained at multiple locations for conditioning and exposure to distractions.

Socialized around other people and dogs, in public places to improve confidence and reduce anxiety

• Get acquainted with the process of getting in and out of vehicles.

UPDATES:

Updates of our progress, including areas to be addressed and things we are focusing on are texted to a group that includes anyone in your family.  Most updates include pictures and videos of the training sessions.

After training the dogs, we train YOU!

We would like for you to come out twice during your dogs stay. Once about half way through the program and On graduation day.  We spend as much time as you need for handler skills, including leash handling, reinforcement drills, and canine leadership  – everything you need to maintain your dog’s training.

We will instruct you on how to use the different tools to maintain your dogs training.

We’re here to support you for the life of your pet

If there is anything you are unsure of or need help with, contact us, and we’ll make arrangements to help you until you get the desired results

If you need help, you are welcome to come back with your dog as many times as necessary so that I can work with you as a team.

Obedience price:

All Medium to Large Breed Obedience – $1,500

The Benefits of our Board and Train Obedience Training:

  • Faster Results: Personalized training from a professional with hands-on instruction every day. Only a few dogs are accepted at a time to ensure individual attention.
  • Immersive Learning: A structured environment is therapeutic for dogs, with guidance for every decision and strategically planned rest periods designed to reinforce learning.
  • Positive Leadership:  a positive, balanced approach to training to extinguish problematic behaviors without conflicting or undue stress.
  • Customization:  we will forge  a relationship and understanding with your dog to create tailored approaches for teaching and addressing challenging behaviors.
  • Competent Boarding: We offer boarding services for dogs, we’ve trained, with daily brush up lessons. Take a worry, free trip knowing your dog is in the best hands.

They Will Learn:

  • Confidence: exposure, socialization, and the ability to perform improves confidence and a sense of security.
  • Recall: running away or bolting out the door can be challenging and dangerous.
  • Self Control: Reactivity, like le aggression, often comes from fear or frustration. Will help your dog learn to manage it emotions and exhibit more acceptable behavior.
  • Greeting etiquette: jumping on people, or barking when they come to, the door is not usually considered good manners.
  • House etiquette: barking, whining, counter, surfing, and trash diving are things you are probably not thrilled about. We help your dog learn human house manners.
  • Distractions: we use other dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals for distractions and teach your dog to work through it.
  • Collar Conditioning to an e-collar:   Once commands are well understood on lead, we move on to e-collar conditioning. E-Collar conditioning is a necessary part of the process to transition your dog to off-lead obedience. Once your dog is through collar conditioning, we will start working your dog on learned commands in high distraction situations.

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What our Customers are Saying.

  • Eddie has been a great mentor to me with all my dogs. He has had the patience with all my questions and even allowed me to bring my children to the grounds while I was learning how to work my dogs. I would train with him each day for hours and every dog looked great, including his obedience dogs. The nice part was that any dog that would go to the line with him, was always happy. None ever looked afraid or timid as I have seen with some other trainers. Eddie's dogs have always been excited to work. I always recommend Eddie to my puppy buyers for training because I trust him. - Laura McCaw

    Laura McCaw
  • I have had a dog at this Kennel with Eddie for a year now. He is very experienced and a great trainer who truly cares for each animal he trains. He takes care of every animal like it is his own and loves on them all like they are his own. He is always upgrading and keeping his kennels and pens the best that he can. I have had a great experience with Eddie and plan on continuing to let him handle all of my dogs present and future and even encourage all of my family to take their dogs to him in the future as well. I noticed where there was a review that showed Eddie in negative light and feel that it does not reflect Eddie in any way. He has taken care of my lab "Bridgett" who is a hard runner who struggles to keep weight on at times in the best shape she could possibly be in. I have never had any concern with how he was taking care of her and knew that he always had the best intentions for her and all of the other dogs that are at Zion Kennels. Don't miss the opportunity to get your dog trained at a top of the line kennel with a top of the line trainer and assistants. Do yourself a favor and visit with Eddie, Kelli, and Matt and see for yourself just how good of people they are and how much they care for the dogs they are training. I think this photo shows just how much Eddie helps guide these dogs he trains to do the one thing they absolutely love to do and thats retrieve.

    William Reed
  • Our fur babies love the team at Zion Kennels. Eddie has been training dogs for a lot of years and I trust his training techniques. He is very professional and caring, our dogs love him! His staff is also caring and knowledgeable about pet care. They are always very well cared for and never apprehensive about being dropped off there. They have lots of opportunity to stretch their legs and come home fit and trim with better manners lol! I recommend Zion Kennels to all my friends. It is so great to know I can have peace of mind every time I have to leave my fur kids behind. - Heather Grisham

    Heather Grisham