Puppy Training Services in Clarkston & Rochester, Michigan

Tri Canine Campus is your premier destination for dog training services in Clarkston, MI, and Eastern Michigan. We specialize in providing puppy training classes and lessons to help your furry friend become the well-behaved companion you've always wanted. Our team of certified trainers has over 30 years of combined experience in canine training and behavior modification.

Why Puppy Training?

A common misconception is that you shouldn't start training until a puppy is 6 months old.

Don't wait that long to start training!


At Tri Canine Campus, we start training at 10 weeks old. Puppies have a crucial developmental period called imprinting. The first 16 weeks of a puppy's life is when they are most impressionable, and what they learn (or don't learn) can last a lifetime.


Puppies are cute. They can genuinely become man's best friend. The puppy stage of life is arguably the most beautiful. Unfortunately, it's accompanied by things that are not so cute: 


• Have accidents in the house

• Jump all over you and anyone who walks in the door

• Chew everything and anything (even everyone!)

• Bark at anything that moves

• Pull on a leash like a sled dog


Having a puppy can be overwhelming, but starting the training process at a young age can give you the confidence to be a good leader and give your pup the best chance to grow into a well-behaved dog.

Puppy Private Lessons, Bootcamp & Group Classes

Puppy Private Lessons

Basic Obedience is the starting point from which a dog learns to look to their owner for leadership, especially in uncomfortable situations. The bond and confidence built in the owner and dog during these lessons will lead to better relationships and provide a solid foundation for further training. 


The first lesson will inform you on some of the important aspects of:

Owning a puppy, potty training in general, the importance of puppy socialization, identification for your pup, and more. You will also learn how to properly praise a puppy for the behaviors we would like to promote and correct those that are deemed bad. This lesson introduces the first commands: sit, down, and recall.


The second lesson builds on the first. We will practice the sit, down, and recall. We will also practice focus. We will introduce leash handling and expand on the recall command. We will also present the topic of establishing leadership over your pup. Considering leadership, door manners are crucial and will be addressed in this lesson.


This third week starts by reviewing the previous two progress and fine-tuning items that might not have been correctly implemented. The 'Do Nots' for training will be addressed and present distractions (loud noises and large objects) to test and desensitize your pup to them. Your pup may begin to covet certain items in your house. We will show you the proper way of removing those possessions from them. The Down Stay command will be introduced.


Week four will review the previous week's weeks again, concentrating on proper execution and emphasizing recall, down stay, and focus. These three aspects of the training are the building blocks of a well-trained pup. The commands "Leave It" and "Off" will be worked on.


Week five is a review of everything learned in the previous lessons, including some games to test their overall progress.

Puppy Bootcamp

Our Boot Camp is designed for those families that are either inexperienced owners or owners with little time to train at home.


The training is broken up into two phases: 


The first phase includes one-on-one with your puppy and one of our puppy trainers.


Your pup will train both at our facility by day and comfortably in the home of a puppy trainer by night. It will undergo a rigorous but fun regime of crate training, socialization, and "imprinting" of the basic commands: Sit, Down, and Touch. Your puppy will learn to hold a short down stay, focus on their handler, and walk without pulling on the leash (with few distractions). Recall is one of the most important commands your puppy will practice constantly. 


The second phase brings the owners into the training with three follow-up sessions. The puppy trainers will transfer the commands and knowledge to the owners so that training may be continued at home.


"Imprinting" these Basic Obedience Commands upon a young pup is the starting point for a dog to look to its owner for leadership, especially in new and uncomfortable situations. Through training, encouragement, and love, a puppy learns that it is not allowed to make rash decisions that might get it into trouble and to rely confidently on its owner to guide it.


It is highly recommended that you and your pup follow the boot camp with boot camp classes. Doing so will sharpen your training ability, solidify your pup's understanding of the commands that were 'printed' 'during their boot camp, and help promote your puppy's success in high-distraction environments.


Note: Crate training at this age is just the start. Your pup cannot be guaranteed to be fully potty trained once home. The schedule introduced during boot camp and the "go-potty command" must be maintained at home to ensure the best possible result. If consistency is not enforced at home, your pup may lose what they have learned quickly. We are available for phone support.

Crate & House Training

No more accidents in the house! Give your floors, mops, and patience a break by teaching your puppy a "go potty" command!

Socialization

This is what makes the difference between having a happy and friendly dog and a nervous, fearful, or even aggressive dog.

Obedience

Sit, lay down, leash manners, focus, wait, leave it, stay, coming when called, and more!

House Manners

Biting, chewing, barking, jumping... all the things you want your puppy to stop doing in the house.

Crate & House Training

No more accidents in the house! Give your floors, mops, and patience a break by teaching your puppy a "go potty" command!

Socialization

This is what makes the difference between having a happy and friendly dog and a nervous, fearful, or even aggressive dog.

Obedience

Sit, lay down, leash manners, focus, wait, leave it, stay, coming when called, and more!

House Manners

Biting, chewing, barking, jumping... all the things you want your puppy to stop doing in the house.

Puppy Group Classes

"Imprinting,"... a word which can practically be replaced with the phrase "Bonding," occurs during the most important stage in a dog's early life. Pups at this age are at their most impressionable. Having your pup imprint on you means they are especially bonding with you, and that bond strengthens the more you spend time with them. Working with your dog at this life stage sets the foundation for your pup to grow. Teach handlers the basics of dog training, with an emphasis on Focus. If a pup will not focus on you, it will not listen to you.

  • Proper leash handling
  • Focus!
  • Luring dogs into sitting, Down, and touch
  • Down Stay (Little to no distractions)
  • Leave It and Off
  • Recall (Step Back)
  • Grooming

This class is designed to teach dog owners basic leash handling skills, the do's and don'ts of training and commands. As you learn, so does your pup.

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Service Areas

Offering Dog Training in Clarkston, MI, Waterford, MI, Oxford, MI, Lake Orion, MI, Ortonville, MI, Goodrich, MI, Linden, MI, Holly, MI, Grand Blanc, MI, Howell, MI, Highland, MI, Hartland, MI, Brighton MI, Swartz Creek MI, South Lyon MI, Milford MI, White Lake MI, Fenton MI, West Bloomfield MI, Keego Harbor MI, Orchard Lake MI, Bloomfield Township MI, Bloomfield Hills MI, Royal Oak MI, Troy MI, Birmingham MI, Clawson MI, Rochester MI, Rochester Hills MI, Novi MI, Walled Lake MI, Wixom MI, Farmington MI, Farmington Hills MI, Beverly Hills MI, Auburn Hills MI, Northville MI, Livonia MI, and surrounding areas.

At Tri Canine Campus, we are passionate about helping dogs and their owners build strong, positive relationships. Contact us today at 248-425-3444 to learn more about our puppy training classes, private lessons, and board and train services.

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