Welcome to Walk By Faith Dog Training, LLC - 

At Walk By Faith Dog Training, we believe in the power of positive reinforcement and building a strong bond with your puppy. We are here to help you and your puppy achieve your training goals.

Serving Altoona, Ebensburg, Johnstown and surrounding areas!

 

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🐾PUPPY CLASSES 🐾

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We specialize in Puppy Training! We offer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy class. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What training methods do you use?

We use positive reinforcement techniques to train dogs and believe in building a strong bond through love and patience.

Positive reinforcement is a training method that focuses on rewarding your pet for good behavior, rather than punishing bad behavior. Giving rewards when your pet obeys you or behaves well in specific ways encourages your pet to repeat these actions or behaviors when given the command. Good behavior becomes inextricably linked with a reward.

This training method has been associated with successful outcomes and good relationships between pets and pet parents.

I also incoporate the Train-Test-Train method from DogNostics.

* It can be used to teach a new skill or increase the difficulty of an existing skill.

* Train-test-train helps develop a strong foundation to build up our skills.

* We need to teach skills and concepts in the correct order.

* We need to train our dogs in fun short sessions.

* We need to ensure our dogs are successful.

 

Do you offer other types of training?

Yes! We offer sessions for potential therapy dogs and testing for those interested in serving as a therapy dog team thru Canines for Christ. 

https://k9forchrist.org

we are also looking to offer Canine Enrichment in the future- check out our coming soon section!

How long are puppy classes

AKC S.T.A.R puppy classes are comprised of 6 weeks that help you set a foundation for a great family dog. Each session is 50 minutes for 6 weeks.

How do we sign up for classes?

Signing up for classes is easy! Just email us at walkbyfaithdogtraining@gmail.com. We will then send you: 

  • A registration link
  • Payment instructions 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. I’d love to help you and your puppy get off to a great start!

What is the age range for the puppy class?

Puppies should be under 8 months old or if under 35 pounds, then less than one year old. Please reach out if your puppy is older than 8 months.

At what age should I begin puppy classes?

Puppy training should begin right away to develop good habits.  Please feel free to review the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s statement regarding starting puppy classes:  https://avsab.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Puppy_Socialization_Position_Statement_Download_-_10-3-14.pdf ​

Contact us

Have a question or want to sign up for classes?

 

Please email us at walkbyfaithdogtraining@gmail.com

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