Private Dog Training
Boulder & Denver

Specific experience: Colorado trainer Tina Chavez completed NePoPo® Silver and Gold Schools and is an AKC CGC Evaluator. Rachel Gallant completed NePoPo® Silver School and is a Certified Electronic Collar Trainer for Martin Systems Technology.

Different formats: eligible Boulder addresses can receive in-home training. Denver offers board and train in a trainer’s home. Your Colorado consultation confirms the trainer, location and coaching arrangements.

We offer puppy training, obedience, aggression and behavior modification, and Boulder Voice & Sight preparation through private training. Explore Colorado board and train or boarding in trainers’ homes.

Our contact-free kennel for aggressive and intact dogs, Traction K9 Kennels, is in Del Valle near Austin, Texas. It is a separate location from our Colorado services.

Your dogs can share one training program, although a phone consultation with a Boulder dog trainer will be needed to determine the best way for your specific dogs to learn together.

Even for dogs with very different goals and learning styles, two separate programs isn’t typically necessary. These dogs may have the option to increase the length and price of training sessions by 50% so there’s ample time to work with the dogs individually as well as together.

We use the methods that are most fair, kind, and effective for your specific dog. No two dogs are alike, and neither are the training methods that best suit them.

Our Boulder dog trainers are fluent in all 4 quadrants of Operant Condition Theory and Learning Theory training.

For a detailed view of the scientific foundation of our training philosophy, read about our training methods here.

Yes! Varsity allows you to pay for training sessions on a monthly schedule and at a discounted rate.

Alternatively, Affirm is available and offers 4 payments over 2 months with no interest or credit checks as well as monthly installment plans from 2 to 36 months long.

No. In-home training is offered in Boulder within our service area. Denver offers board and train. During the Colorado consultation, we explain the format, location and owner-coaching arrangements.

Your dog stays in a professional trainer’s personal home in the Denver area. Study Abroad includes individualized written goals, progress updates and a longer go-home coaching session at the end. Boulder in-home lessons are a separate format.

Yes. We work with leash reactivity, aggression, resource guarding and everyday obedience goals. Discuss your dog’s behavior in a Colorado phone consultation so we can recommend a suitable trainer and program.

In a review already featured on this page, Maureen Bailey describes choosing Tutoring for Luna’s leash reactivity because she wanted to learn the process herself. She reported improved responsiveness and confidence, while noting that Luna still had more progress to make.

This is a past client’s account, not a guaranteed result or current trainer assignment. Read Traction client reviews and discuss your dog’s goals during the Colorado consultation.

Yes. We work with leash reactivity, resource guarding and aggression and behavior concerns. These can involve different triggers and care needs, so we discuss your dog’s history and goals before recommending a program.

Book a free Colorado phone consultation. In-home coverage depends on the published commute-based service areas.

Tutoring teaches you to train your dog; Homeschool adds trainer-led practice at eligible Boulder homes. Study Abroad is a stay in a professional trainer’s Denver-area home, with individualized written goals and progress updates.

For Boulder clients, a longer go-home session at the end of the program teaches you to use the skills and continue at home. See the detailed program structure and follow-up.