Puppy Training Classes in Hamilton & Burlington

If you want a happy, confident, and well-behaved puppy you have come to the right place!
Get your puppy started off on the right track at an early age to set you up for success in the future. Our puppy training will give you the skills to raise a well behaved dog, and your puppy the skills needed to become a good canine citizen!

You don’t need to wait any longer to start training and socializing your puppy! It is proven that the benefit of early socialization is crucial in the development of well balanced puppies. Click here to read the position statement on socialization from the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.

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Puppy Privates

Our Puppy Privates program is far more than your typical puppy class. Training is conducted in the convenience of your home and on your schedule with a focus on helping you raise your puppy with as little stress as possible! We teach you how to address typical puppy issues like crate training, house breaking, mouthing, and jumping. How to avoid having your puppy develop unwanted behaviours such as excessive barking, digging and chewing.  We will also introduce your puppy to basic commands like sit, down, and come. Your puppy will learn to accept general handling for vet visits and grooming, and we provide you with a comprehensive plan for successful socialization. With our Puppy Privates you get access to our FREE Drop In Group Training Classes held twice a month!

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This program includes:

– 5 one-hour private training sessions 

– Training leash

– Socialization Checklist

– Detailed training program to implement at home including handouts and videos

– Unlimited support throughout the course to ensure you have success between each session

– Discounted rate on all future training

– Unlimited access to our Drop In Group Training classes held twice a month for the life time of your dog

– Access to our exclusive client only Facebook group for further support

– Access to our Holistic Nutrition Course

Investment: $975 plus HST

Requirements: Puppies 8 weeks and older

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Puppy Preschool and Socialization

Our Puppy Preschool and Socialization class is for dogs 12-24 weeks! We focus on the foundations of learning loose leash walking, sit, down, stay, and place as well as proper socialization and confidence building. Students are given access to our online Puppy Preschool program which covers far more than just obedience, as well as weekly homework and support to ensure successful training. Our Hamilton classes are held at different parks in the Hamilton area, and our Simcoe classes are held at our facility in Simcoe.

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This program includes:

– Four 45 minute group classes

– Detailed training program to implement at home

– Access to our online Puppy Preschool Course ($45 value)

– Videos and handouts for all skills taught in class

– Unlimited support throughout the course to ensure you have success between each class

– Access to attend Puppy Preschool and Socialization a second time at no additional cost

– Discounted rate on all future training

– Unlimited access to our Drop In Group Training classes held twice a month for the life time of your dog

– Access to our exclusive client only Facebook group for further support

– Access to our Holistic Nutrition Course

Investment: $150 plus HST

Requirements: Proof of age appropriate vaccinations or titres

Contact us today to sign up for Puppy Preschool and Socialization!

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Online Puppy Training

Our Online Puppy Training was developed to meet the demand of online training during COVD-19 and can be done in the comfort and safety of your own home. While we still prefer in person training, our online puppy training is a great alternative to those who cannot attend group classes or do private in home training. We have compiled videos and handouts that cover everything you need for raising a well-behaved dog.

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This program includes:

– House training, Crate training, puppy mouthing, teaching your puppy to be calm, grooming, socialization, sit, down, stay, place, come when called, proper play, drop command, leave it command and more!

– 13 comprehensive yet easy to follow videos

– Over 20 PDF handouts

– Socialization Checklist

– Access to our Holistic Nutrition Course

Investment: $45 plus HST

What our Puppy Training clients are saying:

We met Katherine when we got a new puppy and needed help with training, the one on one was amazing. She is very knowledgeable and caring. Now we have an amazing Dog with a wonderful disposition!
Thank you Katherine
Tara with Roo

I can’t say enough about The Crunchy Canine. I initially contacted Katherine to help me train my 5 month old puppy. I’ve had previous dogs and they were always badly behaved, so I wanted to know the tricks to fix these behaviours. I learned so much that that I kept her on a little longer to help me with my 5 year old dog. All her ideas worked. I can proudly say I don’t have bad dogs. I truly recommend them!
Judy with Pippa

Katherine is an excellent trainer. We are first time puppy owners and she has been a great person to work with and helping us to train our dog to be obedient and a great family pet
Joe with River