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Advanced Training

Upper Education

Private, Real world training focused on advanced skills, reliability, and building confidence in more challenging environments. For Service, Competition, or Working Dogs.

Advanced Training is designed for dogs and owners looking to continue developing communication, focus, and reliability beyond foundational training. Sessions are customized to the dog’s goals, temperament, and level of experience while helping owners build greater consistency and confidence in more demanding situations.

Training Focuses on:

 

  • Advanced obedience and communication

  • Reliability around higher distractions

  • Public behavior and environmental confidence

  • Off-leash foundations when appropriate

  • Advanced leash and handling skills

  • Focus and engagement in challenging environments

  • Confidence building

  • Real-world training progression

  • Owner communication and handling development

Real-World Reliability

 

As training progresses, sessions may move into parks, stores, public spaces, elevators, escalators, or other environments appropriate for the dog’s goals and confidence level. The focus is not simply advanced behaviors during lessons, but building calm, reliable responses that carry into everyday life.

Customized for Every Dog

 

Some dogs thrive with more advanced communication and environmental work, while others need help building confidence and stability in more complex situations. Sessions are adjusted to the dog’s temperament, learning style, and the owner’s goals to create practical, lasting results.

Program Structure

  • Six private training sessions - $600 (Payment options available)

  • Approximately one hour per session

  • Customized in-home and real-world training

  • Training progression adjusted to the dog and owner

(970) 576-0873

K9 Academics provides private, in-home advanced training throughout Northern Colorado designed to help dogs and owners build greater reliability, communication, and confidence in real-world situations.

Let’s Keep Building on the Progress.

Keep in touch so we can work together.

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