About Diamond in the “Ruff” Dog Obedience Training

Classes with a pack-leader focus

Diamond in the "Ruff" Dog Obedience Training is a Baton Rouge obedience school run by Denise Landin, who is credited with 35 years of experience teaching owners to train dogs or modify troublesome behavior. She believes dog training is dog-owner specific and teaches owners how to become their dog's pack leader, making sure they apply each technique correctly.

Programs and prices

Group classes run five weeks at the Louisiana State Archives on Essen Lane, one evening a week in spring, summer and fall and on weekend afternoons in winter. The basic group class ($225) covers sit, down, come to a front sit, heeling, 30-foot sit-stay and down-stay, and socialization. The advanced class ($225) adds stand-stay, emergency down, off-leash heeling, out-of-sight down-stay and drop on recall. Private lessons are $185 per hour at her home office, with house calls for an extra fee. All group classes carry a lifetime guarantee, so a dog can repeat a class at no charge. Group classes suit puppies from about 3 months, once vaccinated.

What owners say

One family wrote, "Denise Landin is a Dog Whisperer! She not only saved our two dogs' lives, she brought peace and harmony back into our family."

What to ask

Ask when the next group class starts.