About Patriot Dog Training

Patriot Dog Training in Bulverde

Patriot Dog Training is a training, daycare and boarding business at 30695 US Hwy 281 N, Building 2, in Bulverde, founded by Benito Olson. While serving in the Navy as a Master at Arms Chief Petty Officer, Benito was recruited to train dogs for Navy SEAL teams in obedience, detection, protection and tracking. He later graduated first in his class from The Tom Rose School and wrote a book, The Underdogs: Conquering Life with Man's Best Friend and Seal Team.

Training programs

Patriot describes itself as a balanced trainer and may introduce tools including prong collars and e-collars. Adult and puppy programs come in tiers: Bronze at $2700 for 3 weeks, Silver at $3100 for 4 weeks, Gold at $4500 for 6 weeks and Noble at $8000 for 8 weeks, each with private lessons and weekly updates. Commands taught include Sit, Down, Auto-Stay, Heel, Here and Place, and nuisance behaviors such as jumping, nipping, barking, leash pulling and chewing are addressed. Exclusive Training offers private lessons for aggressive, shy or distractible dogs, and six-lesson group classes meet at the Bulverde location.

Other services

Daycare and boarding are available, with pickup for daycare and boarding clients, and the business also offers dogs for sale.

What to ask

Ask about the Diamond training package and group class pricing.