About Dog Management Systems

About

Dog Management Systems on Stanley Road in West Point teaches the Koehler method of dog training, which its site says has been taught in class and private formats for some 70 years. The site's stated goal is reliable off-leash obedience, so a dog can be stopped with a single command if a leash breaks, a collar slips or a gate is left open.

Programs

The site describes four paths. Class instruction meets once a week with an instructor who recaps the previous week and sets the next objectives, aiming at off-leash reliability in about 10 weeks. Remote private and class instruction covers Novice, Open, Utility and Tracking with video tutorials, online access to the instructor and readiness testing. Owners can also work from the method's textbook with companion planners, and board and train has a trainer train the dog and then teach the owner to handle it, which the site suggests for scheduling limits, problem biters and fighters, very shy dogs or escape artists. Expect to spend 45 to 75 minutes a day, six days a week, for 10 to 13 weeks of training.