About Rosie Dane Dog Training

About

Rosie Dane Dog Training runs a group-class curriculum out of a facility at 5117 Old Heady Road. Its

pitch is deliberately narrow: "Some trainers get awfully carried away with the amount of commands they

aim to teach. We don't find that teaching your dog the dictionary is any more effective than a few

simple, all-encompassing commands that directly affect a dog's behavior."

Those commands are five: Manners, Focus, Sit/Down/Stay, Heeling and Recall.

Classes are 90 minutes and deliberately run in distraction: "90 minute class sessions in real-world

scenarios achieve results typically unheard of. These classes aren't like what you see at a pet store.

EVERYONE has control over their dog and we have REAL solutions to REAL problems."

The curriculum

The adult curriculum is an orientation, eight group lessons and a graduation across ten weeks, with

45-75 minutes a day of homework recommended. The site states that at the end "over 80% of students are

able to obtain both their Canine Good Citizen certificate and pass the AKC Novice Obedience

requirements." Orientations are held monthly and have no dogs present — owners and handlers only.

Students may retake the entire curriculum later, free of charge.

Behavior work is taken on without triage: "Whether it's trauma, timidity, a feral dog, or aggression,

we work with it all. No one is ever 'failed'." All reactivity appointments are held at the facility,

on the stated logic that "You can't fix 'dog aggression' unless you train your dog around other dogs."

Programs and prices

– Private Puppy Lessons — $95/hour, for puppies under 16 weeks.

– Puppy Group Class — $245, an 8-week class for 4-6 month olds on on-leash obedience, 60-minute

lessons. "It's not about puppy romps and play."

– Adult Group Class — $400, the 10-week boot-camp curriculum aimed at off-leash reliability,

recommended for dogs over six months.

– Advanced Programs — billed per course, expanding on the novice skillset into retrieving, scent work

or advanced obedience.

– Private Adult Lessons — $135/hour for a first lesson (Mon-Thurs 10am-1pm), $160/hour for follow-ups

and off-calendar sessions.

– Board and Train — $500 per week, private lesson required first; a 6-10 week stay is described as

delivering on-leash excellence, with a 3-week option at $2,500. Dogs aggressive toward people or

other dogs must complete 10 weeks of board and train.

Kentucky's 6% small-animal services tax is added to all services.