Fitdog

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 204 reviews

1712 21st St, Santa Monica, California 90404

Positive reinforcementBasic Obedience & MannersPuppy Training & SocializationReactivity

1712 21st St, Santa Monica, California 90404

Overview

FormatDog club on 21st Street, Santa Monica; private sessions at home or outdoors

Training methodPositive reinforcement

About Fitdog

What they offer

Fitdog is a Santa Monica dog club on 21st Street that combines training and sports with daycare and overnight boarding. Its training side offers private training sessions, day training programs and sports and training classes.

Training

Private sessions are one-to-one at the owner's home or in outdoor settings and address problems such as barking and leash reactivity. In the day training programs, Puppy Essentials and Foundational Obedience, dogs work one-to-one with trainers during the day across ten sessions. Sports and training classes run during the day, are dog-only, include pick-up and drop-off, and reinforce obedience, impulse control and boundaries.

Approach

Fitdog uses reward-based positive reinforcement and pairs training with exercise and enrichment. New clients can book a free virtual or in-person consultation with a trainer.

What they can help with

Private training

One-on-one sessions tailored to your dog's specific goals.

In-home training ↗

Sessions in your own home, where many behavior problems actually happen.

Day training

Structured daytime training and supervised play.

Puppy training ↗

Early socialization, house-training and first manners for young dogs.

Basic obedience ↗

Sit, stay, recall and reliable commands, from beginner to advanced.

Leash reactivity ↗

Help for dogs that bite, lunge or react out of fear or aggression.

Barking

Sports classes

Train alongside other dogs to build focus around distractions.

Daycare

Structured daytime training and supervised play.

Boarding ↗

Your dog stays with the trainer for an immersive, multi-week program.

Reviews

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 204 reviews · Google

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Fitdog — 4.7★ (204 reviews), Santa Monica Dog Trainer