About Love On A Leash Dog Training

The building

Love on a Leash, LLC trains at 3225 Harpine Highway, on the Route 42 edge north of Harrisonburg, in a building it describes precisely: a "60' x 100' climate-controlled building" whose "Flooring is rubber matting." Puppy Pre-School, Basic Obedience, Canine Good Citizen, beginning agility and intermediate agility are all held indoors; Functional Obedience runs inside and outside. In a catchment where most training happens in clients' homes, a dedicated indoor hall is the distinguishing thing about this school.

Classes

The published activity list is "Agility classes , pet obedience classes , Canine Good Citizen classes and test, Functional/Advanced Obedience class, competition obedience and rally classes, seminars , and private instruction for problem solving." Classes run on a published schedule rather than on demand, and registration is by form.

Approach

The school's stated mission is "to help people live in harmony with their dogs", and the training philosophy on the page is motivational: "When you understand what motivates your dog and how to use that motivation in your favor, unwanted behavior is much easier to manage and modify. Then you get to be the good guy by rewarding the good behavior!!!" There is a hard equipment rule to go with it. "Dogs are NOT allowed to wear an electric collar while on the grounds of Love on a Leash, LLC", which is worth knowing if you are comparing this school against the board-and-train operations elsewhere in the catchment.

Worth knowing

All hours are by appointment and the site asks for a call or a text. Ask who the instructors are and what classes cost.