About NWA School For Dogs

What they offer

School for Dogs is a positive-reinforcement training school with locations in Fayetteville and Bentonville. Its services are a two-week force-free board & train, a day school where dogs play and learn during the day, private lessons for dogs that need more personalized work, and group classes, alongside daycare.

Group classes

The class schedule runs Manners 1 and Manners 2, six-week courses that move from foundation skills such as sit, down, come, stay, place, leave it and leash manners to stronger recall and focus around distractions. A four-week socialization class is offered for young puppies that are not yet fully vaccinated, held in Fayetteville on Saturdays.

Who runs it

The home page carries a message from owner Shanthi Steddum, who says she has worked with dogs since 1996. The blog explains marker-word training for owners.