About Sit Means Sit Chattanooga

Sit Means Sit Chattanooga is the local franchise of a national network – its own page states there are 157 franchise locations – working out of Kellys Ferry Road on the west side of the city.

How the work is structured

Four routes are published. Day Train is the core: the dog is dropped off in the morning and spends the day with a trainer, and the site says the day ends with "a private lesson to go over what your dog learned throughout the day so you can keep training your dog at your own home". Private lessons follow the day train for owners who want to be "as much the student as your dog". Group classes – described as including games, pack walks and outings to local spots – are offered exclusively to day train, puppy training and private lesson graduates. The Puppy-Love Program is for puppies under six months and the site says it uses food-based training.

What they publish working on

The published outcome list for the day train program is recall, sit, sit at a distance, heel, down, door manners, place, and managing barking, aggressive behaviors, digging and submissive behaviors. The site's stated aim is on- and off-leash control around distractions rather than in a controlled setting: "You cannot only train your dog in a perfect environment and expect them to maintain those skills."

What they say about method

The site describes an attention-based system developed by the brand's founder, and is open about using tools: "Sit Means Sit specializes in a diversified approach to dog training", one that "utilizes a variety of training tools to enable our trainers to gain the dog's attention even in distracting situations" – among them the brand's own remote electronic collar. Each package is custom-built after a free demonstration and consultation, with "no cost or obligation", so ask for a price once your dog has been seen.