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Smart Paws Private Training — 5.0★ (9 reviews), San Jose Dog Trainer

Smart Paws Private Training

Certified★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 9 reviews
San Jose, CA area
Positive reinforcementBasic Obedience & MannersTherapy Dog & CGC Prep
San Jose, California 95128

Overview

FormatIn your home or in public near San Jose
Training methodPositive reinforcement
Experience18+ years

About Smart Paws Private Training

Private lessons only

Smart Paws Private Training offers private one-on-one lessons only, so your time is never divided among other students. Sessions take place in the comfort of your home or out in public in and near the San Jose area, for puppies through seniors and all breeds and sizes. The trainer cites more than 18 years of experience and teaches reward-based methods customized to each dog and owner.

Canine Good Citizen

The site also prepares dogs for Canine Good Citizen certification, which it presents as a way to show obedience and social skills and a step toward therapy dog work or volunteering.

What they can help with

Private in-home lessons ↗
Sessions in your own home, where many behavior problems actually happen.
Basic obedience ↗
Sit, stay, recall and reliable commands, from beginner to advanced.
Canine Good Citizen

Certifications & verification

GetDogSchool checks each credential against the official public registry. We mark Certified only what we could independently confirm. How we verify →
AKC CGC Evaluator
AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Confirmed in the AKC public registry.

Certified · AKC view entry ↗

Reviews

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 9 reviews · Google
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Helpful guides

GuideIn-Home TrainingWhen private, in-home training beats a class — and what a session looks like.Read the guide →GuideObedience TrainingWhat basic and advanced obedience cover, what it costs, and how to choose a class.Read the guide →GuidePuppy TrainingHouse-training, socialization, and manners in the first months — when habits form fastest.Read the guide →

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