About Springfield Family Dog Training

Who they are

Springfield Family Dog Training runs individual and small-group classes from a site on W Hedge Tree Lane on the western edge of Springfield. The client testimonials it publishes refer to the trainer as Jane, and the contact route is an email address and a local number.

What they teach

The home page states the offer in one sentence: individual and small group training for pet dogs, and a variety of dog sports including obedience, rally, scent work, agility and FastCAT. That combination – pet manners taught by someone who also competes – is comparatively unusual in the Springfield area, and it means an owner who starts with a puppy class has somewhere to go afterwards if the dog turns out to enjoy the work.

What owners describe

The two testimonials on the home page are unusually detailed about method. One describes a four-month-old Golden Retriever nearly through a six-week puppy course, and credits kind individual direction, personally created training videos shared with class members, supplementary resources on dog care and training, and question-and-answer time during sessions, with the writer planning to return for Canine Good Citizen training. The other, from an owner who adopted a shelter dog with behavior problems, describes the trainer being communicative and professional and giving the owners the tools and information to maintain the work at home.

Worth knowing

The site is small and the class calendar sits behind its own page, so an owner should expect to contact the business for the current schedule rather than book online. The same address also hosts group classes for Paragon Pups, a separate canine fitness and training business in the directory – so a class advertised at Hedge Tree Lane may belong to either.

Best for owners who want small classes rather than a large facility, and for anyone curious about moving from pet manners into rally, scent work or FastCAT.

Credential

The AKC's public Canine Good Citizen evaluator registry lists Jane Collins of Springfield against this business's own domain.