Every dog is different — and training should be too.
At Pawsitively Good Pup, private lessons are designed around your dog’s personality, your goals, and the challenges you are facing at home. Whether you are raising a new puppy, improving everyday manners, or working through difficult behaviors, you will receive personalized guidance and one-on-one support every step of the way.
Lessons can take place in your home or in real-world environments where your dog needs practice most. This allows training to happen where behaviors actually matter — on walks, around visitors, in busy spaces, or during everyday routines.
Sessions are scheduled at your pace and designed to help both you and your dog feel confident, calm, and successful.
Behavior Modification & Emotional Wellness
Some dogs need more than obedience training. They need help feeling safe, regulated, and understood.
Our Heart & Soul behavior program uses TBTE — Training Between the Ears, developed by Mark McCabe. This approach focuses on changing the emotional state driving the behavior, not simply suppressing symptoms.
This program may help dogs who are:
- Reactive or overly excitable
- Fearful or anxious
- Hyperactive or unable to settle
- Destructive or impulsive
- Aggressive or struggling with self-control
The goal is to create lasting behavioral change by improving your dog’s confidence, emotional balance, and relationship with the world around them.
Personalized Support for You and Your Dog
Training should feel supportive — not overwhelming.
At Pawsitively Good Pup, lessons are designed to meet you where you are and help you make steady, realistic progress with your dog. Every session uses humane, reward-based methods focused on trust, communication, and long-term success.
Serving Cleveland’s Greater West Side
Puppy Kindergarten
This class is socialization focused. Pups get to interact with each other which builds appropriate social skills and confidence and the other attendees which will make trips to the vet and groomer and out in public better as adults. Activities include ball pit, texture challenge, tunnel & toy review. We also address issues like house breaking, nipping and jumping. This class is for pups between 12 and 24 weeks of age who have had the 1st 2 rounds of DHLPP and Bordetella vaccines.
Class is 1/2 hour long, $10 pay-as-you-go.
Obedience 1
This class will introduce the commands Sit, Down, Stand, Look, Qn and Off, Lets go or Loose leash walking, Come, Leave It and Wait. Owners will learn what to do to get their dogs to listen to them, how exercise and nutrition effect dog behavior and how to eliminate unwanted behaviors like, jumping, running away and grabbing items like the TV remote, shoes etc. This is the foundation for having a well mannered family member.
Class is 50 minutes, 5 weeks $150
Obedience 2
This class covers the commands Place, Distance Down, Stay , Heel, Auto sits, Pivots and Platform work and it develops the skills that were previously introduced with distance and distractions. Students must have completed Obedience 1 or have permission from the instructor.
This class is 50 minutes 5 weeks $150
CLICKER TRICKS
These classes teach fun behaviors like play dead, take a bow, salute, sit pretty and high five and will prepare the dog for the AKC Trick Dog Novice and Intermediate titles respectively. It also builds dog / owner bond, drains mental energy, teaches focus and builds confidence. It is ideal for high energy dogs, shy or timid dogs, dogs who have post injury or post surgery activity restrictions, dogs who will be doing therapy visitations or folks who are interested in fun new activities to do with their canine companion. Clickers will be provided. Dogs do not attend the first night for TD1.
This class is 50 minutes, 5 weeks $150
Nose Knows
Let your dog do what come naturally. Use their nose! It is great for active dogs who need to burn off energy. it is also good for older dogs or arthritic dogs who have mobility issues. It is perfect for shy or timid dogs too who need to build trust and confidence. Dogs will hunt for hidden food. The location of the hide will get increasingly challenging. They will transfer to finding non food scents and objects.
This class is 50 minutes 5 weeks $150
Rally Intro
This class introduces dogs and handlers to the sport of Rally Obedience. Dog and handlers move around a course performing the behaviors that are designated on posted signs. New skills and behaviors will be introduced and practiced. Dogs must have completed Obedience 1 and 2 to participate.
50 minutes 5 week class for $150
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