We are offering an AKC CGC preparatory class beginning Saturday May 26 at 2:30pm that will last for 6 weeks - testing takes place on week 6 at no additional charge!  Cost for the class is just $120.  Visit the website for details and to register!!

If you have a treadmill and a dog that needs more exercise - let us help you teach your dog to use that treadmill in the comfort and safety of your own home!  We are offering Beginning Treadmill Lessons for only $30!  Each 1 hour semi-private lesson will book no more than 2 dogs so that one may work with the treadmill while the other rests.  Most dogs learn to love working on the treadmill with some encouragement!  Summer is coming so help your dog get the exercise he needs indoors!  Visit our website for details!

Follow us on Facebook for class updates, contest information, workshop details, tips, articles, fun and more!!  Become a part of our Instinct Dog Training family - we have lots of great things coming up and you don't want to miss a thing!!

Our Puppy Socialization classes are fun, informative and so important to early puppy development and prevention of fear/aggression issues later in life.  Kim Toepfer will teach these classes and bring with her years of experience raising puppies in her own home - from birth to adulthood - she can give you the tips and tricks to maintain your sanity.  Our puppy classes are divided into two groups - younger than 4 months of age and older than 4 months.  This is usually the time when pups receive their first adult vaccinations and rabies shots.  Pups that are in the younger class will have the training area sanitized for additional protection from possible disease transmission.  Pups in the older class will be able to interact with more active dogs and a greater variety of stimulating activities!  This is a continuous enrollment class - begin anytime!

For those that have been approved to attend group classes - we are resuming our usual Saturday at 4pm routine!  The new location is just 2 buildings closer to Ingram on Bedford.  The address is 414 W Bedford #101.  If you have any doubt about the schedule - be sure to check the calendar, always available on the website at www.FresnoDogTraining.com.

Along with the move to the new building, FresnoDogTraining.com will become Instinct Dog Training.  I'm excited about the move and the change in focus - I hope that you will be as well!

The new classes are up on our website (still at www.fresnodogtraining.com).  We will be offering Puppy Socialization Classes (Preschool for the little ones under 4 months old and Kindergarten for the pups between 4 and 6 months old). 

We will also introduce a class called Surviving Adolescence/Rude Dogs.  Let me help you through those trying months where nothing seems to go right!  I've lived it many times and I have learned many tips and tricks to save your sanity!

Basic Manners classes are always appropriate for dogs and puppies over 6 months of age!  Our classes incorporate fun games as well as tips for making your daily life with your dog just a little easier.

Our Canine Life and Social Skills classes offer your dog the opportunity to earn his BA, MA and PhD!  Taught by the first in handler to achieve her BA in the Central Valley - come learn how to turn those Basic Manners and skills from puppy class into real life behaviors that you can use every day!

For those who like a little more action - have you ever wanted to train your dog to the same standards that the police dogs are trained for?  We have a short introduction to Police Service Dog Obedience, just 3 weeks long and taught by a former police K9 handler.

There is so much to tell - I will try to be concise. 

FresnoDogTraining.com at it's current location will close at the end of March 2012.  There are many reasons - but the short answer is that changes were needed in order to better serve our clients!

Kim Toepfer will be relocating to another building in the same area as the current FresnoDogTraining.com - just down the street in fact!  It is a more spacious building with room to offer additional services that are of particular interest to Kim.  Along with this move, will be a name change for the business - the new name has not yet been announced, but will soon!  Kim herself will be offering more classes and services as customers have requested.  We will have a slightly different focus than FresnoDogTraining.com but you will still receive the same great experience and training from Kim.  You can still receive information on all of Kim's classes, services and happenings at http://www.fresnodogtraining.com.

Christine Paul will be opening a training facility in the Sierra Vista Mall area - Clovis Dog Academy - on April 1, 2012.  Christine brings her own point of view and variety of classes to clients through innovative options such as Poochie Pilates and Small Dog Agility.

If you purchased a voucher for FresnoDogTraining.com through Valley Daily Deals these vouchers can be redeemed at either Kim's new training facility!

Sadly, we were forced to cancel the seminar "Helping Fearful Dogs" with Nicole Wilde to be held on April 28, 2012.  We are in the process of making some huge changes at FresnoDogTraining.com (including a brand new location!!).  The move will conflict with the conference and, unfortunately, Nicole was unable to reschedule for a later date.  We regret that we were not able to present this event - we were really looking forward to it.

We have some new classes beginning in early March!  If you have an adult dog that is in need of a little behavioral help, we have a Basic Manners class beginning on Sunday March 4 at noon.  For those of you with puppies, we have new Puppy Academy classes beginning on Saturday March 10.  You can register for any of these classes by clicking on the "Classes" tab and then selecting "Puppy Academy" for puppy classes or "Group Classes" for Basic Manners.

We have ongoing classes for behavioral modification for reactive dogs (dogs that lunge, bark, growl and display aggressive behavior toward other dogs and people).  Visit the "Behavioral Modification" section on the "Classes" tab of the website for details.

See you soon!!

We will be hosting author, speaker and well-known trainer Nicole Wilde for a seminar entitled "Helping Fearful Dogs" on April 28, 2012.  Registration is open and early bird registrations are only $100!  See the "Seminars" tab on the website for complete details!  This event would be excellent opportunity for rescue workers, foster homes, veterinary staff, trainers and pet owners dealing with their own fearful dogs to get the most up-to-date solutions for this very common problem from a leading expert in the field.  Sign up today!!