Ruff Life Dog Training Services

Our New Client Consultation is a comprehensive, 1.5-hour, hands-on session conducted either in your home or at our training facility. This session provides immediate support by combining professional assessment with practical training so you can start making progress right away. It also serves as the first step for all of our services, with the exception of group training classes. During your consultation, you will work directly with our professional trainer to discuss your goals and challenges, develop a plan tailored to your dog and household, and guide you through live training and handling skills so you can start applying techniques at home. Each consultation is customized to the individual dog and may include foundational skills, behavior troubleshooting, and practical exercises, leaving you with clear next steps and confidence to continue training at home. · Listed price: From $175.00

Our New Client Consultation is a comprehensive, 1.5-hour, hands-on session conducted either in your home or at our training facility. This session provides immediate support by combining professional assessment with practical training so you can start making progress right away. It also serves as the first step for all of our services, with the exception of group training classes. During your consultation, you will work directly with our professional trainer to discuss your goals and challenges, develop a plan tailored to your dog and household, and guide you through live training and handling skills so you can start applying techniques at home. Each consultation is customized to the individual dog and may include foundational skills, behavior troubleshooting, and practical exercises, leaving you with clear next steps and confidence to continue training at home. · Listed price: From $175.00

This 30-minute appointment is for clients who would like professional input before bringing home a new dog or puppy. Our trainer will meet you at the adoption location or in your home, observe the dogs behavior, and help assess their overall fit for your household, lifestyle, goals, and experience level. This appointment can help identify potential training needs, temperament considerations, and questions to ask before making a final decision. It is not a guarantee of future behavior. · Listed price: From $50.00

These 30-minute follow-up sessions are for clients who have completed our Drop-Off Training or Board and Train programs. They focus on reviewing your dogs training and helping you learn how to use the same tools and skills in a clear, practical way. During these sessions, we review the skills your dog has been working on and guide you through how to apply them. Youll get hands-on coaching, clear direction, and the opportunity to ask questions so you can use the tools effectively on your own. Sessions at our training center provide a structured environment to practice with support. This is a great option for building consistency, working through handling skills, and getting comfortable before taking training out into more distracting environments. · Listed price: From $65.00

These 30-minute follow-up sessions are for clients who have completed our Drop-Off Training or Board and Train programs. They focus on helping you apply your dogs training in your everyday life. We review the skills your dog has already learned and coach you through how to use them in real-world situations. Whether its at home or out in the community, youll get practical guidance, troubleshooting, and support so you can feel confident handling your dog on your own. Mobile sessions take place in the environments that matter most to you. This allows us to work through real-life scenarios, address specific challenges, and make sure the training translates smoothly into your daily routine. · Listed price: From $65.00

This 1-hour session is designed for dogs who need a more individualized, focused approach to training. If weve recommended specialized training after your consultation, this is where we target more intensive training. These one-on-one sessions are tailored to dogs with a bite history, human-directed aggression, or those working on more advanced or specialized skills. We focus on building clear communication, improving safety and handling, and creating practical, realistic training plans that you can use consistently in your daily life. Our goal is to meet your dog where they are without judgment and support both of you with structured guidance, honest feedback, and a plan that makes sense in the real world. · Listed price: From $135.00

[12:00-1:00 PM on Sundays] Through engaging sessions, we'll focus on building a strong foundation of obedience while deepening the bond between you and your dog. Learn essential commands such as "place," "leave it," "walk," "heel," "stay," and "recall" through positive reinforcement techniques. Each week, we'll work on refining these skills, ensuring clarity and consistency in your training approach. By the end of the course, you'll have the tools and knowledge to effectively train these commands and enjoy a harmonious relationship filled with mutual understanding and trust. · Listed price: From $300.00

[6:15-7:15 PM on Tuesdays] Do you dream of having a calm, relaxed dog that you can bring with you around town? This 4 week course will give you the tools necessary to work on engagement around distractions, creating a calm mindset, and how to simply exist even with other people and dogs around. Some commands we will be working with include place, settle, down, leave it. By the end of this course we hope to have you comfortable on working the skills necessary to begin to bring your pet out in public. · Listed price: From $175.00

[12:00-1:00 PM on Sundays] The goal of this course is to have your dog greet people appropriately, settling in the home even around guests, and assisting with impulse control around food or other items. The commands we are focusing on include off, leave it, and place. This beginners course teaches the foundations of all of these commands so that you are able to then build off of them in your own home. · Listed price: From $175.00

The goal of this course is to have your dog greet people appropriately, settling in the home even around guests, and assisting with impulse control around food or other items. The commands we are focusing on include off, leave it, and place. This beginners course teaches the foundations of all of these commands so that you are able to then build off of them in your own home. · Listed price: From $175.00

Do you dream of having a calm, relaxed dog that you can bring with you to the restaurant, brewery, winery, etc? This 4 week course will give you the tools necessary to work on engagement around distractions, creating a calm mindset, and how to simply exist even with other people and dogs around. Some commands we will be working with include place, settle, down, leave it. By the end of this course we hope to have you comfortable on working the skills necessary to begin to bring your pet out in public. · Listed price: From $175.00

Challenge your dogs brain and do something new and exciting together! A variety of functional and just-for-fun tricks will be taught. · Listed price: From $175.00

Listed price: From $175.00

Our Drop-Off Training Program is perfect for busy pet parents who want real training progress built into their dogs weekly routine. You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: 1. Basic Obedience 2. House Manners 3. Public Manners 4. Dog Play Skills 5. Collaborative Care 6. Do More With Your Dog Dogs also participate in supervised social time with another dog or a small play group during every appointment. Trainers focus on appropriate dog-to-dog communication while continuing to work toward each dogs individual training goals. Enrollment/Tuition: The program operates as a monthly subscription, billed on the 1st of each month. Your dog attends one consistent session per week- You select a recurring day and time, and that spot is reserved for your dog all month. (e.g., every Wednesday afternoon.) Tuition is calculated off of 4 sessions, but some months you get a bonus session! For this reason, make-up sessions are not available. Spots are limited to maintain small groups and individualized training. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Times: 7:45-8:30 am: Morning drop-off 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick-up or drop-off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick-up · Listed price: From $50.00

Our Drop-Off Training Program is perfect for busy pet parents who want real training progress built into their dogs weekly routine. You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: 1. Basic Obedience 2. House Manners 3. Public Manners 4. Dog Play Skills 5. Collaborative Care 6. Do More With Your Dog Dogs also participate in supervised social time with another dog or a small play group during every appointment. Trainers focus on appropriate dog-to-dog communication while continuing to work toward each dogs individual training goals. Enrollment/Tuition: The program operates as a monthly subscription, billed on the 1st of each month. Your dog attends one consistent session per week- You select a recurring day and time, and that spot is reserved for your dog all month. (e.g., every Wednesday afternoon.) Tuition is calculated off of 4 sessions, but some months you get a bonus session! For this reason, make-up sessions are not available. Spots are limited to maintain small groups and individualized training. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Times: 7:45-8:30 am: Morning drop-off 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick-up or drop-off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick-up · Listed price: From $50.00

Our Drop-Off Training Program is perfect for busy pet parents who want real training progress built into their dogs weekly routine. You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: 1. Basic Obedience 2. House Manners 3. Public Manners 4. Dog Play Skills 5. Collaborative Care 6. Do More With Your Dog Dogs also participate in supervised social time with another dog or a small play group during every appointment. Trainers focus on appropriate dog-to-dog communication while continuing to work toward each dogs individual training goals. Enrollment/Tuition: The program operates as a monthly subscription, billed on the 1st of each month. Your dog attends one consistent session per week- You select a recurring day and time, and that spot is reserved for your dog all month. (e.g., every Wednesday afternoon.) Tuition is calculated off of 4 sessions, but some months you get a bonus session! For this reason, make-up sessions are not available. Spots are limited to maintain small groups and individualized training. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Times: 7:45-8:30 am: Morning drop-off 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick-up or drop-off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick-up · Listed price: From $50.00

Our Drop-Off Training Program is perfect for busy pet parents who want real training progress built into their dogs weekly routine. You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: 1. Basic Obedience 2. House Manners 3. Public Manners 4. Dog Play Skills 5. Collaborative Care 6. Do More With Your Dog Dogs also participate in supervised social time with another dog or a small play group during every appointment. Trainers focus on appropriate dog-to-dog communication while continuing to work toward each dogs individual training goals. Enrollment/Tuition: The program operates as a monthly subscription, billed on the 1st of each month. Your dog attends one consistent session per week- You select a recurring day and time, and that spot is reserved for your dog all month. (e.g., every Wednesday afternoon.) Tuition is calculated off of 4 sessions, but some months you get a bonus session! For this reason, make-up sessions are not available. Spots are limited to maintain small groups and individualized training. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Times: 7:45-8:30 am: Morning drop-off 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick-up or drop-off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick-up · Listed price: From $50.00

Our Drop-Off Training Program is perfect for busy pet parents who want real training progress built into their dogs weekly routine. You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: 1. Basic Obedience 2. House Manners 3. Public Manners 4. Dog Play Skills 5. Collaborative Care 6. Do More With Your Dog Dogs also participate in supervised social time with another dog or a small play group during every appointment. Trainers focus on appropriate dog-to-dog communication while continuing to work toward each dogs individual training goals. Enrollment/Tuition The program operates as a monthly subscription, billed on the 1st of each month. Your dog attends one consistent session per week- You select a recurring day and time, and that spot is reserved for your dog all month. (e.g., every Wednesday afternoon.) Tuition is calculated off of 4 sessions, but some months you get a bonus session! For this reason, make-up sessions are not available. Spots are limited to maintain small groups and individualized training. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Times 7:45-8:30 am: Morning drop-off 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick-up or drop-off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick-up · Listed price: From $80.00

Our Drop-Off Training Program is perfect for busy pet parents who want real training progress built into their dogs weekly routine. You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: 1. Basic Obedience 2. House Manners 3. Public Manners 4. Dog Play Skills 5. Collaborative Care 6. Do More With Your Dog Dogs also participate in supervised social time with another dog or a small play group during every appointment. Trainers focus on appropriate dog-to-dog communication while continuing to work toward each dogs individual training goals. Enrollment/Tuition: The program operates as a monthly subscription, billed on the 1st of each month. Your dog attends one consistent session per week- You select a recurring day and time, and that spot is reserved for your dog all month. (e.g., every Wednesday afternoon.) Tuition is calculated off of 4 sessions, but some months you get a bonus session! For this reason, make-up sessions are not available. Spots are limited to maintain small groups and individualized training. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Times: 7:45-8:30 am: Morning drop-off 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick-up or drop-off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick-up · Listed price: From $80.00

6:15-7:15 PM on Tuesdays Through engaging sessions, we'll focus on building a strong foundation of obedience while deepening the bond between you and your dog. Learn essential commands such as "place," "leave it," "walk," "heel," "stay," and "recall" through positive reinforcement techniques. Each week, we'll work on refining these skills, ensuring clarity and consistency in your training approach. By the end of the course, you'll have the tools and knowledge to effectively train these commands and enjoy a harmonious relationship filled with mutual understanding and trust. · Listed price: From $300.00

*PRE-APPROVED DOGS ONLY* This is for pre-approved dogs to form social play groups during drop off training only. · Listed price: From $25.00

*PRE-APPROVED DOGS ONLY* This is for pre-approved dogs to form social play groups during drop off training only. · Listed price: From $45.00

Ready to see if Drop-Off Training is the right fit for your dog? This assessment is the first step. Your trainer will evaluate your dogs behavior, comfort level, and learning style to determine whether theyre ready to join the program or would benefit from an additional acclimation visit first. Your dog will receive one-on-one attention while being assessed in a crate and in the training space. The goal of this visit is evaluation and confidence-building, so interaction with other dogs may not occur. · Listed price: From $45.00

This program is perfect for busy pet parents! You drop your pup off at Ruff Life and our expert trainers teach them new skills, progress current skills in new environments or with new distractions, and brush up on past skills. We offer six different tracks for enrollment: Basic Obedience, House Manners, Public Manners, Dog Play Skills, Collaborative Care, or Do More With Your Dog. Every training appointment (regardless which track you choose) includes social time with another dog or in a small play group. During these group sessions, trainers target appropriate dog-to-dog communication and behavior,as well as individual goals. Dogs are kenneled between training sessions and must be crate trained to attend this program. Each six week course includes a complimentary, 30 minute private appointment to review progress and provide hands-on training support to owners. Schedule: 12:30-1:30 pm: Mid-day pick up/drop off 5:00-6:00 pm: Afternoon pick up Due to limited physical capacity and to ensure each dog receives ample training time, we ask that you please adhere to this schedule. · Listed price: From $50.00

10:00am South Slope- meet in front of the parking garage at 45 Federal Alley Wandering Wags is a guided pack walk exclusively for current Ruff Life clients, held on the last Sunday of each month. These outings are designed to help dogs and their humans practice training skills in real-world environments while receiving support and coaching from our training team. Each excursion begins with a short mini-lesson, where we introduce a training focus and review practical strategies you can immediately apply during the walk. From there, participants engage in hands-on, guided practice as we move together as a group, working on skills such as loose-leash walking, neutrality around other dogs and people, engagement with handlers, and calm behavior in stimulating environments. Pack walks provide valuable opportunities for dogs to build confidence, improve social skills, and learn to exist calmly around distractions while maintaining appropriate structure and guidance. For owners, Wandering Wags offers continued learning, real-time coaching, and a chance to connect with other Ruff Life clients who are working toward similar goals. The shared experience creates a supportive community environment where both dogs and humans can grow their confidence, strengthen relationships, and enjoy training together beyond a traditional class setting. · Listed price: From $25.00

Sunday, December 6 at 11:00 AM Get your pup holiday-ready before the guests arrive! This seminar focuses on practical house manners such as polite greetings, settling around visitors, staying off counters and furniture when asked, and creating calm routines during busy gatherings. Perfect for helping your dog navigate the extra excitement of the holiday season. · Listed price: From $90.00

Sunday, December 13 at 11:00 AM Your dog can do more than sit and stay! Come try fun, brain-boosting activities like scent work, tricks, agility, conditioning, and more. This seminar is all about discovering new ways to challenge your dog, build confidence, and have more fun together. · Listed price: From $90.00