My Best Friend Obedience Home Page
Group and Private Dog Training. Including Puppy Training, Behavior Modification, Obedience, Tricks, Nose Work/Scent Work, Rally, Urban Dog, and Reactive Rover/Growly classes. Locations in San Fernando Valley, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Tarzana, Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Porter Ranch, Grandad Hills Canoga Park, Winnetka, Lake Balboa, Oxnard, Ventura, and Port Hueneme
My Best Friend Obedience
OUR MISSION: Help you, your family, and your dog, truly be "Best Friends" in a mutually satisfying relationship! When your dog listens and behaves at home and in public, it makes you happy, which makes your dog happy, which makes us HAPPY! We help you meet your dog’s needs through daily exercise, training, and teaching your dog how to self-entertain at home, so they don’t get into trouble at home, and out in public on leash! This makes it easier for your dog to meet your needs which is to be a quiet and loving companion at home and in public!
OUR PHILOSOPHY: Create a fun healthy relationship between you and your dog, so both of you will be calmer, healthier and happier, and able to fulfill each other’s needs! This is accomplished using positive reinforcement teaching “HOW TO”, over how “not to”! Practice makes perfect! That doesn’t mean we don’t say NO, but in order to TRAIN a dog, you must teach them what you want, and make sure they are not practicing (or prevent) what you don’t want!
Group Dog Training Classes and Private Lessons
What?
Positive Reinforcement based Group and Private Dog Training for puppies and adults! All the basics PLUS we specialize in Behavior Modification, just in case you ever need help with problem areas. Most training groups and private sessions are under $200 and most packages under $1000. You will be instructed by certified trainers with years of experience working on your issue!
Offerings:
Private training https://bestfriendobedience.com/private-training
Group classes https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-group-classes breakdown below!
Puppy socializing and manners skills https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-puppy-class
Obedience (3 levels set for AKC CGC track, but also works for Competition) https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-group-classes
Urban Dog out and about classes to help prep for Urban CGC title, and service and therapy dog preparation (good jump off for Lifeskills but class is organized to be great to do multiple times!) https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-akc-urban-dog-prep
Lifeskills out and about is very similar to Urban Dog with an emphasis on Therapy and Service dog access training - this is an ongoing practice course for students https://bestfriendobedience.com/life-skills-l1-2
Tricks (multiple levels) https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-tricks
NACSW K9 Nosework https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-k9-nose-work
AKC Rally Obedience https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-akc-rally-obedience-or-rally-free
Canine Freestyle https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-akc-rally-obedience-or-rally-free
Reactive Rover/Growly classes and Private https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-growly
Fun Agility https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-fun-agility
Impulse Control and Focus https://bestfriendobedience.com/mbfo-focus-impulse-control
Where? https://bestfriendobedience.com/by-location
Chatsworth & Tarzana (Groups and Private)
West San Fernando Valley (Encino, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Calabasas, Tarzana, Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Porter Ranch, Grandad Hills Canoga Park, Winnetka, Lake Balboa, Canoga Park, Northridge, Reseda, etc.)
Oak Park (Group and Private)
Thousand Oaks, Agoura and some of Simi Valley and Moorpark (Private)
North Malibu (Group and some private in home)
Ventura (Group and Private)
Oxnard, Port Hueneme (the bases), Camarillo, Ventura and Saticoy (Private)
When?
We have a trainer available everyday of the week! Call us to schedule at 818 996 3647 (text is ok), or email KarenT@mybestfriendobedience.com for groups please look at the section heading for groups for scheduled dates (its easier than the calendar.
Who?
Our certified trainers have many years of experience in dog training professionally. We have been in business 30 years.
How?
Our CCPDT certified trainers can give you the skills you need to be successful in your training goals! We stay with you throughout the process! We are here for you by phone and email and zoom, even when we are not at your home. Call anytime for a real person. We do use specialized equipment in the beginning to help you get through the training stage but we do not use punitive equipment like Choke, Pinch or Shock Collars. You dont need to use those things to get results! Let us show you how to train using Scientifically proven techniques without all the pain!
