The Dog Squad

read moreIn-home puppy & dog training for the East Bay, including Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro and Piedmont. The Dog Squad offers professional puppy & dog training services that help families solve all types of dog problems, including dog aggression. Dog Squad Dog Training remains committed to helping your dog and your family with any training needs and issues that arise in these challenging times. We offer comprehensive training packages, either in-person, in compliance with CDC protocols, as well as online and telephone consultations and support.

read moreThe Dog Squad is dedicated to providing the highest level of dog training services and puppy training programs to the companion dog owner and sport dog enthusiast, living in Alameda, Contra Costa. Our dog & puppy training programs are designed to meet each owner's individual needs as well as expectations. The Dog Squad currently offers a variety of dog training programs to meet the challenges of people's everyday living needs from private in-home lessons to public practice sessions and In-home Puppy Preschool.

read moreEveryone loves a puppy but when you are faced with the 24 hour challenges they can throw at you, training your puppy can seem frustrating and daunting. Hopefully these Puppy Training Tips will help. The good news is that puppies mature and grow up quickly and that there are tried and true training methods that will make this period of puppy development enjoyable and memorable. The following articles on Puppy Training Tips can help you through this most important period of your dog's life. The Dog Squad offers a variety of Dog Obedience and Puppy Training Packages for clients through the East Bay, Oakland, and Berkeley that can help your puppy become a well mannered dog.

read moreWe are often asked about local dog resources ranging from where to walk with my dog to where should I board my dog. We came up with a list of our favorite places and referral sources to help the Bay Area dog owners. This is a great place to take your dog off-leash. Over 21 acres bordered by the bay. There are beautiful views of the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Over 500,000 people and 750,000 dogs visit per year. Our only note of caution is that you need excellent voice control of your dog and though the majority of people are very responsible you can occasionally run into an aggressive dog.

read moreThis puppy training program is designed to help the client get started on the right foot with their puppy. Puppy Pre-school is designed to integrate the puppy into its new pack by setting up structure and rules that help the puppy understand where his/her place is in the pack, what is expected and to learn proper manners and appropriate behavior. Starting early helps the puppy develop good habits and basic obedience skills needed for being a good canine companion. This is a commitment based package, so we will work with you until your training goals are reached, and all issues have been resolved.

read moreDog Obedience forms the foundation of good and pleasurable dog ownership. We hope that our Dog Training Tips can help enjoy your dog more. Without obedience skills such as walking on a leash, sit, down, stay, come, leave-it, and quiet, a dog does not understand how he should relate to its human pack leaders and to the world around him. A responsible dog owner needs to teach his dog how to behave in the home and in the real world so that the dog respects him, other people and other animals. It's through dog obedience that we effectively communicate with our dog.