Fort Lauderdale
Dog Training and Enrichment
Help your dog be the best it can be with our dog training experts
A contented dog contributes to a joyful household. At Central Bark® Fort Lauderdale, our dog training experts employ enjoyable and positive techniques, relying on rewards to cultivate essential life skills and behaviors across all age groups.
Our range includes personalized training, enrichment sessions, and collective classes, fortifying positive routines and nurturing the affectionate connection you share with your dog. Training lays the groundwork for canine citizenship, cultivating cheerful, sociable, and all-encompassing dogs.
Explore the benefits of dog training at Central Bark Fort Lauderdale:
- Personalized Instruction: Our training sessions are tailored to cater to your dog’s individual needs and aspirations. Our adept trainers provide guidance to address behavioral challenges or introduce fresh commands, ensuring your dog receives the necessary attention to flourish.
- Group Classes for Skill Refinement: Engage in our group classes to reinforce positive behaviors and facilitate your dog’s socialization within a secure and supportive environment. These sessions offer valuable opportunities for your furry companion to interact with fellow dogs and humans, while mastering essential skills.
- Cultivating Exemplary Citizenship: Training lays the foundation for responsible conduct. We instill favorable routines and vital commands in your dog, molding them into well-rounded individuals who navigate social scenarios with confidence and grace.
- Deepening the Bond: Our training surpasses mere command teaching. It fosters trust, effective communication, and mutual comprehension between you and your dog. This nurtures an affectionate and respectful partnership, fortifying your special connection with your four-legged companion
Central Bark
Fort Lauderdale
3699 N Dixie Hwy,
Oakland Park, FL 33334Get Directions
ftlauderdale@centralbarkusa.com
Closed 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Pick-ups)
Call NowWe can teach your dog:
- Name Recognition: Ensure safety by teaching your dog to respond to their name using positive techniques.
- Fundamental Commands: Master crucial instructions like sit, stay, down, wait, and leave-it through positive reinforcement, refining their conduct.
- Door and Gate Etiquette: Train your dog to enter and exit calmly upon command, displaying polite behavior.
- Relaxed Leash Walking: Relish pleasant strolls by instructing your dog to walk calmly on a slack leash, eliminating pulling.
- Additional Behaviors: Address concerns like separation anxiety, excessive barking, or destructive chewing with aid from our dedicated trainers. Together, let’s enrich your dog’s existence and unleash their full potential.
Dog Training and Enrichment Options
Training Tutor in Fort Lauderdale
Personalized one-on-one training sessions during day care visits help your dog develop important skills and behaviors like name recall, sit, stay, down, wait, leave-it, door and gate control, and loose-leash walking. Excellent for your dog and easy for you! Your dog will come home tired and well-socialized, with the training and skills they need to be a well-behaved member of your family.
One-on-One Enrichment
Personalized One-on-One Enrichment sessions give your dog the extra attention they love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games. It’s fun and rewarding and exercise their bodies and minds and engage their senses. Add complexity with fitness and agility equipment.
Rest Period Enrichment
Your dog gets to relax and recharge in their own private space with calming interactive toys and healthy food pairings tailored to their preferences and diet. It promotes physical and mental relaxation, which can help them achieve a healthy balance of play, learning, and rest. It can also help them become more comfortable in crates by building positive associations.
Pricing
Day Care Add-ons
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Training Tutor One-on-one training session during your dog’s visit to practice important cues and behavior skills. Packages available. | 30 |
| One-on-One Enrichment Personalized session during your dog’s visit with interactive toys, puzzles, and games to exercise your dog’s body and mind. | 20 |
| Rest Period Enrichment Session Private space with calming interactive food toy to help your dog achieve a healthy balance of activity and rest. | 10 |
Group Dog Training Classes
We are proud to partner with Sue of We Love Dogs! to host group dog training classes at our location. Classes may include Puppy Preschool, Basic Elementary, and Private School. Please call (954) 328-0864 for dates, times, and information on group training classes to fit your needs.
Packages available. Prepaid packages are nonrefundable. All sales are final. If you have any concerns about food sensitivities or toys, please speak to an associate at the front desk to discuss options.
Frequently Asked Questions
After decades of experience, we know that reward-based training is the most humane and effective way to train dogs and address unwanted behaviors. With reward-based training, you can build a loving, trusting bond that enhances your relationship with your dog for a lifetime of happiness.
Positive reward-based techniques help puppies and dogs develop essential life skills and behaviors that will enrich their lives at home and day care. These methods set dogs up to succeed and reward them for performing desired behaviors. Rewards are tailored to the dog’s preferences and include food treats, time to play with a favorite toy, or verbal praise.
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For dogs, being comfortable in a crate is a life skill that is incredibly useful for them and their owners. If you have ever traveled with your dog or had the unfortunate experience of an overnight stay at the vet, knowing your dog is comfortable in a crate is immeasurably comforting.
Crate training can take just days or a few months, based on your dog’s age, temperament, and past experiences with crates. The two keys to successful crate training are to keep the experience positive and go slowly.
When your puppy is not in their crate, keep the door open and reward them every time they choose to enter, even if you didn’t ask them to enter it. When crating your puppy, give them a safe enrichment item (like a stuffed Kong) that will keep them busy and allow them to self-soothe while confined. Remember that crate training should take place in a series of small, slow steps that will help your puppy become more comfortable.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you care for your new puppy. Our Enrichment Day Care gives puppies all the socialization, exercise, mental stimulation, and rest they need for a lifetime of happiness with you and your family. We also offer expert training and classes so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes.
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No matter how long you’ve had your dog, it’s possible to teach them new skills and tricks.
Whether you’re crate training, leash walking, or potty training your dog, consistency is key. It’s crucial to establish a routine, practice positive reinforcement, supervise your dog (especially when potty training), and avoid punishing when mistakes happen.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you train your dog. We offer expert training and classes so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes.
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips.
There’s no bond like the one between our furry best friends and us. We love our dogs and want to give them the best life possible. But it can be challenging to fulfill all their needs to stay healthy and happy for a lifetime. Doggy day care gives pups a place to play and learn in a safe environment, with the socialization, mental stimulation, and physical exercise their minds and bodies need to stay healthy for a lifetime.
- Dogs get to socialize. Dogs are social creatures. Positive experiences with new humans, new dogs, and new environments are essential to a well-rounded pup.
- Dogs learn social skills. Dogs learn from other dogs – they’re always teaching each other what is (and isn’t) appropriate social behavior. Doggy day care staff can also help support safe play and practice healthy social behaviors.
- Dogs get more exercise. Exercise helps your dog maintain a healthy weight and muscle tone while improving their mood and providing a healthy outlet for their physical and mental energy, meaning they can be more relaxed at home.
- Dogs get human attention. Your dog will get the care and love they need while you’re at work or school.
- Parents get a break. Doggy day care can give you a day off from responsibilities, while your dog gets what they need to be a healthier, more well-adjusted pet.
Central Bark Whole Dog Care
Our whole dog care approach in Fort Lauderdale offers a full range of fun and personalized products and services. To promote your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional health and happiness throughout their entire life.
