Mequon
Dog Training & Enrichment
Assist your furry friend in reaching their full potential with our expert dog training services.
At Central Bark Mequon, our skilled trainers utilize positive, reward-based techniques to teach essential life skills and behaviors to dogs. We offer individual training, enrichment sessions, and group classes, all designed to reinforce positive habits and foster a strong bond between you and your dog.
Our training programs focus on establishing a solid foundation for positive canine behavior. By emphasizing this, we aim to cultivate a happier, more sociable, and well-rounded dog that brings joy to your life.
Central Bark®
Mequon
11035 N. Weston Drive,
Mequon, WI 53092Get Directions
Open Today 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
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Dog Tricks Taught at Central Bark Mequon
Central Bark offers customized dog training programs tailored to meet the unique needs of each dog. Our comprehensive training services encompass a wide range of skills and behaviors, including:
- Name Recall: This fundamental skill is essential for every dog owner. Using positive reinforcement techniques, we teach dogs to come when called, even in distracting environments.
- Basic Commands: Dogs should be familiar with basic commands such as sit, stay, down, wait, and leave-it. Through positive reinforcement, we instill these essential skills, leading to improved behavior and easier management of your dog.
- Door and Gate Control: Teaching dogs to wait patiently at doors and gates helps prevent them from rushing into unsafe areas. Our trainers can guide dogs to enter and exit on command while maintaining a peaceful wait at gates and doors.
- Loose-Leash Walking: Dogs that constantly pull on the leash can be both frustrating and potentially dangerous. Our trainers can help teach dogs to walk calmly on a loose leash, creating a more enjoyable walking experience for both the owner and the dog.
- Other Behaviors: Our skilled trainers are equipped to address various behaviors or issues such as separation anxiety, excessive barking, or destructive chewing. Working alongside you and your dog, we provide guidance and strategies to address these specific concerns.
With Central Bark’s customized training programs, you can expect positive and effective results, fostering a well-behaved and harmonious relationship between you and your furry companion.
Dog Training & Enrichment Options:
Training Tutor
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
Dog 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. | 20 |
| 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. | 15 |
| Rest Period Enrichment Private space with calming interactive food toy to help your dog achieve a healthy balance of activity and rest. | 5 |
Certified Dog Trainer Referral
Central Bark Mequon works closely with Carly Brown, CPDT-KA; Fear Free Certified and Owner of The Canine Learner, LLC. Visit her website at http://www.thecaninelearner.com for more details or contact Carly at 414-218-1147 or carly@thecaninelearner.com.
Group dog training classes are postponed at this time. Carly is currently offering private in-home training and we will be collaborating on new educational offerings coming soon! Stay tuned for new ways to learn and grow with your beloved furry family members!
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. All sales are final.
No better place to put your dog. No better place. Top trained personnel totally informed, always phenomenal care for our 4 year old big dog.
Frequently Asked Questions
As part of joining the Central Bark® family, our expert staff conducts a thorough behavior assessment at your local Central Bark store. These assessments help ensure that your dog is placed with a playgroup they’re comfortable with so they can play safely every day they’re with us.
This four-day evaluation, while your dog participates in our Enrichment Day Care, assesses your dog’s:
- Comfort and social skills with people
- Social skills and playstyle with other dogs to help determine the playgroup and play schedule they can benefit from the most
- Comfort in both indoor and outdoor play spaces
- Comfort in rest areas and a crate
- Ability to share resources like water and toys in social settings
- Level of comfort taking treats in social settings
This process gives us a chance to get to know you and your dog while your dog gets acquainted with their new favorite place away from home. Through the entire four days, your dog’s comfort and safety is our top priority.
Once your pup passes all the behavior assessment elements, you are welcome to sign up for any of our daycare services or a sleepover!
To schedule a Behavior Assessment for your dog, please contact your local store.
NOTE: Please bring all required signed forms, vaccination proof, and a collar and leash for your behavior assessment.
Not at all! It’s never too early or too late to begin building positive associations and using reward-based methods to teach your puppy new skills and behaviors.
Establish a training schedule now to help your puppy learn desired behaviors like walking nicely on a leash and basic cues like sit, stay, and loose-leash walking. Practicing these skills at home is critical, but it’s always a good idea to enlist the help of a professional to get a jump start teaching your puppy all the things you want them to know and set them up for success! Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you train your dog, including 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.
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.
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips.
Dog training teaches a dog to perform certain behaviors, often in a variety of contexts. At Central Bark®, our training classes are based on the latest research and scientific understanding of dog behavior to enhance the bond between you and your dog.
We use positive reward-based techniques to help puppies and dogs of all ages 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 can include food treats, time to play with a favorite toy, or verbal praise.
Learn more about our training classes.
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips.
Central Bark® Whole Dog Care
Our whole dog care approach 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.
