Oakdale
Dog Training and Enrichment
Help your dog be the best they can be
A content and well-behaved dog contributes to a joyful family dynamic. Here at Central Bark® Oakdale, our dog training experts employ enjoyable and positive, reward-oriented methods. They will assist dogs in acquiring crucial life skills and behaviors, regardless of their age.
We provide a variety of options, including individual training and enrichment sessions, along with group classes. These are designed to strengthen positive habits and nurture the affectionate connection you share with your dog. Through training, we establish a groundwork for responsible canine behavior. In turn, this contributes to the development of cheerful, sociable, and all-around well-adjusted dogs.
Explore the benefits of dog training at Central Bark Oakdale, MN:
- Personalized Coaching: Our training sessions are tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of your dog. Our expert trainers offer guidance to address behavior concerns or introduce new commands, ensuring your dog receives the attention needed to thrive.
- Group Classes for Practice: Participate in our group classes to reinforce positive behaviors and help your dog socialize in a secure and supportive environment. These classes provide valuable opportunities for your furry friend to interact with other dogs and people while mastering essential skills.
- Building Good Citizenship: Training establishes the foundation for responsible behavior. We instill positive routines and essential commands in your dog, shaping them into well-rounded individuals who navigate social situations with ease and pride.
- Deepening the Connection: Our training extends beyond basic commands, fostering trust, effective communication, and mutual understanding between you and your dog. This cultivates a loving and respectful partnership, strengthening the special bond you share with your four-legged friend.
Central Bark®
Oakdale
3115 Hadley Ave N,
Oakdale, MN 55128Get Directions
Open Today 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
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Teach your dog:
Explore the possibilities for your dog with Central Bark’s offerings. We focus on key areas:
- Name Recognition: Ensure safety by teaching your dog to respond positively when called.
- Basic Commands: Master essential instructions such as sit, stay, down, wait, and leave-it, using positive reinforcement to enhance behavior.
- Door and Gate Etiquette: Instruct your dog to enter and exit calmly upon command, promoting polite behavior.
- Relaxed Leash Walking: Enjoy pleasant walks by training your dog to walk calmly on a loose leash, eliminating pulling.
- Additional Behaviors: Tackle challenges like separation anxiety, excessive barking, or destructive chewing with support from our dedicated trainers.
Together, let’s enhance your dog’s life and unlock their full potential.
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
Training Workshops
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Walk This Way Saturday, June 6th: 12-1pm Love walking your dog even more! We will teach techniques that help reduce leash pulling and distraction yanks (working on Leave It and Drop also). | 40 |
| Stop the Barking Saturday, July 11th: 12-1pm We’ll go over why some dogs seem to bark excessively. Then we’ll teach short term and long term solutions such as how to halt barking in the moment and the Quiet cue. | 40 |
| Paws Down Saturday, August 8th: 12-1pm Time to get jumping under control. This workshop gives you the foundations of how to get your dog to NOT jump up on people and furniture. We will work on skills Off, Down, and Stay. | 40 |
*Vaccinations required (DHPP, Rabies (depending on age), and Bordatella).
Group Training Classes
| Basic Life Skills 6-week classes starting June 17th – July 22nd: Wait List Only 6-week classes starting July 14th – August 18th: Tuesdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm This class focuses on basic household manners, household management, and safety behaviors. The five basic behaviors (sit, down, stay, come, and loose-leash walking) are introduced. | 225 |
| Intermediate Life Skills 6-week class starting May 26th – June 30th: Only TWO spots remaining Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm 6-week class starting August 5th – September 9th: Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm This class builds upon Basic Obedience by adding distance, duration, and distraction to the basic behaviors. It also introduces new skills such as mat, heel, wait, and greet. | 225 |
| Advanced Life Skills (Canine Good Citizen) 6-week class starting September 1st – October 6th: Tuesdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm In this class students will learn the AKC Canine Good Citizen test elements, begin practicing for it, and have to opportunity to take it. The focus is a deeper reinforcement of life skills previously learned and simulation of real world experiences to prepare for environmental challenges such as stranger politeness, sound conditioning, and distraction reactivity. The final night of class will include a certified evaluator CGC test. | 225 |
| Seminars | 40 |
If you have any concerns about food sensitivities or destructive tendencies, please speak to an associate at the front desk to discuss available options. Ask us about available packages. All sales are final.
Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you’re crate training, leash walking, or potty training your pup, consistency is key. It’s crucial to establish a routine, practice positive reinforcement, supervise your puppy (especially when potty training), and avoid punishing your puppy when mistakes happen.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you train your puppy. 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.
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.
Our trainers can help your dog learn a variety of essential life skills and behaviors during their one-on-one sessions. These include fundamental commands like sit, stay, down, wait, and leave-it, as well as more specific skills such as calm door and gate etiquette and relaxed loose-leash walking. The training is tailored to help your dog become a well-behaved and confident member of the family.