Training Programs
Initial consultation is free of charge.
- Obedience (Private lessons)
- Advanced Obedience (Private lessons)
- Puppy Consulting / Training
- Board Training Programs
- Conditioned Response Training
- Service Dogs - Mobility assistance dogs
- Therapy dogs
- Facility Therapy dogs (Schools, workplaces, greeting dogs
- Group Lessons
- Stressed, Nervous or reactive Dogs
- Gun dogs (Hunting Dogs)
- Problem Solving
Free Consultation
This free consultation is the first visit you and NDT will have in most cases. This is the opportunity for you to bring your dog and meet the trainer. This visit gives the trainer the opportunity to analyze your dog, explain what dog training is, why we would want it and which program is best for you and your dog. It also gives you the opportunity to size up the trainer, to see if he or she is right for you. From here we generally decide on a program that is best for you and your pup. |
Basic Obedience Package - Includes (10) private lessons with one of our trainersThis introductory obedience package teaches the essential skills to you and your dog to open the lines of communication and begin to mold the partner you dreamed of having. We begin by teaching the following commands and drills to create a foundation for training.
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Advanced Obedience Package - Includes (10) private lessons with our training teamThis course is for those who want to take obedience to the next level. We will prepare your dog for anything you want to teach them including, Service work, tricks, competitions or simply an amazing family dog.
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Puppy Consulting/Training - This Consultation is one lesson 1-2 hours
Our puppy orientation is designed to give you the tools needed to start your dog on the path to obedience. This training is recommended for dogs 8 weeks to 20 weeks to help create good habits from an early age. This is a crucial period in your dogs life and you only get one chance at this young impressionable time.This class will cover introduction to training and how dog training works. We also cover potty training, biting, chewing, jumping, whining, kennel training, treat training, early age outside and noise exposure, nutrition and any other puppy questions you may have.
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Board and Train (Obedience and Advanced Obedience) Package includes 4 weeks of boarding and training
The board and train program is ideal for the person that does not have the time to train as often as needed to build the powerful obedience base, but desires an obedient, well trained dog. Four weeks of intense training in Norton’s focus workshops will certainly transform your dog and open the lines of communication. This training course covers Come, Heel, Sit, Down, Stay, Place, and more. We give tons of socialization time, focused drills, confidence building, swim lessons or swim time, park behavior training, and more. This is very limited availability as we give these dogs a tremendous amount of attention. Talk to your trainer about the board/train program.
The board and train program is ideal for the person that does not have the time to train as often as needed to build the powerful obedience base, but desires an obedient, well trained dog. Four weeks of intense training in Norton’s focus workshops will certainly transform your dog and open the lines of communication. This training course covers Come, Heel, Sit, Down, Stay, Place, and more. We give tons of socialization time, focused drills, confidence building, swim lessons or swim time, park behavior training, and more. This is very limited availability as we give these dogs a tremendous amount of attention. Talk to your trainer about the board/train program.

Conditioned Response Training (60 to 80 days) after basic obedience is complete
This is the Ultimate of all courses here at NDT. This program gives you complete control of your dog, forever! It is the core of an extremely focused and well trained dog with no limits to what is next! This training is not for every dog and every owner. Talk to our trainers about this program to see if it is right for you and your dog.
This is the Ultimate of all courses here at NDT. This program gives you complete control of your dog, forever! It is the core of an extremely focused and well trained dog with no limits to what is next! This training is not for every dog and every owner. Talk to our trainers about this program to see if it is right for you and your dog.
Group Lessons-Includes 8 group lessons with one of our trainers, Lessons are usually on Saturday morning, one lesson per week.
Group lessons will cover the similar curriculum as the individual obedience lessons. In these classes you would not have the same one on one attention from your instructor. However, on the up side, you get to watch others perform the same tasks and most importantly work your dog in a group. |
Stressed or Crashed dogs (includes 10 Private lessons with our training team)
This training is for dogs that have had a bad interaction somewhere. They could have been a shelter dog or in a bad home environment. They could have had a negative interaction with another dog and now they are nervous or aggressive. They may have been with a trainer that was heavy handed or not properly schooled with various dog behaviors. What you do know, is they are afraid of the world and you feel terrible about it.Call and speak to our trainers about your dog. In most cases, we can restore a great deal, or sometimes most all of the dog’s confidence and help him / her enjoy life once again. These lessons will cover the similar curriculum as the individual obedience lessons, with an emphasis on confidence building. Ask your NDT trainer for referrals on how this program has changed the life of other dogs.. |
Gun Dog Obedience (12 personal lessons with our local gun dog trainer) This obedience course is very similar to the standard obedience class. In addition to standard obedience, this course will have a heavy emphasis on fetch, Introduction to birds, the gun and and other gun dog specific obedience. This is a specialized training for conservation gun dogs. Our trainers are very experienced in this arena. Talk to our trainers about these programs. |
Gun Dog Training (Hunting Dogs or Competitive Hunting/Test Dogs)
This course is for the avid hunter who wants a good steady dog in the blind or the competitive enthusiast that wants the ultimate hunting dog trained for the extreme demands of AKC Hunt tests or similar competitions.
This course is for the avid hunter who wants a good steady dog in the blind or the competitive enthusiast that wants the ultimate hunting dog trained for the extreme demands of AKC Hunt tests or similar competitions.