Unlock Your Dog’s Full Potential

Specializing in Private

In-Home Dog Training

Every Dog Can Be a Good Dog

 Trusted In-Home Dog Training in Minneapolis and Surrounding Cities

Our Certified Dog Trainer (CDT-C) uses positive reinforcement and adheres to LIMA to address your specific obedience or behavior needs through calm, consistent, and fair training.

You’ll be taught how dogs learn, reliable obedience, reading your dog’s body language, how to understand the underlying reasons for certain behaviors and how to communicate effectively.

Learn more about Luke and Operation Good Dog’s approach to training:

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Customized Training Plans

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Positive Reinforcement

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Aggression, Fear, Reactivity

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Certified Trainer

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Happy Dogs

☑️ Customized Training Plans ☑️ Positive Reinforcement ☑️ Aggression, Fear, Reactivity ☑️ Certified Trainer ☑️ Happy Dogs

We’re Here to Help

Individual dogs can have vastly different needs so what we cover during our sessions will vary and be customized according to your dog and your needs.

  • Markers

    Engagement

    Work-To-Eat/Feeding by Hand

    Luring/Touch

    Impulse Control

    Free Shaping

  • How to Walk Nicely on a Leash

    Sit

    Down

    Place

    Come

    Stay

    Wait

    Leave It

    Off

    +Much Much More!

  • Aggressive, Fearful, or Reactive Behaviors

    Polite Greeting of Strangers

    Eliminating Problem Behaviors like Barking, Resource Guarding, Chewing, etc.

    Or Anything Else that You Feel Would Help Improve Your Relationship With Your Dog

  • Puppy Behavioral Problems such as Nipping, Jumping, Play Biting, Chewing, and House Training

    Introductions to Obedience Tasks

    Crate Training

    Socialization and Desensitization to Distractions in the World Outside of Your Home

In-Home Training Services

$990 | ($110/Session)

Work through more difficult behavior problems, and solidify basic obedience.

Achieve a basic level of obedience, address reactivity, aggression, or other issues.

$750 | ($125/Session)

Learn a few commands or tune up your training skills to wrangle some pesky behaviors.

$420 | ($140/Session)

Personalized to anything you need. Book one at a time or multiple at once.

$150/Session

We’ll identify your dog's strengths and weaknesses, and provide a recommendation of services.

$90

What to Expect

Training lessons range between 60-90 minutes and are typically once a week, though your situation may vary.

Training lessons are specifically tailored to your needs and your dog’s unique personality. We work at your pace.

Customized training plan is updated after every session with digital handouts and homework on the tasks covered.

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See What Our Clients Have to Say

  • You can see all the pricing for different packages on the In-Home Training Services page.

  • You’ll fill out an intake form to give us important information about you and your dog; general information, address, behavior issues, training goals, health or mobility restrictions.

    Once you’ve submitted your form, Luke will contact you via email with any additional questions, a training plan outline, which package may be right for you, and a link to book and schedule.

  • We offer in-home appointments to make training as easy and accessible as possible for you and your furry friend.

    As your dog's skills progress, we may incorporate sessions in outdoor or public locations to simulate real-world scenarios and distractions.

    To ensure that we can provide the best service, please check if your location falls within our service area.

  • Our sessions are booked as 1 hour but they tend to run long, up to 90 minutes.

  • Typically one session per week but your situation may vary. Operation Good Dog prides itself on being flexible to your needs.

  • You’ll receive a personalized digital training plan with access to handouts that cover step-by-step overview of each task, weekly homework, and videos.

  • We do not charge extra for training multiple dogs, however, we may need to work with them individually at first and may require additional lessons to accommodate both dogs effectively.

FAQ

Service Area

As an in-home service provider, we gladly serve cities within a 20 mile radius of Minneapolis.

Business Hours:
Monday - Friday, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Appointment Start Times:
10:00 am | 12:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 5:30 pm (At request)