Elevate Canine Academy - Bismarck

01/29/2025

There are two major factors that nearly every dog issue stems from. Over excitement and not seeing their owner as a firm pack leader. If you can control the excitement and be firm with boundaries, most problems tend to go away. It really is that simple in most scenarios.

01/28/2025

Dunkin says 2 paws up to the Dog Gym! Does your dog love to play but doesn't love the cold as much? Well our indoor dog gym is the perfect solution to get that energy out no matter the weather or time of day. Give us a call at 701-319-1710 for more information or go to

https://book.squareup.com/appointments/w41vld8uosvnej/location/LGBGFJR2P5D7W/services

01/27/2025

An obedient dog is made up of three things. Boundaries, consequences, and consistency. Like a three-legged chair, if you remove one of those, your dog’s obedience will crumble.

01/25/2025

This is a case where maybe we need to work on the "Place" command 🤣

01/24/2025

Tucker had so much fun in the pool! The dog gym is such a great way to do all of your dogs favorite activities even when its freezing outside

01/23/2025

We have a couple last minute spots open for our Scent Class TONIGHT at 7pm! If you want to take one of those spots and try something fun and new with your dog give us a call at 701-319-1710.

01/23/2025

The e-collar is one of our favorite tools for dog training. We do not teach the dog commands with the e-collar, we use it as a reinforcement tool for commands the dog already knows. Specifically, what I want to address in this post is the three communication methods we can use with an e-collar. Vibrate, tone, and stimulation. We many times have people that prefer to use tone or vibrate. They say the dog responds well to the vibrate for example. Then I will ask if the dog responds well to the vibrate when the dog is in drive or under high stimulation. The answer is nearly always no, in that case the dog isn't really responsive. There is a reason why, vibrate and tone are a fixed value. Meaning they don't go from soft to hard value. If a dog is relaxed the vibrate might be a bit harsh for the dog. However, if the dog is in drive, they will not notice it. We always teach using the stimulation. On the unit we use the range of levels is 1-100. If the dog is normally responsive at a 10 but the dog is highly stimulated, we can dial it up to a number that breaks their concentration on whatever they are focused on. That could be 30 or higher. This can happen within a second or two. Many times, when we have to dial it up, something really bad is about to happen. We don't have time to mess with a vibrate or tone to see if it might work, we have to go to the fastest method to keep the dog from running into the street or attacking another dog. This is a great communication device once you learn how to use it as a communication device.

01/22/2025

🐾AKC Canine Good Citizen Class!🐾

We are running a Canine Good Citizen class this Monday January 27th, this is a class to prepare for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test, this is a test that consists of 10 key things your dog has to be proficient at those things, some of those are walking nicely on a leash, waiting politely for petting, being able to walk through a crowd, and more. This class will help you prepare those skills. This class will be 6 weeks and $200 with the test being $25 on the last night of classes. Give us a call at 701-319-1710 for more information on how to get signed up!

01/21/2025

Dog training is so much more about training the owner then the dog, the dog is typically the easy part. Once things are consistent with the owner then you will see a world of change in the dogs behavior

01/20/2025

Don't let your dog stay cooped up in the house with this freezing North Dakota weather, come check out the Dog Gym! We have some space coming up this week, get in as soon as tomorrow. Our hours are 7:30am-8pm

Fully equipped with:
🐾Lots of space to run
🐾Balls to play with
🐾 Pool with a dock (great for imagining you are on a lake somewhere)
🐾 Agility equipment to test out your dogs skills

To get booked go to https://book.squareup.com/appointments/w41vld8uosvnej/location/LGBGFJR2P5D7W/services

01/18/2025

Our scent training programs is every Thursday evening at 7 PM. Cost is $30 per class.

Instead of training police dogs to sniff vehicles for drugs or how to search the woods, retired K9 police handlers Lyle Sinclair and Dave Cochran are using their decades of experience to train house pets in a different way at Elevate Canine Academy in Bismarck.

01/16/2025

Why does our Day Training program make such a difference? We push dogs, including reactive and aggressive dogs, to learn to mind their own business. Do you think your dog would be calm next to this many dogs?

01/16/2025

Sometimes you just need a cuddle mid training!

01/13/2025

We have our open house going until 7 PM. Miles of Love Dog Rescue has dogs up for adoption. You can see our new dog gym, as well. We also have coupons for the gym and grooming. The address is 2420 Airway Ave Unit 15. This is two blocks south of the south Walmart.