Family Dog Obedience

31/10/2025

Due to popular demand
SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS WITH A PUPPY
class will be offered Friday November 21, 2025 at 6:30 pm.
Who: Anyone with a puppy aged 3-10 months of age as of Nov 21, 2025
What: A puppy class specifically designed to help puppy owners survive the holidays with a puppy, while we are waiting for the January 2026 Complete Puppy class to begin.
Topics introduced will include tips on how to keep your puppy safe around holiday dangers, introduction to skills for a better behaved puppy around guests and family (especially NO JUMPING), and several Puppy Management tactics to handle the holiday chaos while training a puppy.
Where: Family Dog Obedience, 1698 North Main St Ext, Butler, PA 16001
When: November 21, 2025 starting at 6:30 pm. Class time could run up to 90 minutes long, depending on students and questions.
Cost: $35. If there is enough interest, a 2nd class can be added on Dec 6.
How to sign up–Pre-registration, and prepayment is required and is DUE BY NOVEMBER 17!
Please include the following information with your payment. NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, PUPPY NAME, BREED AND AGE. Payment can be mailed, or dropped off to the address listed above.
Please PM me for details on how to pay using VENMO or PAYPAL!
Students that participate in this class will have first priority to sign up for the January COMPLETE puppy class. Class sizes are limited for quality purposes.
Please RSVP so I can continue with the class planning.
Questions? Call Val at 412-302-6736

31/10/2025

EDITED to add- see you at Versatility class Nov 1 !!

It's not on the website, but if there is interest, Versatility class Nov 1, at 11:45 am. LMK if you plan to come?

30/10/2025

Working on the schedule for "Surviving the Holidays with a Puppy" event. Stay tuned!

24/10/2025

Versatility class 10/25 at 11:45-I have some good stuff planned! Hope to see you there!

21/10/2025

Its that time of year again! They will be wonderful as always too!

03/10/2025

Versatility class tomorrow, October 4, at 11:45 am.

17/09/2025

SNEAK PEEK PUPPY CLASS-Ricotta Group
Puppies need to be 12 weeks old by November 1, 2025. Because of this hybrid format, you can start homeschooling with them even as early as 9 weeks of age!
Registration is due by 3:00 pm on Monday, October 6, 2025.
More information and your first lessons will be emailed once registration closes.
The first email includes a shopping reference guide, your first “puppy management” homework, and the first lesson teaching focus & attention – an IMPORTANT BASIC SKILL.
November 1, November 22, & December 13.
Class time is 10:00 am on the dates listed above. If there is a weather event, classes may be later that day, or moved to Sunday that weekend. We will address this if necessary.
Email lessons will be sent before and during/in between those dates to keep students moving forward with lessons.
This puppy class format runs for approximately 10 weeks.
Class sizes are limited to 10 maximum to allow for personal attention. If more than 10 students enroll for this class, additional options will be offered.
After each in-person class, a personalized recap of what was accomplished is sent to students, with notes about what needs more work depending on your particular class activities.
Please note that this is a HYBRID-style learning class. There are emails sent with your lessons, and IN-PERSON classes scheduled intermittently, to go over the material. This has been VERY successful so far for the previous students who have participated. It IS a lot of work, but the results are AMAZING. We are trying to keep dogs in training, define/increase social skills for the puppies, while allowing a flexible training environment.
Please use the form from the website to sign up. All payments will be held until the first lessons are sent. Class fee is $165 for the complete series of lessons and classes. Students must be prepaid! Please follow the instructions listed, or call Val at 412-302-6736 if you have questions.

11/09/2025

Sneak Peek next puppy class, "RICOTTA" puppy

Ricotta Group
Puppies need to be 12 weeks old by November 1, 2025. Because of this hybrid format, you can start homeschooling with them even as early as 9 weeks of age!
Registration is due by 3:00 pm on Monday, October 6, 2025.
More information and your first lessons will be emailed once registration closes.
The first email includes a shopping reference guide, your first “puppy management” homework, and the first lesson teaching focus & attention – an IMPORTANT BASIC SKILL.
The three scheduled IN-PERSON classes will be held on SATURDAYS on the following days: November 1, November 22, & December 13.
Class time is 10:00 am on the dates listed above. If there is a weather event, classes may be later that day, or moved to Sunday that weekend. We will address this if necessary.
Email lessons will be sent before and during/in between those dates to keep students moving forward with lessons.
This puppy class format runs for approximately 10 weeks.
Class sizes are limited to 10 maximum to allow for personal attention. If more than 10 students enroll for this class, additional options will be offered.
After each in-person class, a personalized recap of what was accomplished is sent to students, with notes about what needs more work depending on your particular class activities.
Please note that this is a HYBRID-style learning class. There are emails sent with your lessons, and IN-PERSON classes scheduled intermittently, to go over the material. This has been VERY successful so far for the previous students who have participated. It IS a lot of work, but the results are AMAZING. We are trying to keep dogs in training, define/increase social skills for the puppies, while allowing a flexible training environment.
Please use the form from the website to sign up. All payments will be held until the first lessons are sent. Class fee is $165 for the complete series of lessons and classes. Students must be prepaid! Please follow the instructions listed, or call Val at 412-302-6736 if you have questions.

12/08/2025

Parmesan Puppy is now on the website,and registration is open!

Puppies need to be 12 weeks old by September 13, 2025. Because of this hybrid format, you can start homeschooling with them even as early as 9 weeks of age!
Registration is due by 3:00 pm on Monday, August 18, 2025.
More information and your first lessons will be emailed once registration closes.
The first email includes a shopping reference guide, your first “puppy management” homework, and the first lesson teaching focus & attention – an IMPORTANT BASIC SKILL.
The three scheduled IN-PERSON classes will be held on SATURDAYS on the following days: September 13, October 4, & October 25
Class time is 10:00 am on the dates listed above.
Email lessons will be sent before and during/in between those dates to keep students moving forward with lessons.
This puppy class format runs for approximately 10 weeks.
Class sizes are limited to 10 maximum to allow for personal attention. If more than 10 students enroll for this class, additional options will be offered.
After each in-person class, a personalized recap of what was accomplished is sent to students, with notes about what needs more work depending on your particular class activities.
Please note that this is a HYBRID-style learning class. There are emails sent with your lessons, and IN-PERSON classes scheduled intermittently, to go over the material. This has been VERY successful so far for the previous students who have participated. It IS a lot of work, but the results are AMAZING. We are trying to keep dogs in training, define/increase social skills for the puppies, while allowing a flexible training environment.
Please use the form from the website to sign up. All payments will be held until the first lessons are sent. Class fee is $165 for the complete series of lessons and classes. Students must be prepaid! Please follow the instructions listed, or call Val at 412-302-6736 if you have questions.

06/08/2025

SNEAK PREVIEW, NEXT PUPPY CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT
(not on website yet but registration is open)

Parmesan Puppy Group
Puppies need to be 12 weeks old by September 13, 2025. Because of this hybrid format, you can start homeschooling with them even as early as 9 weeks of age!
Registration is due by 3:00 pm on Monday, August 18, 2025.
More information and your first lessons will be emailed once registration closes.
The first email includes a shopping reference guide, your first “puppy management” homework, and the first lesson teaching focus & attention – an IMPORTANT BASIC SKILL.
The three scheduled IN-PERSON classes will be held on SATURDAYS on the following days: September 13, October 4, & October 25
Class time is 10:00 am on the dates listed above.
Email lessons will be sent before and during/in between those dates to keep students moving forward with lessons.
This puppy class format runs for approximately 10 weeks.
Class sizes are limited to 10 maximum to allow for personal attention. If more than 10 students enroll for this class, additional options will be offered.
After each in-person class, a personalized recap of what was accomplished is sent to students, with notes about what needs more work depending on your particular class activities.
Please note that this is a HYBRID-style learning class. There are emails sent with your lessons, and IN-PERSON classes scheduled intermittently, to go over the material. This has been VERY successful so far for the previous students who have participated. It IS a lot of work, but the results are AMAZING. We are trying to keep dogs in training, define/increase social skills for the puppies, while allowing a flexible training environment.
Please use the form from the website to sign up. All payments will be held until the first lessons are sent. Class fee is $165 for the complete series of lessons and classes. Students must be prepaid! Please follow the instructions listed, or call Val at 412-302-6736 if you have questions.

17/06/2025

PEPPER JACK Group
Puppies need to be 12 weeks old by July 19. Because of this hybrid format, you can start homeschooling with them even as early as 9 weeks of age!
Registration is due by 3:00 pm on Monday, June 23rd, 2025.
More information and your first lessons will be emailed once registration closes.
The first email includes a shopping reference guide, your first “puppy management” homework, and the first lesson teaching focus & attention – an IMPORTANT BASIC SKILL.
The three scheduled IN-PERSON classes will be held on SATURDAYS on the following days: July 19, August 2, & August 23.
Class time is 10:00 am on the dates listed above.
Email lessons will be sent before and during/in between those dates to keep students moving forward with lessons.
This puppy class format runs for approximately 10 weeks.
Class sizes are limited to 10 maximum to allow for personal attention. If more than 10 students enroll for this class, additional options will be offered.
After each in-person class, a personalized recap of what was accomplished is sent to students, with notes about what needs more work depending on your particular class activities.
Please note that this is a HYBRID-style learning class. There are emails sent with your lessons, and IN-PERSON classes scheduled intermittently, to go over the material. This has been VERY successful so far for the previous students who have participated. It IS a lot of work, but the results are AMAZING. We are trying to keep dogs in training, define/increase social skills for the puppies, while allowing a flexible training environment.
Please use the form from the website to sign up. All payments will be held until the first lessons are sent. Class fee is $165 for the complete series of lessons and classes. Students must be prepaid! Please follow the instructions listed, or call Val at 412-302-6736 if you have questions.

09/06/2025