Gentle Touch Pet Training

11/11/2024

The key to successful training starts with focus and engagement! Are you more interesting than the distractions around you? Join our 3-week mini-class "Focus and Engagement" and learn how to capture your dog’s attention, making your training journey more effective and enjoyable. Our next class starts 11/21/24 on Thursday at 1 pm. Use this link to learn more! https://www.gentlepets.com/miniclasses

11/08/2024

🐾 Attention Young Dog Owners!🐶✨ Join our class designed for dogs ages 4 to 8 months! This crucial developmental stage is all about continued training and socialization to build confidence and self-control. We’ll focus on exercises to help your pup manage arousal and improve focus, laying a solid foundation for their future learning. Join us Tuesday 11/19/24 at 5:30 pm. Use this link to learn more! https://www.gentlepets.com/puppy-enrichment 🌟

11/07/2024

Let your dog unleash their natural scenting abilities in our hands-on course, perfect for beginners! Once completed, you'll be eligible for our Continuing Nose Work classes to refine those skills. Join us for our next Nose Work Class starting 11/14/24 at 5:30 pm. Use this link to learn more. https://www.gentlepets.com/nose-work-information

11/04/2024

Enhance your dog’s skills with our specialized workshops! Our one-day sessions are designed to reinforce essential training techniques. Join us for three upcoming workshops focused on daily skills that improve your dog’s behavior and strengthen your bond. Explore more about our workshops and secure your spot by following this link https://www.gentlepets.com/gtpt-workshops!

11/01/2024

If you’ve completed "Introduction to Agility," join us for a fast-paced, fun dive into the sport! We’ll build your dog's confidence with clicker training and positive motivation. Agility Level 1 starts 11/05/24 at 11:30 am, use this link to learn more! https://www.gentlepets.com/agility-1-agility-fundations

10/25/2024

"Ready to teach your pup essential skills like polite greetings, calm leash walking, and impeccable table manners? 🐶✨Many dogs have transformed into well-mannered family members through our program. Ready to see the change? Sign up for our next class that starts Tuesday 10/29/24 at 4 pm🐾💖 Click on the link in our bio to learn more!

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10/22/2024

Happy pups are learning pups! 🌟🐶 Our training sessions are filled with fun, wagging tails, and plenty of treats. Here’s to building skills and confidence, one paw at a time! "

10/21/2024

Does your dog struggle with aggressive behaviors? Providing a safe and controlled environment for both dogs and handlers to learn. The Feisty Fidos classes focus on teaching management tools, reading body language, desensitization to triggers, and handling unexpected interactions. A free initial evaluation is required before joining the class. Our next available class is on Wednesday at 5 pm starting October 30th, 2024. Use this link to learn more! https://www.gentlepets.com/feisty-fidos

10/17/2024

Join our Nose Work classes, where your dog will learn to hunt and progress to odor detection! This hands-on course is perfect for building your dog's natural scenting abilities. Once completed, you and your dog will be eligible to participate in our ongoing Continuing Nose Work classes to sharpen those skills. Our Intro class starts Monday, 10/28/24, at 2 p.m. Use this link to learn more! https://www.gentlepets.com/introduction-to-nose-work

10/16/2024

Did you know positive reinforcement training reduces stress and promotes happier, more confident dogs? We love seeing our clients strengthen their bond and encourage good behavior all with a little treat or praise at Gentle Touch. 🐶❤️

10/04/2024

Does your dog struggle with cues like "stay" or "leave it"? 🐾 Well our Gentle Touch Elementary Clicker Class can help! 🐾 We’ll use clickers to teach cues like down and stay, plus good manners like wait and leave it. We’ll also tackle challenges like jumping and barking while having fun with tricks like shake and spin! Let’s create a positive training experience together! 🎉 Our upcoming class starts Wednesday 10/9/14 at 3:30pm. Learn more using this link! https://www.gentlepets.com/elementary-clicker-class

10/02/2024

🐾 Calling all puppy paw-rents! 🐶✨ Is your pup in their "teenage" phase (4-8 months)? Join our 4-week Puppy Enrichment class starting 10/08 on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm!
Build confidence, focus, and self-control while managing energy and curbing destructive behaviors.
Let’s set your pup up for success! 🎓🐕 Click this link to learn more! https://www.gentlepets.com/puppy-enrichment

10/01/2024

🚀 Jumping into Tuesday like these agility rockstars! 🐾✨ Watch as they fly through the air with focus, speed, and pure joy. Who else loves a good agility session? 🙌🐕

09/02/2024

🍁 Fall in love with dog training excellence this season! Whether you’re aiming to master basic obedience, improve leash walking, or fine-tune those manners, our classes have it all. Looking for something new? Dive into a dog sport like nose work or agility and watch your pup’s skills thrive! Visit gentlepets.com to sign up and make this fall unforgettable for you and your furry friend. 🐕‍🦺🍂

08/16/2024

Having a new puppy is one of the most exciting, exhausting, and sometimes downright confusing chapters of your life. You may get a flood of information from all kinds of sources that is hard to sort through, or you may find yourself with absolutely no idea where to start. Fear not! We are going to answer five of the most Googled questions that new “pawrents” need to know.

Having a new puppy is one of the most exciting, exhausting, and sometimes downright confusing chapters of your life. You may get a flood of information from all kinds of sources that is hard to sort through, or you may find yourself with absolutely no idea where to start. Fear not! We are going to a...

07/24/2024

Thousand Hills Pet Resort and Gentle Touch Pet Training is excited to attend Bark In The Park hosted by the The City of Arroyo Grande Join us and enjoy a great day of doggy vendors, food vendors, music, and much more.

07/22/2024

☀️ Summer is the perfect time to boost your pet's skills! 🌟 At Gentle Touch Pet Training, we offer everything from puppy training to basic obedience to dog sports. There's something for everyone! Learn more at gentlepets.com

06/18/2024

We had such fun on Saturday playing the ScentWork Clue Game! Thanks to the six
teams who came out to play! Costumes and enthusiasm were awesome! And it sure
looked like the dogs were having a good time!

Gentle Touch Pet Training wants to thank Lauralea Oliver for coming up and helping us
have a fun day of playing this Scent Work game! Also big thanks to John Zupancic for
his behind the scenes amazing creation of the Clue Cards! And we so much appreciate
the volunteers who came out to help with the event!

And the winner is…The Spotted Sleuths! They solved the mystery and had a whopping
12:10 left on the clock!

In second place was the Sniffaroos who solved the mystery with 4:01 to spare!

For the teams that did not solve the mystery, you all gave it a good go and found a lot of
clues!

Above all else, everyone had tons of fun!