Frequently Asked Questions

Start with a free phone consultation. Call us at (260) 418-5198 or send the form at the bottom of this page, tell us about your dog, and we will recommend the program that fits. Every program and price is on our plans and pricing page. Training packages are paid in full before lessons are scheduled, and then we send you the link to book your appointments.

Our training base is at 124 Lincoln Hwy W in New Haven, IN 46774, just east of Fort Wayne. Visits are by appointment only, so please call before you come by.

Fort Wayne, New Haven and all of Allen County, plus Huntertown, Auburn, Decatur, Angola, Bluffton, Huntington, Columbia City, Churubusco, Warsaw, Wabash and North Manchester, and across the Ohio line in Hicksville and Van Wert.

Brooke Forsyth-Zeller is the owner and head trainer. She grew up in the Fort Wayne area and fostered for rescues for four years, placing more than 60 dogs, before she became a trainer and then took over the location. Leah joined the team in 2023 with 18 years of experience with dogs of all ages, breeds and sizes. You can read more on our About page.

Yes. Payment plans are available. Call us today to learn more about payment options.

Yes! We are so confident in this system, that if you are not completely amazed and 100% satisfied in the first lesson, the lesson is free! No questions asked!

Private lessons: the Basic Obedience Starter lesson is $350, Basic Obedience (four lessons) is $700, and Basic & Advanced Obedience (eight lessons) is $1,050. Board and train: the 1 Week Freedom Board & Train is $1,400, the 2 Week Board & Train is $2,500, and the 2 Week Aggressive Dog Board & Train is $3,100.

Lessons suit you if you want to learn alongside your dog, one session at a time. Board and train suits you if you want the training built fast: your dog boards with a pro trainer and trains every day, and off-leash reliability comes from that kind of daily work. Not sure? That is exactly what the free phone consultation is for.

Four one-hour private lessons covering come, sit and extended sit, down and extended down, place and extended place, loose-leash heel, and off for minor unwanted behavior like jumping, counter surfing and chewing. The e-collar and a 15-foot leash are included. See Basic Obedience.

The Basic & Advanced Obedience package is eight private lessons. The first four are basic obedience; the last four are advanced commands such as extended distance obedience, heel, watch, through, front and stand.

One private lesson that introduces you and your dog to our training, with the e-collar and training leash included. It is a good way to start if you want to see how we work before choosing a package. See the Basic Obedience Starter.

Yes. The 2 Week Aggressive Dog Board & Train is built for dogs that react to other dogs, animals or people, with obedience as the foundation and desensitization to the dog's triggers. Human aggression is assessed by a trainer first. Nobody can promise a complete fix for aggression, but we can give you control and help you manage it.

Your dog boards with one of our professional trainers for the length of the program and trains every day. You get updates while your dog is with us.

The 1 Week Freedom Board & Train is built around full off-leash recall, place, sit and manners. The 2 Week Board & Train adds down, loose-leash and off-leash walking, and more work around dogs and people. Neither is designed for aggression; see the aggressive dog program for that.

You get a one-on-one handoff session that covers everything your dog now does and how to handle them: about 1.5 hours for the one-week program, 2 hours for the two-week program, and 2 to 3 hours for the aggressive dog program.

Yes. Dogs need to be potty and crate trained by the time their board and train starts. Our plans and pricing page lists the minimum age for each program.

Our board and train programs include a lifetime refresher class, as listed on our plans and pricing page. If something slips once your dog is home, call us today.

Our e-collar obedience lessons start at five and a half months.

Not a problem. We can train your puppy with the clicker and treat method, which gives a good foundation for obedience later, and we can help you with house training too. Call us and we will tell you what fits your puppy's age.

An e-collar is a collar with a mild stimulation, controlled by a remote the handler holds. We use it to get your dog's attention, like a tap on the shoulder or a phone set to vibrate, not as punishment. It lets you keep control of your dog at a distance, which is what makes off-leash freedom possible.

No. At the first meeting we put the e-collar on your arm so you can feel how mild the stimulation is. We would never do anything to a dog that we would not do to ourselves.

No. Inside the house most dogs are soon listening without it. We do recommend putting it on whenever your dog is outside off leash, the same way you would buckle a seat belt, because it only takes one surprise to lose a dog.

Yes. This training works for dogs of any size, shape and breed, once they are old enough for the e-collar.

You do not need to set aside a block of time every day. We teach you how to work the training into your normal routine, on walks, at the door and at mealtimes.

We set the location with you when you book. We generally prefer not to train inside your house: a dog finds it easy to listen at home, and one that learns to listen in an unfamiliar place, with real distractions, will listen anywhere.

Four lessons. Lesson one covers come, sit and extended sit, and off; lesson two is place and extended place; lesson three is the loose-leash heel; and lesson four is down and extended down.