In order for your dog to be an enjoyable family companion, proper pet behavior is necessary. Experience has shown us that in order for your dog to be successfully taught, training has to be a fun, rewarding, and positive experience for everyone. Our objective is to motivate your dog to be eager and happy to please you, because he wants to, not because he has to.

Our training will achieve this goal through praise, positive reinforcement, clicker training, guidance, and most of all by making our training FUN for you and your dog. We will teach you how to motivate and guide your dog to learn obedience for life.

We are committed to humane and gentle training methods that will quickly and easily get your dog to perform the desired behavior and respond to a variety of commands willingly.

Your Pooch Will Learn: Placemat, sit, down, come, how to walk on a loose leash, hand target, drop it, leave it, wait at doors, name recognition and more. On week six we test every dog on AKC Puppy Star Skills.

You Will Learn: How to have fun and train your dog at the same time, along with how to handle common problem behaviors. We want to give you and your dog a way to communicate in a positive way when tackling everyday life.

Class: Class is 1 hour per week for 6 weeks. Class size is 6 dogs with 2 trainers per class.

Age: 16 weeks and up.

Required Vaccinations: Distemper, Bordatella, Fecal (every 6 months), Rabies (4 months of age), Heartworm Test (1-year-old), Flu Vaccine

WEEK ONE IS FOR HUMANS ONLY!

Price: $330 per dog. This class includes 1 private lesson and free once-a-year refresh through a repeat of the same class. 

What to Bring: A toy that will keep them busy, treats, leash, and collar.

Upcoming Classes: See our latest class schedule here

Location: Union Lake Pet Services, 6547 Cooley Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48327

To Register: Call 248-363-6262 to register or ask questions.

This is a 6-week course that works on more advanced behaviors than basic obedience class, new cues and new objects. It is for any dog who has completed Basic Obedience and for any owner who is looking for better manners from their smart pup. Canine Good Citizen test is given on graduation day.

Class Covers:

3 D’s:

• Distractions of everyday life
• Distance – working “cues” from further away
• Duration – learning how to hold behaviors for longer periods of time

New Cues:

• Stand
• Settle
• Heel
• Stay
• Behaviors from a distance
• Come on a 25ft long line

Fun Activities:

• Canine Good Citizen Prep
• Working inside & outside
• Topics on how to make your good dog great!

Class: Class is 1 hour per week for 6 weeks.

Price: $300 per dog

Prerequisite: Completion of ULPS Basic Obedience class.

Required Vaccinations: Distemper, Bordatella, Fecal (every 6 months), Rabies (4 months of age), Heartworm Test (1 year old), Flu Vaccine

What to Bring: A toy that will keep them busy, treats, leash, and collar.

Upcoming Classes: See our latest class schedule here

Location: ULPS at 6547 Cooley Lake Road, Waterford, MI

To Register: Call 248-363-6262 to register or ask questions.

Includes one-on-one training for your dog with a certified KPA trainer all day. They also get to play in our doggy daycare while they are here so they can get proper dog socialization. At the end of the day, a trainer will spend 30 minutes privately with you and your dog going over everything your dog has learned that day, and teaching you what they know and how to apply this at home. Our training programs are 100% positive reinforcement based and include clicker training. We want your dog to have an enjoyable training experience and learn what you need them to know to be a good citizen.

Boarding Training works the same as drop-off training, except that your dog will stay with us during the training process. Training price does not include boarding.

Drop-off Training Programs

Program #1 (The Basics) 6 days – Cues: Loose Leash walking, Sit, Down, Name Recognition and Touch. We also work on teaching your dog to give attention to their handler, and how to offer behaviors that are appropriate.

Price: $600 for 6 days. Also includes 2 private 1 HOUR follow up appointments that must be used within 3 weeks.

Program #2 (Duration) 11 days – Cues: Everything in Program #1 + Come, Place, Release Cue and long duration with stationary cues (with an added option of either leave it or drop it).

Price: $965 for 11 days. Also includes 4 private 1 HOUR follow up appointments that must be used within 2 months.

Program #3 (Distance) 21 days – Cues: Everything in Programs #1 and #2 + Heel, Stand, Sit from Down, along with hand signals for sit, down, stand and place (with an added option of leave it or drop it, along with working on one problem behavior).

Price: $1450 for 21 days. Also includes 6 private 1 HOUR follow up appointments that must be used within 3 months.

Training + Boarding is also available so that your dog stays with us during the training process. Training price does not include boarding.

To Arrange: Call 248-363-6262 to arrange Drop-Off Training or ask questions.

Private training is available for those clients who prefer one-on-one sessions with their dog and the trainer.

Price: 1 Single Session $70
4 Individual Sessions $260
8 Individual Sessions $480

These are remote consultations provided online to clients who prefer in home appointments without a trainer coming to their home.

When: Consultations can be scheduled on days, evenings or weekends.

Price: $70 per session
$260 for 4 sessions

To Schedule: Call 248-363-6262 to schedule or ask questions.

Must be within 15 minutes of Union Lake. There is an extra fee for further travel.

Price: 1 Single Session $100
4 Individual Sessions $360

Haven’t had time to work your dog’s obedience lately? Or want to refresh their training for the holidays? Need some help working through a recurring issue? Refresh training is designed for any dog who has previously completed one of our obedience programs, whether it has been a class or drop off program.

Price: $60 per day
4-day package $230 ($57.50 per day)
10-day package $560 ($56 per day)
20-day package $1100 ($55 per day)

Prerequisite: Dogs who have completed ULPS Basic Obedience or Drop-off training.

What to Bring: Toy that will keep them busy, treats, leash, and collar.

Location: Union Lake Pet Services, 6547 Cooley Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48327

To Schedule: Call 248-363-6262 to schedule or ask questions.