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Henderson Dog Training Experts

Sit Means Sit Anthem provides professional dog and puppy obedience training in Henderson, Anthem, Green Valley, Seven Hills, MacDonald Ranch, Lake Las Vegas, Boulder City, and surrounding Las Vegas, Nevada areas. 

Here at Sit Means Sit, we encounter dogs with all kinds of frustrating behavioral issues, whether it’s jumping on family and guests, chewing on everything, or walking YOU to the park. Not only can our training programs help with these issues, but they’ll also help your pup become a more happy, confident, and obedient version of themselves. And since our professional Henderson dog trainers understand that each canine is unique in their breed, size, and temperament, they work to customize our training programs to match.

Whether you want to refresh your dog’s obedience skills or have a canine with serious aggressive behavioral tendencies, our trainers are here to help! Sit Means Sit’s industry-leading results will help you strengthen the bond between you and your pup while achieving maximum control over your dog, both on and off the leash.

Contact us today for a free consultation! You have nothing to lose but your canine’s behavioral problems!

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Dog Training Programs

Any Dog Any Age Any Problem

Day Trains

Day Training

Our Day Training programs provide our pet parents the convenience, expediency, and customized solutions they’re looking for that will also fit in with their busy schedule. This program is also designed to give similar results to a board & train program, but without having to be away from your pup for several days.

At the end of each day, you’ll also receive a Private Lesson with your dog where you’ll discover what they’ve learned that day and how to encourage this behavior at home until their next session.

Considering Our Training Program?

  • Your pup will reap the benefits of basic obedience training without having to spend several days away from you
  • We’ll take care of the training so that you won’t have to hit pause on your busy schedule
  • Private Lesson at Pick Up: Private lesson at the end of each training session keeps you directly involved in your dog’s training, where you will receive homework to reinforce, practice, and encourage training at home during the week. This is why our training programs are so successful: we ensure training integrates into your every day life, not just while you’re here training with us!
  • Lifetime Group Classes: Once your dog completes one of our Day Train programs, they will receive Lifetime Group Classes. Lifetime Group Classes are honored at 140+ Sit Means Sit locations nationwide

Ready to discover what Day Training can do for your pup? Contact us today to schedule your FREE consultation! 

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Canine Good Citizen

Dogs who have a solid obedience education are a joy to live with. They respond well to household routines, have good manners in the presence of people and other dogs. They fully enjoy the company of the owner who took the time to provide the training, intellectual stimulation, and a higher quality of life.

The Canine Good Citizens Program lays the foundation for other AKC activities such as Agility, Tracking and Performance Events. All dogs are welcome to participate in the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Program. Dogs must be old enough to have received necessary immunizations such as the Rabies Vaccine.

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Board & Train

Ideal for the active family or professional with a busy lifestyle. Our Las Vegas dog trainers change your dog’s bad behavior and develop them into a happy, obedient and confident dog. Then we teach you how to maintain these good behaviors. During this board & training session, your dog will be in the comfort of our facility.

Field Trips, Socializing, Group Classes and One on One training are completed each day to add as much distraction training as possible. When training with distractions we are able to achieve much more reliability in our dogs which then allows us to trust them more. This is a great kick-off for puppies as well as aggressive dogs with bad behaviors.

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Private Dog Training Lessons

Private training allows you and your dog to work in your natural and most comfortable environment. We offer flexible scheduling to accommodate your busy schedule. Private lessons provide you with the skills to continue working with your dog, building long-lasting habits of commendable behaviors that you can be proud of! Contact us today to start your dog training in Las Vegas.

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Group Classes

After your pup goes through any of our Day Training Programs, they’re automatically enrolled in our Group Classes for life! These classes will help reinforce the obedience skills that your dog has already learned while being in a more distracting environment. Plus, Group Classes are a great way to help your furry friend increase their socialization skills, which is crucial for your pup’s overall mental health.

Why Attend Group Classes?

  • You’ll be given the opportunity to meet other pet parents who also want the best for their dog
  • Fido will gain valuable obedience and social skills that further reinforce their training
  • Your canine will be able to learn around other dogs in a controlled environment

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FAQs

Get answers to some of our most commonly asked questions:

Each of our training programs is custom tailored to the specific situation. There are a number of factors that we evaluate prior to building a training package for you such as your dog’s age, temperament, previous training, as well as the desired goals of the owner. What will work for one dog and owner, won’t necessarily fit well with another. Because of these factors, we offer a free demonstration & consultation as an opportunity to meet with your family as well as your dog to gain insight into the unique circumstances that affect your dog’s training. During the demonstration we will evaluate the factors and develop a training plan for your dog and family. From the training plan we will be able to give you an accurate idea of cost to accomplish your goals. There is no cost or obligation associated with the free demonstration.

Sit Means Sit uses a variety of training methods and tools to achieve the goals of the customer and their dog.

The Sit Means Sit mission:

Revolutionizing the quality of life with happy, obedient, and confident dogs.

With this mission in-mind, we customize our training approach to meet with our customer's personality as well as what will result in the best possible training experience for both dog and owner. As you view our portfolio of dog training videos, we hope that you will pay close attention to the attitude of all the dogs trained by Sit Means Sit. We pride ourselves on being able to maintain a happy and relaxed attitude in our dogs.

Sit Means Sit specializes in a diversified approach to dog training. We use an attention-based dog training system developed by Founder and CEO, Fred Hassen. This approach utilizes a variety of training tools to enable our trainers to gain the dog’s attention even in distracting situations. One of the tools that we use often in our training program is our customized Sit Means Sit Collar (remote electronic dog training collar). The reason we choose to utilize technology in our training is obvious when you understand the advantages that technology allows us.

Firstly, Sit Means Sit firmly believes in safe dog training. The technology we employ is 100% safe for dogs and humans. The Sit Means Sit Collar uses state of the art digital technology to control the output from the collar to prevent it from harming your dog. The technology that is utilized in the construction of our collar is similar technology to “electronic muscle stimulators” and “TENS” units. You may be familiar with the use of these devices in the medical field (they are very common in the Chiropractic and Physical Therapy fields) or perhaps you’ve seen devices advertised on TV as “electronic muscle massagers”. These devices essentially use low-level, adjustable electronic stimulation to creating muscle contractions. In the medical field, they are used as tools to help alleviate pain, promote blood circulation and encourage healing.

In the dog training field, specifically Sit Means Sit, remote dog training collars are used as a tool to provide a remote controlled cue. The cue is designed to neither cause pain nor to disrupt the dog’s emotional state, but rather to function as an adjustable “tap”. The approach used by Sit Means Sit trainers is to treat the “tap” from the collar as a cue for the dog to pay attention. This is no different than tapping a person on the shoulder to gain their attention. The goal of tapping them on the shoulder is not to hurt them or cause emotional distress, but rather to let them know that you want to communicate something to them.

The “tap” delivered from the Sit Means Sit Collar is a highly adjustable sensation that can be set to levels that are often imperceptible to people. Obviously this adjustability is necessary because some dogs are sensitive, while others are quite tough. There is no way to determine what levels your dog will respond to until you begin to train them with a collar. Another reason why the collars are so adjustable is because distractions from the environment are never consistent. Relate this to training with a treat. How many times will that treat work perfectly indoors, but fails to maintain your dog’s attention when a cat is running by. Sit Means Sit has found that dogs can be taught to pay attention around extreme distractions very effectively.

During the fundamental Sit Means Sit training, the dogs and handlers are taught how to condition their dog to the collar in a constructive and positive manner. By adjusting the level of the collar appropriately for the dog and the situation, as well as linking the tap from the collar with an item of high value, we can effectively teach the dog that the “tap” from the collar is related to something of value. This approach to fundamentals allows for a smooth transition into distraction training and off leash control through attention to command.

You can relate the advantages that a Sit Means Sit Collar can provide you in dog training with the advantages that a state-of-the-art smartphone provides you. Cell phones these days are no longer just phones, but mini-computers with built-in cameras, internet access and applications. These tools enhance our communication with others, allow for a diversified means of gathering and sharing information as well it’s just flat out cool what can be done with them, provided you have the knowledge. You can still choose to use you old-fashioned wall-mount telephone in your kitchen if you like, but now you’re restricted to the the length of the cord, and it’s not exactly easy to send photos to your in-laws using that wall-mount phone. Effectively limiting what you can do while you’re talking on the phone. There’s nothing wrong with doing things that way, it’s just limiting. This same relationship can also be said of using a leash to train your dog. It’s just limiting. With a smartphone you can do it all from the convenience of wherever you want.

Building on the premise of safety, the use of a remote controlled cue allows for greater freedom of communication, and in turn more efficient training through the enhancement of near-instantaneous timing. Being able to re-direct your dog’s energy or attention while he is at a distance from you greatly enhances the reliability you can achieve in a short period of time. It's also allows for you to communicate with your dog without confrontation from yelling. Also, the uniqueness of the Sit Means Sit approach stands head and shoulders above other technology-based dog training systems because of our ability to establish a neutral communication system allowing for unprecedented problem solving abilities, and through our enhanced communication skills a truly politically correct training approach. We invite you to view our training first-hand by contacting us for a free demonstration with a local trainer.

Training with a remote dog training collar like the Sit Means Sit dog training collar is really no different than training your dog with a leash or with treats. Reinforcement in any form is a required and necessary part of your dog’s life. Even after they are trained, it will still be necessary to maintain your rules and boundaries. This is really no different than we encounter with people learning to drive a car. Obtaining your driver’s license only shows that you understand the rules of the road, and have demonstrated your ability to operate a car safely. It does not guarantee that you will stop at every stop sign, and drive the speed limit all the time. Obviously there are a lot of factors that change as you drive, and some drivers are more honest than others. The bottom line however is that there are police officers responsible for maintaining the law and enforcing the rules that we have agreed to.

When looking at dog training from this standpoint, it easy to see how reinforcement of rules will be inevitable at some point. Every dog is different though, and some dogs require more or less reinforcement than others.

The good news is that proper and thorough training will result in your dog being more reliable even without training equipment or training ‘aids’ as we call them. Training your dog to be reliable without a Sit Means Sit dog training collar on is a matter of transferring attention through conditioning. There are three broad phases of training that you will encounter as you train your dog. Sticking with the your training and reinforcing your rules consistently over a long enough period of time will get your dog as reliable as they can be. The phases of training are as follows:

Phase 1: The Teaching/Control Phase ~ 6-12+ weeks

During phase one, the goal is to achieve control over your dog, teach them the rules, boundaries and desired behaviors you want. It also the time to teach the dog to pay attention and perform these commands around distractions. This phase lasts between 6-12 weeks on average, however in certain situations it may take longer to gain the reliability needed before moving on to phase two. Once your dog is capable of performing commands quickly and reliably around a variety of distractions with minimal problem solving required, then your dog and you are ready to move on to phase two.

Phase 2: The Reinforcement Phase ~ 6-12+ weeks

During phase two, the goal is to begin phasing out your training aid (remote dog training collar). In phase one, we use the dog training collar on a regular basis to regain attention and maintain our rules. Now in phase two we begin to reduce our dependence on the dog training collar and introduce consistency via variable reinforcement. You may or may not need your dog training collar, but we want to teach the dog that you are still in control even if the perception of the dog is that you are not. This phase will last between 6 – 12 weeks on average, and will require you to stick with phase two for longer than average. It’s also not uncommon as dogs mature and age to have to revert back into phase one training again for several weeks depending on how your dog’s performance and behavior is. When your dog is capable of performing commands without the need for reinforcement for approximately 6 weeks, then your dog is very likely to be reliable without their training aid present. We are ultimately looking to have your dog learn how to filter our distractions entirely. When this is achieved, your dog is much less likely to act out in an unwanted manner because of distractions.

Phase 3: The Maintenance Phase ~ Ongoing

The third and final phase of training a dog is the maintenance phase. During this phase, you will likely be using your dog training collar or other dog training aid very little as your dog is capable of ignoring distraction. The catch however is that they are still capable of distraction (they are not robots). A smart trainer recognizes this and is ready to maintain their rules, commands and boundaries at anytime. It is not uncommon to have a dog who sense the lack of maintenance and begins to revert back in their behavior. The benefit of having done your dog training properly to begin with is that regression is easily minimized and dealt with by simply jumping back into training for a short time to remind the dog of the expectations.

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Trainers & Staff

Professional trainers. Attentive friendly staff.

Brandon Nobles

Brandon NoblesOWNER/TRAINER

From dogs to horses, to birds and goats, Brandon has had a lifelong mission of building healthy relationships with them all. He has shared his teachings of obedience, tricks, play, and good manners on a wide array of public platforms for the past 10 years. His results and reputation have been revered from households and corporations as far east as Florida and reaching the shores of Hawaii.

Brandon and his Team at Sit Means Sit are results oriented and are committed to helping you and your dog to bring the best out in each other.

Service Areas

We proudly serve the following areas in Henderson.

Cities

  • Central Las Vegas
  • Henderson
  • Anthem
  • Seven Hills
  • Green Valley
  • MacDonald Ranch
  • Lake Las Vegas
  • Boulder City

Zip Codes

  • 89002
  • 89009
  • 89011
  • 89012
  • 89014
  • 89015
  • 89044
  • 89052
  • 89074
  • 89119
  • 89120
  • 89121
  • 89122
  • 89123
  • 89142
  • 89169
  • 89183

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5 Star Reviews

We love customers and their dogs. They love us.

Wanda Smith

My ridgeback is extremely smart and stubborn.  After several classes I can control her, but group classes help to remind her how to behave.

ASHLEY REMINGTON

I am in awe at the level of excellence that Sit Means Sit Anthem Dog Training promotes and provides. I’ve been a dog mom for over 20 years and joined and bought every type of dog training out there, but nothing ever seemed to stick for me in my past. When I got my Golden…

Sarah Drake-Bonilla

Although our dog is mostly sweet, she had some very bad habits. She is a rescued guard dog and is very protective, sometimes to the point of aggression toward our son and violence toward other animals. We contacted Sit Means Sit for a consultation. We discussed her issues and she demonstrated some of this behavior…

Suzann S.

We wanted our dogs to be trained off leash, listen and obey to commands without hesitation, for their safety and our piece of mind. That is what we got at Sit Means Sit. Their proven methods started showing on day 1. Great results and happy dogs! If you’re on the fence about it just do…