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Transform Your Dog, Transform Your Life – With Sit Means Sit Atlanta!
At Sit Means Sit Atlanta, we’re not just dog trainers — we’re behavior problem solvers, confidence builders, and transformation specialists serving Douglasville, Carroll, Paulding, Atlanta, Marietta and the surrounding Metro areas.
Every dog is different, and so is every family. That’s why we don’t believe in a one size fits all approach to training. Our programs are individually crafted to fit your dog’s personality and built around the specific goals you have in mind.
To kick things off, we offer an no-obligation initial consultation where we meet your dog, get to know your unique situation, and show you firsthand what’s possible. You’ll walk away with a tailored training plan and a clear, accurate quote — no guesswork, no pressure.
Whether you’re dealing with jumping, pulling, reactivity, or just want better manners, we’re here to help you enjoy life with your dog to the fullest. Let’s unlock their potential — and yours — starting today!
There is no cost or obligation associated with the Free Demonstration.

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Available for Police Officers, Rescue Workers, Military Servicemen, Educators, & Firefighters.

Dog Training Classes
Any Dog Any Age Any Problem

Day Training Program
Want your dog trained but can’t stand the thought of Fido not being home at night? We have the program for you.
Our Day Train Program is the perfect fit for busy dog owners who want results—without sending their dog away overnight. Whether your pup is full of energy, easily distracted, or nervous around new people, we’ll help them become calmer, more focused, and easier to live with.
Drop your dog off in the morning at our training facility, and they’ll spend the day learning from our expert trainers. In the evening, you’ll receive a personalized lesson so you can stay involved and keep progress going at home.
It’s gives the benefits of a Board & Train—without the overnight stay.
Ready to see your dog transform?
Schedule your Free Consultation today and let’s get started!

Board & Train
Imagine a dog that’s a joy to be around—responsive, well-mannered, and able to go anywhere with you. One that listens to the whole family, even in distracting environments.
Now imagine that you didn’t have to do all the work to get there.
At Sit Means Sit Atlanta, our Board & Train Immersion Program is designed to deliver exactly that: a well-trained, confident dog—without the daily time commitment on your end. While you’re busy at work or enjoying a well-deserved break, your dog is learning from a certified professional trainer in a structured, results-driven environment.
This program is ideal for busy individuals and active families who want a well-behaved dog but don’t have the time to handle the foundational training themselves. Your dog will return home happy, obedient, and responsive—even in real-world distractions. And through our Leadership Transfer lessons, you will learn how to confidently maintain and build on your dog’s new skills.
Ready to create the super dog of your dreams?
It all starts with a Free Consultation—click below to schedule yours today!

Puppy Foundation
As a new puppy parent, you want the very best for your pup—but it’s not always clear where to start.
Worried about biting, leash chewing, potty training, or crate time? You’re not alone—and we’re here to help!
Our Puppy Camp is designed to guide you through those early weeks with confidence. It begins when your puppy is between 8–14 weeks old, starting with Private Lessons focused on building the right foundation—think potty training, crate training, and reducing nipping and chewing.
Once your puppy is ready, they’ll graduate into our Day Train Program or Board & Train, where they’ll learn “Big Dog Obedience” from our professional training team. And of course, we’ll coach you every step of the way so you can keep the results going strong at home.
Let’s give your puppy the best start possible—together.
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AKC Classes : CGC & Trick Titles
Our AKC classes combine the best of both worlds—manners and fun! Whether you’re looking to earn your dog’s Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title or show off their skills with Trick Dog titles, these classes are designed to build confidence, strengthen your bond, and set the foundation for lifelong obedience.
Benefits of a CGC Title:
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Proves your dog is well-mannered and under control in public
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Often required for therapy dog certifications and advanced training
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Helps with landlord approval and insurance requirements
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Strengthens obedience and reliability around distractions
Benefits of Trick Dog Titles:
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Great mental stimulation and enrichment for your dog
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Builds a stronger relationship through play and training
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Encourages problem-solving and boosts your dog’s confidence
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Fun for the whole family—kids love participating!
Whether you’re aiming for your first title or adding to your dog’s accomplishments, these classes makes training rewarding and exciting! Basic obedience is needed for these courses, if you need help achieving your goals feel free to book a Complimentary Consultation so we can help you and your dog succeed!

Doggie Daycare
*For Clients Only
Doggie Day Care is a great way to ensure that your dog gets to have fun while you are busy! This is offered for our clients only, ensuring that your dog learns and plays with dogs with the same temperament as them! We offer Daycare Wednesday-Saturday. Bring Fido in for a day with his favorite trainers!
Benefits of Doggie Daycare:
- Provides regular exercise to maintain a healthy weight
- Relieves boredom, separation anxiety, and destructive behavior at home
- Improves socialization with dogs and people
- Enhances quality of life

Small Pack Walks
Sit Means Sit Atlanta’s small pack walks are designed for families who want to be involved with their dog’s training and want to benefit from group socialization.
Pack walks allow you and your dog to work around other dogs and people as a follow-up to our training programs. It is important that your dog can function and follow commands in a busy, distracting environment.
Our pack walks are still kept small enough, so you and your dog get one-on-one attention from our trainers without getting lost in a large group.
Your dog will still be able to learn around distractions, but they won’t be overwhelmed by a large group of people and dogs.
FAQs
Get answers to some of our most commonly asked questions:
Each of our dog 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 dog's parents. 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 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 the 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 training aids to achieve the goals of our dog owners and their pets.
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 sessions 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.
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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 including our puppy training classes, 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.
At Sit Means Sit Dog Training – Atlanta, we are committed to helping you achieve your training goals. Whether you have a new puppy needing our puppy training classes or an older dog with behavioral issues, our expert dog trainers will work with you to develop a customized dog training program that suits your needs. Contact us today to schedule your free dog training consultation and see why we are the best choice for dog training in Murfreesboro and the surrounding areas.
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Gema started training with Sit Means Sit in 2014 as a client with her dog who had extreme aggression. She was at her wits end and met a trainer in the area who wowed her with his commitment to training and his wonderful black Labrador Coal. Within a year she had joined the Sit Means Sit Team as an employee and has been hooked ever since!
Her passion for dogs and training has pushed her to compete in many AKC sports with her Labradors such as Hunt Tests, Agility, Barn Hunt, Dock Diving, Fast Cat, and Rally. Gema is an AKC Evaluator who can help you with your Canine Good Citizen Testing as well as Puppy STAR and Trick Training.
Why does Gema love Sit Means Sit so much? To her it is simple, the relationship she gets to build with her dogs. “Off leash freedoms and attention based training allow me and my dogs to live their lives to the fullest! We get to go on adventures, travel to other states and overall have a more stress free life. Training is a lifestyle and something you get to do with your dog. I’ll never regret looking back and saying I spent too much time with them.

Caitlyn came to Sit Means Sit, utilizing our Board and Train program with her Great Pyrenees, Koda in 2020. After struggling with some extreme reactivity towards other dogs, she needed help with control, how to build trust and be confident with Koda. She gained all those things and more from working with the trainers! After Koda’s stay and meeting Gema, her grandmother was very persistent on this was the place Caitlyn needed to work and shortly after became part of the team!
Caitlyn has since added a senior Mastiff and with further experience through her passion of training added a Belgian Malinois/Border Collie mix to her pack to begin competing in AKC events such as Dock Diving, Rally, Fast Cat, Cat, and Scent Work.
Why does Caitlyn love Sit Means Sit so much? “Learning to better my relationship, have more control and attention has given all my dogs a more fulfilling life. Being able to travel, go hiking, visit festivals, and attend sports knowing I am able to live without as much stress knowing I have prepared my dogs for any outcome and can overcome the situation!

Peyton began lessons with Sit Means Sit with her Chihuahua, Bella. Bella struggled with some fear based aggression towards strangers and Sit Means Sit was her last hope. Throughout the many lessons she did with Bella, Peyton found her passion in dog training, and joined the Sit Means Sit team in 2018 after working in the Veterinary field.
Peyton has added two Chocolate Labradors to her pack and competes with them in Hunt Tests, Agility, Dock Diving, Fast Cat, Rally and Obedience competitions. She is also an AKC Evaluator who can help you with your Canine Good Citizen Testing as well as Puppy STAR and Trick Training.
Why does Peyton love Sit Means Sit so much? “The control and attention I now have over my dogs has given them a much more fulfilled life. I am now able to take them on trips, on hikes, and give them way more freedom than they had before. I’m also able to showcase my dogs’ abilities in different sports and events that they love to participate in. This would only be possible with Sit Means Sit

Jade has been with us since 2020. Jade started out working as a Kennel Tech and showed such skill with the pups we knew we had to make her a Trainer!
Clients and doggie students love working with her because Jade is ready to problem solve behavioral challenges using real life solutions. Jade has two dogs that are fully trained, Moe and Dixie and a beautiful baby girl Reagan. Jade’s experience with having dogs around her daughter has helped numerous students be able to exist with their tiny humans better.

Noah and his family have been clients of Sit Means Sit for over 6 years. When he was ready to look for someone to work and the opportunity to join our team became available he jumped right on it!
Noah has a darling Brittany Spaniel named Scout. Not only is Scout fully obedience trained but she is also a registered Therapy Dog! Noah & Scout work together to provide socialization and play time for students in training or day care. Noah takes great care of the students here by always making sure they have what they needs and he sends photos to the owners of their dogs having a great time playing!
Service Areas
We proudly serve the following areas in Atlanta.
Counties
- Fulton
- Dekalb
- Cobb
- Douglas
- Gwinnett
- Paulding
- Carroll
Cities
- Atlanta
- Buckhead
- Sandy Springs
- Alpharetta
- Vinings
- Marietta
- Kennesaw
- Acworth
- Smyrna
- Douglasville
- Forest Park
- Decatur
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I am a returning customer to SMS. About 5 years ago, my dog Maggie had become so aggressive towards other dogs, even her own housemate dog, that something had to be done. I enrolled her in SMS’s immersion program. It worked wonders and her aggression became manageable. Maggie has since crossed over the rainbow bridge,…