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Dog Training
Experts In Elkton & New Castle
We offer professional puppy obedience and dog training in Newark, New Castle, Christiana, Glasgow, and Bear, Delaware as well as Elkton and surrounding Maryland areas.
Sit Means Sit Dog Training Elkton-Delaware is part of the largest dog training franchise in the United States with over 140 locations. Our trainers understand that every dog is different and unique in their personality and behaviors, so we work together to form a customized training program that will fit your goals. Our programs range from basic puppy training to extended-stay board and training. We also specialize in behavioral issues such as separation anxiety, aggression, and fear/reactivity.
Let our professional Maryland and Delaware dog trainers help your four-legged friend become their best self! Contact us today for a FREE Training Demonstration and Consultation!

Dog Training Classes
Any Dog Any Age Any Problem

Day Training
Drop your dog off in the morning and pick them up after work in the evening. You’ll be amazed with how much of a difference a day makes! During Day Training we will teach your dog structure that will enhance your relationship with your pup and you’re included every step of the way! After each session, you will meet with a trainer and go over what was covered that day!
We can also focus on specific behavioral issues such as separation anxiety, fear, or aggression. The results will be a happy, confident, and well-behaved companion!
Group classes are also included with our Day Training programs in order to provide further support and practice for the dog and owner.
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Private Lessons
Private lessons are designed to incorporate the owner into the training experience. You will be paired with your own personal dog trainer who will be dedicated to you and your dog’s satisfaction! Private lessons allow you to work side by side with your dog throughout their training and are great for learning skills and techniques to reinforce at home.
Private lessons are also a great option for those looking to solve specific behavioral issues such as aggression, fearfulness, or separation anxiety.
Group classes are also included with our private lessons in order to provide further support and practice for dog and owner.
Private lessons are conducted at our facility, but we also offer in-home dog training lessons! Contact us today to learn more!

Puppy Program
The first 20 weeks of your puppy’s life are crucial in establishing strong obedience and social skills to last a lifetime. Our Puppy program is specially designed for puppies 8 weeks to 15 weeks old. This program lays the foundation for our attention based training and helps puppies learn to overcome fears and learn fundamental basics. Our puppy trainers make this FUN and educational for puppies and their owners!
The Puppy Training program will focus on:
- House-Breaking
- Kennel Training
- Socializing your Puppy
- Basic Commands
- Leash Walking
- And so much more!
Start your new pup off on the right paw! Contact us for a free consultation.

Group Class
Once your dog has completed one of our individual training programs (day train program or private lessons) they can join us in group class!
Group classes are a great way to keep your dog socialized and allow your dog to continue their training around other dogs, owners, and a variety of distractions.
We offer a variety of dates and time to accommodate the busiest schedules! Our current classes are held on the following dates and times:
- Wednesday’s @ 7:30pm
- Thursday’s @ 10am
- Saturday’s @ 9am
- Saturday’s @ 10:30am
- Saturday’s @12pm

Structured Daycare Service
Our Structured Daycare Service is designed to provide your dog with a balanced day of care, training reinforcement, and relaxation while your’re away. With drop-off as early as 6:30 AM and pick-up by 6:30 PM (M-F), we offer a safe, calm environment without dog-to-dog interaction to maintain control and focus. Your dog will enjoy scheduled crate time for rest, bathroom breaks, and lunch, while practicing important commands like “place” and “door manners” to reinforce good behavior at home. A detailed report card will be sent home so you can stay updated on your dog’s day.

Reactive Dog Training Package
Our Reactive Dog Training Package is designed to help dogs who struggle with reactivity toward other dogs, people, or unfamiliar situations. Through a structured 5-week program, we equip your dog with foundational obedience and control skills, followed by targeted reactivity training. With personalized support and real-world scenarios, we work to reduce reactive behaviors, build confidence, and improve your dog’s ability to stay calm in challenging environments.

Transportation to Training
We offer convenient transportation to our training facility, ensuring your dog arrives safely and stress-free for their sessions. Whether you’re busy or simple prefer the convenience, we handle the logistics so your dog can focus on their training progress.

Wedding Pet Attendant Service
Our Wedding Pet Attendant Service ensures your dog can be part of your special day without the stress of managing them yourself. From walking down the aisle to photo sessions, we handle your dog’s needs, including transportation, care and supervision throughout the event, so you can focus on enjoying your celebration. Let us make sure your dog is perfect part of your wedding memories!
FAQs
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Yes! At Sit Means Sit, we send our trainers to school regularly, putting them through extensive training classes and certification programs. Investing heavily in training allows our trainers to work more effectively with your dog, and to better-tailor our approach. From basic training methods using the Sit Means Sit Collar to more advanced techniques and tools, each of our certified trainers is equipped with the practical, applied know-how necessary for helping you and your dog achieve your training goals. At Sit Means Sit, we have trained and are trusted by over 35,000 dogs nationwide.
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 and get a sneak peak into our proven process.
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I came to work at Sit Means Sit after months of discussions with my brother Matthew. We would have long conversations as his journey was about to begin. We had worked together many years in the mortgage business and always desired to work together again. Life has its way of aligning the stars. My wife and I were about to have our youngest child Dutton. God saw fit to bring Dutton 6 weeks early.
This started the chain of events of my wife taking an extended leave from her job at Belk. We wanted to be closer to family and my brother Matthew offered me the opportunity to work with him at Sit Means Sit. I made the leap and started commuting from NC to Maryland every week. Finally after over 15 years my brother and I were reunited and working together in a business we both love. My love for dogs and my family makes every day so rewarding. We have an amazing team and do everything we can for our clients and employees.

Kasey joined Sit Means Sit as a client first when she brought her 2 year old boxer Adonis in to help with his insecurity. Having trained racehorses for over a decade, working with the trainers of Sit Means Sit renewed her love of training animals. And having found success with her own dogs Adonis and Marvel, she wants to help others build the same confident relationship with their dogs. She can now do things with Adonis she didn’t think we’re possible and wants other to experience the same

With over 15 years of experience in dog care, Heather brings a wealth of expertise to Sit Means Sit. She has a background in boarding and rescue facilities and has also worked as a veterinary technician assistant. A certified AKC proctor, Heather leads many of our Star Puppy and CGC classes. Known for her calm, patient, and confident training style, Heather excels in working with elderly clients and helping anxious dogs build confidence. She finds great joy in strengthening the bond between owners and their furry companions. Outside of work, Heather enjoys spending time with her American Staffie, Evelyn, who is also an anxious dog. She loves family time, visiting breweries and wineries, and watching football on Sundays. Fun Fact: At a young age, Heather’s passion for animal care grew from her grandmother’s shared interests, ultimately leading her to choose this career path.

Quinn started with Sit Means Sit as a client to help with her dog, Bagel! They came to us for help with basic obedience, a stronger recall, and social manners around other dogs. With this foundation, Bagel is now a Canine Good Citizen and, on her way, to becoming a great service dog. Quinn is passionate about helping people with dogs of all training needs become even better companions.

Hailey has always had a passion for working with animals. For the past 10 years, she has worked in shelters and veterinary offices while studying animal behavior at the University of Delaware. She finds joy in helping pet owners strengthen their bond with their pets through training, watching those relationships thrive.
Hailey and her Alaskan Klee Kai, Dakota, love hiking on weekends and running errands together. She also shares her home with a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a Shiba Inu, and two Great Danes.
Fun Fact: Hailey minored in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and can identify most native birds by sight and sound! She is also interested in training dogs to assist with wildlife research, specifically to help locate animals affected by habitat loss.
Service Areas
We proudly serve the following areas in Elkton & New Castle.
Counties
- New Castle County
Cities
- New Castle, DE
- Newark, DE
- Christiana, DE
- Glasgow, DE
- Bear, DE
- Elkton, MD
Zip Codes
- 19702
- 19711
- 19713
- 19720
- 21902
- 21914
- 21921
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My husband and I adopted a young shelter dog, picked up as a stray. She is about a year and a half and had never lived in a home. Lily needed to learn manners, obedience and structure in order to live in peace and harmony. Sit Means Sit staff, Grace and Courtney, took charge and…
I was amazed with the results even after the very first class! Our pup is so much better than we expected after only 3 lessons. We look forward to continuing on with the group classes that are included to get the most out of the program, and see even more improvement with our pup! Shout…
Great experience at Sit Means Sit with our two bull terriers. They were patient with our stubborn bull-headed dogs. They lay a good framework and give you the tools but the owner must do most of the training at home. They do give good support and the graduate lessons are great to continue the work…
I have a Belgian Malinois which is an active, strong-willed breed. I am so thankful for the training at Sit Means Sit. My dog is doing amazing. She is like one of those TV dogs now. And it’s fantastic to have the opportunity to continue practicing with the group classes after the private sessions. She…