Group Classes in Murfreesboro, TN

Sit Means Sit offers Murfreesboro, TN, and surrounding areas, professional training classes for dogs from all walks of life. Whether dog owners are looking for private lessons, basic manners skills, puppy manners, or behavior modification board and train packages, our professional dog trainers have expert dog behavior knowledge and use the best training methods to help you train the family pet of your dreams.

Clients who have graduated from any of our private dog training, new puppy training, or boarding programs are invited to further their basic obedience training in group dog training classes. The curriculum in group classes is more than learning basic manners. Instead, it is an amazing experience for strengthening socialization, playing on an obstacle course, learning advanced skills, and generalizing manners around new distractions and other dogs.

Other dog training businesses tend to leave pet parents to their own devices after completing private lessons, obedience classes, and puppy training. Our experienced trainers understand that dog training is a lifelong journey, and we are dedicated to supporting you and your canine companion every step of the way, even after graduation and the rest of your dog’s life! We teach you the foundation skills you need while refreshing handling skills for both you and your dog.

In the dog training world, learning good handling skills and working with your dog in many different distracting environments is called “generalization.” Part of our mission in group classes is for your dog to take their good puppy manners and obedience skills and learn to generalize these behaviors in any situation. That means they will ignore a barking dog while on a neighborhood walk or an off-leash hike, not jump on your family members, or jump on strangers. Even learn to “leave it” whether you drop a boring piece of kibble or a high-quality steak. Group classes are also great for dogs that need a refresher for some of their manners; dog training is a journey, and sometimes they forget!

Understand the idea that dog training is a journey, our dog trainers have curated a curriculum where your new puppy becomes a well-behaved adult dog. Your dog already has the foundation of good manners and dog obedience training from our other programs, now it is time to improve their social skills, problem-shoot behavior issues, and learn more about our training tools. Most dogs can effectively communicate in an environment with no distractions, but we offer real-life scenarios with other dogs and their owners. During group classes, you will build confidence while expanding your skill set with a new dog training community. All under the supervision and with the personalized attention of our professional trainers!

Why This is Different Than Other Training Programs

Other dog training classes fail to recognize the importance of providing safe distractions in the training environment. It is wonderful that your dog has mastered loose leash walking in a sterile training facility, but will they continue that good behavior outside when they see a squirrel run out of them, or leave it if you drop human food on the ground? You have signed up for obedience classes because of your dog’s poor manners, it should be the perfect opportunity to perfect new skills for the real world!

You cannot only train your dog in a perfect environment and expect them to maintain those skills. There is no choice but to focus on their owner. However, as a dog learns their commands, you can increase the distractions so they can learn these good behaviors, where they are, what noises they hear, or what they see. The experienced trainer at Sit Means Sit will help build confidence around all distractions so that your dog can maintain perfect on and off-leash control no matter what critter runs in front of them. Communication and obedience are the keys to seeing your dog succeed and master your training goals.

Our group training classes provide a fun and safe way to build confidence and learn new social skills while practicing basic commands in real-life scenarios. We create situations and meet-ups with new dogs and strangers so you have a perfect opportunity to perfect training skills using our proven training methods.

Many dog owners think of socialization as simply letting their dogs interact with other dogs, people, or animals without being aggressive, reactive, or showing anxiety. However, it is just as important (if not more!) to socialize your pup to ignore these distractions and focus on you. Instead, train your dog in a dog-friendly outdoor area, politely and ignoring encountering family, other dogs, animals, critters, and new humans. Not every person or animal wants to be greeted by even the friendliest doggy, and it is important to remember that when you are out on-leash or off-leash.

We help you problem-solve any behavior issues so that you can trust your dog anywhere, both on and off leash! Take them off-leash at the dog park and trust they won’t chase deer. Or drop them off for nail trims, knowing they will be the best-behaved dog at the grooming salon.

Our training staff’s biggest priority is to create a safe environment where both dogs and their owners feel comfortable enough to learn and improve social skills. We encourage pet parents to be in control, but are always there to help your dog learn. You are your dog’s #1 person, and most dogs thrive on this kind of personalized attention from their owners. Our clients often tell us they see significant improvement and can effectively communicate with their canine companion after only the first week!

Group classes are not all basic obedience training and social skills. Learning fun tricks or obstacle courses helps your dog learn to listen, understand, and trust you. They learn not only to be confident in themselves but also to trust you as their pet parent because you have learned to effectively communicate. Behavior issues seem to fade away as they are conditioned, instead of reacting or focusing their attention on you. We build on the foundation skills they learned in puppy manners or private lessons to create a more rounded pup and a better family pet.

Another benefit to group classes is the availability and continual support for your dog training. For example, if your pup starts stealing food, we can help overcome this bad habit using the basic manners and commands that are in your dog’s foundation toolbox. Join us and group classes and we will eliminate that bad habit quickly with a little training in first aid. Our experienced trainers love helping our local Nashville dogs transform into the most well-behaved pups with lots of patience and their favorite treats!

New To Sit Means Sit

At Sit Means Sit, we offer group classes to dogs and their pet parents who have finished our other basic obedience training courses, like puppy training and private dog training. This guarantees the safety of both dogs and their owners while allowing us the opportunity to make sure your pup is prepared for learning more advanced skills. Training as a group should be beneficial to the whole community, and there should be no anxiety or concern that your dog is not ready for it. Your dog trainer will let you know if you are ready for group training classes. Be careful, it might be your favorite part of the training process. Both you and your pup will want to come back for more dog training classes!

We offer dog obedience training and behavior modification to all dogs from all backgrounds. Dogs learn from training methods, whether it is a brand-new puppy from a breeder, or an adult dog recently adopted from the local shelter. We help pet parents perfect loose leash walking, off-leash skills, and socialization, no matter the age, breed, or behavioral challenges. We listen and work on your personal goals, whether that is to become an agility dog or service dog, or you just want to go to the dog park with no anxiety!

If you are planning on continuing your dog’s skill set with advanced education, we highly recommend you look into the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen certification program (or CGC). A dog with their CGC has proven exceptional manners, basic obedience, as well as excellent social skills. This title is the first step for pet parents considering working towards becoming a service dog or therapy dog team.

Dog owners come to us looking for professional dog trainers who give personalized attention, understand dog behavior, have a vast knowledge of proven training methods, and can offer solutions and results. Our expert trainers deliver on those expectations, curated puppy classes, group dog training classes, and private lessons designed so that each dog succeeds. Our mission is to encourage learning through individualized attention and group classes that allow both you and your dog to be successful in the real world.

If you are ready to improve your relationship with your pup, as well as meet some new, cool, like-minded people, then call us today for a free evaluation as well as a special training demonstration with one of our dog trainers. During this consultation, a staff member will discuss any behavioral challenges, fear issues, or bad habits you might be experiencing with your furry friend. From there, we can direct you toward the appropriate training program and pair you with one of our professional trainers. We will also give you an estimate for training costs. Make sure to bring your up-to-date, complete vaccination records. Safety and health are a priority for our obedience classes, for your canine companion and other dogs.

During our private lessons and group classes, it is important that we not only help you establish a bond with your dog based on basic manners skills, confidence, and trust, but that you also learn to trust us as your dog trainer. We are dedicated to being there for any training needs during the entirety of your dog’s life. We are excited to start this amazing journey with both you and your dog!