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Dog Training
Experts In Southern Colorado

We provide professional dog training in Pueblo, Cañon City, and surrounding Southern Colorado areas.

Welcome to Sit Means Sit Pueblo Co. Are you ready to improve your relationship with your dog?

We offer a lifestyle where you and your dog can share great times together. We offer a FREE consultation to show you the quality of our program. Most of our training programs are unlimited for the lifetime of your dog. Whether you have dreams of your puppy one day becoming a therapy dog, or simply want a companion you can trust to be with your off-leash, we’re the trusted dog trainer who can make that happen.

Our clients come to us when they want their puppy or adult dog to be a core, trusted member of the family. When we are done, you will play with your dog in the Bark Park with out fear of having an out of control dog? You’ll be able to walk along the River Walk with your dog with confidence. And sitting on the patio at your favorite microbrewery with your canine friend will become your favorite Friday night routine. Call 719-647-7297 or email us today for a FREE demonstration and we’ll show you how it can be done.

(Note: Due to vaccination schedules, we do not start new puppy training until 16 weeks of age)

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About Sit Means Sit Dog Training

Dog Training Classes

Any Dog Any Age Any Problem

15 Day Board & Train

Your dog will spend 15 days with us, while having extended time with our trainers. This program is ideal for anybody short on time or struggling with the patience of training your dog. Our trainers complete 80% of the work implementing obedience training. They will learn various social skills while going on public outings during their time with our team of professionals. This program will allow your dog to have the freedom of living a happy, confident, & obedient lifestyle. After completion of the private sessions, you and your dog can participate in 2 years of follow up lessons & 1 year of group training. Our board and train dog services are ideal for the busy professional or the family who has a vacation planned and who would love to come back to a trained dog.

What you can expect from this program:

  • Come on command
  • Wait by the door
  • Car manners
  • No chewing, digging, jumping or play biting
  • Boundaries
  • Sit next to you & at a distance
  • Down next to you & at a distance
  • Off the furniture
  • Quiet on command
  • Place
  • Heel

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10 Day Board & Train

Your dog will spend 10 days with us, while having extensive time with our trainers. This program is ideal for anybody who might need some extra support to perfect their dog’s skillset.  The 10 Day program is results based to provide your dog a strong understanding of commands and repetitions for success. Our team of professionals will immerse your dog in learning behaviors necessary to live their best life! This program will incorporate our professionals, but include your participation. After completion of the private sessions, you and your dog can participate in 1 year of follow up lessons & 1 year of group classes.

What you can expect from this program:

  • Come on command
  • Wait by the door
  • Car manners
  • No chewing, digging, jumping or play biting
  • Boundaries
  • Sit next to you 
  • Down next to you 
  • Off the furniture
  • Quiet on command
  • Place
  • Heel

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Day Training Classes Plus

Your dog will receive 3 days of training a week. You will participate in 3 evening lessons, the 1st, 3rd, & 6th, day of training. This program allows you to participate in your dog’s success, with extra support from the trainers. We will coach you and your dog together as a team. Our staff will include outings to perfect your dog’s social skills. After the program completion you will receive 6 months of follow up lessons & 1 year of group classes.

What you can expect from this program:

  • Come on command
  • Wait by the door
  • Car manners
  • No chewing, digging, jumping or play biting
  • Boundaries
  • Sit next to you 
  • Down next to you 
  • Off the furniture
  • Quiet on command
  • Place
  • Heel

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Day Dog Training Classes

Your dog will receive 3 days of training, once a week for 3 weeks. You and your dog will receive 3 sessions with our trainers at the completion of the training day. The Day Train promotes teamwork with your “dog partner”. This program offers 3 months of follow up lessons & 6 months group training.

This training class is one of our most effective since it trains dog owners and pet at the same time, enhancing the communication between both.

What you can expect from this program.

  • Come on command
  • Wait by the door
  • Car manners
  • No chewing, digging, jumping or play biting
  • Boundaries
  • Sit next to you 
  • Down next to you 
  • Off the furniture
  • Quiet on command
  • Place
  • Heel

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Ultimate

This program is a great jumpstart to your dog’s happy, confident, & obedient lifestyle. This program includes 3 private start up lessons for you and your dog, as well as 3 months of group training. 

What you can expect from this program:

  • Come on command
  • Wait by the door
  • Car manners
  • No chewing, digging, jumping or play biting
  • Boundaries
  • Sit next to you 
  • Down next to you 
  • Off the furniture
  • Quiet on command
  • Place
  • Heel

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FAQs

Get answers to some of our most commonly asked questions:

Each of our training programs is custom-tailored to your 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, and the owner’s desired goals. 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 the cost of accomplishing your goals. There is no cost or obligation associated with the free demonstration.

We use 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 personalities 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 our staff. We pride ourselves on being able to maintain a happy and relaxed attitude in our dogs.

We specialize 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 Collar (remote electronic dog training collar).

We firmly believe in safe dog training. The technology we employ is 100% safe for dogs and humans. Our Collar uses state-of-the-art digital technology to control the output of the collar and 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. In the medical field, they are used as tools to help alleviate pain, promote blood circulation and encourage healing.

Remote dog training collars are used 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 our certified 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.

During the fundamental obedience training, the handlers are taught how to condition their dog to the collar constructively and positively. By adjusting the collar level appropriately for the dog and the situation and 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.

Our use of a collar is just like a smartphone. Cell phones today are mini-computers with built-in cameras, internet access and applications. These tools enhance our communication with others and allow for a diversified means of gathering and sharing information. 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 more efficient training through 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 also allows you to communicate with your dog without yelling.

The uniqueness of our 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 is no different than training your dog with a leash or with treats.

Reinforcement is a required and necessary part of your dog’s life. Even after they are trained, reinforcing your rules and boundaries will still be necessary. This is no different than what 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. 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 is 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 make your dog more reliable even without training equipment or training ‘aids’ as we call them. Training your dog to be reliable without a 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. 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 and teach them the rules, boundaries, and desired behaviors you want. It is 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 you and your dog 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 regularly 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 are. When your dog is capable of performing commands without the need for reinforcement for approximately 6 weeks, it is very likely to be reliable without their training aid present. We ultimately want your dog to learn how to filter our distractions entirely. When this is achieved, your dog is much less likely to act out unwantedly 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 can ignore distraction. The catch, however, is that they are still capable of distraction (they are not robots). An intelligent trainer recognizes this and is ready to maintain their rules, commands, and boundaries at any time. It is not uncommon to have a dog who senses the lack of maintenance and begins to revert to 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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Dog Trainers & Staff

Professional trainers. Attentive friendly staff.

Erin Baker

Erin BakerOwner

Erin is the proud owner of Sit Means Sit Pueblo as of October 2023. She has been part of Sit Means Sit Pueblo family since it was established in 2008. Erin has a variety of dogs at home, but her current business partner is her Belgian Malinois, Kane. She is also a registered nurse with a focus in cardiac care.

She has a passion for all types of animals, and has a small farm at home. With her free time she loves spending time with her husband and son, being outdoors, and exploring the many wonders that Colorado has to offer. Her favorite part of training is being able to improve quality of life for families and their dogs. As a company, our mission is to create an environment where you can go out and have FUN with your dog! Working with animals is a continual challenge and every day you learn something new! Erin also enjoys helping her team grow and pursue their passions within the company.

*Certified K-9 Caring Angels Therapy Dog Evaluator

*Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator

*Pro Pet Hero First Aid & CPR Certified

Kristen TenneyOffice Coordinator

Kristen was born in Jacksonville, FL and has spent her life traveling the country. She grew up in a military family and is now married with three children. Her family relocated to the Pueblo area in 2023. Kristen & her family are the proud owners of 4 dogs, the newest furry family member, pictured with her here is Aspen. Kristen has always had a knack for organization and a love for dogs which is what makes her a great fit supporting our employees as our Office Coordinator. Kristen enjoys learning about the training with her team members and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Being part of a team and working together has always been important to her as she continues in her career path.

“I think it’s amazing to see the growth and change in a dog’s behavior because of what we do here. Seeing a client able to enjoy their dog more, it’s really wonderful to be a small part of that.”

Shannon Olguin

Shannon OlguinTrainer

Shannon is a Colorado native who started her career as a kennel tech for A Country Canine Resort in 2018. In March of 2021 she applied her growing knowledge of dog behavior to transfer to a training position.  Focusing on building her dog’s confidence has been huge for Shannon while developing her career as a trainer. They learn to become more confident in their skills and the pair love having fun together while doing it! Shannon’s dog Cinder, is a 3 year old lab mix that enjoys swimming, going for walks and learning new tricks and skills.

Shannon continues to grow and utilize her skills as a trainer to help her clients and her co-workers reach their goals. Her favorite part of dog training is evolving the change in a dog’s behavior and helping them become a better member of the family.

Call and set up an evaluation with Shannon today!

*Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator

*Pro Pet Hero First Aid & CPR Certified

Service Areas

We proudly serve the following areas in Southern Colorado.

Counties

  • Pueblo
  • Las Animas
  • Otero
  • Bent
  • Huerfano
  • Alamosa
  • Costilla
  • Fremont
  • Custer

Cities

  • Pueblo
  • Pueblo West
  • Rye
  • Colorado City
  • Avondale
  • Vineland
  • Walsenburg
  • Trinidad
  • Hanover
  • Midway
  • Penrose
  • Florence
  • Cañon City
  • Wetmore
  • Westcliffe
  • La Junta
  • Lamar
  • San Luis Valley
  • Salida
  • Aguilar
  • Beulah
  • Boone
  • Branson
  • Las Animas
  • La Veta
  • Rocky Ford
  • Alamosa

Zip Codes

  • 81001
  • 81002
  • 81003
  • 81004
  • 81005
  • 81006
  • 81007
  • 81008
  • 81009
  • 81010
  • 81012
  • 81011
  • 81020
  • 81022
  • 81023
  • 81025
  • 81027
  • 81050
  • 81052
  • 81054
  • 81055
  • 81067
  • 81069
  • 81082
  • 81089
  • 81101
  • 81102
  • 81152
  • 81212
  • 81215
  • 81226
  • 81240
  • 81019
  • 81253
  • 81252
  • 81290
  • 81201

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Dog Owners Reviews

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Loriann M

My handsome dog River came to me at 8 weeks old his mother was killed and he needed me to love him, he is a Red Healer Australian Shepard . As he came closer to a year old he be came very aggressive and out control, I was frightened of what may happen around other…

Diana Z.

I received my Hazel in 2020 @ 6 months old from a family who no longer wanted her after 2 weeks I was beside myself with her thought I made a mistake getting her. But I told myself you have to give her a chance then I found sit means sit. Called and got a…

Polly & John

We got our border collie as a pup just before Covid struck, and with us being elderly, he did not get the socializing he needed. We decided to take him for training and, hopefully, at the same time, socializing. The staff, especially Izabella and Sabrina, not only provided excellent training but also went the extra…

Stephanie M.

We adopted Ryker from a rescue in October 2021. He was in desperate need of training and socialization. We started with a different trainer that told us to return him back to the rescue. Refusing to give up on him, we visited Sit Means Sit for an evaluation. It was amazing what they did just…