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Crossbones Dog Academy

Providence, Rhode Island

4.7/5· 189 Google reviews

About Crossbones Dog Academy

Crossbones Dog Academy is Providence’s premier positive dog training school, helping puppies and adult dogs go from chaos to calm with modern, reward-based methods. Our certified dog trainers and behavior consultants will teach you AND your dog! Services include Puppy Day School, group classes, private lessons, and Intensive Training Programs tailored to real-life goals like polite greetings, loose leash walking, coming when called, and resolving reactivity. We focus on effective, dog-friendly training that builds confidence and manners while teaching owners like you how to maintain results at home.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation
  • Canine Good Citizen preparation
  • Leash training
  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training
  • Socialization

Behavior support

  • Reactivity training
  • Resource guarding
  • Separation anxiety

How training happens

  • Group classes
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Adult dogs
  • Puppies

Training level

  • Advanced obedience
  • Beginner training

Class options

  • Weekend classes

Dog sports

  • Agility
  • Trick training

Additional services

  • Daycare

Other listed services

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  • Animal Behavior
  • Boot Camp
  • Coaching Lessons
  • Dog Academy
  • Dog Behavior Consulting
  • Dog Park
  • Dog Safe
  • Dog Showing
  • Dog Sports
  • Dog Trainer Program
  • Dog's Evaluation
  • Dog's Health
  • Flex Classes
  • Group Instruction
  • Intensive Training Programs
  • Potty Breaks
  • Private Coaching

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Questions & answers

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Do you do therapy dog tests or training here?

At this time (April 2017), we do not offer therapy dog testing. However, we do offer AKC Canine Good Citizen testing which is a prerequisite for some therapy dog tests, and some of our group class students have gone on to pass the therapy dog test. We can help you train your dog toward this goal.

Community answer · Crossbones Dog Academy · 2018-09-21

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.7
out of 5189 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Daycare 35
  • Knowledgeable staff 26
  • Puppy day school 25
  • Fun classes 15
  • Flex classes 9
  • Agility training 8
All 10 topics
  • Puppy care 7
  • Loose leash walking 5
  • Intensive training program 4
  • Adult dog training 2

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100 collected reviews

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elle forte
5/5

Our trainer, PJ, is wonderful. Her private and group classes have helped alot. She's actually not just training he dog but US too. We're half way through our classes. And so far so good.

Kelly Froio
5/5

Had great experiences at Crossbones with PJ and Kat. My dog and I both learned so much to help him navigate his strong feelings about other dogs when we are out on walks. Highly recommend Crossbones for all of your dog training needs!

Maureen Dizon
5/5

We love Crossbones! We first got connected doing reactive recovery training with our senior rescue who had been through the ringer in her past lives. Our current dog did the Basic to Brilliant training sequence and now goes to daycare regularly. Training options are plentiful and have helped trained us as owners, too. The Crossbones team is wonderful!

Bartsch Family
5/5
Our family worked with Crossbones to help train our puppy, Harper. The entire team was helpful. We especially benefitted from our private training time with P.J., but it was helpful that the training packages included both group class time and private tutorial time. We really lov…Read full reviewClose full review

Our family worked with Crossbones to help train our puppy, Harper. The entire team was helpful. We especially benefitted from our private training time with P.J., but it was helpful that the training packages included both group class time and private tutorial time. We really loved the "drop-in" plan — which does require class registration, but allows you flexibility to fit in the classes in a sequence that makes sense for your dog. All in all, it was a positive experience for us and for Harper. We strongly recommend Crossbones for puppy training!

Michael
5/5

Our dog really enjoys it at Crossbones! The staff are always friendly, and he is excited to see them!!

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