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Diamonds In the Ruff

Spokane, Washington

4.7/5· 105 Google reviews

About Diamonds In the Ruff

Our Training Philosophy Dog training is all about forming a cooperative relationship with your dog. Willing, eager, compliant, smart, mannerly. Listens and follows directions! A dog who is polite, easy to live with and fun to take everywhere with you. Our goal is to teach your dog how to listen and follow directions from the whole family using positive, reward-based methods that do not rely on physical strength or intimidation. Our instructors will give you the tools you need to build communication and a satisfying relationship built on mutual respect and trust through kind and gentle training. Group classes start monthly, beginning through advanced levels.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation Customer-reported
  • Canine Good Citizen preparation
  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training
  • Socialization

Behavior support

  • Fear and confidence

How training happens

  • Group classes
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Puppies

Training level

  • Advanced training
  • Beginner training

Assistance and working dogs

  • Therapy dog training

Dog sports

  • Agility
  • Rally obedience
  • Scent work
  • Trick training

Your dog’s background

  • Rescue dogs

Training approach

  • Force-free training
  • Positive reinforcement

Other listed services

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  • Animal Behavior Consultants
  • Behavior Assessments
  • Behavior Counseling
  • Certified Behavior Consultant
  • Class Lessons
  • Continuing Education
  • Distance Learning
  • Dog Park
  • Leash Pulls
  • Pet Therapy
  • Scent Detection
  • Scent Games
  • Specialty Classes
  • Tricks Classes

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Questions & answers

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What people have asked about this business.

I'm confused, is this place really only open for 3 hours at 6 pm???

Group family dog training classes are held weekday evenings from 6:00-9:00PM, Monday thru Thursday, and on Fridays from 4:00-5:30PM. There are also daytime classes on Wednesdays 11:00AM-2:30PM and Thursdays, 2:00-4:30PM. Weekend classes are held from 9:00AM-4:30PM Saturdays and Sundays. Trainers also schedule private lessons and behavior consultations by appointment during weekdays.

Community answer · Diamonds In the Ruff · 2023-09-21

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.7
out of 5105 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Knowledgeable trainers 11
  • Puppy training 11
  • Positive reinforcement 4
  • Basic obedience 3
  • Patient trainers 3
  • Private lessons 3
All 10 topics
  • Beginning class 2
  • Dog socialization 2
  • Helpful teachers 2
  • Personal training 2

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100 collected reviews

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Lance Hough
5/5

Knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly staff. Really helped us to understand best practices for dog training.

Stone Marcus
5/5

Not stringent and flexible about people's wishes for their dog.

Hayley Gese
1/5
Great for basic obedience training. Highly recommend for your new little puppy! If by chance you now have an adolescent dog (6 months or older) that you’ve recently adopted. I would only recommend you take your dog to Diamonds in the Ruff if you want to pay $300 to teach them to …Read full reviewClose full review

Great for basic obedience training. Highly recommend for your new little puppy! If by chance you now have an adolescent dog (6 months or older) that you’ve recently adopted. I would only recommend you take your dog to Diamonds in the Ruff if you want to pay $300 to teach them to lay down. That is literally the only thing we walked away with (and by walk I mean pulled down the street by my leash reactive dog that the trainers had zero clue how to train). I left that class feeling like I had a dog that could not be trained. And I know many people in my class did too. Some may have even rehomed them, like I seriously contemplated. I am SO THANKFUL I found another trainer!! I have a dog who not only walks well on a leash, she is mindful, patient, OBEDIENT, and incredibly smart! A joy to live with. Due to REAL training! Do not walk- RUN from Diamonds in the Ruff. I still have survival guilt after finding a great dog trainer and wishing I could contact all the peers in my class that were seriously struggling with their dogs behavior issues. I wish I could call each of them up and tell them all the life changing training advice I’ve received after finding a competent dog trainer. The trainer at Diamonds in the Ruff literally said she throws a piece of steak to her dog, who aggressively resource guards, in order to walk past the dog. Life is way too short to own a miserable dog because of poor training. Find someone else!!

Amy K. (KnittingAmyK)
5/5

We have taken several dogs here in the past 24 years and now we are using them again to help train us/this puppy. We love the instructors and their experience and knowledge. Hands down the best in town.

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