FirstBarkKate is simply the best! At all levels, Kate finds the greatest ways to teach communication between you and your pet. I learned things I never knew I needed to know! The classes are fun and supportive. My dog, Mija, and I keep going back for more! ( Be advised, your dog is going to fail in love with Kate; mine did! )
Kindred Spirits Canine Education Center
Vista, California
About Kindred Spirits Canine Education Center
Looking for a dog trainer near you? We offer professional dog training classes in the Vista, California area designed to help dogs develop good manners, confidence, and focus so they can become welcome members of the family and the community. Our group dog training classes include Puppy Training (10–16 weeks), Basic Obedience, Intermediate Obedience, Therapy Dog preparation, Canine Good Citizen (CGC), and Tricks classes. Training in a group setting helps dogs build social skills, gain confidence, and stay focused around real-life distractions. Just as importantly, training strengthens the communication, trust, and bond between dogs and their owners. A well-trained dog is a happy dog, and a happy dog helps create a calmer, more joyful home.
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
Program details
Preparation for the AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluation and certification. Serving dog owners in Vista, Shadowridge, Carlsbad, and surrounding North County San Diego communities. · Listed price: $240.00
- Crate training
- House training
- Leash training
- Obedience training
Program details
Foundational dog training that teaches sit, down, stay, wait, loose leash walking, and focus. (And so much more!) Serving dog owners in Vista, Shadowridge, Carlsbad, and surrounding North County San Diego communities. · Listed price: $240.00
- Puppy training
Program details
Training puppies 10-16 weeks focusing on socialization, confidence building, and basic skills and manners. Preparing puppies for the AKC Puppy S.T.A.R. evaluation and certification. Serving dog owners in Vista, Shadowridge, Carlsbad, and surrounding North County San Diego communities. · Listed price: $240.00
- Recall training
- Socialization
Behavior support
- Chewing
- Counter surfing
- Fear and confidence
- Jumping up
- Reactivity training
- Resource guarding
How training happens
- Group classes
Program details
Structured group classes help dogs learn to focus on their owners and help them gain good social skills around other dogs.
- Owner coaching Customer-reported
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
- Senior dogs
Training level
- Advanced training Customer-reported
- Beginner training
Class options
- Drop-in classes
Assistance and working dogs
- Therapy dog training
Program details
Training for dogs working toward therapy and dog certification and public manners. Serving dog owners in Vista, Shadowridge, Carlsbad, and surrounding North County San Diego communities. · Listed price: $240.00
Dog sports
- Trick training
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Other listed services
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- Advance Dog Training
- Barking
- Barking dogs
- Basic Commands
- Behavior Assesment
- Behavior Consultant
- Biting
- Canine Body Language
- Canine Education
- Canine Learning
- Canine Workshops
- Dog Behavior and Training
- Dog Handling
- Dog Parents
- Dog Training Programs
- Dog Tricks
- Dog biting prevention
- Dogs jumping
- Down
- Find it
- Fur Baby
- Group walk training
- Hand signals for dogs
- In class dog training
- Leash control
- Leave it
- Lessons And Training
- Lure & Reward Training
- Mouthing
- Muzzle training
- Nail trimming
- No JumpTraining
- No barking
- Pet First Aid
- Polite Greeting
- Problem Prevention
- Proper dog training
- Rattlesnake Avoidance Training
- Security Dog
- Sit
- Skills classes
- Speciality classes
- Stay
- Teaching your dog
- Training equipment
- Training help
- Training my dog
- Tricks training
Program details
Fun classes that teach dogs engaging tricks while building confidence and communication. · Listed price: $240.00
- Unique Training
- Verbal commands for dogs
- Wait
- Walk nicely on a leash
- Weekly Classes
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Customer reviews
Google listing5
66 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Puppy class 22
- Basic obedience class 10
- Knowledgeable instructors 10
- Canine good citizen class 5
- Beginner class 3
- Class environment 3
All 10 topics
- Patient instructors 3
- Informative classes 2
- Intermediate class 2
- Pet parent training 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Kate is an amazing trainer and behaviorist... she can read every dog in the room and also the dog owners! Karin is also incredible! I highly recommend taking classed with Kindred Spirits for any of your dog training needs.
Classes are fun and super informative ….my puppy thrived. We did Puppy, Basic and Intermediate. We’re ready for another class to take her to the ‘next level’. Thanks Kate and Team !
We were referred to Kindred Spirits by our veterinarian 18 years ago, and we have been return clients ever since. Kate and her team are amazing! We have learned so much! I tell all my friends, take your pup and go see Kate and her team!
We love Kindred Spirits! Kate is so positive and an intuitive problem solver. She makes training fun and easier, with lots of good tips for our VERY high energy dog. Louie appreciates it.
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