FirstBarkShea is the best of the best ! After working with many other trainers, Shea helped us navigate challenges with one of our LGD. He was empathetic, knowledgeable, and overall so helpful with every single one of my questions. 10/10! Would highly recommend !
Pawsitive Dog Training School
Bellingham, Washington
About Pawsitive Dog Training School
Training You & Your Canine Companion Passionate. Patient. Persistent. Pet-loving. These are just a few of the characteristics that describe us here at Positive Dog Training School. We know that each dog is different, and we'll work with yours to give them the specific guidance they need. Whether you’re thinking about getting an animal, have a new pet, own a pet with behavioral problems, or are taking your dog to the next show, we are here to help.
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- Behavior consultation
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- Crate training
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- House training
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- Leash training
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- Obedience training
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Think your dog is an A+ student? Are your friends and family jealous with how well you’ve trained your dog? Then you might want to take things to a new level by participating in Obedience competitions (known as “trials”). Developed in the 1930s, Obedience is one of the AKC’s oldest sporting events! · Listed price: [object Object]
AKC Rally® is all about teamwork. You and your dog navigate a course together, side-by-side, at your own brisk pace. You move him through a course with signs where he performs different exercises. The courses are designed by the Rally judge that include various turns and commands like sit and down. · Listed price: [object Object]
- Recall training
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How training happens
- Board and train
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Pawsitive Dog Training School offers three board and train programs: 1. 2 Week Board & Train: $2,000.00 2. 4 Week Board & Train: $3,875.00 3. 6 Week Board & Train: $7,350.00 · Listed price: [object Object]
- Group classes
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- In-home training
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- Owner coaching Customer-reported
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- Private training
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An in-home training session with Shea, to create and execute a personalized training plan for you and your pup. · Listed price: [object Object]
Dog age
- Puppies
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Shea will come and spend the day with you for your puppy's first full day home! He will instruct you on potty training, crate training, feeding schedules, and everything else a new puppy parent needs to know. · Listed price: [object Object]
Training level
- Advanced obedience
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Support between sessions
- Personalized training plans
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Dog sports
- Agility
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Imagine a look of determination on your dog’s face as he runs hard, nimbly making each turn. He keeps his eyes on you while scampering through tunnels, jumping over hurdles, and beaming with pride. The crowds in the stands cheer as you move together in perfect harmony. That’s the sport of Agility. · Listed price: [object Object]
- Rally obedience
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- Scent work
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Training approach
- E-collar training
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- Boarding
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- Daycare
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- Grooming
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- Apprenticeship Program
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- Balanced Dog Training
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- Behavioral Evaluation
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- Dog Sport Classes
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- Dog Training Facility
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- Dog Training School
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- Growing Your Family
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Interested in rescuing a dog or working with a breeder? Shea will interview you and your family to develop a comprehensive list of potential dog breeds that would fit your lifestyle and family. This includes finding reputable rescues and breeders who Shea has personally worked with! · Listed price: [object Object]
- Leather Leash
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- Litter Temperament Testing
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Are you a dog breeder that needs to have pups tested for working home and companion homes? Well look no further! Shea will temperament test your entire litter, and provide a full report on each pup! · Listed price: [object Object]
- Master Trainer
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- Personalized Training
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- Private 1 hour lesson with Shea
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- Temperament Testing
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- Training Your Animal
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- Us Training
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22 Google reviews
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- obedience 5
- leash pulling 4
- personable trainer 4
- expectations discussion 3
- followup sessions 3
- german shepherd 3
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- commands 2
- reactivity training 2
- regular updates 2
- training for owners 2
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Incredible difference, my Mal walked out confident, sharp and solid on all ‘Canine good citizen’ tests. The love Jess, Shea, and the rest of the team showed her was apparent. Excellent work with temperament, reactivity and behavior issues! I can’t recommend them enough.
I wish we would have found Pawsitive ages ago! Shae is so knowledgeable and so easy to work with. Highly recommend!
Amazingly skilled and loving trainers! Thank you Shea, Jess, Amanda and all staff! Your work is proof that old dogs CAN learn new tricks! My pups - age 5 and 7 - are enjoying a whole new world with calm energy, obedience, predicable and controllable movements, and lots more optio…Read full reviewClose full review
Amazingly skilled and loving trainers! Thank you Shea, Jess, Amanda and all staff! Your work is proof that old dogs CAN learn new tricks! My pups - age 5 and 7 - are enjoying a whole new world with calm energy, obedience, predicable and controllable movements, and lots more options for hiking and fun together! So many places that used to be off-limits to us because of their uncontrolled leash pulling and aggression are now open for us to explore! ♥️ 🥾 🗻
We are quite pleased with Shea after we did the board & train for our dog, Eddie. He needed work on his resource guarding and basic obedience. Shea introduced us to the E-collar, which has helped us manage Eddie's reactivity and commands, and it's helped us work with Eddie in hig…Read full reviewClose full review
We are quite pleased with Shea after we did the board & train for our dog, Eddie. He needed work on his resource guarding and basic obedience. Shea introduced us to the E-collar, which has helped us manage Eddie's reactivity and commands, and it's helped us work with Eddie in high stress situations. Since he's been home with us, we're continuing our training with him. Eddie is doing great!. I also appreciated Shea's kindness and compassion toward Eddie while he was with him. It was clear that Eddie really likes Shea.
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