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SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training

Walnut Creek, California

3.7/5· 3 Google reviews

About SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training

SIRIUS Puppy & Dog training is the original puppy school! Over 40 years ago our founder, Dr. Ian Dunbar, created and taught the world's very first off-leash puppy class, right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since then, we've run thousands of classes and trained over 120,000 puppies! Along the way, we’ve worked constantly to update and refine our curriculum, to ensure that our classes are the best they can be. Our classes come with an unrivaled collection of on-demand training videos and other resources to support your training at home, providing you and your puppy or dog with the ultimate educational experience.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Crate training
  • House training
  • Leash training
  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training

How training happens

  • In-home training
  • Online or virtual training
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Puppies

Training level

  • Beginner training

Class options

  • Rolling enrollment

Training approach

  • Positive reinforcement

Other listed services

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  • Begin Training
  • Boundary Training
  • Dog Academy
  • Dog Training Techniques
  • Dog Training Workshop
  • Household Training
  • Leash Classes
  • Medical Exams
  • Safety Training
  • Start Training
  • Training Support
  • Training Train

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Customer reviews

Google listing
3.7
out of 53 Google reviews

3 collected reviews

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1/5
We were really disappointed with this puppy class. It was very disorganized and didn't cover a majority of what was stated on the course curriculum. The training area was too small for the number of dogs in it making it impossible to keep the necessary space for training. We h…Read full reviewClose full review

We were really disappointed with this puppy class. It was very disorganized and didn't cover a majority of what was stated on the course curriculum. The training area was too small for the number of dogs in it making it impossible to keep the necessary space for training. We had 8 dogs in the final class. The dogs were allowed off leash without any training on recall so it was just a free for all play time 2-3 times during each class. Our pup had fun playing but didn't learn much making it just a very expensive puppy playdate. We signed up for Dog Dynamics after and it was 100x better with coursework that built upon itself each week. The space was larger and they had 2-3 instructors to work closely with everyone there. After seeing the response from Sirius, they do no even bother to address how the in person classes didn't cover the majority of the curriculum they state will be part of the in person training on their website. Instead, they advertised their additional online training resources. That's great, but that's not what we were paying for when we signed up for the classes. So if you are considering Sirius, take them at their word and just do online classes at a fraction of the cost of the in person classes. If you are looking for in person training that is well structured with trainers that work with each individual puppy/dog in the room it's best to look elsewhere.

Masha Bykin
5/5

We're doing this training with our second dog, because results with the first we're fantastic. Great method and Keri is a great teacher. She has an amazing way with dogs!

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