FirstBarkThis was a great time of introducing our new pup to new friends. The workers were fantastic in helping us adapt as first time per parents.
SmartyPup!
San Francisco, California
About SmartyPup!
SmartyPup! has been training puppies and teaching people since 1994. We specialize in science-based, reward-based training for puppies and adolescent dogs, focusing on the first two years and the human-dog bond. Our mission is to help you raise a confident, well-mannered dog through positive, developmentally appropriate training. We offer Puppy Socials, Small Dog Socials, structured Puppy Day Camp, and specialty classes like Happy Leash and Pro Recall. At SmartyPup!, we train the whole family because great dog training starts with great human coaching. Located in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset, we’ve helped thousands of pups (and their people) thrive.
Training & services
Training goals
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
- Recall training
- Socialization
How training happens
- Group classes
- Private training
Dog age
- Adolescent dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced training
- Beginner training
Dog sports
- Dock diving
- Trick training
Dog size
- Small dogs
Training approach
- Positive reinforcement
Additional services
- Daycare
- Dog walking
Other listed services
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- Dog sitting (in-home)
- Adult Classes
- Behavior Consultant
- Behavior Therapy
- Behaviour Service
- Continuing Education
- Day Play
- Day School
- Dog Walkers
- Dog's Info
- Dog's Physical
- Education Courses
- Focused Training
- Group Course
- Home Classes
- House Programs
- Impulse Control Class
- In Person Classes
- Jump Start
- Leash Class
- Nail Clipping
- Private Instruction
- Pup Classes
- Pup Parents
- Puppytraining Classes
- Pups Socialize
- Skills Training
- Specialty Classes
- Targeted Training
- Tricks Class
- Weeks Training
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
Can you get a puppy for free ??
No, it's a puppy training dayschool
Community answer · Juthika Dabholkar · 2019-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.8
76 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Confidence building 8
- Puppy socials 5
- Caring team 4
- Manners training 3
- Experience for pups 2
- Foundational skills 2
All 10 topics
- Fun training 2
- Patient trainer 2
- Puppy 1 class 2
- Social skills 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
A very late review but this place is AMAZING! Fawn and her team are the best. We can in super overwhelmed with our growing puppy. We signed our dog up for the Puppy 1 class and visited a couple of puppy socials. Really helped teach us pawrents tips and tricks! Our Benny boy was s…Read full reviewClose full review
A very late review but this place is AMAZING! Fawn and her team are the best. We can in super overwhelmed with our growing puppy. We signed our dog up for the Puppy 1 class and visited a couple of puppy socials. Really helped teach us pawrents tips and tricks! Our Benny boy was so nervous when he first started going. Really nervous with other dogs but loved people. He slowly started to gain his confidence and learn to play with other dogs. Really recommend the group training and the puppy classes!
Wow where do I begin with this review! My fiance and I rescued our puppy Josie at 8 weeks old and we were in over our heads with how much work a puppy that age entails. We were STRUGGLING the first 2 weeks with lack of sleep; I think I cried every other day. A colleague suggested…Read full reviewClose full review
Wow where do I begin with this review! My fiance and I rescued our puppy Josie at 8 weeks old and we were in over our heads with how much work a puppy that age entails. We were STRUGGLING the first 2 weeks with lack of sleep; I think I cried every other day. A colleague suggested Smartypup and we immediately enrolled her in the day school. SMARTYPUP SAVED US! Not only did Josie get extensive socialization during her critical puppy phase but we also learned so much about puppy behavior and how to communicate with her and to reset our expectations and be patient with consistent training and goal setting. The first day of school, Josie was so scared and timid, frantically jumping at my fiance to be held by him. By the end of the day, she opened up and played with the other pups. The SmartyPup trainers are always so patient with us and our never-ending questions and always providing consistent reassurance before and after day school! The whole team is AWESOME; special shout out to Fawn, Tyler, Lisa, Mario, Kelly, Jenni, and Rana! You can tell they really care about the puppies. Josie has completed 4 weeks of day school as well as Puppy 1 Saturday classes and it has been so fun to watch her confidence grow. She has also attended a handful of puppy socials. Our new favorite Saturday ritual is going to get coffee before puppy class followed by a social after then getting brunch. We just enrolled in Puppy 2 and can’t wait to start it. We’ll be taking as many courses with Smartypup as possible. Although there are still a few challenges to work on, Josie has made MAJOR growth and we feel so much more equipped to help her through them. Thank you Smartypup for building confidence not only in our Josie girl but also in US!!
SmartyPup! Was awesome. I've only been to their small dog socials, and both me and my pup have loved them. Fawn and team have been knowledgeable, supportive, and generally fantastic.
I absolutely love this place. My dog Kona and I have been through her puppy 1 and puppy 2 class. There were invaluable insights that I would have never learned on my own
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