Specialty Dog Training is a dog boot camp in San Diego. We offer board and train dog training, protection dogs for sale, and trained family dogs for sale. Our tailored programs help dogs with obedience, behavioral challenges, and protection needs.
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultationProgram details
Canine Good Citizen preparationProgram details
Leash trainingProgram details
Obedience trainingProgram details
Puppy trainingProgram details
Recall trainingProgram details
SocializationProgram details
Behavior support
Aggression trainingProgram details
BarkingCustomer-reportedProgram details
Resource guardingProgram details
How training happens
Board and trainProgram details
Specialty Dog Training offers immersive Board & Train programs that provide dogs with consistent, structured environments to learn obedience, improve manners, and address behavioral issues. · Listed price: [object Object]
The 3-week Foundation Camp builds essential obedience, manners, and social skills for puppies 16 weeks to 11 months. Training is paired with owner lessons to ensure lasting success at home. · Listed price: [object Object]
In-home trainingProgram details
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Private trainingProgram details
Dog age
PuppiesProgram details
Training level
Advanced obedienceProgram details
Support between sessions
Follow-up supportProgram details
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Assistance and working dogs
Detection dog trainingProgram details
Police K9 trainingProgram details
Protection trainingProgram details
Alarm Deterrent Dogs are trained to provide visible security presence and loud deterrence. They’re highly obedient, confident, and able to patrol, bark on command, and deter potential threats while remaining safe and responsive companions. · Listed price: [object Object]
Executive & Business Protection Dogs are elite, off-leash trained guardians with advanced defense skills like perimeter checks and pursuit. They offer top-tier security while remaining loyal, obedient companions. · Listed price: [object Object]
Specialty Dog Training’s Level 2 Personal & Family Protection Dogs are raised from puppyhood around children and diverse environments to ensure they’re family-safe and obedient. Trained to alert, stand, and (if needed) bite and hold, they guard off‑leash, releasing on command. · Listed price: [object Object]
Psychiatric service dog trainingProgram details
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Additional services
BoardingProgram details
At SDT we offer an all inclusive approach with our boarding services, ensuring your dog is offered the best housing, care and tlc. While others add on services like yard time, treats, enrichment items, and bathing, we offer all of our services to all dogs for one up front price nightly. · Listed price: [object Object]
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Dog trainingProgram details
SDT specializes in creating a unique learning opportunity in a safe, fun and interactive environment for your 4-legged family member(s). We all lead busy lives and often don’t have the time it takes to get great consistent results. Additionally, dogs that have more challenging behavioral issues that · Listed price: [object Object]
Animal RescueProgram details
Challenging BehavioralProgram details
Companion DogsProgram details
Detector DogProgram details
Dog Boot CampsProgram details
Dog Boot Camps - 4 WeeksProgram details
The 4-week Boot Camp builds on foundational training with added structure, socialization, and obedience for puppies 16 weeks to 11 months. Includes three owner lessons to support long-term success at home. · Listed price: [object Object]
Dog HandlerProgram details
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Dog WalkersProgram details
Dog's CollarProgram details
Emotional Support Animal ProgramsProgram details
Specialty Dog Training’s Emotional Support Dog program develops advanced obedience, manners, and socialization. Dogs are trained for public settings, off-leash reliability, and often pass AKC CGC certifications, with owner lessons ensuring a smooth transition home.
The 6-week Intermediate Boot Camp offers immersive board‑and‑train sessions for puppies (16 weeks -11 months) or dogs with moderate behavioral issues. It includes obedience, socialization, and three owner handling lessons to ensure long‑term success at home. · Listed price: [object Object]
Moderate to Severe Behavioral Challenges - 8 Week Dog Boot CampProgram details
The 8‑week camp is for moderate‑to‑severe behavior issues, offering intensive board‑and‑train with obedience, behavior modification, and three owner handling lessons to ensure lasting improvements at home. · Listed price: [object Object]
Pet TherapyProgram details
Severe Behavioral Challenges - 10 Week Dog Boot CampProgram details
This 10‑week intensive board‑and‑train program addresses severe behavioral challenges using obedience training, behavior modification, and four owner handling lessons to ensure lasting improvements and success at home. · Listed price: [object Object]
Trained Dogs For SaleProgram details
Specialty Dog Training provides fully trained, home-ready dogs matched to your lifestyle. Choose from available dogs or request custom training, with options from family companions to dogs with advanced skills in protection or service. · Listed price: [object Object]
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5/5I wanted a protection dog for my wife whenever she did remote work in unfamiliar locations. It would give me peace of mind when I’m not there.
Cassie our dog’s trainer was so patient with us to get “X” trained and acclimated to his new home and new owners.
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I wanted a protection dog for my wife whenever she did remote work in unfamiliar locations. It would give me peace of mind when I’m not there.
Cassie our dog’s trainer was so patient with us to get “X” trained and acclimated to his new home and new owners.
She texted me with suggestions and training advice whenever I reached out. They also have a 3 day session at your home that was very helpful to intro the dog to us.
After 3 months, I also vistes Cassie to get specialized work for X. He is a beautiful animal and I get constant praises for his looks and temperament.
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Susan Hitchcock
5/5Specialty Dog Training turned my crazy puppy Kiki into a well-behaved dog. After an initial consultation, the staff recommended I put Kiki in a four week program of boarding and training. Lucky for Kiki, she got the BEST Trainer EVER! Savannah really understands dog behavior…Read full reviewClose full review
Specialty Dog Training turned my crazy puppy Kiki into a well-behaved dog. After an initial consultation, the staff recommended I put Kiki in a four week program of boarding and training. Lucky for Kiki, she got the BEST Trainer EVER! Savannah really understands dog behaviors along with behaviors that are specific to different breeds. Kiki is a dachshund, which is a breed that can be stubborn. Trainer Savannah is not deterred by “stubborn,” she has a lot of patience and seems to be more determined than a dog! But she is also kind and gentle. Kiki LOVES her! 100% recommend Specialty Dog Training.
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Claire Gahagan
5/5Savannah did an amazing job working with my dog Theo. Not only did she help correct some bad habits but she also gave Theo targets to meet when he left camp. She was able to check-in with us weekly to give us updates on his progress and send some pics of my baby. Since then, she …Read full reviewClose full review
Savannah did an amazing job working with my dog Theo. Not only did she help correct some bad habits but she also gave Theo targets to meet when he left camp. She was able to check-in with us weekly to give us updates on his progress and send some pics of my baby. Since then, she has checked-in to make sure adjusting to life at home has been smooth. Really looking forward to our first virtual session! Can't recommend Savannah enough!
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Erik Wienhold
5/5We took our two dogs to speciality dog training and they both worked with Andres. Our older dog is 10 and has had minimal training which was a challenge being that old but also had a behavioral problem with resource guarding. Our 3 year old dog had done a board and train previous…Read full reviewClose full review
We took our two dogs to speciality dog training and they both worked with Andres. Our older dog is 10 and has had minimal training which was a challenge being that old but also had a behavioral problem with resource guarding. Our 3 year old dog had done a board and train previously but was still quite nervous in public and around strangers. Andres adapted his training to their individual needs finding what worked best for each of them. Once their 6 weeks were up they both had really good base training which gave us tools to work through their issues. The follow up sessions were great to come with things we needed help working through and Andres was always able to break them down and come up with drills for us to work on. Could not recommend Andres enough! There’s been such a difference with both of our dogs and now we have the training skills to work through any future issues.
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Kelli Grove
5/5We sent our new 10mo old pup to a board-and-train with Savannah at SDT and she did an AMAZING job! We have done follow up lessons on-site and also in-home to help us/him transition to his everyday life. Her depth of knowledge and experience helped us with taking our pup from a hi…Read full reviewClose full review
We sent our new 10mo old pup to a board-and-train with Savannah at SDT and she did an AMAZING job! We have done follow up lessons on-site and also in-home to help us/him transition to his everyday life. Her depth of knowledge and experience helped us with taking our pup from a high kill shelter EUTH list to living his best life!🩷 Savannah is always ready to field a question and make sure I have the concepts from our lesson down!
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