Therapy dog training in New Mexico

Sit Means Sit Albuquerque proudly serves Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, and surrounding New Mexico areas. We offer In Home Training, as well as Board and Train and Day Train Programs. We specialize in off-leash control, regardless of distractions. We also have been successful in rehabilitating many aggressive dogs, some of which now work as therapy dogs!

Welcome to Acoma Training Center! Since 1952, Acoma Training Center has been providing dog training classes to the Albuquerque community designed to make your canine companion a valued member of your family. Creating good habits and obedience with your furry family member for life. Family-owned, second generation with the experience and excellence to show. We specialize in many forms of dog training classes ranging from beginner to advanced. We provide novice and agility training, puppy fun training and even show training classes for those that are beautiful and want to show it. Let us show you that your dog can be shown how to be the best that they can be. Private lessons available!

Voted Best Dog Trainer of 2024 by Albuquerque Magazine! Our program centers around service dog training and specialty training for specific issues with pets. All of our trainers are certified and practice positive reinforcement training in real life scenarios, NO fear or pain based methods are ever used. We offer flexible hours with year round customized private lessons and group classes for all ages and breeds of dogs. Call today to set up a package tailored to fit you and your pet.

Using positive reinforcement, science-based training methods to create a strong positive bond between you and your dog(s)!

Offering positive, reward-based private sessions and group classes, Ash has been training dogs professionally since 2008 and personally since 1995. She is certified by the AKC as a CGC evaluator, holds a master's degree in canine behavior, and is a certified trick dog instructor. Ash has extensive experience and with all breeds, ages, and levels of training, from a 3lb chihuahua to a 210lb mastiff. She specializes in service dogs and behavior cases, but will gladly work with pets, too! Her passion is to instill a sense of partnership between dogs (or all animals, really) and their humans, and vice versa. Ash is vet approved as a force-free trainer with a holistic approach to behavior modification.

Does your dog do things that drive you crazy? Rustic Canine Training can help get your puppy or adult dog to stop jumping on people, chewing on everything they shouldn't, stop barking, and teach them how to understand what you are saying and actually listen to you. Rustic Canine Training offers private obedience training, one on one board and trains, and daily dog walks. Give us a call at 505-469-1995 and tell us about your dog!

Living in a human-centered world often creates behavioral challenges we do not understand and certainly did not expect. When that happens, the dream of ease, connection, and companionship can begin to feel painfully out of reach. Perhaps you have experienced the frustration or confusion when your dog lunges on leash, is fearful aggressive or mis-behaving. You do not need to help your dog alone! After twenty years of helping clients with their dogs’ behavioral needs, I know progress can feel bumpy and uncertain. It becomes easier when we understand why a dog is struggling and how to respond with patience, skill, and care. Please visit my website to learn about the right training help for your dog.