Clover Canine

Clover Canine offers comprehensive training programs designed with time, patience, and love, utilizing a balanced training method with an emphasis on proper communication and positive reinforcement. All board and train camps are customized to the individual dog and owner’s needs and include real-world outings to parks, restaurants, stores, and hiking trails to reinforce training. Private lessons are provided for owners during the camp and after the dog goes home, with lifetime support for any future questions.

The 2-week camp covers basic commands like Heel, Sit, Down, Stay, and Come, and includes two private lessons, a training prong collar, a handmade 6-ft leather leash, and baths. The 3-week camp builds on this, adding an e-collar and place bed, and includes three private lessons. The 4-5 week Off-leash e-collar program focuses on off-leash reliability through slow e-collar introduction, offering a flat rate for 4 weeks with no extra charge for additional days, and includes four private lessons, a training prong collar, e-collar, place bed, handmade 6-ft leather leash, and baths.

The Puppy Prep Program is a two-part program: a 2-week stay for basic muscle memory using food, luring, and games, followed by a 3-week stay for reinforcement, public outings, crate training, potty training, and socialization. Private lessons are available at the facility, in public places, or in-home for basic obedience, specific problems, and advanced instruction. Group classes include a 6-week AKC CGC course for responsible dog ownership and certification, and a 6-week Beginner class teaching basic commands and dog training theory in a distracting environment. Rattlesnake avoidance training is also available.

A typical day for dogs in training includes morning potty time, neighborhood walks and breakfast, two training lessons, mid-day potty/play time, place bed time, dinner, and final potty/play time before bedtime. Fresh water is always provided, and dogs are rotated through several large training areas with kennels that are cleaned and maintained daily.

Pricing Summary

Boarding is $50 per night per dog. Desert adventure hikes are $15 each, or $12 each when purchasing 5 or more. Private lessons are $100 at the facility and $150 for in-home lessons. Group classes (AKC CGC and Beginner) are $250. The 4-5 week Off-leash e-collar program has a flat rate for 4 weeks, with no extra charge for additional days if needed. They accept all major credit cards, cash, or check.

Policies

Unused desert adventure hikes roll over to the next stay. For the 4-5 week Off-leash e-collar program, if extra days are needed, clients are not charged. Clover Canine offers lifetime support for any training questions regarding the dog.

Clover Canine is a dog training business established in 2014, owned by Garrett Murphy. Garrett was raised working with dogs and horses, which ignited his passion for training. He previously worked as a dog trainer at a top training facility in the country, gaining experience with hundreds of dogs of all breeds and temperaments, and has spent four years working privately with clients in Phoenix and Flagstaff.

Clover Canine offers a range of services including board and train camps, private lessons, group classes, boarding, desert adventure hikes, and rattlesnake avoidance training. The facility is built around Garrett’s home, providing a loving and realistic environment that replicates everyday activities.

They utilize a proven balanced training method, emphasizing proper communication and positive reinforcement, and customize each program to the individual dog and owner’s needs. For boarding, they provide live-in caretakers, certified canine communication professionals on site, climate-controlled kennels, large covered outdoor runs with misters, and field trips to local stores, restaurants, parks, and trails.

Accomplishments

Clover Canine was established in 2014. Owner Garrett Murphy was raised working with dogs and horses, and previously worked as a dog trainer at one of the top training facilities in the country, gaining experience with hundreds of dogs. He also worked privately with clients for four years in Phoenix and Flagstaff.

Garrett is an AKC/CGC Evaluator and Trainer, a Training Decoy/Handler for Copper State Ring Club from 2014-2017, and a Training Decoy for the 2014 and 2016 NARA Cup Champion. He is a Member of APDT and has over 15 years of experience as an Owner/Breeder of American Bulldogs. He pursues continued education through annual clinics and seminars and has extensive experience in competition obedience, bootcamp, protection, and behavioral issues like aggression and anxiety. Boarding staff are Certified in Canine Communication.

How to Get Started!

To get started or for more information, clients should call Clover Canine at 602-526-5555 or use the contact form on their website. For facility visits, clients are asked to call upon arrival.