Heavenly dog obedience

Heavenly Dog Obedience offers a range of programs tailored to different ages and skill levels. Online classes provide immediate access to class notes and weekly videos covering commands like “no bite,” “off,” “sit,” “down,” “relax,” potty training, “sit stay,” “down stay,” walking on leash, “heel,” “wait” for doors/gates, “come when called,” play training, loose leash walking, training equipment, recall, and socializing.

Group classes, held in-person for approximately 45 minutes a week over five weeks, are small to allow for individual help, Q&A, and problem-solving. Puppy Kindergarten (for puppies 3-6 months) and Beginning Basic Obedience (for dogs over 7 months) cover fundamentals like loose leash walking, “sit,” “down,” “relax,” “stay,” “come,” and addressing behaviors such as biting, jumping, and stealing. Both include online training videos.

Further programs include Puppy Star (for graduates under one year), which is an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program focusing on socialization, training, activity, and responsibility, and teaching “leave it” and handling for grooming/vet exams. Intermediate Obedience builds on basic commands, adding “stand,” “stand stay,” “quick down,” hand signals, and a full recall. The Adventure Dog Class is a hands-on outdoor program focusing on socialization and maintaining attentiveness in distracting environments, addressing jumping and chasing. Specialty classes include Canine Good Citizen (CGC), Advanced CGC, Urban CGC, and Rally Obedience, with AKC evaluations available for CGC, Trick Dog, and Virtual Home Manners. Tune-up classes are available for previous students.

Pricing Summary

Group classes are $80.00 for a five-week set. Online classes are $50.00. If an online student decides to attend a group class, it’s an additional $30.00, making the total $80.00. Drop-in tune-up classes are available for $20.00 each. Private lessons at their facility cost $100.00 for 60 minutes.

For Puppy Kindergarten and Beginning Basic group classes, a $50 payment is required upfront for online training videos, with the remaining $30 due on the first day of class. For all other classes, payment is due on the first day. All payments are non-refundable.

Policies

Online classes and the initial $50 payment for Puppy Kindergarten and Beginning Basic group classes are non-refundable. If in-person classes are interrupted, training will continue online until group meetings can resume.

Clients who miss the first class can still register and start in the second week if the class is not full. Missed classes can be made up by utilizing the online training videos provided.

Heavenly Dog Obedience, led by Toni Kincaid-Ruddach, aims to help dog owners transform their pets into “little angels” by teaching them how to be wonderful companions. They offer a variety of training options including online classes, in-person group classes, and private lessons.

The business emphasizes personalized and fun classes, maintaining small group sizes to provide individual attention while retaining the benefits of a group setting. Their training methods are praise and motivational based, encouraging an eager and well-behaved dog.

Heavenly Dog Obedience also sells dog treats and Kong toys. Additionally, they promote pet health products like NuVet Labs supplements and Young Living Essential Oils for animals. Toni Kincaid-Ruddach is also a chihuahua breeder.

Accomplishments

Toni Kincaid-Ruddach, the founder, has been training dogs since 1982, teaching private lessons since 1989, and group classes since September 1996. She earned her first obedience title, Companion Dog (CD), with her dog Buddy in 1985 through American Kennel Club Competitions.

Her professional background includes volunteering at an animal shelter, working at Thunder Mountain Dog Supplies, managing grooming and kennel operations at Kingswood Kennels, and spending six years at local veterinarian clinics. From 1996 to 2000, Toni was a trainer for Animal Behavior and Training Associates (ABTA), teaching classes at Petco locations in Spokane. She is an evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen program, Trick Dog, and Virtual Home Manners. Her dog Lacey achieved a Champion title in the bred by exhibitor class.

How to Get Started!

To register for online classes, clients should fill out the registration form, specify “online” for the class date, and pay the $50 fee. For Puppy Kindergarten and Beginning Basic group classes, clients must fill out the registration form and pay a $50 fee upfront, which grants access to online training videos; the remaining $30 is due on the first day of class.

For all other group classes (second level and above), clients should fill out the registration form, with payment due on the first day of class. Clients can check the class start dates page for schedules and email to be added to a waiting list if a desired class is full.