Long Run Dog Training

Training programs include one-hour private sessions at the facility or in-home, and an eight-week obedience package with six lessons and two field trips to practice in distracting environments. The package includes a training leash and ongoing phone or online support. Adventure training covers swimming, boating, paddlesports, ATV, and shed hunting. Training emphasizes owner involvement and skill maintenance. No group classes or board-and-train programs are currently offered.

Pricing Summary

Private sessions cost $100 at the facility and $125 at the client’s home or other location. Each session is one hour. An eight-week obedience package costs $850 and includes six basic lessons, two field trip lessons, a training leash, and unlimited phone or online support. All sales are final and non-refundable.

Policies

All sales are final and non-refundable. Payment is due before the beginning of each session or training package. Boarding dogs must have current Rabies, D/H/L/P/P, and Bordetella vaccinations, and owners must provide enough food and medications for the stay.

Long Run Dog Training is owned and operated by Cristian Casper, a native of Louisville with a background in the U.S. Coast Guard, hydrographic survey boat captain, fishing guide, and current Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Game Warden. He offers obedience and adventure dog training using positive reinforcement methods including luring, capturing, and shaping. Training focuses on acquisition, fluency, generalization, and maintenance of skills. Services include private sessions at their facility or in-home, an eight-week obedience package with field trips, and adventure training in swimming, boating, paddlesports, ATV, and shed hunting. Cristian has trained dogs throughout his life and apprenticed under professional retriever trainers. He emphasizes the owner’s role in maintaining training and offers free consultations to start the process.

Adventure training is a unique specialty, catering to active owners who want to include their dogs in outdoor activities. Training is structured around one-hour sessions, with no boarding, day training, or group classes currently offered. The business promotes a lifelong approach to training, stressing that skills deteriorate without consistent use.

Accomplishments

Cristian Casper served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Boatswains Mate and captained hydrographic survey boats from Florida to Maine. He worked as a fishing guide in Tampa and is currently a Kentucky Game Warden. He has trained dogs his entire life and apprenticed under professional retriever trainers.

How to Get Started!

Client engagement begins with a free consultation, available by phone, text, or email. After the consultation, clients can schedule private sessions at the facility or in-home, or enroll in the eight-week obedience package.