Pawsitive Dog LLC

Pawsitive Dog offers structured group classes such as Puppy Life Skills, Quick Manners, Impulse Control, GymnasTricks, Walking in Partnership, Polite Greetings, Hey Rover Come Here, Movement Puzzles, Quick Tricks, Sniff It Out, Canine Good Citizen, and Therapy Dog. Each class is designed with specific goals and prerequisites. In-home training focuses on real-life behavior modification for issues like barking, aggression, and reactivity. Workshops target single behaviors in 1–3 sessions. “Bark About” seminars are one-hour, dog-free discussions on training topics. All programs emphasize positive reinforcement, management, and games to build self-control and strengthen the human-dog bond.

Pricing Summary

Pricing details are not publicly listed on the website. Clients are encouraged to contact the business directly for information on class fees, private session rates, and package options.

Policies

No cancellation or rescheduling policies are explicitly stated on the website. Clients are encouraged to contact the business directly for policy details.

Pawsitive Dog LLC is a force-free, ethical dog training business serving the St. Croix Valley since 1995. They specialize in positive reinforcement training that focuses on building trust, patience, and understanding between dog owners and their canine companions. Their programs use management techniques and training games to develop good manners and self-control without the use of choke collars, prong collars, e-collars, or slip leads. They offer both group classes and in-home private training sessions, with specialized programs for puppies, reactive dogs, senior dogs, and dogs preparing for AKC Canine Good Citizen or Therapy Dog certification. Their trainers are certified veterinary technicians, AKC-certified evaluators, and members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. They also provide related services including pet sitting, sniffari walks, and pet taxi (coming soon).

Their training philosophy emphasizes doing training WITH your dog, not TO your dog, and they prioritize reading canine body language to ensure safe, respectful interactions. They offer seminars called “Bark About” on specific training topics with no dogs present, and provide workshops focused on single behaviors like recall, leash walking, or polite greetings. Their programs are designed to be fun, simple, and effective for the whole family.

They serve clients in Hudson, River Falls, New Richmond, Baldwin, and surrounding areas in the St. Croix Valley, with home visits available for behavior modification and real-life training solutions.

Accomplishments

Trainers have 30+ years of combined experience, are graduates of the Animal Behavior College, hold AKC certifications as S.T.A.R. Puppy and Canine Good Citizen Evaluators, possess AKC and CKC tracking titles, are certified veterinary technicians, and are members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

How to Get Started!

Prospective clients can begin by reviewing the available programs on the website and contacting Pawsitive Dog LLC via phone or email to discuss their dog’s needs. For in-home behavior solutions, clients must complete a behavior question form before scheduling. Group class registration is available through Community Education platforms in New Richmond and River Falls.