Sierra Canine Academy

Sierra Canine Academy offers comprehensive training programs including “Club Felicia” for off-leash control, play days, obedience tune-ups, social skills, and continuous education. They provide puppy consultations to assist with puppy purchases and home preparation for new owners.

Training services cover puppy skills, manners, basic obedience, and off-leash training. They also offer dog sport participation training for herding, tracking, scent work, and CGC. Private lessons are available both onsite and at home. Additionally, Felicia serves as a canine behavior expert witness for court trials.

Pricing Summary

Onsite evaluation starts at $200.00 for 1.5 hours. At-home evaluation starts at $250.00 for 2 hours. Leash work is $50.00 per hour.

Sierra Canine Academy, led by owner and Training Director Felicia Patterson, is a professional dog training service located in Gardnerville, Nevada, serving Reno, the Carson Valley, and the surrounding area. They specialize in teaching all aspects of owner/dog relationship and behavior, hiking trail etiquette, and dog behavior modification.

Felicia believes that dog socialization is an imperative process for good dog behavior and uses her own dogs to assist in the training process. She emphasizes that dog owners need to learn “pack behavior” and “dog body language” to be effective handlers, which she teaches through hands-on work with clients, their dogs, and her own dogs.

Felicia is committed to teaching owners and handlers how to successfully communicate with their canines, believing in integrity and being straightforward about a dog’s needs. She aims to provide a positive and rewarding training experience.

Beyond general training, Felicia competes in various dog sports including herding, scent work, tracking, agility, and conformation showing, bringing a wealth of practical experience to her training methods.

Accomplishments

Felicia Patterson is the owner and Training Director of Sierra Canine Academy. She has many years of experience training her own dogs and competes in various dog sports including herding, scent work, tracking, agility, and conformation showing.

How to Get Started!

Clients can contact Sierra Canine Academy by submitting a form on their website, calling them, or sending mail. Private lessons begin with an evaluation.