SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training #4
Ranked #5 in Walnut Creek and #147 in California
Service area: Classes are offered throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including Berkeley, Campbell, Corte Madera, Los Gatos, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Ramon, Santa Clara, and Walnut Creek.
Service Overview
Types of Dog Training
- Family Dog
- Behavior Modification
Specialty Focus Areas
- Basic Obedience
- Puppy Training
- Barking Excessively
- Biting / Nipping
- Potty Training
- Fearfulness
- Recall
Training Formats Offered
- Group Classes
- Private Facility
- Video Calls
Program Formats
- Sessions Package
Age of Dogs Trained
- Puppy (<1 year)
- Adolescent (1-2 years)
- Adult (2-8 years)
- Senior (8+ years)
Dog Training Methodology
Methods:
- ✓ Positive Reinforcement Only
SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training offers various 5-session classes tailored to a dog’s age. Puppy Kindergarten is for pups 8-12 weeks, Puppy Training I for pups 12-18 weeks, and Puppy Training II for pups 8 months or less (requires Puppy 1 as a prerequisite). Dog Training I is for dogs 18 weeks or older.
Classes focus on off-leash socialization, modifying play styles, building confidence in shy pups, and mastering off-leash control with distractions. All class enrollments include three months of access to the Top Dog Academy, an online platform featuring courses, workshops, seminars, lectures, webinars, podcasts, and eBooks. The Essential Puppy Training Course, part of the Top Dog Academy, provides over 170 step-by-step videos for at-home practice.
Pricing & Policies
Pricing Summary
Puppy Kindergarten, Puppy Training I, Puppy Training II, and Dog Training I classes each cost $249 for 5 sessions. Customers can save up to $100 with a Puppy Class Bundle. Signing up for any SIRIUS Puppy or Dog Training Class includes three months of access to the Top Dog Academy at no extra cost. The Essential Puppy Training Course can be purchased as a stand-alone product for $200, or access to the Top Dog Academy (including the Essential Puppy Training Course) is available for $20/month. Two puppy training eBooks by Dr. Ian Dunbar are available for free download.
About the Trainer
SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training, established in 1982, is known as “the original puppy school” and is veterinarian owned. They offer family-friendly puppy and dog training classes using easy and effective methods. The business has been voted the best puppy training classes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
They provide in-person group classes for puppies and dogs, focusing on off-leash socialization, modifying play styles, building confidence in shy pups, and mastering off-leash control with distractions. To support at-home practice, all students receive three months of access to their Top Dog Academy, an extensive collection of online training courses, workshops, seminars, lectures, webinars, podcasts, and eBooks.
SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training emphasizes that the benefits of early socialization in puppy classes significantly outweigh the risks of infectious diseases. With over 40 years of experience, they have socialized and trained more than 125,000 puppies without any reported cases of serious infectious diseases spreading in their classes. They also offer two free puppy training eBooks by Dr. Ian Dunbar.
Accomplishments
SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training was established in 1982 and has been teaching puppy classes for over 40 years. They have been voted the best puppy training classes in the San Francisco Bay Area and are veterinarian owned. The business is associated with Dr. Ian Dunbar. They have successfully socialized and trained over 125,000 puppies and report never having a case of Parvovirus, Distemper, or any serious infectious disease transmitted between puppies in their classes.
