SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training #9
Ranked #7 in San Jose and #286 in California
Service area: San Francisco Bay Area, including Berkeley, Campbell, Corte Madera, Los Gatos, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Ramon, Santa Clara, Walnut Creek
Service Overview
Types of Dog Training
- Family Dog
Specialty Focus Areas
- Basic Obedience
- Puppy Training
- Leash Pulling
- Barking Excessively
- Biting / Nipping
- Potty Training
- Fearfulness
Training Formats Offered
- Group Classes
- Private Facility
- Video Calls
Program Formats
- Sessions Package
- Ongoing Weekly
Age of Dogs Trained
- Puppy (<1 year)
- Adolescent (1-2 years)
- Adult (2-8 years)
Dog Training Methodology
Methods:
- ✓ Positive Reinforcement Only
SIRIUS offers in-person 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 I as a prerequisite). Dog Training I is for dogs 18 weeks or older. All in-person classes consist of 5 sessions.
Students also receive three months of access to the Top Dog Academy, an online platform with numerous courses, including the Essential Puppy Training Course, which features over 170 step-by-step videos for at-home practice.
Pricing & Policies
Pricing Summary
In-person classes are $249 for 5 sessions. A Puppy Class Bundle is available, offering savings of up to $100. The Essential Puppy Training Course can be purchased as a stand-alone online product for $200, or accessed through the Top Dog Academy subscription for $20/month.
About the Trainer
SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training, founded by Dr. Ian Dunbar, is a veterinarian-owned business that has been operating since 1982. They are voted the best puppy training classes in the San Francisco Bay Area and are known for their family-friendly classes and easy, effective methods.
They offer in-person puppy and dog training classes in safe indoor facilities, including Puppy Kindergarten, Puppy Training I & II, and Dog Training I. These classes guide owners through their puppy’s first year, covering housetraining, barking, chewing, biting, and basic obedience.
A unique advantage is their provision of online training videos, including three months of free access to their Top Dog Academy with class sign-up. The Top Dog Academy is a vast collection of online courses, workshops, and resources, featuring the comprehensive Essential Puppy Training Course with over 170 step-by-step videos for at-home practice.
SIRIUS emphasizes the importance of socialization, having helped socialize and train over 125,000 puppies in over 40 years without any reported cases of serious infectious diseases passing between puppies in class. They also offer free puppy training ebooks by Dr. Ian Dunbar.
Accomplishments
SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training was founded in 1982 by Dr. Ian Dunbar and is veterinarian owned. They have been voted the best puppy training classes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
With over 40 years of experience, they have socialized and trained over 125,000 puppies, reporting no cases of Parvovirus or Distemper transmission in their classes.
How to Get Started!
Clients can choose a class type based on their dog’s age and sign up for the desired program.
