Woof! San Diego

Woof! San Diego offers private training, group classes, and puppy playgroups. Private training starts with a 90-minute Starter Session to discuss goals, develop a plan, and provide a hands-on demo. Subsequent private sessions are one hour and can be held in-person at their facility, client’s home, local parks, or online via Zoom. They also offer specialty private training for service dogs and for families with dogs and babies.

Group classes are available for puppies (8 weeks to under 6 months), adolescent dogs (6 months and older), and adult dogs (2 years and up). These classes consist of 6 consecutive, one-hour sessions focusing on foundational skills like leash walking, sit, down, wait, recall, leave it, and cooperative care, all taught using positive reinforcement and clicker training. Classes are small, with up to five puppies, to ensure individual support. AKC Canine Good Citizen testing is available for eligible dogs.

Puppy playgroups are 30-minute guided socialization sessions for puppies aged 8-16 weeks and 4-12 months, held in a disinfected indoor space. These sessions help puppies build social skills and allow owners to learn to read their puppy’s body language.

Pricing Summary

Private training begins with a 90-minute Starter Session for $200. Following this, clients can opt for a package of 4 one-hour sessions for $565, or single one-hour sessions for $160. Sessions in a package must be used within three months.

Group classes, including Puppy Power! Puppy Foundation Class, Teenage Stage Class for adolescent dogs, and Adult Dog Class, cost $275 for 6 consecutive sessions. Puppy Playgroups are available for $25 per session, $95 for a 4-pack, or $170 for a monthly package. A “Best of Both” package, which includes a group class enrollment and 3 private training sessions, is available for $650.

Policies

Private training packages of 4 sessions must be used within three months of purchase. Group classes include 6 consecutive sessions. Puppies attending group classes must be over 8 weeks and under 6 months, have had a vet visit, been dewormed, be following a vaccination schedule, and have had their first core vaccine at least 10 days prior. Dogs in group classes must not show significant aggression or reactivity around people and dogs.

Woof! San Diego is a dog training business located in San Diego, CA, offering a variety of training options for puppies, adolescent, and adult dogs. They specialize in nurturing lifelong partnerships between dogs and their owners through positive reinforcement and science-based training methods.

The business provides private training sessions, group classes, and puppy playgroups. Their services cover general obedience, behavior consulting and modification for challenging behaviors, and specialized training for service dogs and families with babies and toddlers. They aim to create a supportive and positive learning environment for both dogs and their human companions.

Training can take place at their indoor facility in Central San Diego, at the client’s home throughout San Diego County, at local parks, or even during daily walks. They also offer “Train & Transfer” programs, sometimes referred to as day training or board and train, for existing clients. Woof! San Diego emphasizes building strong relationships and clear communication using dog-friendly techniques like clicker training.

Accomplishments

The founder, Erin Vejar, is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and a licensed Family Paws Parent Educator. She has been helping dogs and their owners in San Diego since 2006 and has trained thousands of dogs, with decades of professional experience in complex dog training cases.

How to Get Started!

For private training, clients begin by booking a 90-minute Starter Session online, which includes a questionnaire about their dog’s history and training goals. After this session, clients can decide to continue with a training package or single sessions. For group classes, clients can register online for an available start date, with open enrollment for puppy and adolescent classes. Puppy playgroups require online registration 24 hours in advance, though same-day attendance may be possible by texting.