Obedience Training

Our next Beginners/Basic Obedience Class begins:

Monday, February 13th at 6:30

Our next Intermediate Class begins:

Monday, February 13th at 7:30

Next CGC testing: Monday, December 5^th at 6:30

LINDESFARNE provides certified AKC-CGC evaluators to test your dog for the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) award after you have completed your Basic Obedience class. You and your dog will also be capable of testing for the German BH (begleithund/companion dog) or AKC CD (companion dog) title. Check with your Home Owners Insurance - you may qualify for a 10-20% rate discount if your dog obtains the CGC!

For more information or to sign up for a class contact Michele at:
email: Michele
phone: 330.336.6560
Location: 3775 Greenwich Road
Seville, OH 44273

We have been instructing obedience classes since 1982. Our classes are small for individualized attention. We accept dogs of all ages and all breeds, from puppies to adults and we believe that no dog or owner is too old to learn new tricks or behaviors!
We understand the advantages and disadvantages of both positive and negative reinforcement training, and have developed a training philosophy, which incorporates both aspects. Based on establishing authority and leadership rather than dominance or intimidation, we build a positive foundation for a desirable behavior using rewards.
From a behavioral perspective the answer to a well adjusted pet is self confidence and acceptance of authority. Self confidence is developed through training and socialization. All of our classes are designed to help your dog develop social skills. The interaction with other animals and people is used in a positive manner with controlled guidelines, which encourages positive experiences. Control is established by teaching the dog to accept the owner's authority when responding to commands. Control teaches the dog that it is to the dog's advantage to respond to the owner's request.
We allow dogs to learn in a canine way.... we train YOU to train Your Dog!

Group Rates:

Basic Obedience 6 wk Monday 6:30 - 7:30 $90.00( Basic Class with CGC test $130.00 ) teaches the dog to learn basic commands, house manners, and social skills. Through the use of positive reinforcement, we train you to train your dog to respect authority, develop a positive attitude toward obedience, and to become more compliant with people, places, other dogs, and we also recommend how to handle common issues with raising a puppy.

Intermediate Obedience 6 wk Monday 7:30 - 8:30 $80.00 designed for training the dog for greater challenges with a higher level of reliability. The emphasis is working with, and through various distractions, and teaching the dog to respond under numerous conditions. We focus on reducing the dog's reliance on rewards, and begin a transition the training to off-leash work

Advanced Obedience $70.00
Focuses to further reduce the dogs reliance on food rewards and enables the dog to respond totally to off- leash work, the accomplishment of advanced obedience will increase the dog's reliability when coping with distractions. This class is also designed for those wishing to compete in the obedience arena.

Obedience Run Through $10.00 per visit available Tuesday mornings, Wednesday evenings

Dumbbell Retrieve $900.00

In Kennel Basic Training $900.00

Training while Boarding $40.00 per day

Tracking $25.00 per session by appointment

Private sessions $30.00 per hour by appointment

Personal Protection $150.00 month

Behavior Problem Counseling

Many problem behaviors are a normal part of puppy development and can be routinely solved. However, some problems are of a more serious nature and require the skill of a professional to establish the underlying cause and develop an effective treatment program. The most common of these problems include aggression, fear, and separation anxiety. Dogs never out grow these problems; left untreated, they are self –reinforcing and will only become worse over time. Aggression counseling is a specialty at Lindesfarne.

Treating aggression requires a specialized expertise. The in-depth understanding of aggression requires a unique understanding. Lindesfarne has 30 years of experience working with police departments and civilians; teaching training and control of the aggression. We will meet with you and your dog to evaluate the problem, and then recommend a course of action. This recommendation will involve behavior modification; changing the way in which the dog perceives and interacts with its surroundings. Behavior modification involves changing the way in which the family interacts with the dog, and the promotion of a more structured approach to controlling the behavior. The consultation fee is $150 for 1 hr.

Typically a 1 hour session is sufficient to give you insight into the problem, and recommendations for resolution. All information provided is strictly confidential. No information will be released without express permission of the owner.

Remote Collar Training Lindesfarne is the premier source for your remote collar training. Our goal is to develop methods which will make it easy for you to train your dog. We maintain the method of low-level stimulation for remote collar use. We provide you with a systematic method for remote collar conditioning. Our basic principles for remote training are: