Private Dog Training Lessons

Our private dog training lessons in Los Angeles are designed to do something most training programs don’t: empower you. Rather than handing your dog off to a trainer and hoping the results transfer, private lessons put you in the driver’s seat. You’ll leave each session with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to train your dog between appointments — and the results compound week over week.

What are the benefits?

  • You will become a better handler
  • You are your dog’s trainer
  • Weekly sessions teach you to reinforce at home
  • Customizable for your needs
  • Standard curriculum ready to go

Who should sign up for this?

  • You are the hands on type
  • Your lifestyle allows you time to train your own dog
  • Your budget is limited
  • You don’t need all day care
  • You’re ready for results

How Private Dog Training Works

During each private lesson, your trainer provides personalized instruction, training exercises, management strategies, and homework assignments tailored to your specific goals and your dog’s individual needs. Every session builds on the last. Your trainer reviews your progress, gives feedback on your homework, and introduces the next stage of your plan while keeping the program fully customized to where you and your dog are right now.

Private dog training in Los Angeles is ideal for owners who are committed to being actively involved in the training process. The greatest results happen when techniques from sessions are consistently incorporated into your daily routine. Learn more about our reward-based training methods to understand the philosophy behind everything we teach.

In-Facility and In-Home Options

We offer private dog training at our West Los Angeles training facility on S. Robertson Blvd. and in your home. In-facility sessions provide a professional environment with controlled distractions — ideal for building foundational skills. In-home sessions have limited availability. We serve the surrounding West LA neighborhoods. A travel fee may apply depending on your location.

Is Private Training Right for Your Dog?

Private lessons are the right fit if you want to be your dog’s primary trainer and your schedule allows for daily practice between appointments. For clients who want more intensive progress, we recommend exploring our Educational Daycare or Board & Train programs. Both include owner education and are the fastest path to significant behavior change. We also offer group classes for dogs working on obedience around real-world distractions.

Scheduling and the Consultation

All new students begin with a one-hour consultation ($200) — it’s the foundation of everything that follows. Your trainer meets your dog, reviews your goals, and builds a personalized training plan. You’ll leave with homework you can start immediately. See the FAQ below for a full breakdown of what to expect. We strongly encourage scheduling recurring weekly appointments — our calendar books several weeks in advance, and a standing slot protects your momentum.

Ready to get started with private dog training in Los Angeles? Call us at (310) 558-9037 or contact us online to schedule your consultation.

New client packages:

Privates at School

      • $180 – $1,295
      • For all dogs or puppies
      • Affordable option
      • 1 hour session per week
      • Basic obedience commands
      • Mouthing and biting
      • Household manners
      • Accustom to leash
      • Option for reactivity
      • Good start for behavior modification

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Consultation —

Start here!

      • $200 – $250*
      • Starting point for ALL privates
      • For all dogs or puppies
      • 1 hour session per week
      • Discuss goals
      • Clear expectations
      • Begin a training plan
      • Learn foundational exercises
      • Review home routine
      • Create schedule
      • Learn to set your dog up for success
      • Start making change now

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Privates at Home

  • $230 – $1,695*
  • For all dogs or puppies
  • At home convenience
  • 1 hour session per week
  • Start puppies before shots done
  • Basic obedience commands
  • Mouthing and biting
  • Household manners
  • Accustom to leash
  • Good start for unique home situations

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*In Home travel fee may apply based on location


What to Expect in a Consultation

A consultation is an hour appointment with one of our trainers. Your trainer will take a detailed history including reviewing your daily routine, household roles, past training attempts, your dog’s medical history and background. It will help your trainer to meet your dog in person to check how “ready to learn” they are. Dogs who are ready meet the trainer without hesitation and are happily interacting and taking treats during the appointment. Dogs who are slower to warm up still benefit greatly, but it allows us to discuss realistic goals by meeting your dog in person.

You will be asked to discuss your dog’s behavioral concerns and training goals. It is always wise to prepare a list of questions and key issues you would like to discuss before your appointment to ensure all of your questions are answered.

Your trainer will also send you home with homework you can begin working on, including tips to implement now to prevent undesirable behavior from continuing and teaching you to observe your dog in a new way.

What to bring to your consultation appointment:

  • Your dog
  • Leash with collar or harness
  • Treats your dog loves
  • Questions you may have
  • If there is a partner, we find it helpful for them to join us along with anyone else responsible for day to day care of your dog

What you can expect from your consultation:

  • Answers
  • Communication
  • Clear expectations
  • Homework
  • Action items to work on at home

Come to your consultation with a relaxed attitude. You should feel comfortable while here and relieved when you leave, knowing that you are on the right track with your dog.

Weekly Private Lessons

One of the most important things to remember about private lessons is that when you meet your trainer they are giving you the lessons, tools, homework and more that you will then take home and incorporate into your day to day routine. This training option is to coach you on what to be doing with your dog on your own time. If you want a trainer to be more hands on for you, please consider something more intensive like our educational daycare or boarding training. We encourage setting up a standing appointment time so that it is on the calendar and conflicts can be prevented. Appointments can book up a couple weeks in advance so canceling or rescheduling a session can result in a delay of training and potentially a fee, if we are given less than 24 hour notice. During your weekly sessions your trainer will discuss your progress with the lessons you had for homework and provide feedback and the next steps of your training exercises.

Private Dog Training — Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about one-on-one training with our certified trainers.

Private training is one-on-one coaching for you and your dog. You work directly with a trainer in weekly sessions and then practice the exercises on your own throughout the week. It’s the best fit for hands-on pet parents who have the time and lifestyle to do daily practice, owners with budget constraints who want professional guidance without an immersive program, and dogs with specific behavioral goals that don’t require or benefit from the intensity of daily training.

In-facility private sessions take place at our training center on S. Robertson Blvd. They’re slightly more affordable and allow your dog to train in a neutral, professional environment with controlled distractions — great for building foundational obedience and necessary for our reactive dog clients. In-home sessions are conducted at your house. We have limited availability for in-home training, and a travel fee may apply based on your location in the LA area.

Yes, and here’s exactly why it’s worth it. The consultation is how your trainer learns everything that matters: your dog’s history, health background, daily routine, what you’ve already tried, what’s working, what isn’t, and what you actually want to achieve. Without this baseline, training is generic. With it, your program is built around your specific dog and your specific life from session one. You’ll also leave the consultation with homework and actionable changes you can implement immediately. Most clients see a difference in their dog’s behavior before their first official lesson. It’s $200, one hour, and one of the best investments you can make in your relationship with your dog.

Private lessons are typically weekly, one hour per session. Between sessions, you’re practicing the exercises your trainer assigns — expect to do multiple short sessions of focused training integrated into your normal daily routine. A goal would be 3–5 sessions of 5–10 minutes each, depending on exercise and goals. The weekly structure works because you meet, learn, practice, and then report back so your trainer can adjust the plan and move you forward. Most clients see strong results within 4–8 weekly sessions, though complex behavioral cases may take longer. Consistency between appointments is the single biggest factor in how quickly you progress.

Private training can address a wide range of issues, including leash pulling and reactivity, jumping on people, excessive barking, mouthing and biting (especially in puppies), basic obedience commands, door manners, counter-surfing, housebreaking, and the early stages of behavior modification for fear and anxiety. For more severe cases, we may recommend our more intensive Educational Daycare or Boarding School programs, which allow our trainers to work with your dog daily. And in some cases, we refer out to trainers we know who specialize in certain cases to help you best.

Start as early as possible — there is no benefit to waiting. Puppies are at their most receptive to learning between 8 and 16 weeks, and the habits formed during this window stick for life. Private sessions are ideal for covering housebreaking, mouthing and biting, socialization guidance, basic commands, and exactly how to set your puppy up for success from day one.

Bring your dog, a leash with their collar or harness, treats they genuinely love (high-value is better — small, soft, smelly treats work best for training), and a list of the behavioral issues and goals you want to address. If possible, have everyone in the household who interacts with the dog attend — consistency among family members is one of the most important factors in training success. Come prepared to discuss your dog’s daily routine, what you’ve already tried, and what results you’re hoping for.

We’ve been training dogs in Los Angeles since 1988. Our trainers possess demonstrated knowledge, hands-on skills, and an ongoing commitment to continuing education. We use exclusively reward-based, positive reinforcement training methods backed by the science of animal behavior — no shock collars, no prong collars, no punishment-based techniques. And unlike an independent trainer working alone, you have access to our full team’s expertise and the ability to transition to our more intensive programs if your dog’s needs change.
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"I Said Sit!" School for Dogs
3368 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 558-9037

(310) 558-9039 Fax

Hours

Sat. & Sun.: 9:00am - 2:00pm