Dog Training School Socialization Obedience School

Bark Tutor
2122 Broad Ripple Ave. | Indianapolis, IN 46220 | 317-259-8336

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Day School Curriculum

Dogs enrolled in a day school training program will need to arrive at Bark Tutor Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 am and 9:00 am. Pick Ups are scheduled between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm. In addition to the tuition fee, there will be an additional one-time fee of $29.96 to cover the costs of school supplies.

Puppy Pre-School

Puppies enrolled in our Puppy Pre-School will spend their days being socialized with other dogs, meeting new people and learning valuable life skills. This program runs for four consecutive weeks or until your puppy is 20 weeks of age and includes the following core areas: Facilitation of House Training; Sit, Down, Wait & Come; Leash Manners; Crate Training; Socialization with other dogs, people, novel objects and sounds; Nipping and Rough Play; Aggression Prevention; Sit for Greeting. Puppies enrolled in Puppy Pre-School receive a FREE 4 week enrollment in the Polite Puppy Kindergarten group class. Please plan to spend a few moments each day reviewing your puppy's homework assignment with your instructor before going home. Tuition is $695 for this four-week program.

High School

This program runs for five consecutive days and is appropriate for dogs five months and older. Bark Tutor�s High School program introduces the following foundation behaviors at low distractions: Name Recognition and Stationary Attention; Sit, Down & Stand on verbal and visual cue; Come from 10 feet with low distractions; Loose Leash Walking alone with low distractions; Sit for Attention; Wait at doorways. Graduates of the High School program would be reliable in low distraction areas. Plan to spend a few moments each day reviewing your dog�s homework assignment with your instructor before going home. Tuition is $200 for this one-week program.

College

Your dog�s Undergraduate, Graduate and Masters Diploma Programs can be achieved in one to three consecutive weeks. With each week of the College program, your dog will build on previously learned skills and behaviors. Every week, your dog will be able to better master impulse control and focused attention with increasing levels of distraction. Graduates of Bark Tutor�s Masters Program (three consecutive College level weeks) would be able to �come� from 50 feet, with heavy distractions, attain a superior level of impulse control, and respond to cues and �stay� on a rug for 10 minutes while handler is up to 20 feet away. Plan to spend a few moments each day reviewing your dog�s report card and homework assignment with your instructor before going home. Pre-requisites include graduation from Bark Tutor�s High School program. Tuition is $200 each week for this one to three week program.

Group Training Classes

Bark Tutor is a family friendly training school that believes in using the most up-to-date, dog-friendly training methods. Our progressive, train at your own pace levels format focuses on house manners and problem prevention along with basic obedience skills

In our classes you will not only learn how to create a vocabulary of cues for your dog, but how to prevent and resolve common nuisance behaviors. Training is all about motivation and we will be using food as our primary reward in class. As you progress through the program we will show you how to incorporate other types of rewards at home and in daily situations.

We encourage owners to be proactive about rewarding their dog's desirable behavior and to set their dog up for success. This does not mean that our training methods are permissive, rather, it places the responsibility on the owner to manage their dog's environment so that the dog is not able to make mistakes until he is more reliably trained. We do believe that there is a time and place for the effective use of punishment, however, using punishment based training techniques inhibits your dogs learning process and owners shoould know how to use punishment effectively.

We have a variety of Group Classes available at Bark Tutor. They include: Puppy Socialization, Levels 1-2-3 Obedience, Bark Tutor Kids' Club, Therapy Dog Preparation, and NEW Rally O classes.

You have the option of purchasing an 8 class or 16 class training pass which pays for a block of time to train your dog in weekly classes. An 8 class training pass is $150.00 and expires three months after the first visit. The 16 class training pass is $270.00 and expires 6 months after the first visit. If you aren't sure about whether this is the right training school for you and your dog, come meet us and learn more about our program with no obligation.

GROUP CLASSES