German Shepherds Training Programs

We hold Schutzhund Training Club on most Saturdays here at Mittelwest for all working breed dogs of all ages. Your dog is never too young or too old to participate! Puppies are especially and highly encouraged to attend for socialization, and confidence building. Puppy owners have access to a number of Mittelwest trainers and members to whom they can ask questions, get advice, and learn some valuable tips from throughout the course of the day. There are always plenty of other puppies for young puppies to socialize and play with as well as young children to play with your puppy to aid in continuing to build your puppy’s social skills.

Training costs are a flat fee and are paid when you arrive, you only pay on the days you actually come to participate in the training.

One one One private training by the hour, for your puppy or dog as well as training for you and/or your family. Individually scheduled 1 to 2 hour training sessions where your puppy or dog will be trained by the trainer, together with the owner/handler.

Owner/handler must be willing to do the assigned homework given by the trainer between appointments. All ages of puppies and dogs accepted.

Your puppy or dog stays with us here at Mittelwest, and partakes in our training program. Formal obedience training including sit, down, heel, recall, sit stay, down stays, are all trained for response on first command basis, with advanced training through distractions with comprehensive proofing. Our training at Mittelwest is not limited to our dog training center – we focus our training on real life obedience and manners in the home, in public stores, cafes, etc. Nearly all of our training is done in these locations!

Training commands can be taught in either English or German, upon the owner’s request. Boarding, food, grooming, continued socialization, play time, and training included!

This program is for baby puppies that have been purchased from Mittelwest only, that would like their puppy to stay with us here, to begin their early puppy training before they leave us to go to their new home. Training will cover basic obedience commands such as sit, down, sit stay, down stays, coming when called, walking nicely on a leash, continued acclimation to crate training and going potty outdoors.

At owner’s request, puppy can also be worked in the Schutzhund puppy bite work, to begin/introduce this work, and to begin to build your puppy’s drive for Schutzhund work. Boarding, food, grooming, continued socialization, play time, and training included!