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Welcome to Citizen Canine Dog Training

We offer puppy training and socialization classes, dog manners classes, agility, and K9 Nose Work. We also offer private training and consultations on site at the farm, or as house calls to your home.

We take special interest in puppies, providing guidance before and soon after you get your puppy, and then follow up with puppy-class. We also board, train, and socialize puppies as guests in our home on the farm.  
We are located north of Boulder, west of Longmont, and south of Lyons, Colorado, serving the Boulder County area.

K9 Nose Work® is here!! Click here to learn more about this wonderful sport.

Please read further and join in on the fun!

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Relationship – What you bring to the relationship is huge and will help shape your dog’s personality and behaviors.

*Keys to an outstanding relationship:

  • Be a rewarding experience for your dog (a source of fun, adventures, security, love, and companionship).

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  • Practice good leadership skills (be calm, kind, and control resources).

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  • Enroll you and your dog in a Citizen Canine class

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    Socialization and Enrichment – Your dog should be exposed to a variety of things (people, places, other animals, etc.) as confidence building experiences, not fear evoking ones. This is especially true for puppies that are learning at an exponential rate. Give your dog the chance to learn the skills necessary to navigate life.

    *Keys to a confident and well-adjusted dog:  

  • See See Socialization and Enrichment.

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  • Maintain throughout your dog’s life.

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  • Enroll you and your dog in a Citizen Canine class.
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    Training – Teaching our dogs to do certain behaviors we ask of them is necessary in our lives where we are responsible for their behavior, sociability, and quality of life. A well-trained dog is more reliable and is allowed more freedom. The bond created through training is an experience that is fulfilling to both handler and dog alike.

    *Keys to a well-trained dog:
  • Teach cued behaviors using reward based training and practice often; use redirects when problem behaviors arise.

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  • Don't allow problem behaviors to be learned in the first place by puppy proofing and crate training.

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  • Enroll you and your dog in a Citizen Canine class.
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