Paw & Hand Obedience
Let Us Teach You How to Train Your Dog
trainingdirector@pawandhand.com 570-980-1546 2164 SR 405 Hwy, Muncy PA 17756
Lana Kline, IACP-CDT, Training Director & Owner
New September/October Group Class Schedules
are Posted on the Training Schedules Page
We also offer private lessons
**Extreme Weather & Other Emergencies Can Affect the Schedule!
Always Check the Website or Call the School for Updates Before Heading Out for Class**
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Currently Offering:
**Private Lessons ** Small Group Classes **Limited Ring Rentals **ZOOM Virtual Video Consults
Coming Soon: Online Classes & Free Mini Courses
FMI About Classes, to schedule a Private Lesson, ZOOM Virtual Consult, or Ring Rental:
email Lana at: trainingdirector@pawandhand.com (HIGHLY Preferred)
EMAIL is the main method of communication! If you feel you absolutely MUST speak to someone, you can call Joe Anne, the office manager at 570-980-1546. She will instruct you to email Lana. Joe Anne can help determine if we are the trainers you need, or refer you to someone else. If you are unable to email, Joe Anne will help you with the process the best she is able.
Paw & Hand Obedience is Your Best Choice for Obedience Training in Central PA
Our goal is to make living with your dog as easy and harmonious as possible. Our training methods are designed to help the dog and owner communicate with each other better. Successful communication is a two-way communication loop. Training is not just about the dog obeying commands, although that is certainly an important goal. We as owners also need to be able to 'read' our dogs, understand their signals to us, to help us understand if our communication attempts are effective. Humans are verbal communicators; canines are physical/body language communicators.
We use primarily positive reinforcement and motivation, reward-based training. We also use lots of impulse control and calming techniques to help our dogs be in a more stable frame of mind for learning. Our method is attention and focused based. We want our dogs to more than just obey; we want them to be connected and engaged with us, to care that we are on the other end of their leash. We want our dogs to enjoy training, and we want it to be fun for us, too! When our dogs are 'engaged' with us, they get less distracted. One of the things most of our students notice is that our obedience training creates a much deeper bond with their dog and causes problem dogs to become a pleasure.
At Paw & Hand Obedience, we help hundreds of students and their dogs each year to reach their training goals and for some to achieve goals they hadn't even dreamed of. "No Tight Leashes" is big priority in our training. We offer a wide variety of training, from STAR Puppy, Basic, Advanced Basic, etc, on through all levels of competition obedience, rally obedience, Therapy, Tricks, and hopefully soon, Foundation and Just-for-Fun Agility.
We adapt our methods to individual dogs when needed. No one method works for every dog. Dogs we work with range from very soft or fearful through off-the-charts-energy, bold dogs, and dogs with mild reactivity issues. (We do not handle aggression cases.)
We are passionate about obedience, we love to train, our dogs love to train, and we love to share that passion with our students. Our goal is to help you develop a deeper connection with your dog and have a dog that is a pleasure to live and work with. You may be surprised to find, though, that many behavioral problems will be eliminated simply by channeling your dog's physical and mental energy into obedience training.
The trainers at Paw & Hand are all approved AKC CGC evaluators. Lana is also an IACP-CDT (Certified Dog Trainer through the International Association of Canine Professionals). All of the trainers work well together, and all of them continue to further their own education through workshops and lessons from top, nationally-known trainers.
We offer small classes and private lessons in both Basic/Manners/Pet obedience (AKC STAR Puppy/Puppy K, Basic, Beyond Basic (CGC), Advanced Basic (CGCA), and Urban Dog (CGCU) as well as competition obedience training in AKC, UKC and CDSP. Our CGC and CGCA prep classes also prepare teams to test for their therapy dog certification. As of January 2022, 100% of our students who have earned their CGC and CGCA have passed their therapy test.
Tricks Classes where you can earn AKC Tricks titles, are offered as frequently as the schedule allows. Off Leash and CGCU courses can be offered when we have enough interest. Farm Dog and Intro/Fun Agility classes are in the planning stages!
We can keep you and your dog busy and having FUN together for a long time!
If you are interested in a class, course, or topic tha is not on the current schedule, please email the school or fill out a registration form (without paying) to indicate your interest.
See Training Schedules for current schedule and more information.