Greetings from Balanced Obedience!
Thank you for contacting Balanced Obedience dog and puppy training.
We are excited to announce our new Downtown Honolulu location for daycare, boarding, training and grooming at WoofTopDog.com.
My name is Sabrina Clark and I founded Balanced Obedience in 2008.
I chose this name to help my clients navigate the spectrum of dog training for the best results.
As an analogy, force-free or positive reinforcement trainers are like vegans. Alternatively, e-collar (shock-collar) trainers are like paleo cross-fitters. These two ends of the spectrum do not mingle well.
I honor all training methods, but do not use treats or e-collars. I will teach my clients how to use these tools in the dog trainer's toolbox if they wish.
Balanced Obedience offers easy to understand online courses.
We have online and in-person courses for puppies, dogs and Service Dogs.
Online trainer support and personalized coaching is included for 1 year with all premium online bundles.
We offer in-person training on Oahu. Our current special includes 50% off of the online Puppy Makeover, online Doggie Boot Camp and Owner-Trained Service Dog programs. Simply email me back for the discount code.
There is also a special discount of 50% off of my
2 week Boarding-Training (in-person Doggie Boot Camp) currently at Woof Top Dog.
Currently, there is open enrollment in our popular small group training sessions. For only $600, you will receive 6 in-person training sessions, enrollment in the online Doggie Boot Camp, a private Facebook community and weekly online live sessions to answer any questions. Enrollment in this course also includes 50% off of the other training programs at Balanced Obedience. Enrollment in this course covers all the training and testing necessary to join the Therapy Dog Program at the World Dog Foundation. Classes will be held Woof Top Dog, a downtown air conditioned location.Our in-person services include consultations, private training, doggie boot camp and boarding-training. Online and in-person trainer support for 1 year is included with the Doggie Boot Camp, On-Leash Mastery Courses and Service Dog Course. The tuition from any online course is applied in full towards enrollment in any in-person training program.
Behavioral consultations provide solutions of unwanted behavior programs. The $300 consultation fee applies in full towards other in-person training services offered by Balanced Obedience. This is a great first step if you want to meet face to face and get to know me. Behavioral Consultations are offered at my office in Waimanalo or via Zoom. Your behavioral consultation is free of charge with enrollment in any of the online training courses (Puppy Makeover, Doggie Boot Camp, Owner-Trained Service Dog Program and Complete Training Bundle). The online enrollment is applied in full towards any of the in-person training options at Balanced Obedience.
The Doggie Boot Camp would be the very best way to get your dog trained. The camp is two to three weeks of customized training, socialization, and manners for your dog.
Your dog will have a very solid foundation of obedience training.
Dogs learn basic leash obedience of heeling, sit, down, stay and come.
Off-leash training includes introduction to: come, wait, off, quiet, kennel, out, place and potty training. Good manners and proper socialization with many other trained dogs is a priority.
The tuition is $3900 for the two-week camp and $4400 for the three-week camp.
After camp, dogs are eligible to return for boarding-training at a reduced rate of $80/night or more.
I will train you and your family upon the dog's return. You will receive training guides and enrollment in the Online Doggie Boot Camp.
Free testing for the American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test is included. This is ideal for For Emotional Support Dog candidates. The fee for Advanced CGC and Urban CGC or testing is a donation the World Dog Foundation.
We named our Private Training the On-Leash Mastery Course.
This course is where your dog learns advanced obedience and I train you to be the trainer to take your dog through advanced obedience at your own pace, without treat-training or a shock-collar.
Aside from obedience training we will modify all of your dog's unwanted behaviors through leadership and dog psychology.
Down-stay is the most important command to teach your dog. Without this command, you will not gain respect.
You will work your dog through long-duration, long-distance and high-distraction down-stays. These down-stays are the key to teaching your dog to focus.
Especially while there are distractions and/or you are commanding from a distance away from your dog.
Initial sessions will be at my office location in Waimanalo.
Once your dog is ready, we can train in public places in Kailua or Hawaii Kai and I will bring my trained dogs to help with modeling good behavior and distraction training.
The tuition is $5900.
The On-Leash Mastery Course is customized for each dog and is as many lessons as needed at an interval of a week or more, over a time period of 1 to 6 months.
The Hybrid On-Leash Mastery Course has the majority of content shared via email, text and video with up to five lessons in person, in Waimanalo.
The Hybrid On-Leash Mastery Course tuition is 1/3 of of that of the On-Leash Mastery Course ($1,965). This includes enrollment in the Online Doggie Boot Camp and a one year subscription to the Balanced Obedience Online Community.
The Off-leash Mastery Course continues advanced training to get the results you want. The tuition is $400 and the On-leash Mastery Course or Doggie Boot Camp is a prerequisite.