Service dog training
Our 6-Week Freedom Builder has a service-dog option: every dog builds the foundations a service dog needs, and dogs who are ready can earn their service-dog certificate during the stay. Tell us your goals and we'll map out the best path for your dog.
Sound familiar?
A dog you love, who could help you every day if they could stay calm and focused out in the world.
Stores, restaurants, crowds. The dog who's great at home gets distracted, pulls or reacts.
Whether your dog can do this, and what it would take to get them there.
they helped get my dog to the next level to become a service animal
"Everyone over at EZ Pups was awesome and they helped get my dog to the next level to become a service animal and they also taught me how to continue his training."
Eric PeruzziGoogle review
How we'd help
Every dog in the 6-week stay builds the foundations a service dog needs: solid basics, calm in busy places, and every skill around heavier distractions.
Dogs who are ready can earn their service-dog certificate during the stay. It depends a lot on the dog. If yours isn't ready yet, we'll point you to what fits, and we'll go over the legal side on the call too.
What we train is the obedience every service dog needs: foundations and public manners. We don't train specific tasks, like deep pressure, retrieving or alerting.
Everyday manners. The service-dog option starts at 6 weeks.
Handoff lesson + 2 follow-ups
The service-dog foundations option, field trips, and every skill around heavier distractions.
Handoff lesson + 3 follow-ups
Everything in 6 weeks, plus big-distraction practice and advanced impulse control.
Handoff lesson + 5 follow-ups
Every dog is different, so we'll talk through your goals on the call. Payment plans are available on every program, subject to approval. Compare the stays »
While they're with us
More than half of our families come from Orange County and Los Angeles. Board and train is built for that: you make the trip at drop-off and again at pickup. See everything about a stay »
Will they listen to me, too?
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A full hour where you run your dog through everything they learned while we coach you. You leave knowing exactly what to ask for and how.
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2, 3 or 5 follow-up sessions here at our place, depending on your stay. Use them the week after pickup or months later, whenever you want a tune-up.
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That's all we ask when your dog first comes home. We do the heavy lifting during the stay and show you exactly what to practice. A few minutes a day keeps it going.
How we train
Plenty of trainers won't tell you how they train. Here's exactly how we do it: every plan is built around your dog's quirks, your schedule and your goals.
Every dog starts with reward-based training: food, toys, praise and play. It's how we teach every new skill.
Some dogs need more than rewards. If yours does, and only with your OK, we use the gentlest option that works, which can include leash corrections or an e-collar. You get a full walkthrough first, on the phone or when you arrive. Want reward-only training? Then that's what your dog gets.
Their words, not ours
holds commands until I release him
"Now, Koda no longer pulls on the leash, has reliable recall, and holds commands until I release him, those were my top goals going into training. Because of that, I can confidently take him to restaurants, the dog park, farmers markets, and more without the anxiety I used to feel."
you guys have allowed us to take him out in public areas without any issues.
"He no longer jumps up on family members… you guys have allowed us to take him out in public areas without any issues."
Still wondering?
Didn't see yours? Text "DOGGO" to (760) 400-6704 and ask away. We'll text you back, no phone call needed.
Dogs who are ready can earn their service-dog certificate during the 6-week stay. It depends a lot on the dog, so we'll talk it through on the call. If yours isn't ready yet, we'll tell you what would get them there.
No. We train foundations and public manners, the general obedience every service dog needs: solid basics, calm in public and focus around distractions. We don't train specific tasks, like deep pressure, retrieving or alerting.
That's what the stay is for. Every dog builds calm public manners with field trips and practice around heavier distractions. Tell us where your dog is today and we'll tell you honestly what's realistic.
$5,900 for the 6-Week Freedom Builder, or $10,650 for 11 weeks. Every stay includes their own room, training every day at your dog's pace, weekly update videos, a 1-hour handoff lesson at pickup, and follow-up sessions that never expire. Payment plans are available on every program, subject to approval.
Yes. Pickup day is a full hour where you run your dog through everything while we coach you, and your follow-up sessions never expire.
Didn't see yours? Text "DOGGO" to (760) 400-6704 and ask away. We'll text you back, no phone call needed.
Your next step
The consultation is free and there's no pressure. You'll talk with a real person from our crew, and we'll:
No waitlist for board and train.
Tell us your goals and we'll map out the best path for your dog.
Rather text than call? Text "DOGGO" to (760) 400-6704 and we'll take it from there.
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