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Good Citizen Canine offers positive, reward-based dog training services to areas in Western Washington including Pierce & King Counties. Our services include group dog training classes at all levels, private sessions (in the comfort and convenience of your own home) in basic obedience and private consultations to address and correct problem behaviors -- including aggression. We also offer "Day Training" in your home to residents of Pierce and King Counties. To find out more about this service, click on "consultations" above and then on "Day Training." Train your dog now - get the obedient dog you want and deserve!

Good Citizen Canine specializes in training puppies as well as their owners. We offer a special discount for owners of new puppies who are interested in scheduling a "one-time" private training session in conjunction with a Puppy Kindergarten group class. For more information about this and other services in Pierce county or sourthern King County call either Deborah Rosen (253) 752-6878, her through the website by clicking here.

Articles by Deborah
Want to learn more? Read Deborah's articles from past issues of CityDog Magazine for information on current trends, issues and for training tips for you and your favorite canine.

"After a recent stroke that impaired my walking, the local Assistance Dog Club people referred me to Deborah for help. She undertook to train my young Irish Wolfhound male (and me) to work together. As a trained behavioral scientist, I was fascinated to watch as she applied principles of Pavlov, Skinner, and the Buddha, among others who have influenced behavior, with some 'tough love' and extraordinary communication (dog and human). Boomer, the pup, rapidly developed into an absolutely solid, steady,trustworthy helper who stays by my side, steadies me when needed, promptly obeys, and gives new luster to the "best friend" label that dogs so richly enjoy. Deborah is a superb, effective, intuitive dog trainer that I can unhesitatingly recommend for animals and people of any age!"

~ William Mayer, M.D., former Asst. U.S. Surgeon General, Retired

"In just a few short sessions, Deborah turned Winston and Sybil, competitive barkers, into good citizen corgis! Our neighbors are so grateful. She also helped us work on getting them to walk on lead without pulling us. At 4 years old we thought both issues were a lost cause we'd be dealing with forever. We really appreciate Deborah's patience and skill. Our walks are much more enjoyable now! "

~ Connie Hale and Kendall Jensen

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What's New

March 8th, Monday!
A brand new Growly Class begins this week, Thursday evenings at 6:30PM! There is still room,
and this class is great for any dog that behaves badly on leash! Whether they growl or lunge or just get overexcited, this class is for you.

All new puppy classes will begin on April 3rd! Enroll now before the classes fill up! Click here and submit a contact form to enroll or to get more information. The Puppy Kindergarten is at 10:00am, the Puppy II class is at 11:30 and the Advanced Puppy will be at 1:00PM. All classes are 6-weeks long and take place on Saturdays. Enroll Now!!!

New Location!!! The new location is great! It's a brand new dog daycare called "Urban Hound" located at 207 North "I" Street, Tacoma, 98403, the old space which was formerly the Calendula Nursery. For more info on Urban Hound go to their cool website at www.urbanhoundtacoma.com

Also, the New Puppy Consultation is very popular for new puppy owners. We are puppy specialists and will help you make your home a safe and successful place to train and maintain your new puppy. This 90-minute consultation is helpful for new puppy owners who have little or no puppy experience, for people with older puppies that are "out of control" or to help you to resolve basic puppy behavior problems and to "jump start" the basic obedience and attention and focus work with your puppy. People who do the New Puppy Consultation are extremely happy (actually they are amazed at what we accomplish in 90 mintes) to have invested in this very important 90 minute session, which gives them a solid basis in puppy rearing, maintenance and training.