I’ve taken many classes at DTCCC over the years and couldn’t wait to take my new puppy to classes. But Covid19 hit and I was concerned about teaching my puppy basic commands on my own because it has been so long since I had a puppy. My only option was to take a virtual class.

Let me tell you, it was a great experience for my puppy and me! It was easy to log in to the virtual class with the other students and instructor. I got to watch the instructor demonstrate how to teach a command, do the exercise with my puppy and also view my fellow classmates and their dogs do each thing. In a live class, I’m so busy keeping my dog focused on me, that I cannot always grasp everything the instructor is saying or the questions from fellow students. Plus I really enjoyed having the instructional videos and videos of my dog and I doing the exercises available to watch. Plus the handouts with all the instructions were available online.

I used a spare bedroom/home office as the training room and now my puppy associates that room with training and lots of good treats. She can’t wait to go there with me. And did I mention, she is much better focused on the exercises as we practice? Once we understood the exercises, I started taking her to public places and practicing. She knew what to do and the distractions did not matter as much to her.

It was a great experience and I hope to take more virtual classes at DTCCC!

Training online with the Dog Training Center of Chester County was very enjoyable. I was able to keep my puppy’s attention much better without the distractions of an onsite class and we were able to receive more individualized feedback from the instructor.