Private, Matted Indoor Facilities for Beginner Level Classes

 Certified Instructors & Certified Behavior Counselors
Anyone can call themselves an "instructor" or a "behaviorist" without having any training, education or experience in the field - our instructors and counselors have passed certification exams, have hands-on training experience, and have nationally recognized credentials and training titles. Unlike some large retail centers, Teamworks requires that all instructors have experience teaching and have significant training credentials before they are considered for hiring. 

Doggie Dayschool®
Its one thing to bring your dog home tired...and another to bring him home with manners.  Our Doggie Dayschool®  program operates much like a service dog training program....we "jump start" your dog in basic training and you follow up with training classes and practice at home.  Experience shows that the foundation training, number of repetitions, and the environmental variety received in our Doggie Dayschool®  program make for a very solidly obedient dog.  Our Dayschool dogs also go home tired, but at the end of the day, they have exercised their minds, not just their legs.

In-Board Training
Instead of just putting your dog in a kennel, why not return home to a dog with great manners?  In-Board Training is also a perfect fit for the Champion Breeder who does not have time to train and show their dog in agility, but would like agility titles. Our In-Board Training is not in a kennel environment, where dogs can pick up parasites or develop bad habits, like barking at other dogs and strangers.  Teamworks Trainers keep your dog in their own house, along with their own dogs. Our trainers have fenced in yards and regulation agility equipment, as well as access to the indoor and outdoor Teamworks training facilities. Our In-Board Training is one of the very few in the country that does not use punishment methods, like shock collars. Teamworks Dog Training is a positive-reinforcement training facility.  Your dog will learn in a humane, positive, fun environment.

Teamworks Agility
There are many agility facilities that only believe in using "one method" from one famous person to train a dog in agility. At Teamworks, we believe each team member is an individual.  Not every method is right for every dog.  Not every method of training works for every handler.  We believe in choosing a method from a toolbox of methods that WORKS for the dog and the handler. We also appreciate and respect that some people like to do agility for fun and recreation...and some like to compete.  We offer a variety of ways for your and your dog to play agility - from fun practice nights to practice shows to full regulation agility trials in three Nationally recognized venues. 

Our Training Philosophy
If your dog is less than one-third of your weight, you would be able to  overpower it to control it. Using that philosophy, though, only the humans in your house strong enough will be able to control your dog.  At Teawworks, we don't believe in using brawn to train a dog - we believe in using brains.  If you visit places like the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, you will find that they learned to use operant conditioning and positive-reinforcement-based techniques a long time ago.  (After all, you would be hard-pressed to be stronger than a dolphin.)  Be very wary of trainers who tell you that you have to "dominate" a dog to control it.  You can have leadership without being aggressive towards your dog.  More importantly, your children and the people in your house that don't out-weigh your dog can have leadership and respect from your dog too.

Teamworks Training Philosophy

"Violence begins where knowledge ends"  Abraham Lincoln
"Train with your mind, not your might, with understanding, not anger" Teamworks Dog Training

At Teamworks, we feel very strongly that a successful relationship is created between dog and human by building trust and mutual understanding.  We believe in and use humane training methods that enhance the communication between handler and dog .  We teach our classes using positive-reinforcement based training and encourage the use of humane "people empowering" techniques in our classes.  We do not use or tolerate harsh and inhumane punishment-based methods, as we feel that this type of punishment breaks down the relationship between dog and handler and in itself, escalates aggression.  We subscribe to and agree with the humane training standards set forth by the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors and The Association of Pet Dog Trainers.