Bideawee's Training and Behavior Services

Helping your pet learn through fun activities and positive reinforcement

Could your pet benefit from meeting some new friends and learning some new tricks? Could your dog use the extra edge of a little "finishing school?" Or maybe you need to help your dog or cat better understand what it is you want them to do-or not do? Bideawee has expanded our training and behavior services to include classes like Puppy Kindergarten, Mind Your Manners, Don't Bark Inside and Don't Bark Outside, as well as private training sessions.

Our trainers use positive reinforcement techniques and work with you to prevent problem behaviors from occurring, or to address them in the early stages so they don't become overwhelming. We'll also help you and your pet have a fun time learning, building the loving bond that will keep you both happy and healthy.

Our Services

Group Training Classes
Through our Learning Center for People & Pets, we will hold a variety of group training classes for dogs of all ages on a wide variety of topics. Please click here for a listing of our available classes.

Private Training Sessions
Treat yourself and your pet to the ultimate educational experience: private classes with our expert trainers. Sessions are approximately an hour each, and are chock-full of learning and tips specifically tailored for you and your pet. We make these sessions family-oriented whenever possible so that everyone in the household can help to reinforce good behavior.

All of our training programs will include games that are fun for you and your pet. These games also serve an important behavior function. They will allow your pet to use their skills in a fun way - to give them a "job."

We have outdoor space available for sessions, or we can come to your home.

Real Life Rooms
These spaces help teach your dog how to live peacefully with doorbells, phones and vacuums, and other scary noises that occur in the home. In our Real Life Rooms, you can learn how to engage your pet mentally and physically to reduce their fear response and to build their confidence and comfort level.

Adoption Center Animals
All of Bideawee's Adoption Center animals receive basic obedience training to prepare them for life in a home. This includes sessions in the Real Life Rooms. Every adoption includes one free training session within the first six months after you take your pet home.

Every adoption includes one free training session within the first six months after you take your pet home, and we recommend to all our adopters that they take advantage of this opportunity.

Staff
Bideawee's experienced, knowledgeable staff can help you with an array of training issues. We have trainers at each site who will develop a personalized program that meets your and your pet's needs - whether through phone support, group classes or private sessions held at Bideawee or in your home.

Cats
Bideawee's cat experts are also available to assist you with a variety of behavior issues, such as litter box problems, biting/overexcitement, or fearfulness.


PUPPY KINDERGARTEN

It's never too young to start your puppy with training and socialization. As a matter of fact, the earlier you start, the easier time you will have down the road. more »


SECOND START PROGRAM

Bideawee's Second Start Program saves abandoned cats and dogs from hopelessly overcrowded municipal shelters where they will be euthanized. We rescue and give them an opportunity at a second start with a new family and loving home. By becoming a sponsor of the Second Start program, you will help rescue cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies each month and give them a second start at life. more »


VETERINARY MEDICAL SERVICES

Our full-service veterinary practices, open to the public, provide high-quality care to private client animals in addition to caring for the thousands of cats and dogs that reside with us each year. more »




June is National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month


Take our "Personality Purr-file" to find the feline of your dreams. Training and behavioral questions will be answered by a Bideawee trainer.... more »