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    First day at Puppy Day Camp 12/24
    Linda M.

    SmartyPup! Is amazing!!! Two of my dogs attended classes, and my youngest puppy, Skye, attended their Day Camp (I call it pre-school); this was the best decision I made for my ten-week-old puppy! Skye was my second puppy, and I KNEW I needed her in their day camp for all the early development training I could never give her. My first pup, Luna, was too old for day camp, so if you have a young puppy under 13 weeks old, I highly recommend enrolling your puppy in their Puppy Day Camp! They make camp fun while keeping them safe, helping them learn how to play with other pups, and much more! Social skills, obedience, and problem-solving exercises help to make your pup the best he can be. When she left day camp, I enrolled her in Puppy 1, 2, and 3 classes because the consistency of what she learned in day camp was essential to her continued growth (and mine!). Skye also attended a lot of the socials, both puppy and small fog socials. I have the highest regards and accolades for the staff: day camp and all trainers are amazing! Skye just graduated from Puppy 3, and I'm so proud of her! I want more puppies to experience a little piece of heaven on earth at SmartyPup. I am a true believer in all they do: safety, positive reinforcement, problem-solving, exposure to everyday distractions, and so much more to help them and you in their journey of development. What I love about SmartyPup! is that they teach positive reinforcement, consistency in training and everyone is knowledgable, and everyone has such a positive outlook. They have fun in all they do. Everyone always takes the time to answer questions and go over things we can do at gim. I highly recommend SmartyPup!

    Bill P.

    We adopted an 8 week old puppy, and I had forgotten just how much work puppies are with chewing, toilet training, and getting into trouble if not exercised and properly supervised. I quickly realized that we were in over our heads and needed a lot of help. I asked several dog trainers I know in SF and they all said to call SmartyPup SF. The school uses only positive reinforcement training and specializes in puppy socialization. It's a combination of Day care and Day Training. The trainers were brilliant. We could see the difference in her confidence right away. She began giving auto sits, going to her mat, and seemed more relaxed. Her play skills developed quickly. She graduated a couple of weeks ago now she's in adult daycare with a wide variety of adult dogs. That daycare tells me that they can see how well developed her play style and confidence is for a dog her age. She was exposed to many different people, objects, sounds, situations and now has the curiosity to explore and try new things, without being held back by fear. She even had the courage to ride a skateboard ! What a transformation. SmartyPup gave her a head start in life that she wouldn't otherwise have. I'm grateful that we found them. The owner, Fawn, was also very helpful with food and treat advice. If you're looking to give your puppy the best foundation possible to work from, this is the place. Definitely paws up and 5 stars !

    We started our dog Nalee as a wee pup at the evening puppy socials as new "pup parents". They were informative and assuring, as it is at first scary to watch these little ones being aggressive with each other at play. However under the direction of Fawn and the other leaders they timed out short play times and directed the running around with talk to parents about what was occurring between individual pups. Watching was fascinating and hilarious at times. We came away understanding and much more confident of our pups ability to interact with other pups. After those socials we took the training classes as a family and we all graduated with flying colors. So worth the effort and investment in the way Nalee behaved over her entire 15 years and it's a direct result of the skills she and we as a family learned through SmartyPup. Thanks to all at SmartyPup. We miss Nalee and we will never forget the value of our time spent with our good girl.

    Devi J.

    My puppy is so well socialized after her time at Smarty Pup. She is a joy to have around.

    Anna A.

    If you want a well-behaved, well-socialized pup AND have time to focus on work, look no further than SmartyPup's day school. Our mini Australian Shepherd pup, Cedar, was 2.5 months old when we enrolled him in day school and Fawn + team were instrumental in teaching him (and us) foundational obedience (everything from 'sit' to loving his crate and being comfortable with alone time). He also came home blissed out and exhausted every day he went, which meant we had an easygoing, well-behaved pup on our hands more evenings than not. Bonuses: - You get an incredible list of vetted pup services in the Bay Area (everything from grooming to pack walks) - You'll connect with other pup parents, so you have an opportunity to get your puppy together with other puppies you know s/he gets along with (such a blessing pre-vaccines) - You'll get access to the world's cutest (and most distracting) live cam of your pup playing all day at school

    Sadie the Pupdog1 graduate!
    Margaret W.

    Tyler's pupdog1 class was and very informative. We got Sadie as a rescue with little to no training and a rough estimate to her age - so we settled on pupdog1 (after 4 Mos) We learned how to sit-stay, recall, and desensitization (these were the most helpful of the trainings for me). Sadie and I enjoyed the catch training best and now she's a pro. Still a lot more reinforcement to go but SmartyPup and Tyler set us on the right track! Thanks again!

    Graduation!
    Camille L.

    We took the 5-week puppy series class. 5 stars for Kelly! She was very positive and helpful to myself, my son and our puppy throughout the class. 5 stars for the content. We covered a lot and learned a lot, in general. Some of the way the content was taught was clunky and challenging (for me) to follow, but it is a distracted environment and I think Tyler did a decent job, overall. These type of classes are general and since each pup is so different (with their own strengths and challenges areas), I understand it's difficult to have a one-size-fits-all kind of class. The Q&A was particularly helpful for us. We enjoyed the socialization aspect and meeting the other puppies. Thanks!

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    our first puppy social this morning. can't say enough great things about this experience. just wonderful.

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