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Sit Means Sit Dog Training San Diego provides professional dog obedience training in San Diego and surrounding California areas.
By combining our Industry Leading Results with our reliable customer service, you will achieve maximum control of your dog both on and off the leash, while still allowing your pet to “Act Like a Dog”.
We do not believe in a cookie-cutter approach to training, we realize every dog and every situation is different. We offer a variety of classes and programs ranging from basic puppy training to day care style day training. We also specialize in behavioral issues such as aggression, separation anxiety, and fear/submission.
So that we may gain as much knowledge about you and your dog, as well as educate you about who we are and what we do, we offer an initial consultation free of charge. Let our professional dog trainers help your four-legged friend become their best self!
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Dog Training Classes
Any Dog Any Age Any Problem
Day Train Immersion
Let us take the teaching process off your plate so that you can simply focus on consistent practice with your dog. We will take your dog for the entire day, one day per week, and then conduct an individual one on one lesson with you at the end of the day where we will show you what we taught your dog that day, and what you will need to practice with the dog.
Private One on One Lessons
The private one on one lessons are training sessions we customize for your individual needs. We will walk you through a step by step program that will last a lifetime for you and your dog. Our private one on one lessons are specifically geared for the family who wants to be personally and directly involved in the success of their dogs training. We will help you maintain and continue your dogs education with a year of unlimited group classes.
Group Classes
Once your pup has been trained, a group dog training class option is included. This is a way to maintain and re-enforce everything we have worked on, and advance your dog’s obedience to a whole new level!
You will be performing normal obedience tasks around distractions in order to solidify every command, plus it’s a great way to get your dog socialized around other dogs and people. With group class, we will make sure you have the healthy and happy relationship with your dog you have always dreamed of for the remainder of your dog’s life. If new problems should arise, attend a group class and we will address it on the spot, NO extra fees or commitments.
Puppy Training
Puppies are some of the most adorable things ever! They are wobbly and cute, everything is new and exciting, and of course, how can you resist that sleepy puppy face! Whether it’s potty training, play biting, or getting used to a leash, we are here to help! Our puppy training classes will help get your new furry friend off to the right start. Contact us today to enroll!
Aggressive Dog Training
Do you need aggressive dog training in San Diego? Whether your dog has always exhibited aggression towards other dogs or people, or just recently developed this behavior, our professional dog behaviorists will address the specific issues so you and your dog can enjoy the relationship you once had, or have always desired.
Dog Trainers & Staff
Professional trainers. Attentive friendly staff.
Tim McMillanOwner / Head Trainer
When we take the time to give our dogs the direction they crave, we become relevant in their lives.
Everyone understands the importance of raising our children properly. We teach them right from wrong. We show them by example to live their lives with integrity. With proper guidance, our children will grow up to be successful, productive, and happy adults.
These same principles apply to our dogs. With very little effort, we can teach our dogs to look to us for direction. Their mothers begin teaching and disciplining them when they are only a few weeks old. When they leave their mothers and become a part of our family, it’s incumbent on us to show them how they need to behave in our human household.
My goal is to teach my clients how to be good and fair leaders. Often times I see owners frustrated by their dog’s behavior, the reality is that the dog may not know any other way, and have never been shown what the acceptable behavior is. This is what training is all about, leadership, structure, boundaries, and of course, LOVE!
McKayla
Ever since I can remember, I have had a deep love for animals. Dogs have been a part of my family since day one, and I am now the proud dog mama of two Pit Bull mixes, Thor and Ebony. Thor entered my life in 2018 while completing my psychology degree at the University of Virginia. He came from a shelter where he had been for two years. Not long after I brought him home, I discovered he suffered from severe leash reactivity and separation anxiety. Life with Thor got pretty stressful and complicated, and that led me to balanced training. Within a matter of weeks, our relationship and lives together began to transform in ways I never could have imagined. Through training, he gained more confidence and trust in himself and in me as a leader, and his anxiety soon subsided. Since working with Thor, I have helped many dogs and families join the wonderful world of balanced training and live the lives they imagined with their furry friends. Now, helping people find more balance in their lives with their dogs has become my passion!
Service Areas
We proudly serve the following areas in San Diego.
Cities
- San Diego
- Coronado
- Rancho Santa Fe
- Fairbanks Ranch
- Poway
- Del Mar
- Encinitas
- Escondido
- Del Dios
- San Marcos
- Carlsbad
- Hidden Meadows
- Santee
- Solana Beach
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5 Star Reviews
We love customers and their dogs. They love us.
Joannie
Where do I begin…excellent trainer with an experienced team of trainers. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. My boxer, not only does he Love Tim, he is well trained with good commands and still has his goofy personality. My daughter even goes to Tim for her Dobernan, and he’s also well trained, we both rate Sit…
Adriana O.
Tim worked with our Pit Bull Rocky, who is very territorial and protective. Rocky would constantly bark aggressively at anyone who tried to enter the house, even certain family members and close friends, when we tried to call him or get him to stop, he would never listen. He had been through several homes, and…
Vasily O.
Sit Means Sit Dog Training was one of the best things we could have ever done for ourselves and our 1 year old French Bulldog named Hardy. After months of going through training elsewhere, spending hundreds of dollars with no success, we started to accept the fact that we may never have a well-mannered, and…
Seena A
At first I wasn’t sure if the “Sit Means Sit” method was going to work for us considering we have what I believe to be a stubborn but sensitive dog. However, after working with Tim and learning how to employ the system effectively, I’m quite pleased with the results. When we started the training with…