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Next workshop:Saturday, October 3— Placerville, CA

Great Dogs Are Born, Then Built.

A dog is a reflection.

Whatever your dog is doing, they learned it somewhere. The pulling, the barking, the lunging — every behavior got rewarded, whether that was with you or in a life before you. That's why a trainer can't fix it for you. Our job is to teach and help you work with your dog. And you can, once you know what you're looking at — lay the Foundation, and build a solid canine.

Call (530) 363-8480

Every dog is evaluated first.

Taught by Garrett Ridley — twenty years of dogs, and he wrote the book the training runs on.

There's a way through it — and you don't walk it alone.

When your dog won't listen

From Command to Commitment — Part Three

When your dog reacts, fights, or bites

From Reactive to Reliable — Part Four

The everyday stuff that wears you down

From Chaos to Clear — Part One

Raising a puppy

From Puppy to Partner — Part Two

Three ways to start.

And the first one is just watching. No pressure, no dog to bring.

  • General Admission

    $50

    The full Saturday, lecture only.

    Come learn the system and watch the evaluations. Garrett teaches the Foundation — what drives your dog and how training is actually built — then reads dogs live in front of the room. No dog of your own to handle, nothing to manage, just the day and a notepad.

    Placerville, CA. The workbook is optional — $50 at the table if you want one.

  • Working Evaluation

    $200

    The full Saturday, and your dog is evaluated live by Garrett.

    Everything in the lecture, and then we read your dog in front of the room — what drives him, what kind of dog he is, how he works with you. You leave with your dog's training map in writing.

    Comes with it:

    • The printed workbook
    • The full digital book
    • Your dog's report and week-one homework on your free owner account

    Every dog is evaluated first. All dogs welcome with accurate disclosure, including dogs with a bite history. One adult handler and one dog per spot. Placerville, CA.

  • In-Home Session

    $400

    Two hours at your house, built around your dog.

    Garrett comes to you, evaluates your dog where the problem actually lives, builds the training map, and teaches you the work with you holding the leash. Everything in the Working Evaluation comes with it.

    We book in-home by phone so we can ask about your dog first.

    Tuesdays and Thursdays, within fifty miles of Placerville.

Workshop seats close the Wednesday before at 9 PM. Fifteen of each per date. All sales are final.

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The trainer

Garrett Ridley has trained dogs for over twenty years and wrote the book this system runs on — Building A Solid Canine. He doesn't train your dog for you. He teaches you to train your dog, then helps you through it — session by session, phase by phase, until the behavior holds.

About Garrett
Call (530) 363-8480

Not sure where to start? Call and we'll help you find the door.

We are here to chat and learn about you and your dog — no pressure!

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