Hope Sisitsky, owner of High Hopes Dog Training, teaches all of our group classes. With 23 years of dog training experience, she promises that classes are educational and fun.
Our eight-week indoor training classes are designed to help you better understand your puppy or dog while teaching them to be well-mannered members of your family. Information will include instructions on how dogs learn and communicate with other dogs in a way they will naturally understand. This will provide you with a better understanding of why your dog does what he or she does. You will learn the most effective way to become a loving but fair and consistent dog parent through using positive reinforcement training methods and relationship-building exercises.
Dog obedience training is an ongoing process. Plan on spending 15-20 minutes each day working with your dog to gain the maximum benefit from these classes.
What is the single most important (and fun) thing you can do for your puppy? Puppy Kindergarten!! For puppies between 10-23 weeks old, socialization with other puppies and people is crucial to help them become social, well-balanced dogs. While making lots of friends during off-leash playtime, your puppy will gain confidence by participating in activities and learning basic cues. Discussions for puppy parents include puppy development, house-training, destructive chewing, and play-biting. This is an eight-week indoor class.
All dogs must be friendly & comfortable around new dogs & people. If your dog is not comfortable, please contact
sandy@high-hopes.net to discuss the right training for you & your dog.
Wednesdays: February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27.
4:15-5:15 PM
Saturdays: March 16, 23 (skip 3/30), April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11.
10:30-11:30 AM
Mondays: March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.
4:15-5:15 PM
Wednesdays: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.
4:15-5:15 PM
Puppy Kindergarten is for puppies ages 10-23 weeks.
Location: High Hopes Dog Training Center, 4108 Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018
Fee: $299 for 8 weeks
Skills taught in Puppy Kindergarten:
Sit - Down - Touch - Games - Come - Focus on Leash - Drop It - Agility
Topics Discussed:
House-Training - Play-biting - Socialization - Chewing - Grooming
Want a dog who listens better? In this basic training class, dog parents will learn how to best communicate with their dogs in order to teach them good manners. Positive reinforcement training methods are used to teach the following behaviors: touch, look, sit, down, stand, come, settle, wait, take it, loose-leash walking, and more. Other topics include separation anxiety, agility exercises, impulse control, and canine communication. This eight-week indoor class is for dogs aged six months and older or graduates of our Puppy Kindergarten class.
All dogs must be friendly & comfortable around new dogs & people. If your dog is not comfortable, please contact
sandy@high-hopes.net to discuss the right training for you & your dog.
Wednesdays: February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27.
5:30-6:30 PM
Saturdays: March 16, 23, (skip 3/30), April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11.
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Mondays: March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Mondays: March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.
6:45 - 7:45 PM
Wednesdays:
April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.
5:30- 6:30 PM
Beginner Obedience is for graduates of Puppy Kindergarten or for dogs six months and older.
Location: High Hopes Dog Training Center, 4108 Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018
Fee: $299 for 8 weeks
Skills taught in Beginner Obedience & Good Manners:
Sit - Look - Touch - Focus - Wait & Take It - Settle - Off - Separation - Weave - Wait For Meals - Stand - Come - Leash Walking - Down - Massage - Agility Fun
Now that your dog has learned some good manners, the next step is to apply those manners to real-life situations while addressing common behavior problems like jumping on guests, door-dashing, pulling on the leash, not coming when called, etc. Behaviors taught include stay, place, leave it, heel, touch tag, and more. Dogs will be trained to respond to both verbal and non-verbal cues. This eight-week indoor class is for graduates of our Beginner Obedience & Good Manners class or dogs who have had Private Training with High Hopes.
All dogs must be friendly & comfortable around new dogs & people. If your dog is not comfortable, please contact
sandy@high-hopes.net to discuss the right training for you & your dog.
Wednesdays: February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27.
6:45-7:45 PM
Saturdays: March 16, 23, (skip 3/30), April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11.
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Wednesdays: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.
6:45 - 7:45 PM
Intermediate Obedience & Problem-Solving is for graduates of Beginner Obedience & Good Manners. If your dog has previous training experience with another company, please check with us about whether this class is appropriate for you and your dog.
Location: High Hopes Dog Training Center, 4108 Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018
Fee: $299 for 8 weeks
Skills taught in Intermediate Obedience & Problem-Solving:
Place - Heel - Release - Focused Walk - Leave It - Hand Cues - Calm Greetings - Sit-Stay - Down-Stay - Touch Tag - Side Sit - Tricks
Door-Dashing - Reading Cues - Begging - Agility Fun
We all want our dogs to be good canine citizens, right? Well, we can help make that happen! During this eight-week class, we focus on the ten skills needed by all well-mannered dogs as outlined in the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Program. The CGC Program is designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community while stressing responsible pet ownership. The CGC test will be administered during the last class meeting.
Mondays: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26.
6:45 - 7:45 PM
Your dog must either be a graduate of our Intermediate Obedience & Problem-Solving class or have previous training. Dogs must be at least eight months old and friendly with strangers and other dogs. This is a 8-week class, with the assessment being administered on the last class date.
Location: High Hopes Dog Training Center, 4108 Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018
Fee: $299 for 8 weeks
Therapy Dogs are used in a variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, rehab and long-term care facilities, libraries, veteran care programs, and many other facilities. If you would like to learn how to become a certified therapy dog team with your dog, then join us for this intensive eight-week class! We practice advanced behaviors necessary for you and your dog to interact in the community with different types of people in a variety of environments. We will provide you with local testing information.
Prerequisite: CGC Title
Coming soon!
Your dog must be a Canine Good Citizen in order to take this class.
Location: High Hopes Dog Training Center, 4108 Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018
Fee: $299 for 8 week.
Phone: 540-343-3849
Email: sandy@high-hopes.net
Address: 4108 Electric Road
Roanoke, VA 24018
By appointment only.