Your pup will spend the day with the other dogs in our care. We can pick up/drop off at agreed-upon locations.
Note: this service is only for dogs that are crate trained and good with other dogs. We will also need to have met your dog for training prior to any daycare being offered.
Come work with Bark 4 Joy Dog Training to prep your dog for downtown summer adventures! With people, noises, and other dogs, downtown can be a difficult area for most dogs. We will teach your dog how to settle, walk nicely, and ignore distractions! This class will be offered more than once. $40 per dog.
Is your dog nervous in a grooming facility? Did you recently get a puppy who needs grooming visits? We have partnered with Barking Mad Grooming to offer Grooming Desensitization Visits. During your dog's visit, we will work to make the grooming facility a positive environment! $35.
Victory Visits are important to create positive experiences in environments that are traditionally overwhelming to dogs. For just $20, your dog can come experience Barking Mad Grooming for 15 minutes to have a fun and positive experience!
Led by a professional dog trainer, we will introduce your puppy to basic grooming such as the bath tub, nail trim, and basic brushing. This is a great introduction to ensure your pup gets off on the right foot. These visits will be approximately 30 minutes and cost $50.
Paddleboarding has huge benefits for both people and dogs! Come teach your dog how to paddleboard. They'll learn how to relax on the board, board and deboard, and build their confidence. Meet us at Clark's Bay Recreation Area with a paddleboard and your dog. The class is $40.
This class will be hosted by Scenic Brew in Helena. Bark 4 Joy's Patio Pup classes prepare owners for outdoor restaurants with their dogs. It can be difficult to navigate tight areas, ensure your dog ignores food, and feel comfortable knowing your dog won't launch to greet a person or another dog. This class is $175 and will include 1-16 ounce drink and 1 pastry each class. We do require your dog to be dog friendly and relatively calm to participate in this class. Not sure if your dog qualifies? Contact us!
Pattern games are great for nervous, anxious, and overexcited dogs. These games help create consistency in environments that are unpredictable. These skills can change your life, and they’ll provide leaps and bounds of progress!
Dogs accompany their owners to many locations, including pet friendly stores. We want to make this experience more enjoyable as well as increase safety for dogs and their owners. During this course, we will visit different locations in Helena to demonstrate appropriate behavior in stores including loose leash walking, polite greetings, walking next to a cart, and more.
Small breeds deserve training just like large breeds do. However, these little guys are often overlooked, but not at Bark 4 Joy! This class will cover a variety of topics including jumping, barking, and how to ask your small dog to offer better behaviors.
This service is more involved than our victory visits as we will aim to desensitize your dog to normal handling done in a veterinary setting. Things such as eyes, ears, mouth, and the paws will be worked on during your dog's visit. For a half hour, we will get you and your pup feeling more confident when you enter the vet treatment room! $35.
Victory Visits have anecdotally shown to help reduce stress in dogs over time. We are offering 15 minute slots for you and your dog to come into the vet clinic and have a positive experience where no medical care occurs. $20.
Victory Visits have anecdotally shown to help reduce stress in dogs over time. We are offering 15 minute slots for you and your dog to come into the vet clinic and have a positive experience where no medical care occurs. $20.
If you're struggling to determine what breed of dog is right for your lifestyle, this short program will allow you to choose the correct dog and find where to get your dog. This is typically a phone or zoom call.
15 minute (or less) phone call to briefly discuss any issues that you would like training assistance on. We will chat about our training programs and what we can do to help you, your family, and your dog(s) live a more successful and less stressful life.
This call includes everything EXCEPT behavioral issues and service dog information.
Discovery Call - Service, Facility, or Therapy Dog $0.00
20-30 minute phone call to briefly discuss training for a service dog for you/your family member, a therapy dog, or a facility dog. Service dogs will require an in-person evaluation when applicable.
This call any relevant information for training a service dog. Please come ready with questions for us. See Discovery Call to schedule a call to chat about any training not relating to a service dog.
