Miami Dog Training Questions, Answered

At Off Leash K9 Training, Miami, packages run from $100 (puppy consultation) to $4,000 (3-week aggression board & train). The most common choices: Basic Obedience at $650 for 4 private lessons, in-home training from $850, and the 2-week board & train at $2,900. All prices are flat, published packages — see the full breakdown in our Miami dog training cost guide.

Directory averages for Florida quote $60–$155 per hour, but hourly rates leave the total open-ended. Off Leash K9 Training, Miami uses defined packages instead: a set curriculum with a set outcome — like 4 lessons ending in off-leash obedience for $650 — so you know the full cost before you start.

Off Leash K9 Training, Miami's 2-week board & train program is $2,900, including the e-collar, a 2-hour one-on-one handoff session, and a free refresher for life. Puppy board & trains run $850–$1,700, and evaluation-based aggression board & trains are $3,500–$4,000.

Yes! We are so confident in this system, that if you are not completely amazed and satisfied in the first lesson, the lesson is free! No questions asked! One honest note: It is impossible to guarantee complete fixes of major behavioral issues such as dog aggression/people aggression. We can give you control and better help manage these issues.

Two things to know, both published: All credit card and PayPal transactions will incur a 3.99% transaction fee. And All training packages must be paid in full before scheduling lessons. There are no travel surcharges anywhere in the Off Leash K9 Training, Miami service area.

Tremendously. Most behavior problems — biting, chewing, jumping — come from a lack of exercise, discipline, and boredom. Training gives your dog a job, off-leash freedom gives them exercise, and obedience gives them structure. Remember: if you don't employ your dog and give it a job to do, it will become self-employed — and a self-employed dog costs YOU money.

An e-collar is a collar with a stimulation mechanism controlled by a remote — similar to the E-Stim therapy at a chiropractor's office. It is not used as punishment or a "shock": it produces a subtle pulse, like a tap on the shoulder or a phone on vibrate, that gets your dog's attention and keeps them focused on you. The e-collars Off Leash K9 Training, Miami uses are made directly for OLK9 locations, are completely waterproof, carry a two-year warranty, and have a 3/4-mile range.

No — and we prove it. At your first meeting, your Off Leash K9 Training, Miami trainer puts the e-collar on your arm and stimulates it so you feel exactly how mild it is; we do the same to ourselves. It does not burn skin and it is nothing like a taser. We're dog trainers because we love dogs — we would never do anything to a dog that we won't do to ourselves.

No. Inside your home, your dog will quickly listen without it. Outside and off-leash, we recommend it the way parents insist on seat belts — you never know what might catch your dog's attention, and the collar is your invisible leash for that one moment that matters.

Almost every owner is surprised by the opposite. The collar beeps when it turns on — and most dogs come running and sit to have it put on, because it means going outside, running free, and training. A bored dog is a destructive dog; a trained, exercised dog is a happy one.

Yes — e-collar training at Off Leash K9 Training, Miami works on dogs of any size, any shape, and any age above 5 months. The stimulation level is adjusted to the individual dog, and your trainer demonstrates it on their own arm first.

Basic Obedience at Off Leash K9 Training, Miami is generally done in four lessons: (1) "Come" and "Sit," off-leash; (2) "Extended Sit" and "Down"; (3) "Place" and "Extended Down"; (4) loose-leash walking. Advanced obedience is available afterward, and the 2-week board & train compresses everything into one immersive stay.

You don't need to block out dedicated hours — your trainer teaches you to fold the training into your normal daily routine: walks, meals, door greetings. That's why it sticks.

Off Leash K9 Training, Miami is mobile — lessons happen out in the real world rather than inside your living room, on purpose: a dog that trains in unfamiliar environments with real distractions will listen anywhere. Prefer your own address? That's exactly what the in-home program is for.

Your dog boards with a professional Off Leash K9 Training, Miami trainer for the full program, training daily across multiple real-world environments. Owners consistently report daily photo and video updates — and every 2-week program ends with a 2-hour one-on-one handoff session.

Generally at 5 months — that's when Basic Obedience begins at Off Leash K9 Training, Miami, due to a dog's growth and socialization window.

Not a problem — we train younger pups with the clicker/treat method, which builds a great foundation for basic obedience, and we teach you how to house train your puppy so accidents stop. See the puppy programs: consultations, private AKC S.T.A.R. classes, and 1- or 2-week puppy board & trains for pups 8 weeks to 5 months.

A clicker is a small device that makes a distinct "click" used to instantly mark a desired behavior, immediately followed by a treat. Because the correct behavior is marked the moment it happens, puppies learn commands much faster — it's the method Off Leash K9 Training, Miami uses for pups under 5 months.

The 3-3-3 rule describes how a newly adopted dog adjusts: roughly 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to learn your routine, and 3 months to feel fully at home. It's a settling-in guideline, not a training plan — structured training during those first months is exactly what helps a rescue dog relax faster, which is why Off Leash K9 Training, Miami often starts new adopters with a free phone consultation to time it right.

Working breeds like Border Collies, Poodles, and German Shepherds are famously quick studies — but the honest answer is that the system matters more than the breed. Off Leash K9 Training, Miami trains dogs of any breed, size, shape, or age to amazing obedience; the same marker-praise-e-collar method that polishes a shepherd works on a stubborn bulldog.

We can give you control and management tools that change daily life — through the 8-lesson aggression program or the evaluation-based aggression board & trains. Honestly stated: It is impossible to guarantee complete fixes of major behavioral issues such as dog aggression/people aggression. We can give you control and better help manage these issues.

A therapy dog comforts many people in facilities — hospitals, schools, nursing homes — visiting with permission. A service dog performs specific tasks for one handler's disability and has public-access rights. Off Leash K9 Training, Miami's Therapy Dog Preparation program ($1,000, 8 lessons) prepares therapy teams, with certification through Therapy Pets Unlimited.

We're a mobile, service-area business — trainers come to you across the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County, including Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Brickell, Kendall, Doral, Hialeah, and Homestead. See every area we serve.

Yes — call (305) 929-8825 and talk through your dog's behavior with a professional Off Leash K9 Training, Miami trainer before spending a dollar. Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Take the free dog training quiz on our website — it matches your dog's age, behavior, and goals to the right Off Leash K9 Training, Miami program, from puppy foundations to the board & train. Or browse all six programs side by side.