Paw-sitive Way Dog Training

08/15/2026

🌷FALL CLASSES 🌷Starting Monday, September 19th. We will be offering Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Obedience and Basic Obedience 2. All classes will be held in Warba, Mn. This is an OUTSIDE class so please plan for the weather. All dogs must be current on all vaccines including the bordetella vaccine. Classes meet 1 hour, once a week for the duration of the class. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES.

‼️Classes START on September 19th ‼️

Puppy Kindergarten - 5:00 p.m.
- $110.00 for a 5 week session
For puppies up to six months of age

Basic Obedience - 6:00 p.m.
-$130.00 for 6 weeks
7 months and up

Basic Obedience 2 - 7:00 p.m.
-$130.00 for 6 weeks
Prerequisites - Must have completed basic obedience with us or another trainer.

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06/22/2026

06/11/2026

🌷SUMMER CLASSES 🌷Starting Monday, July 6th. We will be offering puppy kindergarten and basic obedience. All classes will be held in Warba, Mn. This is an OUTSIDE class so please plan for the weather. All dogs must be current on all vaccines including the bordetella vaccine. Classes meet 1 hour, once a week for the duration of the class. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES.

‼️Classes START on July 6th ‼️ (No class July 27th )

Puppy Kindergarten - 5:30 p.m.
- $110.00 for a 5 week session

Basic Obedience - 6:45 p.m.
-$130.00 for 6 weeks

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06/05/2026

Please keep a look out!

This love is still lost around Hibbing MN. Please check outbuildings, window wells, under porches, etc. Please share this flyer! If you see her or know where she is, please do NOT call for her or follow her. Call the phone number as soon as you can. Thank you!!

04/29/2026

DAY 6 – ENGAGEMENT AROUND DISTRACTIONS

This is where it gets real.

A dog that’s engaged in the house means very little…
👉 the real test is the outside world.

Why dogs struggle outside:
Distractions don’t just pull attention, they change emotion.

Your dog might become:
• excited
• frustrated
• anxious
• fixated

And when that happens, thinking drops off.

This is called threshold.

👉 Under threshold: dog can think, respond, reconnect
👉 Over threshold: dog stares, pulls, ignores, loses focus

Most people train too close, too soon… then blame the dog.

It’s not stubbornness.
It’s the environment being too much.

Simple ways to build engagement outside:

🔹 Notice & return
Dog looks at distraction → looks back at you → mark & reward
(We want recovery, not blindness)

🔹 Move before you lose them
See fixation building? Move. Don’t stand there talking.

🔹 Engage, then release
Reconnect → reward → then allow sniff or move away
(Teaches: connection doesn’t end the fun)

🔹 Work your distance
Start where your dog can still think
Gradually close the gap over time

What success actually looks like:
• quicker check-ins
• less staring
• faster recovery
• more availability

Not perfection… progress.

Key takeaway:
👉 Engagement isn’t built by forcing dogs into situations they can’t handle.

It’s built by working at the right level…
and rewarding the moment they choose you over the world.

03/22/2026

🌷SPRING CLASSES 🌷Starting Monday, April 27th. We will be offering puppy kindergarten and basic obedience. All classes will be held in Warba, Mn. This is an OUTSIDE class so please plan for the weather. All dogs must be current on all vaccines including the bordetella vaccine. Classes meet 1 hour, once a week for the duration of the class. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES.

‼️Classes START on April 27th, no class on Memorial Day‼️

Puppy Kindergarten - 5:00 p.m.
- $110.00 for a 5 week session

Basic Obedience - 6:15 p.m.
-$130.00 for 6 weeks