TRAINING / OBEDIENCE CLASSES | Stream Valley Vet

TRAINING & OBEDIENCE CLASSES

Stream Valley Veterinary Hospital offers obedience training for dogs of all sizes and ages. Your pet can work one-on-one during Doggie Daycare sessions with our kennel staff, or you can enroll in our Puppy Primer or Basic Obedience Classes!

Obedience Classes Syllabi

Puppy Primer Classes

For dogs 8 weeks to under 6 months of age
4-week curriculum
Classes separated by breed size
Introduction to socialization with people and other dogs in safe, controlled interactions
House manners and child-dog interaction
Positive reinforcement technique emphasized
Basic commands: come, sit, down, wait, leave it, take it, settle
Behavioral issues: house-training, jumping up, destructive chewing, excessive barking, leash-pulling, puppy biting, etc.

This course is free for our clients, or $95 for non-clients!

Basic Obedience Classes

For dogs aged 6 months and up
6-week curriculum
Puppy class is not a prerequisite for this class
Socialization with people and other dogs in safe, controlled interactions
Positive reinforcement technique emphasized
Curriculum may parallel Puppy Primer Classes, with the additions of stay, heel, and further behavior topics

This class is just $120 for the entire 6 week course!

Ask us about a discount for rescued pets!

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Victory Visits

Victory Visits are meant to reduce the amount of fear and stress in an animal when they come into a veterinary office and ensure they feel comfortable in an exam room.

Recommendations for your pet vary upon doctor's behavioral examination. Each session of a Victory Visit will be 30 minutes in length.

The location and costs of visits include:

Office visit: $30 OR During daycare visit: $30 (with daycare discounted to $20)

Your pet can benefit from a Victory Visit for the following reasons:

- Exam room management (medical services, weight, vitals, etc)

- Fear free handling

- Desensitization (grooming, nail care, hygiene, etc)

- Behavior training

Sit (to increase focus on handler and/or owner)
Stay (to allow handling, physical examination)
Hold paw (exam, nail trim, hygiene)
Hold paw with rubbing paw (for blood draw, nail trim, hygiene, exam, catheter placement)
Step up (weigh scale, exam table)
Lay down (exam, medication, vitals, grooming)
Lay down with belly rubs (exam, vitals, blood draws, medication, grooming)
Full body rub down (exam, grooming, medication/vaccinations)
Lifting lips (hygiene, dental care, exam, medication)
Lifting lips with rubbing gums (hygiene, dental care, exam, medication)
Rubbing ears (exam, hygiene, medication)
Leave it (avoidance of unsafe foreign objects)

For further information or to schedule your Victory Visit, please contact our office at 703-723-1017!

Meet our Trainers

Deanna Scott

Deanna got her first Border Collie in 1993 and her second in 1995. The second Border won “Wackiest Pet Trick” at Pet Smart and was on PAX TV! She currently has two new Border Collies and one cat. She has been a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), Dulles Gateway Obedience Training Club (DGOTC), and the United States Border Collie Association (USBCA). She worked for 2 years at Pender Veterinary, while in college. She started as Kennel Assistant, which included caring for the animals and holding animals for the Vet. Then, moved up to Vet Assistant, which included assisting and developing X-rays, caring for intensive care animals, and assisting with any of the Vet's needs.

Training classes are a wonderful way to build your relationship with your pet. Did you know the number one reason pets are relinquished to local shelters is behavioral issues? With Deanna's positive reinforcement techniques, we can help you address basic behavioral problems, manners, and obedience to keep your dog a happy, well-adjusted member of your family.

For upcoming class schedules, check our event calendar, our information board in our lobby, watch for announcements via email, or email us at

You can also give us a call at our office at (703) 723-1017 with any questions or to register for a class. (Please note: we generally check our training email about once per week.)

If you have questions about our classes or you are interested in signing up, you can contact our training coordinator by email at trainersvvh@gmail.com.