Nurturing lifelong partnerships

Our positive reinforcement dog trainers support people in reaching their dog or puppy’s training goals through group classes and private training in San Diego.

To be successful in your dog’s training, you need the tools to build your education, teach and bond with your dog, stay motivated, track your progress, and adjust your plans when needed.

If you’re looking for:

🐾 Relief from the overwhelming amount of conflicting information on the internet

🐾 Trainers who are passionate about helping both dogs and people to guide you and keep you on track

🐾 Custom training plans that you can feel good about and that fit with your lifestyle and ability

🐾 Community-building with other dog guardians who are awesome humans who want the very best for their dogs

…then you’ll love training with us!

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Group Dog Training Classes

Puppy Socialization Class

This group class is specifically designed for our youngest puppies—ages 8 weeks to 18 weeks. You will learn how to set your puppy up for success during this critical socialization period by giving them positive exposure to new experiences that will last a lifetime. Includes play time, socialization activities, and some short training practice designed with puppy attention spans in mind.

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Training Class: Behavior Building Blocks, Levels 1-3

Dive into our training classes with our levels programs! Each level is four (4) weeks, and there are three levels to complete within each tier. Tier 1, our Behavior Building Blocks tier, covers all of our foundation curriculum.

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Advanced Training Classes

Tier 2, our Rise & Shine: Advanced Behavior Class covers Levels 4-6, and then our continuing students may choose to join our Training Club Class.

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Best of Both: Group Class + Private Lessons

Want group classes AND private lessons? Check out our Best of Both package!

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Guided Growth: Monthly Training Memberships

Our most comprehensive training program includes group classes, community training outings, private lessons, homework reviews, office hours, and more!

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Training Programs by Topic

Service Dog Training

From start to finish, we help clients train their service dogs for public access and assistive tasks such as psychiatric, mobility, and medical interventions.

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Dogs & Babies or Dogs & Toddlers

Our Founder is a licensed Family Paws Parent Educator who helps families with dogs prepare for life with babies and toddlers.

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Reactivity or Aggression

Decrease barking, lunging, and biting using positive reinforcement techniques.

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Confidence-Building for Fearful or Anxious Dogs

Help your dog build coping skills and feel safe in the world.

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Dog training for all ages and stages.

Specializing in training for service dogs and family dogs.

At Woof! San Diego, we build meaningful relationships with our clients (and their dogs!), providing you with a positive support system and helpful training resource throughout your dog’s life.

We make dog training a rewarding experience for both you and your dog. We will teach you how to train your dog using positive reinforcement dog training techniques that help you to communicate clearly with your dog.

Our Founder and Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Erin Vejar has been helping dogs and their people in San Diego since 2006 and has trained thousands of dogs throughout her career. She and our small team of fantastic trainers work with all sorts of behavior challenges, and we provide training classes for puppies that will keep them learning as they grow and develop. Browse through our site to learn what makes dog training with Woof! San Diego a unique experience and what services we offer.

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What you will love

A professional, certified dog trainer to help you develop and meet your training goals
Specialized, custom training programs to address your dog’s training needs
Tools to modify your dog’s challenging behavior and reinforce desirable behavior
Dog training that is reliable and functional in your real life
A supportive, positive learning environment for humans as well as dogs

What your dog will love

Science-based, dog-friendly training methods with the highest ethical standards - your dog’s needs and best interests at heart
Fun training sessions with a dog trainer during classes and practice with you at home or at our comfy training studio in City Heights
Fair expectations and support when they’re learning
Building a strong bond with you as their education grows

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Erin is the absolute best. She trained Oso when he was just a little puppers and she recently came back when he’s about 10 days shy of his 14th birthday to help train him to use the mesh screen door for my patio to let himself out to go to the bathroom. She has an easygoing demeanor when it comes to training, provides clear instructions, explains everything and repeats herself when you need her to, and is overall just an amazing resource. I send all my friends and colleagues to her when they ask for a dog trainer.
- Matthew A.
We have had an AMAZING experience working with Suzanne! Our pup Leo is very nervous and anxious, but we can already see the difference that training is having on her confidence. We can't say enough good things, and look forward to jumping into level 2! I highly recommend this dog training for anyone in the area looking for training using positive reinforcement (which should be every dog owner!)
- Caroline S.
“Erin uses positive reinforcement training with a “clicker”, which we were skeptical about but really seemed to work. When we started these lessons, we were really at our wit’s end and thought Bailey was a hopeless case... turns out all he needed was a little direction and guidelines and he’s really turned into a wonderful dog. I would highly recommend Erin for any new dog owner - the sooner you get your dog into training the easier your life will be!” - Carrie B.
“I took my 9 week old lab to see Erin and what a difference! My puppy is now 16 weeks old and has learned so much thanks to Erin. We went through sit, down, stay, come, loose leash walking, roll over and more. Erin is extremely patient and has a great sense of humor. My puppy loved being around Erin and simply absorbed everything she taught us. I would strongly recommend Erin to anyone who wants their puppy to learn obedience quickly in a friendly environment.” - Aaron L.
“Erin is a miracle worker! We have a 5 year old 90-lb Rottweiler mix rescue dog who yanked us around on her leash when we walked around the neighborhood. We had tried several methods of trying to get her not to pull on the leash and none worked. Erin told us that her sessions would be fun for our dog and fun for us. Now our dog is walking very nicely on the leash and we are all happy to go for walks. We even included our teenager in the training. There is none better than Erin.” - Rebecca H.