At The City Canine, we know that no two dogs are the same. That’s why our private dog training in Minneapolis and St. Paul is fully personalized to meet your dog’s individual needs, temperament, and learning style.
Whether your dog needs help mastering basic commands, addressing unwanted behaviors, or building confidence in challenging situations, we work one-on-one to create a clear, effective training plan.
See real, lasting results.
Every dog is unique, and sometimes they need extra guidance. Our private dog training sessions focus on real-life challenges to make your dog confident, calm, and well-behaved.
Private Dog Training Can Help With:
Private dog training offers personalized attention, immediate feedback, and exercises tailored to your dog’s needs, helping them progress at their own pace.
Sessions focus solely on your dog’s challenges and goals.
Focused, individualized training accelerates progress.
Sessions scheduled around your availability and your dog’s needs.
Tailored exercises for anxiety, leash pulling, aggression, and more.
Dogs feel relaxed, focused, and motivated.
Our customized approach ensures your dog gains skills while deepening your bond.
Our private dog training sessions are as unique as your dog. Whether you’re a first-time dog owner or you’ve had dogs for years, we can help. Here’s a breakdown of what we typically focus on:
Teaching essential commands like sit, down, stay, come, and place.
Preventing pulling, lunging, or jumping during walks.
Addressing issues such as excessive barking, chewing, digging, and destructive behavior.
Helping your dog become comfortable around other dogs, people, and new environments.
Teaching your dog how to be calm and relaxed when left alone.
Improving your dog’s ability to come when called and stay focused even in distracting situations.
We offer one-on-one sessions that are tailored to meet your dog’s specific needs, whether you’re training a puppy or working with a dog that has developed bad habits over time.
At The City Canine, we’re passionate about providing personalized, one-on-one training for every dog. Here’s why dog owners in Minneapolis and St. Paul trust us:
Our trainers are skilled at understanding dog behavior and providing effective solutions for all breeds, ages, and temperaments.
We design every session to fit your dog’s unique needs—whether you’re dealing with a puppy or an older dog with behavioral challenges.
We use balanced, safe, and positive training techniques to ensure your dog feels motivated, confident, and calm while learning.
We offer training times that work around your busy schedule.
After each session, we provide feedback and “homework” to help you reinforce training at home.
Contact us now to book your private dog training session and get started on this exciting journey!
Our private dog training program in Minneapolis & St. Paul has transformed the behavior and confidence of countless dogs.
"Our puppy was anxious and wouldn’t listen on walks. The City Canine worked closely with us, and now she’s calm, confident, and responsive. Training made a real difference for our family."
"We struggled with our adult dog’s leash pulling and jumping on guests. The City Canine’s one-on-one sessions were exactly what we needed he’s now polite, attentive, and more relaxed at home and in public."
Take the first step in hands-on training.
We’ll review your dog’s behavior, goals, and challenges.
We create a training plan specifically for your dog’s personality, pace, and learning style.
Work hands-on with our trainers to address specific behaviors and build solid, lasting habits.
We guide you step by step so you can confidently reinforce lessons at home.
We help you practice in everyday situations, so your dog responds calmly, confidently, and reliably.
Your dog can be calm, confident, and well-behaved and we can help you get there. With our proven private, one-on-one training, every session focuses on your dog’s needs and progress.
With years of experience, we guide you and your dog step by step toward real, lasting improvements in behavior, obedience, and confidence.
Private dog training is one-on-one instruction where our trainers at The City Canine focus solely on your dog’s specific behaviors, learning style, and needs.
The duration depends on your dog’s age, temperament, and behavior goals. Most dogs show noticeable improvement within a few weeks of consistent sessions.
We can help with obedience commands, leash pulling, jumping, barking, anxiety, aggression, socialization, and other specific behavioral challenges.
Yes! At The City Canine, we include you in every session so you can reinforce training at home for long-term success.
Absolutely. Our trainers specialize in dogs of all ages and breeds, helping both puppies and adult dogs develop better manners, confidence, and behavior.
