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Furry Tail Training: For Dogs and Cats is a dog training business in Lake Elsinore, California offering Group Classes, Private Lessons, In-Home Training, and Virtual Training, with published programs from $50.
Lake Elsinore • CA • Mobile / travels to you • 5.0 ★ (42 Google reviews)
Last verified: Sep 5, 2026
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Furry Tail Training: For Dogs and Cats is listed among dog training programs in Lake Elsinore. Published program types include group classes, private lessons, in home training. Ask about staffing, methods, and follow-up support before you book.
Consultations and evaluations before you commit to a program.
An AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluation offered by a certified evaluator, available free to graduates of the full Bronze-Silver-Gold class series.
Best for: Dogs that have completed the Bronze, Silver, and Gold classes.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Socialization
Furry Tail Training offers a structured progression of group classes: Bronze for beginners, Silver for intermediate dogs, and Gold for advanced work, each running six weeks. They also provide in-home private lessons specifically recommended for reactive dogs or those showing fear, anxiety, or aggression. A standalone house training session is available for owners only (dogs don't attend), and virtual training rounds out the options.
Group classes cost $210 for a six-week course at any level, with the house training session priced at $50. In-home private lessons run $60 per session. Pricing for standard private lessons and virtual training isn't published.
One-on-one training sessions held at a park setting, tailored to the dog's specific needs and goals.
Trainer meets owner and dog at a park for individual sessions.
Focus: Basic obedience
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Private Lessons | Not published | — |
In-home one-on-one training sessions delivered at the client's house, suited for dogs with reactivity, fear, or anxiety issues that make group settings inappropriate.
Trainer travels to the client's home to deliver individualized lessons.
Best for: Dogs showing reactivity, aggression, fear, or anxiety toward people or other dogs.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash reactivity, Fear & anxiety
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| In-Home Private Lessons | $60 per session | — |
A one-hour lecture-style workshop for owners only covering potty schedules, crate training, managing accidents and regression, and reward-based techniques. Includes two follow-up check-ins after the class to troubleshoot progress.
Owners attend a one-time lecture without their dog present, then receive two individual follow-up check-ins.
Best for: New puppy parents, recent dog adopters, or those preparing to bring home a dog.
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience
Duration: 1 days
Includes: Follow-up sessions
A six-week foundational group class teaching core cues like sit, down, stay, come, and loose leash walking, while addressing common problem behaviors such as jumping, barking, and chewing. Uses positive reinforcement with weekly homework plans.
Owners attend weekly group sessions with their dog and receive homework and trainer support between classes.
Best for: Puppies and adult dogs needing to build basic obedience and household manners.
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Leash training
Duration: 6 weeks
A six-week intermediate class building on Bronze skills, adding heel, kennel-up, and wait, plus extending sit, down, stay, and recall with distractions and distance. Emphasizes reliability in real-world settings using positive reinforcement.
Owners attend weekly group sessions progressing through more challenging real-world scenarios with their dog.
Best for: Dogs that have completed the Bronze class or demonstrate equivalent skills.
Focus: Basic obedience, Advanced obedience, Leash training
Duration: 6 weeks
The most advanced six-week class, focused on public manners, greetings, heeling through crowds, stand-stays, and remaining calm under distractions or separations. Prepares dogs for goals like the CGC test or therapy work.
Owners attend weekly group sessions practicing advanced obedience in real-world, distracting environments.
Best for: Dog owners wanting solid public manners or preparing for CGC testing or therapy dog work, after completing Silver.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Recall & off-leash, Socialization
Duration: 6 weeks
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| House Training | $50 per session | 1 days |
| Bronze Beginner Dog & Puppy Training Class | $210 per program | 6 weeks |
| Silver Intermediate Dog & Puppy Training Class | $210 per program | 6 weeks |
| Gold Advanced Dog & Puppy Training Class | $210 per program | 6 weeks |
Remote training sessions offered for dogs and cats.
Focus: Basic obedience
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Training | Not published | — |
The site explicitly describes a force-free approach to training. Aggression and reactivity cases are considered individually, with in-home sessions recommended for dogs showing those behaviors toward people or other dogs.
Method: Reward-based
Uses rewards and positive reinforcement only, without corrections or aversive tools.
Certifications: AKC CGC Evaluator
Verification still pending or not yet requested. See our methodology for what verification does and does not mean.
Insurance is mentioned, and the trainer is certified as an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. A satisfaction guarantee is referenced, though specific terms aren't detailed. Years in business and additional credentials aren't listed.
Facility: Mobile / travels to you
Owner visits: not specified on their website.
Video updates: not specified on their website.
Overnight staffing: not specified on their website.
Insurance: Yes
Guarantee: Offers a satisfaction guarantee
Waitlist: not specified on their website.
Dogs per trainer: not specified on their website.
Booking: Contact form
Price: Furry Tail Training: For Dogs and Cats does not publish board & train pricing. Across Lake Elsinore, 5 programs publish prices from about $54 to $210.
Reviews: Furry Tail Training: For Dogs and Cats shows 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews among 1 published Lake Elsinore programs.
Transparency: This listing scores 80 out of 100 (price 71%, program clarity 72%). 1 of 1 Lake Elsinore listings show certifications; this business lists AKC CGC Evaluator.
This is a mobile training service in Lake Elsinore, with in-home sessions available. The Canyon Hills Road address appears to be an office or home base rather than a training facility dogs visit.
34360 Canyon Hills Rd, Lake Elsinore, CA
Friday: 9AM-5PM
Monday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday: 9AM-5PM
Saturday: 9AM-3PM
Thursday: 9AM-5PM
Wednesday: 9AM-5PM
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