BravoPup Social — Dog Training in Oakland, CA

Sandi has more than 25 years of training education and experience, is an honors graduate of the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, and holds the CPDT-KA credential. The broader team includes additional Academy for Dog Trainers graduates, CPDT-KA trainers, CTC credential holders, a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer, and trainers with shelter, guide-dog, behavior, and aggression experience.

The core Group Classes progress from Pup 1 through combined Pup 2/Dog 2 and Pup 3/Dog 3 levels. Training covers basic obedience, manners, socialization, leash skills, recalls, placement work, impulse control, distance cues, and higher-distraction reliability. Specialty Group Classes include Jumpers & Pullers, Extreme Recall, and Talent. Live Virtual Training addresses shy and fearful dogs, leash reactivity, canine play and body language, puppy foundations, and increasingly advanced obedience skills.

Bravo!Pup explicitly identifies its approach as positive reinforcement, reward-based, force-free, and science-based. The company states that it does not use or endorse techniques relying on pain, force, startle, or coercion. Classes emphasize rewards, play, homework, family participation, environmental management, and understanding canine behavior. In-person classes operate at multiple East Bay venues rather than one published central facility.