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California Canine Dog Training — Dog Training in Pacific Grove, CA

California Canine Dog Training is a dog training business in Pacific Grove, California offering private lessons and group classes, working from a dedicated training facility. They describe their approach as reward-based training, take aggression cases by assessment, and publish pricing from $215 to $425.

Pacific Grove, CA • Training facility • 4.8 ★ (85 Google reviews)

Verified listing

Last reviewed: Aug 22, 2026

Transparency Score

93 / 100

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Price transparency: 100%
Method transparency: 100%
Program clarity: 73%

About California Canine Dog Training

Based on what the business publishes about itself

California Canine is a locally owned dog-training facility in Pacific Grove serving Monterey County. The business reports more than 15 years in the area and employs multiple credentialed trainers. Owner and trainer Ratna Anagol is a CPDT-KA and Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer. Other staff members also hold CPDT-KA credentials, and the website identifies trainers who serve as AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluators.

Programs center on group and private instruction rather than residential training. Puppy classes begin as early as nine weeks, while ongoing obedience progresses from fundamentals through Canine Good Citizen preparation and advanced work. Agility includes introductory equipment, handling skills, advanced coursework, weaves, and teeter training. Fixed-length workshops cover recall, loose-leash walking, scent work, and Therapy Dog International certification preparation. Private lessons provide additional help with obedience, puppy development, fear, reactivity, and other individualized concerns.

California Canine explicitly identifies its methodology as force-free and science-based. The facility prohibits prong collars, choke chains, e-collars, spray bottles, and similar aversive tools, instead using positive reinforcement such as food, toys, and social rewards. Specialized behavior services include private reactivity training based on counterconditioning and a separation-anxiety program using systematic desensitization, technology-assisted observation, four days of weekly homework, and weekly reassessment. The website explicitly states that separation-anxiety results cannot be guaranteed.

What dog training programs does California Canine Dog Training offer?

Private lessons, puppy classes, multi-level obedience, Canine Good Citizen preparation, agility, recall and loose-leash workshops, beginner and advanced scent work, Therapy Dog Certification Prep, reactivity training, and separation-anxiety training are offered. Group classes are ongoing and mastery-based, while workshops run as fixed three- to six-week series.

Private Lessons (30-Minutes)

$215

Duration: 1 session

4-Pack Private Lessons (30-Minutes)

$425

Duration: 4 sessions

Puppy Pre-K

$215

This class helps young puppies learn to play appropriately with other dogs and people while covering foundational topics. It addresses house training, nipping and biting, and crate training basics.

Puppies attend a group class setting focused on socialization and early manners.

Best for: Puppies 9-16 weeks old who have completed age-appropriate vaccinations.

Requirements: Puppies 9-16 weeks old with age based vaccinations completed

Duration: 5 sessions

Focus: Puppy training, Socialization

Puppy Manners

$215

This class builds basic manners and focus skills, addressing common puppy challenges like jumping and chewing. It also serves as the pathway to the AKC Puppy S.T.A.R. Program.

Puppies attend group sessions working on focus and manners exercises.

Best for: Puppies aged 4 to 9 months who are fully vaccinated.

Requirements: Puppies 4-9 months old, fully vaccinated

Duration: 5 sessions

Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Socialization

Fundamentals of Obedience

$215

This entry-level obedience class covers foundational cues like watch me, sit, down, stay, and leave it. Dogs must demonstrate mastery, such as leaving treats on their paws and holding stays at a distance, to graduate.

Dogs and owners attend weekly group sessions practicing basic cues with distractions.

Duration: 5 sessions

Focus: Basic obedience

Intermediate Obedience

$215

This class challenges dogs to perform obedience skills near other dogs and people, introducing loose leash walking and recall. Treats are given intermittently as dogs progress toward graduation requirements.

Dogs practice skills in close proximity to distractions during group sessions.

Duration: 5 sessions

Focus: Basic obedience, Leash training, Recall & off-leash

Canine Good Citizen Prep

$215

This class prepares dogs to pass the Canine Good Citizen test, covering skills like sitting for petting, walking through crowds, and loose leash walking.

Dogs attend group sessions building toward the CGC test.

Best for: Dogs planning to pursue Therapy Dog certification afterward.

Requirements: Passing this test is a prerequisite to Therapy Dog class

Duration: 5 sessions

Focus: Advanced obedience, Leash training

Advanced Obedience

$215

This class continues learning past basic obedience with tricks, beginning rally, and imitation games. Dogs work independently but learn from watching one another.

Dogs attend group sessions practicing advanced skills and tricks.

Best for: Dogs and owners who want to continue advancing beyond basic training.

Duration: 5 sessions

Focus: Advanced obedience, Agility & dog sports

How much does California Canine Dog Training cost?

Private sessions range from $115 for one lesson to $775 for eight rescue-dog sessions. Group-class packs cost $215 for five classes or $375 for ten. Recall and loose-leash workshops are $150, five-week scent workshops are $250, and six-week Therapy Dog Certification Prep is $350. Evaluations cost $45 to $60.

Private Lessons pricing

Private Lessons pricing at California Canine Dog Training in Pacific Grove, CA
Program	Price	Length
Private Lessons (30-Minutes)	$215	1 session
4-Pack Private Lessons (30-Minutes)	$425	4 sessions

Group Classes pricing

Group Classes pricing at California Canine Dog Training in Pacific Grove, CA
Program	Price	Length
Puppy Pre-K	$215	5 sessions
Puppy Manners	$215	5 sessions
Fundamentals of Obedience	$215	5 sessions
Intermediate Obedience	$215	5 sessions
Canine Good Citizen Prep	$215	5 sessions
Advanced Obedience	$215	5 sessions

What training methods does California Canine Dog Training use?

California Canine explicitly uses force-free, science-based positive reinforcement. The website states that prong collars, choke chains, e-collars, spray bottles, and similar aversive tools are not used. Reactivity work incorporates counterconditioning, management, distance, confidence building, and gradual behavior modification.

Public materials reviewed by Barklen do not specify which training tools are used.

Where does California Canine Dog Training offer dog training?

California Canine Dog Training operates from a dedicated training facility in Pacific Grove, CA, offering private lessons and group classes.

Their public materials do not state a wider service area, so Barklen lists Pacific Grove only. Ask whether they travel or take clients from nearby areas.

Located at 120 Central Ave, Pacific Grove, California 93950. California Canine operates as a dedicated dog-training facility serving Monterey Bay and Monterey County.

What should you ask California Canine Dog Training before booking?

Generated from what their public materials leave open

Ask for proof of liability insurance.
Ask which training tools, if any, they use and when.
Ask how many dogs each trainer handles at once.
Ask about current availability and whether there is a waitlist.

Location and hours

120 Central Ave, Pacific Grove, CA

Monday – Thursday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 4:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

How Barklen reviewed this listing

Barklen reviewed California Canine Dog Training against the business's public materials and published this listing. That is not a check of licenses, insurance, or certifications. See our methodology for what a verified listing does and does not mean.

Details the public materials do not address (owner visits during programs, progress updates, overnight staffing, insurance, dogs per trainer, and waitlist) are turned into the questions above rather than filled in.

Last reviewed by Barklen: Aug 22, 2026