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Master Dog Training is a dog training business in Temple City, California offering In-Home Training, with published programs from $70.
Temple City • CA • Mobile / travels to you • 4.7 ★ (10 Google reviews)
Last verified: Sep 6, 2026
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Master Dog Training is listed among dog training programs in Temple City. Published program types include in home training. Ask about staffing, methods, and follow-up support before you book.
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An official AKC certification test conducted in public to evaluate the owner's control and the dog's temperament, useful for insurance, hotels, therapy, and service dog purposes.
Best for: Well-behaved, non-fearful, non-aggressive dogs.
Focus: Advanced obedience
A public assessment test for service dogs evaluating owner control and dog temperament, with certification issued by the business itself.
Best for: Service dogs and their handlers.
Focus: Service dog training, Advanced obedience
In-home training spans beginner through expert obedience courses, each running five sessions. Master Dog Training also offers behavior modification for small dogs under 25 lbs with issues like aggression or reactivity, plus potty training and service dog certification. The standard obedience tracks exclude dogs with aggression or fear problems.
Sessions run $70 to $120 each, with five-session packages available at $300. Pricing for behavior modification, potty training, and service dog programs isn't published on the site.
This entry-level course teaches the dog to perform basic obedience commands while near the owner and addresses common problem behaviors like pulling, jumping, and barking.
The trainer conducts five in-home sessions teaching basic commands and addressing problem behaviors.
Best for: Dogs without aggression or fear issues who need foundational obedience.
Focus: Basic obedience
Duration: 5 sessions; 5-session package $300
Building on basics, this course adds distraction training and introduces heel walking alongside the owner using intermediate-level commands.
Five in-home sessions focused on heeling and command reliability with added distractions.
Best for: Dogs that have completed basic training and are ready for distraction work.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash training
Duration: 5 sessions; 5-session package $300
This course advances the dog to performing commands at a distance from the owner and while heeling, building greater independence and reliability.
Five in-home sessions teaching distance commands and heeling reliability.
Best for: Dogs that have mastered intermediate commands and are ready for distance work.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Recall & off-leash
Duration: 5 sessions; 5-session package $300
The most advanced obedience tier refines expert-level heeling and introduces basic scent work skills.
Five in-home sessions focused on precision heeling and introductory scenting exercises.
Best for: Dogs that have completed the advanced course.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Scent work
Duration: 5 sessions; 5-session package $300
This program addresses severe behavior problems such as aggression, fear, anxiety, dominance, resource guarding, and excessive barking, and is conducted on neutral ground like a nearby park.
Sessions take place on neutral ground such as a park rather than at home.
Best for: Small dogs under 25 lbs with extreme behavior problems.
Focus: Aggression, Fear & anxiety, Resource guarding, Leash reactivity
In-Home Training in Temple City typically runs $70–$120 across 8 programs that do publish pricing. Ask this trainer for a written quote before comparing.
A single in-home session teaching commands to help house-train puppies.
A single session held at the owner's home teaching potty-training commands.
Best for: Puppies needing potty training.
Focus: Puppy training
Duration: 1 sessions
In-Home Training in Temple City typically runs $70–$120 across 8 programs that do publish pricing. Ask this trainer for a written quote before comparing.
Focus: Service dog training, Basic obedience, Advanced obedience
In-Home Training in Temple City typically runs $70–$120 across 8 programs that do publish pricing. Ask this trainer for a written quote before comparing.
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER COURSE | $70–$120 per session | 5 sessions |
| INTERMEDIATE COURSE | $70–$120 per session | 5 sessions |
| ADVANCED COURSE | $70–$120 per session | 5 sessions |
| EXPERT COURSE | $70–$120 per session | 5 sessions |
| DOG BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION | Not published | — |
| DOG POTTY TRAINING | Not published | 1 sessions |
| SERVICE DOG TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION | Not published | — |
The approach is explicitly described as balanced training. Behavior cases involving aggression or fear are handled selectively, with larger dogs over 25 lbs referred to board and train facilities elsewhere.
Method: Balanced
Combines rewards with corrections, which may include tools such as prong collars or e-collars.
Certifications: AKC CGC Evaluator
Verification still pending or not yet requested. See our methodology for what verification does and does not mean.
An AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator credential is listed, and the business has been operating for 19 years. Insurance coverage and any guarantee terms aren't mentioned on the site.
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: not specified on their website.
Guarantee: not specified on their website.
Waitlist: not specified on their website.
Dogs per trainer: not specified on their website.
Booking: Phone only
Price: Master Dog Training does not publish board & train pricing. Across Temple City, 4 programs publish prices from about $70 to $70.
Reviews: Master Dog Training shows 4.7★ from 10 Google reviews among 1 published Temple City programs.
Transparency: This listing scores 73 out of 100 (price 57%, program clarity 71%). 1 of 1 Temple City listings show certifications; this business lists AKC CGC Evaluator.
Training happens in your home rather than at a facility, with sessions conducted at your address in Temple City or the surrounding area. Parking and accessibility depend on your own location.
9861 Olive St, Temple City, CA
Friday: 9AM-8PM
Monday: 9AM-8PM
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday: 9AM-8PM
Saturday: 10AM-5PM
Thursday: 9AM-8PM
Wednesday: 9AM-8PM
Reach out directly or send a quote request through Master Dog Training.
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