Cooperative Care Training and Behavior Service is a dog training business in Walnut Creek, California offering Virtual Training, Private Lessons, and In-Home Training, with published programs from $130.
Walnut Creek • CA • Home-based trainer • 5.0 ★ (7 Google reviews)
Last verified: Sep 5, 2026
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Cooperative Care Training and Behavior Service is listed among dog training programs in Walnut Creek. Published program types include private lessons, virtual training, in home training. Ask about staffing, methods, and follow-up support before you book.
Consultations and evaluations before you commit to a program.
This consultation is for pets struggling with anxiety or aggression, taking into account underlying coping issues rather than just surface behavior. Owners fill out a pre-consultation form beforehand to help the trainer create a tailored plan.
Best for: Dogs and other pets experiencing anxiety or aggression.
Focus: Aggression, Fear & anxiety
A one-on-one initial session covering loose leash walking, general obedience, and minor behavior issues, not including anxiety or aggression cases. Suitable for various species beyond dogs and cats.
Best for: Animals that do well in one-on-one training settings, excluding anxiety or aggression cases.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash training
This consultation covers house rules, house training, socialization, and getting a puppy started on training right away. Follow-up sessions can be booked as 1-hour or 30-minute visits.
Best for: New puppy owners needing help with house rules and early training.
Focus: Puppy training, Socialization, Basic obedience
Private lessons and specialized packages make up the core offerings at Cooperative Care Training and Behavior Service. The Puppy Start Right Package covers five-and-a-half sessions of socialization and obedience for puppies under five months, while the Family Training Package addresses adjustment needs for established dogs. Virtual consultations are available for clients outside the service area, and a Better Vet Visits Package focuses specifically on reducing fear and anxiety around veterinary care.
Single sessions run $130 to $210 depending on format, with puppy socialization outings at $130 and both remote and drop-off consultations at $210 each. Multi-session packages cost $715 total for roughly five-and-a-half sessions. Packages expire four months after purchase.
The trainer picks up the dog, conducts a training session of one hour or thirty minutes depending on the dog's plan, then returns the dog and reports what was accomplished.
Trainer picks up and drops off the dog for the training session, then updates the owner on progress.
Best for: Owners who want an alternative to in-person private sessions.
Focus: Basic obedience
This package gives 5.5 hours of training including a 90-minute intro session, covering house rules, house training, socialization, and biting. Sessions can be scheduled in one-hour or thirty-minute increments to suit short puppy attention spans.
Owner schedules a series of one-hour or thirty-minute sessions totaling 5.5 hours within four months.
Best for: Puppies between 8 weeks and 5 months old.
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Socialization
Duration: 5.5 sessions
This package addresses minor training issues or helps a dog adjust to life changes like a move or new family member, using positive reinforcement over 5.5 hours including a 90-minute intro session.
Sessions can be scheduled once or twice weekly over the package period.
Best for: Families with an existing dog adjusting to changes like a move or new family member.
Focus: Basic obedience
Duration: 5.5 sessions
Focus: Fear & anxiety
Private Lessons in Walnut Creek typically runs $61–$715 across 5 programs that do publish pricing. Ask this trainer for a written quote before comparing.
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Drop-Off Training Consultation | $210 per session | — |
| Puppy Start Right Package | $715 per program | 5.5 sessions |
| Family Training Package | $715 per program | 5.5 sessions |
| Better Vet Visits Package | Not published | — |
The trainer picks up the puppy for a one-hour outing to safely expose it to new sights, sounds, and people, sometimes including puppy play dates with other pups.
Trainer picks up the puppy and takes it on an outing to build confidence around new experiences.
Best for: Puppies needing safe, proactive socialization experiences.
Focus: Puppy training, Socialization
Duration: 1 sessions
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Puppy Socialization Outings | $130 per session | 1 sessions |
Training is delivered remotely for basic issues like loose leash walking and jumping up, with the initial consultation possibly done in person and follow-ups conducted remotely.
Initial consultation may be in-person, with follow-up training sessions conducted over video call.
Best for: Clients living outside the trainer's service area or needing help with basic, non-anxiety training issues.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash training
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Remote Training Consultation | $210 per session | — |
They explicitly describe their approach as force-free. The program does accept dogs with aggression or bite history, which not all trainers will take on.
Method: Reward-based
Uses rewards and positive reinforcement only, without corrections or aversive tools.
Certifications: KPA-CTP
Verification still pending or not yet requested. See our methodology for what verification does and does not mean.
The trainer holds a KPA-CTP certification and has been in business for fourteen years, working one-on-one with each dog. A waitlist is mentioned on the site. Insurance, guarantees, and video update policies aren't addressed.
Facility: Home-based trainer
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: Yes
Dogs per trainer: 1
Booking: Contact form
Price: Cooperative Care Training and Behavior Service does not publish board & train pricing. Across Walnut Creek, 14 programs publish prices from about $60 to $564.
Reviews: Cooperative Care Training and Behavior Service shows 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews among 5 published Walnut Creek programs.
Transparency: This listing scores 83 out of 100 (price 83%, program clarity 63%). 1 of 5 Walnut Creek listings show certifications; this business lists KPA-CTP.
The listed address is an 8th-floor suite on North California Boulevard, which appears to be a mailing address rather than a training facility. Sessions likely take place elsewhere or in clients' homes, though the site doesn't specify.
1990 N California Blvd 8th Floor, #1099, Walnut Creek, CA
Friday: 10:30AM-3:30PM
Monday: 10:30AM-3:30PM
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:30AM-3:30PM
Saturday: 10:30AM-2PM
Thursday: Closed
Wednesday: 10:30AM-3:30PM
Reach out directly or send a quote request through Cooperative Care Training and Behavior Service.
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