My first experience with dog training. Pat has a way with dogs and it's true that she's a believer in positive reinforcement. I was in a group class (~ 6 dogs) held at Mile High Mutts. 7 weeks, a good value. In the evenings, so you can come after work. In class we learned and practiced with our dogs. You walk away with a handout of what you learned and last class a special gift. What I liked most is that we learned *useful* commands and Pat was not all "super-human alpha" philosphy, but not a "dog weenie" either. Her philosophy is 'because I have the cookies" --it's about respect but does not descend to the level of "will work for food" read more