Functional training for a companion you can take anywhere.

Financing Available

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Results Guaranteed

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Fully Insured

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Certified Trainers

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Financing Available | Results Guaranteed | Fully Insured | Certified Trainers |

Companion Dog Training

Our companion dog training programs are designed for all breeds, sizes, and temperaments. We work with you to choose the right training outcomes and format based on your dog’s genetics, behavior, and the life you want to live together.

At Iron Oak Dog Company, we help dogs and owners build reliable obedience, better manners, and real-world stability at home, around town, and out on everyday adventures. Our companion dog training programs in York County, PA and Baltimore County, MD are built for families who want a dog that is easier to live with, safer off leash, and more dependable in daily life.

Whether you need better manners, more reliable obedience, behavior modification, or the skills to go more places with confidence, we tailor training to your dog’s temperament, your goals, and your lifestyle.

Our Companion Dog Training programs build calm, reliable behavior in real-world environments using short daily training sessions.

  • Stop embarrassing behavior in public

  • Build focus and neutrality around distractions

  • Enjoy restaurants, parks, and travel with your dog

We utilize a flexible framework, expertly curated to the specific needs of you and your dog. We guide you every step of the way no matter what your goals are:

  • Helping the nice dog who can just be “a lot” sometimes learn to adjust to different environments

  • Getting better reliability from the already good dog so they can safely enjoy more freedom

  • Fixing reactivity that makes neighbors run when they see you coming

  • Addressing dangerous or anti-social behavior

  • Squashing drama at the vet and groomer

  • Understanding

    We’ve been there, struggling to make sense of all the conflicting information out there while trying to help our dog. We’ve learned from the best in the business and distill what works down into an easy to follow training program.

  • Real Results

    We use science-backed, results-driven methods tailored to each dog. No cookie-cutter approach and no guesswork. You get a personalized roadmap that creates real results and no fallout. We get it right the first time.

  • Trusted Nationwide

    Dog owners and professional trainers from all over the county attend our seminars, seek our advice on difficult cases, and participate in our online community. Our client reviews speak for themselves.

  • Our Promise

    We guarantee our training works. We work with our clients until we achieve the standards for their training program. You pay for results instead of unfulfilled promises and no accountability.

The Iron Oak Training Journey

  • Foundation

    Everything else is built off of a foundation of motivation, communication, structure, and support. With the right system in place many problems fade away, and you barely have to try. This is the starting point for a more inclusive and enjoyable life with your dog.

  • Fundamentals

    Fundamentals build a language with the leash and develop responsiveness and responsibility in common situations. We train to the AKC Canine Good Citizen or UKC Socialized Pet Obedience Test standard, guaranteed.

  • Freedom

    Off leash reliability is about exploration and enrichment while maintaining connection. In order for our companions to enjoy these privileges, they must be responsible community members. We complete remote collar conditioning and, depending on your lifestyle, train to the AKC Community Canine and/or Urban Canine standard, guaranteed.

  • Sport + Social

    Drop in sessions provide opportunities for casual exploration or deep dives into Sport + Social activities. On and off leash socialization, adventure dog skills, urban escapades, and working dog tasks like retrieving and scent work. Harness your dog’s unique powers for good, while building a cooperative partnership and a sense of community.

  • Experiences

    Clients get first dibs on special events like clinics, camps, and gatherings. Celebrate your successes, build community, make new memories, and honor your companion.

Training Guarantee

  • We know many clients have already invested hundreds or thousands of dollars in training programs with little to nothing to show for it. We back everything we do with a guarantee because we’re confident in the results our services deliver.
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    We keep working with you until you and your dog are able to meet the objective standards for your training program.

    After you successfully complete your program, we’re here for the long haul to answer questions and help you troubleshoot for the life of your dog.

    This protects your investment and recognizes that developing your dog and your relationship with them is an ongoing process.

Training Formats + Pricing

  • We do the hard work to develop your dog’s skills while you focus on your daily life. You’ll bring home a well-mannered companion who is more adaptable to new situations and integrates more easily into your everyday life. We also make sure you’re empowered with the tools and knowledge you need to maintain the results. Our program offers a time-efficient, expert-led solution that creates lasting results. And our low volume means your dog gets more time and attention each day so we can get more done, in less time, with better results.

    ​Your dog spends time in our home, as well as on 300 acres of training grounds where your they can decompress, explore, and learn. They live alongside, and are treated just like, one of our personal dogs. They complete a holistic program including obedience, lifestyle training, behavior modification, socialization, and enrichment.

    ​During their stay, your dog receives personalized exercise, enrichment, and education tailored to their needs and your training goals. Throughout the program, you'll receive video updates, written progress reports, and access to resources that support your training journey.

    We only take on 4 new clients at a time maintain our quality of service.

    $3000 30 Days
    $4000 45 Days
    $5000 60 Days

  • One-on-one coaching provides fully bespoke training programs and maximum scheduling flexibility. Our programs are unique because we meet you where you’re at, both in terms of your current level of training, and also the environments where you need that training to work the most. We can also help clients through online lessons.

    We consult with you to develop a training road map that maximizes results in the shortest amount of time possible, whether you need to develop your puppy, put some handles on your young dog, or add some polish to your seasoned vet. Then we guide you hands on through the training process every step of the way.

    You have unlimited access to your trainer between sessions for questions and feedback. This ensures steady progress, no setbacks, and an efficient path toward achieving your goals. Core lessons are available to you in a step by step online format so you never have to take notes or remember what we covered during a session.

    We only take on 6 new clients at a time maintain our quality of service.

    $450 - 3 Sessions
    $750 - 6 Sessions
    $1015 - 9 Sessions
    $1200 - 12 Sessions

    On site sessions (we come to you) incur a travel fee of $50 plus $0.65/mile.

  • A cost effective option with socialization and distractions built right in. Group class is a great starting point for dogs with selective hearing but no significant behavioral concerns. This is the same training with the same guarantees and support. Just bring your commitment and critical thinking, and we’ll guide every step of the way.

    $50/session