Functional training for a companion you can take anywhere.

Companion Dog Training in York County, PA

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.

Training Programs

All of our training programs include:

  • lifestyle training

    • house manners

    • physical handling + grooming

    • socialization + enrichment

  • obedience

    • leash manners

    • coming when called

    • staying put when told

  • behavior modification

    • impulse control

    • emotional regulation

    • problem solving

  • Our Essentials program covers three on leash basic obedience commands, lifestyle training, and mild behavior modification.

    $3500 Four Weeks

  • Our Enhanced program covers five on leash basic obedience commands and remote collar training for off leash reliability.

    $4500 Six Weeks


  • Our Elite program covers five on leash basic obedience commands and remote collar training for off leash reliability. This training program meets or exceeds the UKC Socialized Pet Obedience Test standard, guaranteed.

    $5000 Six Weeks

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.