Begin Here Guide All DTC Dog Teams

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In Person Training Options DTC

Thank you for your interest in holistic dog and handler team training.  We offer live in person training sessions, consultations and workshops.  We do not require an evaluation of your dog. We believe any time you are willing to invest in training yourself and your dog are beneficial.  With us you will handle and train your own dog from start to finish. 

We offer two full long term dog and handler training programs one for family pets and the other for family protection dogs.  Take a look at the training program page for more information.  Ed Marshall is the training director of DTC Practical Protection and Crystal LeJeune is the training director of Athletic Fmaily Dogs.  Each trainer offers one day workshops that focus on specific training exercise, from our long term training program.  One day workshops are excellent choice for those not interested in long term training our full program and want to work at their own pace.  Our full program is required choice for those looking to achieve level 2 or 3 trained dog skill set.  To view pricing for long term training in our program visit combo training page.

 All in person training is by online reservation.  See the above links or request training

Online Training Options DTC

Dynamic holistic dog and handler training blog. Is a good starting point for both in person training student and online training student.  Each month we feature a new training article.  Some useful blogs for all DTC  training students are our required training gear.  We use and recommend our gear found on Gear I Love page. Not all the gear listed is required.  We require you to purchase the gear we use because this is the gear we train you how to use with your own dog. Our live in person workshops, combo training and online classes utilize the gear I love to train and handle dogs with.  

In addition to the gear mentioned on Gear I Love product links, we love DIY training projects.  After all your dog is custom trained by you for you with guidance, so are some of your dog training furniture!   We offer workshops in person and online DIY classes for you to build your own dog training furniture just like we use at our home with our dogs.  Take a look!  

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DTC Dog and Handler online training course and classes. 

DTC online dog and handler training is intended to complement my in-person training. I am often booked out a year in advance for in person training.  I work with a handful of people over a long period of time.  Likewise, I work with clients that live a great distance from me because I specialize in training naturally protective dogs that require unique training structure.  

 We plan to launch our online training course April 2026.  Today when you choose to join our wait list and  become a member with DTC you gain access to per-courses and special pricing.  You will be the first to know! 

While most of our active in-person training is scheduled for 2 – 4 weeks apart and will continue this way.   Long gaps in training together are challenging.  I believe that offering my online course will help bridge the gap that exists.  When you choose to become a member of my online community or course you can continue to learn even when we can’t meet up in person.

Happy Training from Dog Trainers Ed and Crystal!