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February 9, 2026
Serving Castle Rock, and surrounding areas.
At Misfits Dog Training, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all programs or quick fixes. Every dog is an individual, and effective training starts with understanding how dogs learn, communicate, and make decisions in the real world.
Our approach is balanced and fair. Good decisions are rewarded with praise, affection, and freedom. Poor decisions are addressed clearly and consistently—so dogs learn how to make better choices, not just follow commands.
Our In-Home Dog Training program includes eight private lessons focused on educating the owner while developing a well-mannered, obedient dog. This relationship-based program prioritizes clear communication, consistency, and real-life application in your dog’s everyday environment. This is the most time intensive program for clients.
Typically, the first four lessons take place in the home, addressing foundational obedience, leash skills, structure, boundaries, and unwanted behaviors such as jumping, pulling, or lack of focus. The final four lessons transition into public settings to proof behaviors around distractions, build confidence, and improve reliability.
Lessons are highly customizable and tailored to your dog’s age, temperament, and specific goals. Balanced training tools, including the e-collar when appropriate, are introduced in a fair and humane manner. This program is ideal for owners who want hands-on involvement and long-term results.
Our 3-4 Week Board and Train is an immersive training program focused on real-world obedience, accountability, and reliability. This covers reactivity, off-leash obedience, and behavior modification. This is a done for you program with the least amount of work you have to put in for training compared to private training.
During the first week, training centers on relationship building, engagement, and foundational obedience using balanced methods in and around our home and property.
In week two, we introduce the e-collar as a fair, low-level communication tool and begin transitioning training into public environments to generalize behaviors. Week three advances toward off-leash reliability, impulse control, and proofing commands in higher-distraction settings.
This program emphasizes obedience, leash manners, recall, and neutrality around people and dogs. Training concludes with a 2–3 hour in-home owner education session covering proper tool use, maintenance, and progression.
This program also includes 1 year of follow up support including private training.
Financing and Payment Plans Available.
Our Day Training Program combines private in-home lessons with one on one training with your trainer and your dog, offering the best of owner education, immersive professional training, and providing more consistency
. This is the middle ground for time commitement for training you have to put in. All the Benefits of a board and train while your dog stays with you.
Including a year of support including in home training.
This is a 1-2 month program. We do (2) one on one sessions with your dog followed by (1) private training session with your family every week. For 4 – 8 weeks.
Financing Available And Payment Plans Available.
Ready to get started? Use the calendar below to schedule your consultation and discuss the best training path for you and your dog.
Meet John, the founder of Misfits Dog Training.
John isn’t your average trainer. With a background in technical problem-solving from his years working in HVAC, he brings an analytical, outside-the-box approach to every dog he works with. Whether he’s training a specialized hunting dog or helping rehabilitate a reactive family pet, John focuses on training the individual dog—not forcing them into a one-size-fits-all system.
John’s goal is simple: to help you move past the stress and build a confident, harmonious relationship with your dog. Because at the end of the day, every “misfit” deserves to be a happy, balanced member of the family.
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