Customized Dog Training To Fit The Needs Of You & Your Dog
Family Owned San Diego Dog Training Business
45+ Years of Combined Professional Training Experience
Combining passion, decades of knowledge, and a dynamic team of industry experts, Specialty Dog Training serves our local community in Southern California and works with clients all across the country. Our team specializes in training and placing incredible personal and family protection dogs, family companions, and we also work with our clients dogs that struggle with obedience and behavioral challenges. Together, our team has received certifications, awards and accolades from some of the most well recognized institutions across the United States and internationally.
We utilize positive reinforcement, drive exhaustion, structure, appropriate and fair discipline, good clear communication between you and your pet and excellent client communication to achieve the finest results in dog training.
Your canine is unique for many reasons: breed, age, appearance, genetics, environment, past experiences and general personality. For this reason, we believe in customizing canine training programs that fit your puppy and your lifestyle. The same is true when placing one of our trained family protectors or companion dogs. We learn about your needs, wants, lifestyle and ultimately what dog will best match your home.
SDT also believes in giving back! We are partnered with local dog rescues and other wonderful charities to give back where we can. Our most prominent relationship is with our very own charity partner, Shelter to Solider. Specialty Dog Training is the founding partner of STS and donates time, space, staffing and funds to this incredible organization. We are continuously giving back to our community, our military and pets in need. Call or email us today to speak with a dog training expert!
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Personal & Family Protection Dogs
Specialty Dog Training™ offers an elite program that focuses on not just producing highly trained working dogs with exceptional temperaments but also focuses on our very special clients and your needs.
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Pre-Trained Family Dogs
Specialty Dog Training™ has trained family dogs available for adoption and we can also source and train a dog for you if we don’t have a match. We take all the guess-work out of adopting a new pup by hand-selecting the best dog for you based on your family’s lifestyle, needs, and preferences.
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Board & Train Programs
SDT specializes in creating an unbeatable learning environment in a safe, fun and interactive environment for your 4-legged family member(s). We take your family member into our loving and structured environment and teach him/her new boundaries and commands and work with all behavioral issues.
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Emotional Support Dog Training
We offer custom-tailored programs for individuals seeking an ESA or Service dog, and we train and place Facility Dogs for organizations in need of a special canine companion at their location.
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A bit late in posting this review but we loved dealing with the folks at Specialty Dog Training. We had picked out a dog through their website that we wanted to take with us on trips in our RV. Not always being familiar with some of the places we were camping at, we wanted to […]
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I give this place ten stars! I received Thor, a Level III protection dog this past Monday. Thor is lovable, impeccably trained and very happy. Graham, Garick and the entire staff have done an outstanding job! I finally feel safe at home knowing that Thor will protect me should anything happen. I highly recommend Specialty […]
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Now that I’m starting week 2 of dealing with my broken knee, I wanted to let you know that Gunner has been absolutely wonderful. He seems to understand that he can’t be his usual boisterous self around me, and is so incredibly gentle. He is walked twice a day by dog walkers, and he’s very […]
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Graham Bloem and his Specialty Dog Training Team are the best in the business! I searched globally for a year for my canine companion to enjoy the golden years. Having family pets throughout my life, I knew that the choice I made was similar to adopting a child. I had very specific needs on my […]
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Graham is the trainer who volunteered to help one of our Magic listeners dogs finish its service dog training. He is one of the best trainers you will ever find!
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Devoted to Rescue Dogs and Veterans
By choosing Specialty Dog Training you are directly supporting Shelter to Soldier™, a non-profit organization that serves our US Veterans suffering from combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI).
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Find the Perfect Pre-Trained Dog
We can custom build a dog for you, or match a dog we have available from a variety of training levels. From well-mannered family companions to business protection to detection, we guarantee the perfect dog for you and your specific needs.