In-Home Dog Training In Arizona
Personalized dog training that brings professional guidance into the environment where your dog lives every day.
Your dog's behavior doesn't just happen at a training facility. It happens in your home, on your walks, around your family, and during everyday situations.
Side by Side Dog Training provides personalized in-home training designed around your dog's individual needs and your family's goals. Whether you're raising a puppy, working through obedience challenges, or helping a fearful, anxious, or reactive dog build confidence, we'll work with you and your dog side by side.
Serving families throughout the East Valley
Your Dog Lives at Home. That's Where Training Should Start.
Training can be difficult when you're trying to explain your dog's behavior to someone who has never seen it happen.
Maybe your dog jumps on guests at the door.
Maybe walks are stressful because your dog pulls, barks, or reacts to other dogs.
Maybe your rescue dog hides when someone enters the house.
Maybe your puppy hasn't learned how to settle down.
Or maybe you simply want help building a strong foundation from the beginning.
In-home training allows us to work with you and your dog in the environment where these behaviors actually occur.
Rather than teaching skills in isolation, we can help you understand how to use those skills as part of your dog's everyday routine.
Who Is In-Home Training For?
In-home training can be a great fit for families who want personalized instruction and hands-on guidance with their dog.
Puppies
Build good habits and foundational obedience from the beginning.
Family dogs
Improve everyday manners and communication inside and outside the home.
rescue dogs
Help a newly adopted dog adjust to their new environment and develop trust.
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fearful or anxious dogs
Give dogs who feel overwhelmed a more comfortable starting point while building confidence at an appropriate pace.
leash challenges
Work on pulling, focus, engagement, and other challenges that can make walks frustrating.
What's Included With In-Home Training
5 Weekly In-Home Training Sessions
Five one-on-one sessions designed to give you and your dog consistent guidance and time to build skills.
60-Minute Sessions
Each session provides dedicated time to work through your dog's specific needs and give you practical instruction.
Customized Training Plan
Training is tailored to your dog's temperament, behavior, environment, and your family's goals.
Foundational Obedience
Build important everyday skills such as:
Sit • Place • Recall • Heel
Leash Walking & Home Manners
Work on the behaviors that make everyday life easier, both inside your home and when you're out together.
Training Equipment
The current program includes a Kuranda place bed and leash.
How In-Home Dog Training Works
01 — Start With an Evaluation
We'll talk about your dog, what you're experiencing, and what you want to accomplish through training.
02 — Build a Plan Around Your Dog
Every dog learns differently. We'll develop an approach based on your dog's behavior, temperament, environment, and your goals.
03 — Train Together
Sherry works directly with you and your dog in your home, teaching you how to communicate clearly and practice the skills correctly.
04 — Practice Between Sessions
The goal isn't for your dog to only listen when the trainer is present. You'll learn how to continue the training between sessions.
05 — Bring Skills Into Everyday Life
As your dog progresses, skills can be practiced in increasingly realistic situations so they become useful beyond the training session.
Training for the Behaviors You Deal With Every Day
Every family has different goals. Depending on your dog's needs, in-home training may help address:
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Basic obedience
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Recall
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Place
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Heel
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Leash manners
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Jumping
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Door manners
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Focus and engagement
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Household manners
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Fear and anxiety
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Confidence building
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Rescue-dog adjustment
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Reactivity
More Than Training Commands
At Side by Side Dog Training, we believe effective training begins with understanding.
A dog isn't simply being "bad" when they bark, hide, pull, jump, or struggle to listen. Behavior is communication, and understanding what is driving that behavior can help us determine how to move forward.
That's especially important for fearful, anxious, shy, and under-socialized dogs.
With more than 17 years of hands-on rescue experience, Sherry brings patience, compassion, and a deep understanding of dogs who may need a little more time and support.
Our goal isn't simply to teach your dog commands.
It's to help you understand your dog and help your dog understand you.
A Gentle Starting Point for Fearful & Anxious Dogs
Some dogs need more than basic obedience.
Fear, anxiety, limited socialization, genetics, previous experiences, or an unfamiliar environment can all affect how a dog responds to the world around them.
For these dogs, training needs to account for the dog's emotional state—not just the behavior we see on the surface.
Sherry has spent more than 17 years working hands-on with rescue dogs and has developed a particular passion for helping fearful and anxious dogs build confidence.
In-home training can provide a familiar starting environment where we can better understand your dog's behavior and teach you how to support their progress.
Progress doesn't have to happen overnight. It just needs to move in the right direction.
We Train You, Too.
One of the most important parts of dog training is making sure the people understand what to do.
During your sessions, you'll learn how to:
Communicate clearly with your dog
Recognize what your dog is telling you
Practice commands correctly
Reinforce desirable behaviors
Respond appropriately when challenges arise
Continue training between sessions
Because the goal isn't to create a dog who listens to Sherry.
The goal is to help your dog listen to you.
Real Training. Real Life. Real Progress
10/10 recommend Sherry and Side by Side Dog Training. We used her in-home training services to train our rescue puppy, Eva Mae. My boyfriend and I wanted to train Eva using German words, and Sherry accommodated us by learning the words we chose. She met us in our home, at the park, and at Home Depot. Sherry taught us how to work with our dog, and corrected us in real-time when we messed up so that we were training Eva the right way. Sherry genuinely cares about her clients and their dogs. She is wonderful with all types of dogs and has the patience and compassion necessary for dogs with difficult behaviors.
- Deanna M.
Meet Sherry
Side by Side Dog Training was founded by Sherry Garcia with a simple belief:
Never Walk Alone.
With more than 17 years of hands-on rescue experience, Sherry has worked with dogs with a wide range of personalities, backgrounds, fears, and behavioral challenges.
Her approach is built around patience, understanding, communication, and helping both dogs and their people develop the skills they need to move forward together.
She has a particular passion for fearful and anxious dogs and the families who are trying to help them.
Frequently asked questions
Ready to Start Training Side by Side
You don't have to figure out your dog's behavior on your own.
Whether you're raising a puppy, welcoming a rescue dog into your family, or trying to help a fearful, anxious, or reactive dog, we're here to help you understand what your dog needs and determine the best path forward.