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Private dog training, puppy support, official Canton Zürich courses and small-group classes for international dog owners. Learn practical skills in English—in the home, at the training ground and in the everyday environments where your dog actually needs them.
Choose an official mandatory course, individual support or a small-group format. The right starting point depends on your legal requirements, your dog’s age and the situations you want to improve.
Group course: CHF 300
Official English-language practical training with at least six lessons and confirmation after the required learning objectives are achieved.
CHF 160
Clear preparation for the official theory requirement, with online learning and an in-person examination at the training location.
CHF 200
Individual support at home or at an agreed real-life location, with the plan adapted to your dog and daily routine.
Playgroup: CHF 50 per session
Structured puppy socialisation in Zürich 8046, plus private support for settling in, house training, biting, sleep and early leash skills.
View puppy playgroupApply existing skills with professional guidance around everyday distractions, or continue with structured advanced training and enrichment.
View social walksA seasonal scent-work programme in natural surroundings around Zürich. Build focus and teamwork while learning a clear search process.
View truffle trainingCity training should be relevant, not theatrical. Depending on your dog and the goal, sessions can progress from a calm meeting point to the kinds of streets, paths and transport environments that form part of your normal routine. Specific locations are agreed in advance and local rules always apply.
For dogs ready for an urban setting, the station surroundings offer controlled practice around commuters, trams, bicycles and changing pedestrian flow. Work begins at a distance the dog can manage; the objective is calm orientation, not maximum exposure.
Narrower streets, shop entrances and outdoor seating can make loose-leash walking, waiting and passing people genuinely useful skills. Quieter times and side streets allow the difficulty to be adjusted without turning the session into a spectacle.
Open promenades and busier meeting points can support work on attention, settling and calm movement around runners, bicycles and visitors. The route is chosen around the dog’s current confidence and the conditions that day.
The transition between city and green space is useful for recall foundations, calm encounters and disengagement from movement. Long lines are used only where permitted and with consideration for other path users.
Neighbourhood centres combine tram stops, shopping streets and residential routes—the ordinary situations many Zürich dogs meet every day. Training can focus on crossings, waiting, passing dogs and reconnecting after distractions.
Quieter paths and woodland edges can provide a sensible setting for recall work, scent-based enrichment and attention around walkers, wildlife smells and other dogs before progressing to busier environments.
A dog who struggles beside a tram stop may need a different starting point from a puppy learning to settle at home or an adolescent who loses focus on the Limmat path. Private training starts with the behaviour, the environment and the distance at which your dog can still learn.
Breed, age, health, learning history and daily routine all matter, but they do not replace an individual assessment. The aim is steady progress that carries over into ordinary life.
Tell us where you live, your dog’s age and what you want to improve.
We confirm whether a mandatory course, private training, puppy support or another group service is the best fit.
Practise with clear progression in the home or agreed environments relevant to everyday life.
Regular puppy, mandatory and advanced group classes take place at SKG Sektion Zürich in 8046 Zürich. Private sessions can be arranged at home or in an agreed real-life environment, subject to location and availability.
Send your postcode before purchasing a private session so the meeting format and travel can be confirmed.
Understand timing, technique and follow-through without translating complex behavioural advice.
Training focuses on reinforcement, communication, emotional state and achievable progression.
Complete Canton Zürich theory and practical requirements in English with clear guidance and recognised course formats.
Private coaching makes it possible to adapt distance, difficulty and exercises to the dog in front of us.
Start with puppy foundations and continue with private behaviour support, social walks or advanced activities.
Work on the situations that shape daily life in Zürich rather than limiting every exercise to a quiet training field.
Yes. i-Dog School offers private sessions, puppy training, official Canton Zürich courses and group programmes in English. Regular group classes take place at SKG Sektion Zürich in 8046 Zürich.
Regular puppy, mandatory practical and advanced group classes take place at SKG Sektion Zürich, 8046 Zürich. Check the individual service page for the current timetable.
Under the rules in force since 1 June 2025, people who live in a Zürich municipality and newly take on a dog—or move into the canton with a dog—generally need practical training, subject to the official exemptions. The course starts no earlier than the dog’s sixth month and includes at least six lessons. If your case is unclear, check the Canton Zürich guidance.
The theory requirement generally applies if you have never kept a dog or have not kept one for more than ten years, with official exceptions. It concludes with an examination. Check the cantonal guidance if you are unsure whether an exemption applies to you.
Yes, subject to location and availability. A session can take place at home or at an agreed real-life location when that better matches the behaviour you want to address. Send your postcode before booking.
Yes. The structured puppy playgroup takes place in Zürich 8046, while private puppy support can address settling in, house training, biting, sleep, socialisation and early leash skills.
The meeting point depends on your dog and the goal. Suitable environments may include a quiet residential route, a neighbourhood centre, paths near the Limmat or Sihl, or a carefully chosen urban area. No specific public location is guaranteed before booking.
Send your postcode via WhatsApp. We will confirm regional availability and the most appropriate service before you book.
Tell us your postcode, your dog’s age and whether you need an official course or help with a specific behaviour. We will guide you to the most suitable private session, puppy programme or group service.