Puppy Classes

upcoming dog events & clinics at farm supply

Free Clinics on the central coast

dog training for everyone

Dog Clinics At Farm Supply on the central Coast

Giving back to the community is important to me. That’s why I’ve teamed up with Farm Supply on the Central Coast (from Arroyo Grande to San Luis Obispo to Santa Maria) to provide FREE clinics designed to help you and your pet companion thrive. From mastering dog walking to addressing reactivity and fostering a stronger connection with your four-legged friend, we’re here to help you and your dog learn, grow, and enjoy a happier life together here on the Central Coast!

If you’d like more hands-on help with your pup – let’s chat about personal dog training. With over 15 years of experience and as a Certified Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor, I love helping dog families just like yours. Read my Google Reviews below and you’ll get a feel for how we can work together.

Personal dog training is perfect if you recently…

Welcomed a new puppy in your home.
Adopted a rescue dog.
Have a senior dog that’s displaying new behaviors.

Have multiple dogs or animals living together.
Are struggling with a reactive dog that’s hard to introduce to people or take on walks.
Or have a young child or teen in the house with your dog.

upcoming events

Join us for the following dog clinics at Farm Supply on the Central Coast throughout the year! Questions about the events?

Email ellenthedogtrainer@gmail.com to learn more.

Reduce Reactivity: May 18th In San Luis Obispo (Location May Change To Santa Maria)
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Speak Dog: August 24th In San Luis Obispo
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Raising A Teenage Dog: October 18th In San Luis Obispo
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get Your dog necessities at farm supply

From KONG toys, Red Barn Chew-A-Bulls, to Canidae dog food, Farm Supply has everything you need for a happy and healthy dog! Looking for more resources and tools for your dog? I’ve reviewed some of the best leashes, harnesses, and interactive food toys. You can find them on the Resources tab, or by clicking here.

Thank You To Our Sponsors!

Thanks to their support, we're able to offer these dog clinics here in San Luis Obispo.

Excellent

Based on 65 reviews

Carolyn Smith

2025-04-30

Ellen helped us over several visits with our 2 year old pup Willie, who although a sweet and lovable boy, has barking issues and likes to chase or bark at some people, especially if riding a bike or scooter. We found her friendly, easy to work with and knowledgeable. She provided training videos to help review and imprint our lessons. In using positive rewards she gave us with tools to minimize his barking and reactive behaviors. Without her help, I don’t know where we would be… probably still trying to sort out the myriad of on-line training videos and struggling to understand how Willie works! (Thank you Ellen). We highly recommend her.

Erin Meisse

2024-09-05

Ellen has been such an important part of helping me with my 2 x rescue teenage dog! Kaya had lots of trust issues and Ellen really helped me understand how to build trust in order to train. Ellen has really trained ME, so that I can help my dog gain confidence and become her full self. In just two sessions, Kaya was obeying the commands we felt most important in building connection and trust. Kaya's personality has really blossomed since we started with Ellen! I did a ton of research on local private trainers before choosing Ellen, so let me save you the time - I cannot recommend Ellen enough!!

Bobbie Cunningham

2024-08-16

Ellen is the absolute BEST. She is so kind, patient, and extremely receptive when it comes to dog behavior. I honestly noticed a difference after one session with Ellen. Our 2 year old rescue pup (shepherd mix) had food anxiety, was very jumpy, was a runner, and was destructive out in the yard. Ellen taught us some simple games and commands to give her, and she was so eager to learn. I love Ellen's philosophy on training, and making sure it fit within our family's schedule and capacity... no mandatory daily walks, 3-5 min of training/games per day. It was all so easy once Ellen explained what our dog needed. THANK YOU ELLEN!!! You are incredible.

Kahye Yu

2024-08-16

Ellen provided us the tools, skills and knowledge to help my dog with her reactivity. She gives a good balance between theory and practical skills/exercises and is always willing to answer your questions (which I had many of) during your sessions, or even outside of your sessions. What stood out to me the most was her ability to support and empathize with you. She was kind and patient with me as I was struggling through all the aspects of reactivity and now I feel more sure of myself as an owner of a reactive dog. I look forward to building my relationship with my dog using everything we learned from Ellen.

Ashley Madden

2024-06-30

Ellen is great at working with reactive dogs and their owners. Before each session she spoke to us on the phone to let us know what to expect and how to prepare our dog. She is very observant, really honing in on small body language cues that signify anxiety, frustration, or even signs of pain. She helped us understand how our behaviors could be having a positive or negative affect on our dog. And she let our dog determine how a session would play out, stopping a little early if he became too stressed or pushing ahead a little more if he seemed ready. I would highly recommend her.

Tamara Wise

2024-06-12

Ellen was great in helping my daughter (10yr old) train her 4 month old puppy. Our puppy (chihuahua) now comes when we call her as well as sits and stays on command. My daughter has a lot of fun taking the techniques she learned from Ellen and continuing puppy training. I think it is great to teach children how to train as well as interact with dogs at a young age. I would highly recommend this training course when starting your child out with a new puppy. Thank you Ellen! I would love to get a “how to train your teenage dog” class as well!

Gianna Rea

2024-06-02

Ellen is attentive to all of her clients and really took into consideration all of my dog’s sensitivities. Trust the process. In a world of instant gratification, working to help your dog overcome fears, anxieties and previous trainings, takes time and patience. After all the knowledge and take aways from our sessions, I have seen a change in Flynn’s behaviors. He’s not perfect, but we’re working one day at a time to make each day better than before.

Gretchen G

2024-06-01

Ellen was referred to me by my dog’s vet. My dog has pretty severe fear aggression towards people she’s not used to and Ellen was so willing and excited to work with her. She is incredibly knowledgeable with behaviors and also physical aspects that may be affecting behaviors. She provides so many tools that complement her training sessions and sets a up a personalized google classroom you can always access with videos she takes during the training which is so helpful. Her training/ teaching and tools / recommendations she made helped immensely with my dog. Ellen’s prices are vey fair and she is such a pleasure to work with!

lizzy sorce

2024-05-05

Ellen is absolutely wonderful. She is extremely knowledgeable, honest, and helpful. I specifically reached out to Ellen for her experience working with senior dogs and new behaviors, and she is really helping me understand what might be causing some behaviors, and how to manage them. I highly recommend reaching out to her if you have any questions or needs regarding your dog's behavior.

Rita Flores

2024-01-23

I was searching for a local trainer for our puppy and luckily found Ellen. The package of puppy lessons is the best money I spent thus far on our little buddy. He loves Ellen and she has great insight on how to adjust our human thoughts to be more in touch with our dog, Bernie. Her lessons have helped us earn trust with him and are shaping him into a very loving part of our family. Thank you Ellen!

upcoming dog events & clinics at farm supply

Free Clinics on the central coast

dog training for everyone

Dog Clinics At Farm Supply on the central Coast

upcoming events

get Your dog necessities at farm supply

Thank You To Our Sponsors!

Thanks to their support, we're able to offer these dog clinics here in San Luis Obispo.

Serving Morro Bay | Los Osos | Cambria | San Luis Obispo | Cayucos | Atascadero | Templeton | Paso Robles

(805) 431-7359 | ellenthedogtrainer@gmail.com

©2024 Ellen the Dog Trainer, Inc.

Website Managed By Cool Marketing By Madison Quiring

Dog Training & Behavior Modification

Help Is Here!

upcoming dog events & clinics at farm supply​

Free Clinics on the central coast

dog training for everyone

Dog Clinics At Farm Supply on the central Coast

upcoming events

get Your dog necessities at farm supply

Thank You To Our Sponsors!

Thanks to their support, we're able to offer these dog clinics here in San Luis Obispo.

Serving Morro Bay | Los Osos | Cambria | San Luis Obispo | Cayucos | Atascadero | Templeton | Paso Robles

(805) 431-7359 | ellenthedogtrainer@gmail.com

©2024 Ellen the Dog Trainer, Inc.

Website Managed By Cool Marketing By Madison Quiring

Dog Training & Behavior Modification

Help Is Here!

upcoming dog events & clinics at farm supply