From puppy foundations and everyday obedience to agility, rally, enrichment, clinics, and more, there's always something new to learn together.
At Patience Inspired Dog Training, our classes are designed to help dogs and their people build useful skills in a supportive, positive-reinforcement environment. Whether you're starting with a new puppy, strengthening everyday skills, working through a challenge, or simply looking for something fun to do together, explore the options and find your next step.
Positive Reinforcement • Experienced Trainers • Coventry, Rhode Island
Every dog-and-handler team has different goals.
Some are starting with puppy foundations. Some want better everyday obedience. Some need additional support around distractions or reactivity. And some are ready to jump, sniff, search, rally, trick-train, or simply try something new together.
That's why PIDT offers several different styles of classes, clinics, and ongoing activities. Use the sections below to help you quickly find the type of training that fits you.
Start with the foundations, then keep building confidence and reliability as you and your dog progress. Group classes are structured as closed groups with defined start and end dates rather than rolling enrollment—so dogs and people learn together in a consistent environment. Jump to classes
Start with the foundations, then keep building confidence and reliability as you and your dog progress. Our core group classes are structured as closed groups with defined start and end dates rather than continuously changing rolling groups—so dogs and people get to learn together in a consistent environment.
Now EnrollingFor puppies approximately 8 weeks through 6 months
Introduce early training foundations, everyday skills, basic commands, grooming and handling, house-training and feeding concepts, and appropriate socialization.
Now EnrollingFor dogs approximately 6 months and older
Build basic obedience foundations: basic commands, loose-leash walking, greetings, recall, body-language basics, and foundational communication.
Now EnrollingStrengthen and refine existing skills while introducing more advanced work around distractions, heel, Park It, Touch, and more.
Prerequisite: Completion of Beginner Obedience
View Intermediate Obedience
Now EnrollingHigher-level reliability for experienced teams: obedience at a distance, higher-level distractions, out-of-sight cues, and advanced everyday control.
Prior obedience experience recommended
View Advanced ObedienceA smaller supporting section for teams preparing for therapy work and enrolled students who need a little help getting back on track.
Now EnrollingA preparation class for dog-and-handler teams working toward Therapy Dog testing. Review and practice the skills needed to prepare confidently for evaluation.
Now EnrollingA short one-on-one make-up option for students who have missed a class and need help catching up.
Most 6-week group classes are $250 plus Rhode Island sales tax unless otherwise noted. Current pricing, payment information, and registration details are shown with each class.
Training is a process, and many dogs benefit from continuing to learn as they move through different stages of life. PIDT Training Plans bundle classes, drop-in opportunities, enrichment time, and other benefits into longer-term options for dog families who want to keep training.
Most comprehensive
Middle option
Simple ongoing-training option
Obedience-focused optionCredit-card convenience fee may apply. Package prices and savings are pre-tax.
PIDT offers a few different ways to learn. Here's how the formats compare so you know what you're signing up for.
Many are closed groups with defined start and end dates. This allows people and dogs to get to know one another, build familiarity, develop friendships, and learn within a more consistent environment.
These may follow a different recurring or bookable format, so they're more flexible than the closed multi-week series.
Shorter opportunities focused on a specific skill or activity—perfect when you don't need a full class series.
Individual practice or enrichment time rather than trainer-led group instruction. A great way to keep skills sharp on your own schedule.
We believe learning should strengthen the relationship between dogs and their people. Our trainers use positive reinforcement and science-informed teaching to help dogs understand what we want, build confidence, and practice useful skills in an environment designed for learning.
We do not rely on shock collars, prong collars, choke collars, or fear- and pain-based training methods. The goal is not simply to get through a class—it's to give you skills you can carry into everyday life together.
You don't need to study the whole class catalog before reaching out.
Tell us about your dog, what training you've already done, and what you'd like to work on. We'll help you figure out whether the best next step is a group class, specialty class, clinic, private training, Day Training, or another PIDT option.
Patience Inspired Dog Training offers group dog training classes at our Coventry, RI location for families throughout Rhode Island, including Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich, Cranston, Providence, Narragansett, South County, Newport, and surrounding communities.
Whether you're looking for puppy classes, obedience training, behavior-focused support, agility, enrichment, or simply a fun way to keep learning with your dog, explore the current class lineup and find your next step.
Based at Pawtuxet Farm, 26 Mapledale Street, Coventry, RI 02816.
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Find a class that fits your dog, your goals, and where you are in your training journey. Each class has its own registration path, so getting started is simple.
Patience Inspired Dog Training • Coventry, Rhode Island
