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Acoma Training Center
Acoma Training Center: Caring, effective dog training from puppy to advanced obedience.
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Acoma Training Center: Caring, effective dog training from puppy to advanced obedience.
Located in Albuquerque at 333 Wyoming Blvd SE, Acoma Training Center offers puppy through advanced obedience programs. Customers praise caring, attentive staff who know families by name and celebrate real progress—from intro puppy classes to novice and advanced courses. Led by hands-on trainer Trish, the center is described as welcoming and effective for lifelong canine confidence.
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Introductory classes for young dogs covering basic obedience, socialization, and foundational skills in a supportive group setting.
Comprehensive 8-week program for dogs to learn essential commands, improve behavior, and boost confidence through structured training.
Follow-up training for graduates to refine obedience, tackle complex behaviors, and enhance long-term discipline and companionship.
Specialized sessions for dogs with challenging issues like aggression or jumping, using effective tools like slip or prong collars for safety.
One-on-one attention from experienced trainers, including Trish, tailored to individual dog needs and owner goals for optimal results.
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Overall rating
Sara Bergthold
YIKES, y'all. Acoma has been in business since 1952, and I'm pretty sure their archaic training methods have not advanced at all since the 50's. I took my 5 month old aussie puppy to Acoma for their puppy obedience class despite a gut intuition that it would not be a fit for us, and I was right. We only lasted the first intro class because I was appalled to see how freely prong collars, slip chain and regular collars are jerked in "corrections." Trish the owner seemed to be foaming at the mouth to get to pop a puppy into place and dole out prong collars -- almost sadistic. At one point, she took my puppy for a demonstration of how to force a puppy to sit. She immediately pinched my pup's spinal area directly over her hindquarters with a claw-like hand and repeated this pinch until my pup sat. Guess what? I already taught my puppy to sit using positive reinforcement, and she would have immediately offered a sit had Trish given her the chance. Instead, my puppy thrashed around to the point of pulling out of her collar and running across the (fenced, thank god) yard. My puppy has been wary of me touching her in the area on her back where she was pinched since this experience. Yes, any dog will obey in a moment of fear and pain. Pat yourself on the back for a "training" well done for intimidating and hurting, but at what cost to your bond with your new puppy? At what cost to the dog's sense of security in the world and with strangers? Ask yourself that before wasting your money on an outdated force-based training. There are better methods, people. Modern research has consistently shown that positive reinforcement methods are more effective and less problematic than force-based tools like prong collars and choke chains. Even veterinary behaviorists and organizations like the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior now recommend positive reinforcement as the gold standard, not this punitive cruelty.
Yasmin Khan
Excellent training center. I did the basic class with my border collie mix and I'm looking forward to advanced and agility. They have a focus on safety and clear communication. Yes you use the chain collar but it's to train, and now my dog listens and I rarely have to pull on it. My dog listens well now, she was a street dog with no training and now I see how smart she is from this basic training class. I recommend this place 100%. Effective and affordable.
Dismas Desloge
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Trish the owner is a talent and wonderful person. Recommend!
Gregory Leonard
Best dog training in Albuquerque.
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