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Diamonds In the Ruff
Diamonds In the Ruff: Spokane's trusted dog training that builds confident, well-behaved companions.
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Diamonds In the Ruff: Spokane's trusted dog training that builds confident, well-behaved companions.
Diamonds In the Ruff is a Spokane dog training center offering private lessons and group classes led by experienced trainers such as Arielle Dykes and Hayley Jewell. Reviews highlight effective, practical methods, responsive communication, and progress that helps dogs become better companions—often enjoying training and, in some cases, progressing to therapy work with the Red Cross.
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Beginner and intermediate group classes for puppies, focusing on socialization, basic commands, and foundational skills in a supportive environment.
One-on-one sessions tailored to address specific behavioral issues, reactivity, or advanced training needs with personalized guidance.
Specialized training programs to prepare dogs for certification as therapy dogs, including confidence-building and public behavior.
Expert solutions for dogs with reactivity, anxiety, or other challenging behaviors using positive reinforcement techniques.
Structured classes for adult dogs to improve obedience, socialization, and manners in a group setting with professional trainers.
Access to workbooks, video examples, and ongoing text support to reinforce training at home and ensure long-term success.
Overall rating
Alexa Milewski
We are halfway through our first puppy class. We are beyond impressed with how things have gone and how helpful and supportive our teachers are. Michelle and Ali have helped us so much in our short time together and i’m sure we will continue to learn so much more. Our puppy had a rough start to life and has a lot of fear based hold backs. They have helped with answering all our questions and guiding us in the right direction of how to support our puppy. I couldn’t be more happy and grateful for these classes. It is expensive for dog classes but 100% worth the investment and I have no doubt we will continue to bring our Bubba here!
Samantha Jones
Diamonds In the Ruff is an excellent training center, and among the absolute best picks in the Spokane area. My dog Hemlock has spent many valuable days here, and now if we ask him if he wants to go to school or class he's immediately excited and ready to go! The training methodologies used are just plain more effective than those commonly espoused elsewhere too, and will foster a better relationship with your dog. Thanks to them, Hemlock has become much better at dealing with dogs in the world around him and generally a much better dog to live with
Amanda Vandenberg
Great programs here to help train both you and your dog.
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Dan Miller
We’ve used diamonds in the ruff a couple of times. Absolutely love them. We used Arielle Dykes for private lessons with our previous dog. He had had a rough start to life and was people reactive. When we recently found ourselves fostering a young adult dog with no training we turned to DITR again. Because of our previous experience we chose a beginning class taught my Arielle and Hayley Jewell. The class provided the perfect framework to allow my wife & I to work with Pecan in a logical order and at a pace that optimized results. Each class allowed us to discuss our recent successes, and trouble shoot any areas where we weren’t making the progress we hoped for. To complement the in-person classes they provided a workbook and many video examples for reference.and reassurance. They also responded to my texts. I highly recommend DITR,
Julia Kriner
Updated review Because of the training we received my 2 goldens are now PAWS therapy dogs with the Red Cross. Also, training them helped build their confidence. They are now in the UK and we can take them everywhere (even restaurants) because they are so well behaved and they are very dog friendly here. Diamond in the Ruff have helped us multiple times. We have even taken foster dogs to their training program.
