Online dog training
Online dog training that actually works
Gunnar's Place is a complete, self-paced training course you follow from home in five-minute sessions — from your puppy's first week through to advanced off-leash work. Every method is positive reinforcement only: no corrections, no aversives, ever.
- Positive reinforcement only
- Built by trainer Tamara
- Works on your phone
4
training tiers
70+
lessons
20
tricks
3
masterclasses
$29.99 CAD / month
Monthly membership, after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Masterclasses are bought separately in the app and are not part of the membership.
What Gunnar's Place is
It's a full dog training course you work through at your own pace, designed and led by Tamara. Instead of a folder of unrelated clips, you follow a plan: Puppy Fundamentals, Basic Manners, Intermediate and Advanced, each broken into short lessons with written steps you can follow with your dog right away.
Around that course sits everything else training needs: a trick library for fun, a searchable troubleshooting library for the problems that come up, a weekly photo timeline and progress tracking, long-form masterclasses (sold separately as in-app purchases), a members' community, and 1:1 virtual consults when you want a trainer's eyes on your dog. All of it is reward-based — the app never asks you to correct, startle or punish your dog.
Why this one
Why it's the best way to train your dog online
Most online dog training is a folder of videos with no plan. This is a course: the same methods a good trainer would teach in person, sequenced day by day, with your pup's progress in one place.
Positive reinforcement only
Every lesson, trick and fix in this app is reward-based. There are no corrections, no aversive tools and no punishment anywhere in the training.
A curriculum in the right order
Four progressive tiers take you from your pup's first week home to advanced off-leash work, so you never have to guess what to train next.
Five-minute sessions
Lessons are built for real life: short, focused practice with a clear goal, a marker and a reward — then you get on with your day.
Progress you can actually see
Lesson tracking, a weekly photo timeline, behaviour logs, badges and tier certificates show how far you and your dog have come.
Help when something goes wrong
A searchable troubleshooting library for barking, jumping, chewing, begging, pulling and recall — plus a members' community and 1:1 virtual consults.
Train anywhere, on any device
No travel, no class times, no waiting for the next term. Open the app in your kitchen, your garden or the park and pick up exactly where you left off.
What's inside
One app, the whole training journey
You get a complete, ordered course rather than scattered clips — plus the extras that keep you going when training gets tricky.
1. Puppy Fundamentals
Socialization, crate confidence, potty training and the first weeks home.
2. Basic Manners
Rewards and positions, leave it, stay, leash walking, recall, settle and handling.
3. Intermediate Training
Heeling, longer stays with distractions, games that teach, and off-leash recall.
4. Advanced Training
Heel free, voice-only and signal-only work, out-of-sight stays, drop on recall.
Masterclasses are sold separately
Separation anxiety, leash walking and impulse control. These are in-app purchases and are not included in the $29.99 CAD monthly membership — you only pay for them if you want them.
Also included in the membership
- 20 step-by-step trick guides, from spin and shake to tidy up and through the hoop
- A searchable troubleshooting library for the challenges that derail training
- A weekly photo timeline and behaviour log to see the change over time
- Badges and a certificate at the end of each tier
- A members' community to ask questions and share wins
- 60-minute 1:1 virtual consults when you want expert eyes on your dog
How it works
Three steps to your first lesson
Create your pup's profile
Add your dog's name, age and goals. The app picks the right starting point and shows you today's lesson.
Train in five-minute sessions
Watch the lesson, then follow the written steps with your dog. Mark the moment it clicks and reward generously.
Track progress and move up
Check off lessons, log behaviour and add photos. When a tier is done, you earn a certificate and unlock the next one.
Who it's for
First-time puppy owners, families with a new rescue, adult dogs brushing up on manners, and anyone who wants force-free training without a local class or a fixed schedule.
Questions
What owners ask before starting
Your dog's first lesson is five minutes away
Create your pup's profile, start with a 7-day free trial, and begin the same positive, reward-based training taught in person.
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