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Essential Manners and Commands for Dogs

This 3-week masterclass is designed to help you teach your dog essential manners and commands, transforming challenging behaviors into positive habits. Hosted by Melissa Viera of MJ’s Pet Training Academy, you’ll learn simple techniques and receive real-time feedback to strengthen your dog’s focus and impulse control.

Created by Melissa Viera

Last Updated: 2026

Workshop Schedule:

WEEK 1:  MANNERS AT HOME AND BEYOND - January 07, 2025 At 8:00 PM Eastern Time (5:00 PM PST)

WEEK 2:  FOCUS AND IMPULSE CONTROL - January 14, 2025 At 8:00 PM Eastern Time (5:00 PM PST)

WEEK 3:  POLITE GREETINGS AND RECALL - January 21, 2025 At 8:00 PM Eastern Time (5:00 PM PST)

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This course includes:

  • 3 Weeks Live Session (90 minutes  once a week on-demand dog  training )
  • 3 lessons
  • Assignments
  • Access on mobile
  • Lifetime Access
  • Certificate of Completion

about

Does your dog jump on guests, tug on the leash, or lose focus easily? These are some of the most common issues pet parents face, but the good news is that they’re fixable!

Essentials Manners and Commands for Dogs is all about teaching your dog manners and improving their impulse control, giving you the tools to solve these everyday challenges.With live sessions and expert support, you’ll receive personalized guidance to help your dog master polite greetings, stay calm around distractions, and walk on a leash without pulling.

By the end of the module, you’ll notice a more relaxed and well-mannered dog, both at home and in public spaces.

What you'll learn

Week 1: Manners at Home and Beyond

  • Master polite greetings and teach your dog to control impulses, like waiting at the door or not jumping on guests.

Week 2: Focus and Impulse Control

  • Strengthen focus and calmness with distractions like squirrels, other dogs, or loud noises.

Week 3: Polite Greetings and Recall

  • Build reliable recall skills and reinforce polite leash walking with real-time feedback during live sessions.

Who Should Attend

This masterclass is perfect for dog owners who:

  • Improve their dog’s manners and reduce unwanted behaviors like jumping or pulling.
  • Teach their dog to stay calm and focused in distracting environments.
  • Create a more peaceful and well-behaved home and public space.
  • Benefit from expert guidance and real-time feedback in live sessions. 

WHAT THEY SAY

LESSONS

Course Content

  • 4:30:00
  • 3 lessons

Welcome + Event Checklist

I: Welcome
II: Pre-Event Checklist

Workshop Agenda

  • Week 1: Manners at Home and Beyond
    • Teach your dog to stay reliably, even in challenging situations.
    • Use station training to teach your dog to go to a designated spot.
    • Prevent door-dashing by introducing automatic waiting at doorways.
  • Week 2: Focus and Impulse Control
    • Help your dog stay calm and focused around distractions.
    • Master the “food leave-it” command for better impulse control.
    • Practice switching between chasing and leaving food for a balanced response.
  • Week 3: Polite Greetings and Recall
    • Teach polite greetings to stop jumping on guests.
    • Strengthen recall so your dog comes every time they’re called.
    • Improve leash walking for smoother, stress-free outings.

Other Bonuses

I. $20 Off Discount for Summit Premium Pass

INSTRUCTOR

  • 5+ instructor rating

Melissa Viera

Dog Trainer & Training Demonstrator

Melissa Viera, founder of MJ's Pet Training Academy, LLC, has offered dog training and grooming since 2013. Known for her positive, skill-focused methods and unique Trickovation program, she helps dogs learn everything from manners to scent work through engaging sessions. An active voice in the pet industry, Melissa writes for "Groomer to Groomer Magazine," is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), an AKC evaluator, and a member of APDT.

REVIEWS

Student feedback

I really enjoyed the Tibetan singing bowl info as well as the info on the essential oils!

Anyone who wishes to better connect with their animals. Also anyone who prefers a more holistic approach will find this one step further in resonating with their animals.
Christi Wilson

This Summit is AWESOME! I’ve been having so many of my lingering questions answered and feel so relieved and encouraged!

Dr Judy is spot on…our Cat had Acute Pancreatitis 3 times by the age of 3! We almost lost him! The 8th Holistic Vet was truly Holistic and Supported his Spleen with Chinese Herbs, Acupuncture and I had started feeding Raw when he was around 1 1/2. He hasn’t had a problem in 5 years thanks to all of this and a great Raw Diet!

I am especially happy to learn that I don’t have to be so vigilant and concerned about a balanced 80/10/10! Sigh of relief!
I just got frozen raw Chunked food and noticed the organs were sporatic…so happy that my intuition was correct in that the 2 pounds is balanced and he’ll be fine and balanced over the 10 days! Yay! Thank you all so much!
I just want the world to understand Raw is so healthy & healing!

All Animal Guardians, Animal Professionals, Animal Communicators/Healers, Pet Sitters!
Lauren Hoover-West

The apparent breadth and depth of the presenters. To learn more about how to keep my 9 year old Golden Retriever as healthy as possible so that he will live a healthy long life as my significant 4 legged companion....who I trained, with much love, to be my service dog, which he does with much care and attention.
Beverly Smrha

Loved all the information. Learned so much about raw food that I didn’t know.

Anyone who owns a dog or cat or even a ferret. Anyone you works in any part of the pet industry. This summit had a lot of valuable information that people don’t know and they should know. I own two Great Danes and six cats currently. I have rescued cats for years and I am licensed veterinary technician. My Danes eat raw and freeze dried raw. There were things in this summit that I didn’t know about. Nutrition is one of my passions when is comes to my animals and I was very interested and excited when I read about this summit. This summit is worth every minute I spent listening to all of the information and I want to learn even more.
Jennifer Mallernee

I have listened to it all the speakers and have learned some interesting information. I have been feeding my Three year old Golden raw now for over two years. To be honest I thought there would be more information on what to feed your dog or what not to feed your dog since it was called the Raw feeding summit, instead it was primarily on transitioning your pet from kibble to raw. I would have liked to hear what these speakers feed their own dogs. I would love a summit on just how and what raw food is the best for your pet. I know it varies from pet to pet. It just would be nice to know what we are feeding our pets is right. Thank you for putting on this summit I really enjoyed it and appreciate all the hard work it must have been to organize all the speakers.

People who want to transition from kibble to raw. Also some raw feeders as well. I do believe that we can all learn something from every speaker. Thank you all for taking the time to speak.
Sandy Clark
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