Friends of the Family LLC.
DOG TRAINING SPECIALISTS
Hello and welcome to Friends of the Family Dog Training! We are the Bay Area’s best dog trainers, if you don’t believe that, check out our resume. Located in Oakland, California we are delighted to serve the wonderful citizens of: Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Alameda, Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Marin, and beyond.
We offer complete all breed and all age dog training service to our clients who demand the very best for their dogs. We strive to help our clients integrate dogs into their busy lifestyles; to do this we offer a complete line of dog training services which include puppy training and socialization, basic through advanced obedience, behavior problem solving and board and train. We specialize in dog aggression issues and can help you with any problem no matter how severe.
Friends of the Family offers in home private lessons as well as a boarding school program where we do the training for you. If you are interested in specialty dog training then you have come to the right place: Our master trainer Francis Metcalf offers personal and executive protection dogs specially trained to keep you and your family safe. We also offer custom trained service dogs specializing in Hearing Dogs for the deaf and hard of hearing, however if you need a dog trained for any task don’t hesitate to ask. Artists and designers, if you need a dog for any sort of project we have worked our dogs in all areas of media including: print, web, film, video and live shows. We are the most creative dog trainers in the business!
Over the years many people have chosen to work with our master trainer Francis Metcalf here is a short list of some of our better known clients: Drew Berymore, Jennifer Beal, Jim Grey, Tom Tolbert, Rita Moreno, Ian and Kelly Dunbar, Planet Dog, SF SPCA, BARK magazine, UCSF Children’s Hospital, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Customs, Cable Vision, and many more. Come join the fun!
Don’t hesitate to email or call. Let’s get your dog trained!
Contact us! 510 289 7718
NEW slide show. Truffle hunting in the mountains of Italy!
“You can see that there is serious training involved”
--Harry Smith. Anchor CBS Early Show.
Working Dog. See videos of Francis and Turbeaux French Ring 3 and 2 time National Champion.
WELCOME! WE ARE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
