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Lead Trainer: Crissa Cummings, CTC
Assistant Trainer: Chad Byerly
Six 1-Hour Classroom Sessions
*Limited Class Size

 Pit Ambassador
Crissa’s goal is to give you the tools you need to have a well mannered companion in a fun, low stress environment.

The program is a combination of breed education, training, and tips on living with a pit bull in a culture that often misunderstands and even shuns the breed.

You will learn cutting edge techniques to get your dog to do what you want without the use of force.

Download or read online
The Pit Bull Placebo: The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression by Karen Delise.

For this and for more information about breed-specific-legislation and dog bite law visit the
National Canine Research Center

In this class you will learn

  • How to present your dog as an ambassador for the breed
  • Truths and misconceptions about pit bulls
  • How to solve common problems like pulling, jumping up and destructive chewing

In this class your dog will learn

  • Eye contact and attention to handler when cued
  • Self control around other dogs, moving objects, and other distractions
  • Basic manners, like sit, down, stay, come, and polite greeting
  • Hand-targeting, a fun trick to show off, and more

Pit Bull University makes extensive use of barriers and tethers as class management tools, and University students do not ever greet each other. If you are not sure if your dog is ready for this class, read Is group class right for my dog? and don’t hesitate to call

Pit Bulls, pit types, and pit mixes are welcome in our other PosiDog classes.
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Oh, the places you'll go!

Oh, the places you'll go!

Any pit bull-type dog may attend. This includes purebred American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and pit bull mixed breeds. If your dog has injured a person or other dog, we may require a private session with one of the Trainers before class.

This innovative class was co-created with world-renowned trainer and behavior specialist, Donna Duford, the Director of Behavior and Training at San Francisco Animal Care and Control. She has lectured worldwide and is known internationally for her creative approaches to training and behavior modification. She is an expert on dog aggression.

Donna and Crissa both have extensive experience with pit bulls through their work at SFACC and with the public and their pits. They are dedicated to promoting responsible pit bull ownership, dispelling myths and misconceptions about pits, and improving the lives of pit bulls.