Every ranch class works. But your dog isn't going to meet a rattlesnake at our ranch — it's going to meet one in your own yard, on your own hiking trail, near your own wood pile. With a private on-location session, that's exactly where the training happens. We travel within 100 miles of Santa Clarita and bring everything: live rattlesnakes, our custom secure-containment units, and every piece of equipment the full 12-station course needs.
Your dog is introduced to a live rattlesnake across all three sensory channels — scent, sound, and sight — then guided through avoidance conditioning until the response holds. Every rattlesnake stays inside secure containment the entire time. No muzzles. Zero bites in class, ever.
Same one-on-one, 12-station method that's trained hundreds of dogs at our ranch — just run on the ground your dog will actually be defending.
Our ranch class is real, rigorous training — the same one-on-one, 12-station method that's worked for hundreds of dogs. A private on-location session is a step above it: instead of running the course on our 20 acres, we build every station out of the rocks, brush, and trail your dog already patrols — the exact ground where it's most likely to actually encounter a rattlesnake.
That's not a small distinction. A learned response is always most reliable in the setting it was trained in — so training on your own property means your dog isn't just avoidance-trained in general, it's avoidance-trained here, on your land, where it counts.
Read the research behind this →Your dog learns to recognize a rattlesnake in the exact rocks, brush, and trail it already patrols — not a ranch it's never seen before.
Live snakes, custom ¼-inch wire containment units, and all equipment travel to you. Nothing to set up — just point us to the space.
Up to 10 dogs per session (kept lower than our usual max to manage heat safely) — bring every dog you own, or split the visit with neighbors who want their dogs trained too.
No other families waiting, no other dogs' scent trails to confuse the lesson. Just your dog, your trainer, and your property.
Dogs learn best when they're not also adjusting to a brand-new place. Familiar ground means a more relaxed, more food-motivated, faster-learning dog.
Not limited to weekend ranch slots. We arrange a date and time that works for you, your family, and any neighbors who want in.
The full 12-station live-snake course conditions your dog to recognize and avoid a rattlesnake through every sense it would use in a real encounter — then proves the response until it holds, right there on your property.
Your dog learns the unmistakable scent of a rattlesnake — the first and most powerful trigger for avoidance in the wild.
We train your dog to recognize the rattle and flee — before a strike is ever possible.
Your dog learns to visually recognize the shape and movement of a rattlesnake, reinforcing avoidance even at a distance.
Our ranch classes are the same rigorous, one-on-one, 12-station course — and they're the right call for plenty of dogs and families. A private on-location session is worth the difference in price when the terrain itself is part of what needs training.
"This course is clearly better than any other rattlesnake avoidance training course we've had — safer and more well thought out than what other trainers do, and the effectiveness is superior. Any way a dog encounters a rattlesnake, the Snake School gives it the best possible chance to avoid it and not be bitten."
Studio Animal Services — the handlers behind some of the most recognizable working dogs in the business — brought 20 of their own dogs to us for private, on-location training.
Don't see a date that works? Contact us to accommodate more training dates — with enough advance notice, we can potentially replace a weekend class at our ranch with a private on-location visit.
⬛ Black dates below aren't posted for online booking, but may still be available — call or text 661-658-1774 to check.
Choose an open date, set your dog count, and drop in your address — right below, no call needed.
Your date is held the moment you pay. We call or text within 1 business day to confirm your property and lock in a time.
We arrive with everything and run the full course on your property — you walk every station alongside your dog.
I'll be the one showing up at your property with the snakes, the containment, and the whole course loaded in the truck. If you've got questions before your date — property fit, what to expect, anything at all — call or text me directly. See you and your dog soon.
Your yard, your trail, your terrain — with the same 12-station method that's already trained hundreds of dogs. Pick an open Friday and hold your spot in less than two minutes.
Book Your Date → Call or text 661-658-1774