Port Chester Obedience Training Club (PCOTC)
We Teach You to Teach Your Dog

In 2013 Port Chester Obedience Training Club celebrates 73 years as the leading dog training club in the Tri-State area. At our facility in White Plains, NY, we train in the companion dog sports of agility and rally, as well as obedience. Our Family Manners program aims to produce well-behaved dogs that are welcome in the family and the community. The club is quickly becoming a center for the popular, rapidly growing sport, K9 Nose Work.

Over these seven decades, our expertise in developing family dogs and Trial Champions has grown along with the variety of activities we offer. 

Group classes are held during days, evenings and weekends. With over 60 classes scheduled each week, there are subjects, times and levels to fit almost everyone’s schedule. All breeds and mixed breeds are welcome in our training classes.

PCOTC is a member club of the American Kennel Club. As such, we are able to provide AKC-licensed Obedience, Rally, and Agility trials, as well as training matches. We invite experts to give seminars and workshops on a variety of subjects, from training techniques to canine health, to behavior issues. Our club meetings usually include an educational component.

Some dogs may require individual or in-house training before they're ready to participate in group training classes. Many of the club's instructors offer private training; call the club for details.

How we view dog training, in brief:

  • A well-trained dog is a joy to live with. 
  • No matter what age your dog is, PCOTC will help your dog become a well-behaved family member.
  • We teach you to teach your dog. This begins a lifelong bond.
  • You'll learn to understand your dog's signals and body language.
  • We use rewards and praise. Class is fun for both dog and owner.
  • Our instructors are experienced with all kinds of dogs: puppies, adults, seniors, purebreds and mixed breeds.

We're easy to get to, just off Interstate 287 in White Plains, New York, six miles east of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Our students come from Westchester, Putnam, and Fairfield Counties, Manhattan and the Bronx, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island.

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The photos on the left were taken at PCOTC events over the past six years by Liza Wallis Margulies. Go to www.pbase.com/snootydog/pcotc to view more PCOTC images.

New Agility Instructor Soshona Dos

Port Chester Obedience Training Club welcomes Soshana Dos to the club’s agility program. Soshana is an experienced instructor and competitor who strives to remain current in her handling, training and teaching skills. Camps, seminars and workshops with presenters such as Mary Ellen Barry, Rachel Sanders, Jenn Crank, Linda Mecklenburg, Jen Pinder, Karen Holik, Susan Salo and Daisy Peel have helped shape Soshana’s handling and teaching styles. Soshana is skilled at simplifying and effectively communicating complex handling maneuvers as well as explaining the theory and fundamentals behind the handling method. She is proficient in her understanding and application of many currently prevalent training techniques that are often misused and misunderstood. In addition to agility, Soshana has taught swimming, ballet, aerobics, and horse camp. While her agility career highlights establish her competitive side, Soshana promotes a fun, healthy, dog-friendly, positive reinforcement training style for all teams regardless of goals.

July AKC Obedience/Rally Trials Premium Posted

Two indoor obedience/rally trials! See the premium list for more information/entry form.

Run Thrus: Obedience, Rally, Agility

White Plains Weekends obedience run-thrus are scheduled for May 26. See flyer for more information/entry form.

Evening Rally run-thrus are schedules for June 22. See flyer for more information/entry form..

Weather Day Information

When questionable weather is predicted call 914-422-DOGS from 8 a.m. on for classes starting on or after 9:00 a.m. and from 3 p.m. for classes starting after 5:00 p.m.