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PUPPY & ADULT MANNERS: 1 hour per week for 6 consecutive weeks $144
P1 - Positive Puppy
Pups 10-20 weeks old have fun with positive reinforcement! Goals for this class are Socialization, Self Control & Focus. Intro to sits/downs/recall/walking on leash/no jumping. MUST be current on age-appropriate vaccines and have a negative fecal test before registration!
P2 - Advanced Puppy
Graduates of Positive Puppy learn more advanced skills and behaviors that will make them a Canine Good Citizen.
P3 - Puppy Adolescents
Pups 5 months to 1 year of age with no formal training. Start your older puppy off with skills to combat canine teenage challenges. Learn basic skills and work on problem behaviors.
F1A - Adult Manners
Dogs over 1 year of age with no formal training. Basic skills such as self-control, attention, loose-leash walking, sit/stay, down/stay and recall.
F2A- Pre-Canine Good Citizen
Graduates of Advanced Puppy, Puppy Adolescents or Adult Manners will be introduced to the skills for the Canine Good Citizen Test (see below.)
F2B - Canine Good Citizen
Graduates of Pre-Canine Good Citizen. Become a Canine Good Citizen! Polish skills and build confidence for better behavior at home and in public. The CGC test may be given the last day of class OR be scheduled separately.
F2C - Community Canine
Prerequisite: F2B-Canine Good Citizen or instructor permission. Learn skills to pass the AKC Community Canine. Polish skills and build confidence for better behavior at home and in public. Some classes will be outdoors or in a nearby public place.
F3 - Foundations 3: Beginner Novice & Intro to Rally
Ready for more obedience fun? This class will introduce beginner novice obedience and rally skills.
ADVANCED OBEDIENCE; 1 hour/week for 6 consecutive weeks
BF4 - Novice & Graduate Novice
Advanced heeling skills, attention work as well as footwork, handling skills and rally techniques as they relate to obedience. Prerequisite: Instructor permission or F3 completion.
BF5 - Open /Utility
Learn and perfect more advanced skills needed for AKC, CKC, UKC open and/or utility. Whether your goal is competing or just for fun this class will provide upper-level instruction. Prerequisite Instructor permission / mastery of BF 4 skills
SPECIALTY CLASSES; Most classes meet for 1 hour/week for 6 weeks
Beginning Rally
Rally is a sport in which handler & dog teams navigate a course of stations, each requiring a specific skill. Unlimited communication between dog and handler is allowed, and the emphasis is upon FUN! Dogs must have Instructor permission and have reliable sit, down, and loose-leash walking.
Advanced Rally
Dogs must have Instructor permission and have attended Begging Rally class. Learn Intermediate and Advanced skills including off-lease work and jumping.
Intro to Scent Work
This class will introduce handler and dog teams to the sport of nose work and scent work. Let your dog be a dog and follow his nose! Dogs should have basic obedience skills.
Triple Tricks - Intro to Tricks Training
Join us and learn three tricks a week! A fun and unique way to work with your dog. Those who are interested can be assessed the last week for the AKC Novice Trick Dog title.
AGILITY: Most classes meet for 1 hour/ for 6 weeks
A1- Intro to Agility
Dogs must be 9 months of age or older and be able to sit/down, stay and recall off-leash with other dogs nearby. Learn flatwork and low-level equipment. Most students stay at this level for 2-6 sessions, Prerequitit instructor evaluation.
A2 - Beginning Agility
Build strong foundation skills including safe and reliable contact performance ( 2 on, 2 off and running), weaves (2x2 method), turning and side changes (FC, RC, BC), correct cues, sequence recognition and basic handling using mini courses. Prerequisite instructor permission
A3 - Intermediate Agility
Practice flatwork, crosses and sequences on full-height AKC regulation obstacles. Run increasingly complicated sequences. Analyze courses for competition or fun. Prerequisite instructor permission
A4 - Advanced Agility
We will continue to work on contact and jumping skills via specific drills. Introduction to distance work and refinement of cues while on the move. Analyze & practice increasingly complicated sequences for competition or just for fun. Prerequisite instructor permission
A5 - Excellent/Masters Agility
Prerequisite -Instructor Permission. Email to be evaluated.
THERAPY DOG
Therapy Dog Workshop
We will review and define expectations for working as a therapy team. Dogs should already have the obedience skills needed for therapy dog work. Prerequisite - completion of our Canine Good Citizen class or equivalent level of training. 4 Weeks $120
Therapy Dog Certification
We will administer a Therapy Dog Test to dogs 1 year of age and above. Registration required.
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