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PUPPY & ADULT MANNERS: 1 hour per week for 6 consecutive weeks
Puppy Manners
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!
Puppy Adolescent Manners
Pups 5 months to 12 months 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.
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.
Beginning Obedience
Graduates of Puppy Manners, Puppy Adolescent Manners or Adult Manners will be introduced to more complex behaviors that build upon prior learning.
Intermediate Obedience
Graduates of Beginning Obedience. Become a Canine Good Citizen! Polish skills and build confidence for better behavior at home and in public. The CGC test ll be given the last day of class.
Advanced Obedience
Graduates of Intermediate Obedience. Learn more advanced behaviors.
Community Canine
Graduates of Intermediate Obedience or Advanced Obedience.. 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.
PERFORMANCE OBEDIENCE: 1 hour/week for 6 consecutive weeks
Novice/Open /Utility
Learn and perfect more advanced skills needed for AKC, CKC, UKC novice/open and/or utility. Whether your goal is competing or just for fun this class will provide upper-level instruction. Advanced heeling skills, attention work as well as footwork, handling skills and rally techniques as they relate to obedience. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
SPECIALTY SEMINARS
HELP! Series of One-hour Seminars - specific problems are addressed with education on potential solutions. Seminars are for humans only, no dogs. 20 minutes of Q & A included.
Help! My Dog has Too Much Energy!
This seminar will cover reasons dogs can have high energy, how to meet those needs with enrichment, and how to create a better bond between you and your high energy dog.
Help! My Dog won’t stop Pulling on the Leash!
This seminar will cover why your dog pulls, how to stop your dog from pulling, and go over the tools and training you can use to help make your walks less stressful.
Help! My Dog can’t Focus!
This seminar will cover why your dog can’t focus, how to help build engagement with your dog, and offer techniques on getting your dog to focus around distractions.
Help! My Dog Doesn’t Come when Called!
This seminar will cover reasons why your dog is ignoring you, how to build a rock-solid recall, and teach games to play with your dog to get them to come every time.
Help! My Dog Sniffs EVERYTHING!
This seminar will cover why dogs sniff everything, how you can lean into your dog’s superpower, and teach sniffy games for your dog to enjoy.
Help! My Dog still goes Potty in the House!
This seminar will cover why some dogs struggle to potty train, what you should do about it, and offer solutions to help relieve potty training stress.
SPECIALTY CLASSES
Intro to 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.
Rally FunGility
Interested in learning rally and agility skills while practicing basic obedience? Join this new class that introduces the use of Rally stations for a variety of skills. Prerequisite: Beginning Obedience or Instructor Permission
Experiences include, but are not limited to:
*Sit, down, walk on loose leash
*Turns, circles, loops
*Serpentines, figure-eights
*Tunnels, jumps, table
Advanced Rally
Dogs must have Instructor permission and have attended Intro to Rally class. Learn Intermediate and Advanced skills including off-lease work and jumping.
AKC Fit Dog Level 1
Our focus during the AKC Fit Dog Level 1 course will be to keep our sessions fun, short, and safe. When starting a fitness program with our dogs, we want to make sure that our dogs are engaged and enjoying the sessions. Have fun with your dog by incorporating play into your sessions. Our dogs will be acquiring new skills, using muscles they haven’t before, and moving in new ways.
Dog Manners for Senior Handlers
Have a dog that needs some basic obedience skills? Are you 65 or over and need special accommodations such as a chair to work from? This 45-minute class will help you to achieve your training goals. This class will help you and your dog learn basic manners. You must be able to control your dog on leash.
Rodeo Dog 1 and 2
Join us in this fun new sport! Dogs can work on leash or off (dependent upon Instructor approval) and learn the canine equivalent of barrel racing. There are different patterns (straight line, clover etc) that will be taught.
This is a great way to work on conditioning your dog and improving communication.
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.
FETCH!
This new AKC sport teaches your dog to retrieve a bumper or toy from a distance, while ignoring distractions. Lots of fun and activity for you and your dog.
Novice/Intermediate 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 & Intermediate Trick Dog titles.
Composed Canine
If your dog is overly stimulated by the presence of other dogs, Composed Canine may be the right class for you. This 4-student class will teach skills for dealing with overly excited dogs in a group setting. Students must be able to control their pet on leash and dogs cannot have a human bite history. Limited spaces available.
Fill out this Composed Canine Application prior to registration for the Composed Canine Class- you must be approved for the class. We will need 5-7 business days to review and approve your application.
AGILITY: Most classes meet for 1 hour/week for 6 weeks
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. Prerequisite: Evaluation & Instructor Permission.
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
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
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
Excellent/Masters Agility
Prerequisite -Instructor Permission. Email to be evaluated.
THERAPY DOG - Bright & Beautiful OR Therapy Dogs Intl.
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 Community Canine Certification or equivalent level of training. The Class and test is for one person and dog team only.
Therapy Dog Certification
We will administer a Therapy Dog Test to dogs 1 year of age and above. Registration required.
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